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    Contract Rollover/Expiration Questions

    Just go to the website http://www.nymex.com/lsco_fut_termin.aspx http://www.nymex.com/ng_fut_termin.aspx
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    Is a trade deficit good or bad?

    Or reasons to hold a gun to their heads to force them to accept your IOU's
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    Does smoking pot enhance your trading performance?

    Thats what they said initially, but the latest research says otherwise: "LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Marijuana smoking does not increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer, according to the findings of a new study at the University of California Los Angeles that surprised even the...
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    Is a trade deficit good or bad?

    Coincidentally perhaps, 30 to 40 years ago was when the US govt defaulted on their gold backed currency and the worldwide rot started setting in. A look through the history books shows that all attempts to force people to use fiat money has always been accompanied by furious rewriting of the...
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    When Barrel strikes 200$

    Dont believe everything you read. The translators have been known to "make mistakes"
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    Where does the word "insurgent" come from?

    The US govt was negotiating with the Taliban government regarding the Trans-afghanistan pipeline, as well as paying the mullahs millions for practically stopping the heroin cultivation. It appears as though the sanctuary given to "the terrorists" only became a problem when the pipeline...
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    Where does the word "insurgent" come from?

    The only election that matters is the first one after all the foreign troops have left. Unfortunately, if history is any guide, the version of democracy that will be delivered is "One Man. One vote. Once".
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    Where does the word "insurgent" come from?

    “Either you accept our carpet of gold or we’ll carpet you with bombs,” This was reputed to be the last official conversation between the US govt and the Taliban. Read this for more info http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Afghanistan_Pipeline
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    Where does the word "insurgent" come from?

    Not true. The last estimate I saw was that somewhere between 1 - 5% of the insurgents are the foreign jihadis aka terrorists aka evildoers aka the enemy. The remainder (95% +) are brave patriots fighting to evict the foreign occupation. It's very important to resist an occupation -- the...
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    IB Suggestions & Improvements

    This thread will fill you in on the gory details of the legal situation. http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36783&highlight=TT+lawsuit Note that many of the settlements involve a per execution payment to TT. Forever.
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    United Nations Wants to Tax You!

    When the federal government defaults, this amount becomes payable. 05/30/2006 $8,343,987,357,176.86 http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm The tax collectors that will be knocking on your door to collect your share of the debt will probably be accompanied by UN troops...
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    Iran to force Jews+Christians to wear yellow identifier

    You have to win the war before you are allowed to rewrite the history books.
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    Database engine: any ideas?

    Time series data is generally not very well suited to being stored in a RDBMS or being accessed using SQL. In the vast majority of cases, the data is accessed sequentially ("give me every bar after yyyy-mm-dd") and the overhead imposed by the database adds no value. I am not aware of any...
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    question about Interactive brokers demo account...

    There are no restrictions
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    Iran to force Jews+Christians to wear yellow identifier

    Hints for all the sheeple out there 1. Question the hidden agendas of those reporting the news. 2. Question the hidden agendas of the translators. 3. The truth is somewhere between what we say and what they say. You need to know both before you can discover what is true and what is a lie.
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    What is snake oil?

    The holy grail is snake oil. People offering to share the secret of the holy grail with you are referred to as snake oil salesmen.
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    great article from bbc may 17,2006

    The confusion arises because the very meaning of the word inflation is often (intentionally) misused. Inflation is defined as: "A persistent increase in the level of consumer prices or a persistent decline in the purchasing power of money, caused by an increase in available currency and...
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    Big Dow Contract - anyone trading it?

    It looks like the total volume today was 95 contracts. Seems like the players are waiting for some inducements from CBOT or something. http://www.cbot.com/cbot/pub/page/0,3181,811,00.html
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    Does Israel have the firepower to wipe Iran off the map?

    If it were legal to transfer ownership of land following a war, dont you think that the boyz in Washington would be selling prime lots of Euphrates riverfront property to the highest bidder? Of course its not legal or ethical even. The realization that countries did not need to field huge...
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    Economics of Renting vs. Owning

    It all depends on what number you plug into your model for "inflation". The official govt CPI number is 2-3%. But if you believe that then there are some bridges for sale.... In reality, there are 50% more dollars in circulation now than there were 6 years ago. The rent vs own argument...
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