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Ed Krayewski on Iraq and the Long Shadow of US Interventionism

sorta You’d
be forgiven if, while looking at recent headlines about Iraq, you
thought it was the aughts again. Fallujah, the site of some of the
most intense fighting during the U.S. war in Iraq, is again at the
center of political violence in that country. The United Nations,
meanwhile, reported 7,818 civilians were killed in Iraq
in 2012, a casualty level not seen since the years of the Iraq War.
But while the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from the country in
December 2011 marked the end of the American war there, it did not,
and could not, mark the end of the influence of the war on events
in Iraq. Instead, writes Ed Krayewski, what’s happening in Iraq
follows the American war, the legacy of foreign policy
interventionism in action.

View this article.

from Hit & Run http://reason.com/blog/2014/01/07/ed-krayewski-on-iraq-and-the-long-shadow
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The Perfect 10 for 2014

Happy New Year, everyone. As I write this we’re just a few days into 2014, and there’s still time to set your goals and aspirations for this coming year. Regardless of whether you have locked your resolutions in stone or not, I have a most excellent suggestion as to how you can live the happiest, healthiest, most wise year possible.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/blogs/justin-kollmeyer/01-07-2014/perfect-10-2014

Thompson-Shoemaker engagement

Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Thompson of Fayetteville, Ga., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Whitney Lynn Thompson, to Adam James Shoemaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Shoemaker of Peachtree City, Ga.

Whitney is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Jenkins of Forest Park, Ga., Ms. Jesse Stearns of Rex, Ga., and Mr. I.M. Thompson of Inverness, Fla.

Adam is the grandson of Mrs. Louise Shoemaker and the late Mr. James Shoemaker of Calumet City, Ill., and Mrs. Joan Stuart and the late Dr. Edward Stuart of Gainesville, Fla.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/thompson-shoemaker-engagement

Volunteers work to save historic Hopeful Primitive Baptist Church, cemetery

Hopeful Primitive Baptist Church in the Hopeful Community of northeastern Fayette County was one of the first five churches formed in the late 1820s in Fayette County and, sadly, it has fallen into a bad state of disrepair. It has no members and property has been deeded to the community center across the street.

But there is always hope on the horizon.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/volunteers-work-save-historic-hopeful-primitive-baptist-church-cemetery

COS Lutheran to offer Financial Peace University Jan. 15

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will offer Financial Peace University, a nine-session course which looks at “healthy habits for dealing with financial resources” in a Christian context.

Learn how to maximize your money, use a budget, spend and save wisely, manage debt and take concrete steps to a strong financial position—using a faith perspective.

The course’s author, Dave Ramsey, has conducted training for thousands of individuals.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/cos-lutheran-offer-financial-peace-university-jan-15

Ebenezer UMC’s cookbook offers favorite recipes from the past and present

Ebenezer United Methodist Church’s women’s group is offering its “Savor the Memories” Cookbook for sale to the public. The book is described as “an absolutely beautiful cookbook with our Ebenezer United Methodist Church pictured on the padded hardback cover.”

The book is in a three-ring binder with tabbed dividers for quick reference. The laminated cover can easily be wiped clean.

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/ebenezer-umc%E2%80%99s-cookbook-offers-favorite-recipes-past-and-present

Religion Briefs 01/08/14

GriefShare begins at Holy Trinity
Holy Trinity Catholic Church will offer GriefShare, a 13-week Christian video/discussion support group for those who are coping with the death of a loved one, either recently or from years past. Sessions will start on Jan. 8 and 10. The church offers an evening program on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. or a morning program on Fridays from 9:30-11:30 a.m in Room #103 in the Faith Formation building. For more information, contact Gayle Reddy, 770- 631-8251.

GriefShare starts Jan. 9

via The Citizen http://www.thecitizen.com/articles/01-07-2014/religion-briefs-010814

Bonds & Stocks Pop As Silver Drops

Despite the best day in the S&P (+0.6%) since the Taper (12/18), this remains the worst start to a year since 2005. The Dow stands out as the best of the bad bunch ( down only 0.25% from 2013 close highs) while Trannies remain the worst. Homebuilders tumbled back to recouple with Financials post-Taper. Treasuries decided to ignore the equity strength and rallied once again (with 10Y now -10bps on the year) even as the USD was well bid back to unch on the week (once again all the vol in the US open to EU close period) with notable CAD weakness to its lowest since May 2010. USDJPY was on-and-off in charge with stocks staying in sync until the EU close, reconnecting briefly in the afternoon, then taking off again. VIX dropped back under 13% (but stocks were relatively outperforming). Precious metals remained in the headlines, this time with weakness, but from the early spike down, they recovered half the losses.

Some recovery today but stocks remain off their 2013 close highs (and worst start to year since 2005)…

S&P 500 took out yesterday's pre-open highs and as opposed to yesterday found support at VWAP today… and dumped to it perfectly at the close

From the Taper, homebuilders have recoupled with Financials and Tech, Staples and Utes remain the underperformers…

Bonds continue to rally…10YTSY -10bps but notably 30Y mortgages are +1bps!

VIX remained well correlated but stocks were notable outperformers from the open…

Once again, JPY carry was in charge into the European close – briefly reconnected – then disconnected into the US close…

Precious metals were monkey-hammered early but rallied back as the day wore on…

The USD rose back to unchanged on the week (led by notable CAD weakness – worst day since Nov 2011 to May 2010 lows)…once again all the vol occurred between US open and EU close…

Year-to-date, correlations are 'odd' across asset classes… strong USD, strong precious metals, strong bonds, weak oil and weak stocks…

Charts: Bloomberg

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