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MALAYSIAN-listed property developer Eastern & Oriental (E&O) is counting on Singaporeans to boost take-up of its Kuala Lumpur project this weekend.E&O is in town to launch Tower A at St Mary Residences, in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. Launch prices begin at RM1,250 per square foot (S$518 psf) – ‘an unattainable value for a similar-sized condo in Singapore’, the company says.‘St Mary Residences’ winning edge is that it is in the heart of the CBD without the astronomical downtown prices seen in Singapore,’ says E&O executive director Eric Chan.A one-bedroom studio suite of 1,131 sq ft will be priced from RM1.105 million.

There Are No Cheap Apartments Or Homes In Annapolis Well, maybe there are, but if you see one advertised on Craigslist for a ridiculous price, be suspicious. If you aren’t suspicious, and the advertiser tells you he is out of the country and will send you keys to see it for a deposit–be suspicious.  If you send the money, you have got what was coming to you. We warned you about this back in July! From today’s police report: The Annapolis Police Department is investigating several reports of attempted fraud involving bogus ads being placed on Craigslist, a popular internet marketplace website.

Good morning Conflucians! You know it’s a slow news day when the top story on all the popular news sites is a about a six-year old boy who may or may not have helped his family fake a crisis in order to get on TV. The New York Times even had this story linked on its front page! Supposedly, the boy, Falcon Heene of Fort Collins, CO., had been carried off by a helium balloon, and there was a frantic search until the boy was found hiding in the attic of his parents’ house in fear of punishment.

International development is a very important issue that is close to your heart. Can the country realistically afford to set money aside for international aid when the country is in so much debt? Obviously at a time of global financial crisis there will be pressure on all manner of spending but international aid is still vitally important. We know that we pay a much higher price in countries like Afghanistan when things go wrong and military intervention takes place.

By Cesar Chelala, Information Clearing House , Oct 15, 2009 In what can be considered a sad paradox of history, an analysis of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) actions during Operation Cast Lead in Gaza shows that the IDF violated several of the Nuremberg Principles, as well as the principles of the Geneva Conventions. The Nuremberg Principles are a set of guidelines established after World War II to try Nazi Party members. They were established to determine what constitutes a war crime.

By Patrick Rial and Satoshi Kawano Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s Topix index fell, led by banks, following earnings from U.S. rivals and as Japan Airlines Corp. dropped on concern its turnaround plan may falter. Oil producers gained after crude rallied to a one-year high.

All week long on his “Mad Money” TV show, Jim Cramer has been focusing on a huge trend that he doesn’t see going away anytime soon. That trend is secular in nature and involves protecting the United States against homeland terrorist attacks and counter-terrorism. “I believe this theme like the “Mobile Internet Tsunami,” is one that you can count on for the long-haul,” Cramer said. One huge slice of that market, $5.9 billion worldwide to be exact, involves Infrared cameras and night-vision systems.

Real Estate Growth a Certainty with Huge Brazilian Oil Finds Rapid growth is projected in the Brazilian oil industry leading to a major trickle-down effect across the nation. As the wealth generated by the industry spreads throughout the economy it is expected to give the already-booming Brazilian real estate industry a huge boost.Finance Minister Edison has stated in the next ten years Brazil will become an oil superpower and based on current projections will have crude oil for export for the next 50 years.

IThe icon of HateBhutan is the most peaceful nation in Asia, ranked 26th, ahead of Bangladesh (80th), India (107th),India ranked bottom on wold peace index (122 with 2.422 score)http://www.visionofhumanity… 200720082009Overall peace index Rank122 Score2.422 Peace Index scores from 1 to 5 where 1 = most peaceful. Ranked out of 144 countries where rank 1 = most peaceful country.

I’ve been doing some research for a legal issue on a subject that isn’t usually too much interest to most readers here … US personal security clearances.  But I’ve come across some issues that really opened my eyes … I’ve been working with government security clearances for years, and I thought I knew a lot of the answers, but a lot of rules have changed, so I thought I would toss a little of this information out for discussion.

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How You Can Use Rehab, Refinance and Cash Out as Long-Term Wealth Building Real Estate Investing Today we are discussing a somewhat advanced strategy for you to use after you have been in the creative real estate investing business for a while. I call this Rehab, Refinance, and Cash Out . This strategy can lead to true long term wealth and financial independence. This works very well in a buyers market like Memphis where prices have been quite flat for some time.