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us constitution Essay
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The preamble is the opening to one of the most important documents in the United States. "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America"(United States constitution). These are the guiding principles of the constitution and everything that the United States believes in. The writers of this great document were tired of being governed by people who took advantage of them, so in return they declared their independence, and wrote our constitution in the hopes that this document would create a government that would be unable to infringe upon the rights of its people. The constitution is broken up into 7 different articles for laying out the government and its powers and rules. We are a country of laws and have been since the beginning of our existence. This document proves such a notion.
Article I is the article that breaks down the legislative branch also known as congress. It separates congress into two separate houses that help act as checks and balances for creating laws and appointing people to certain offices. The first is the House of Representatives, which is based upon the populace in the states. Each state will have a different amount of representatives according to the census polls, but will have no fewer than 2 representatives. The senate is different in that aspect as it is a set number of 2 senators per state no matter the population of that state. This gives each state the same amount of say in the legislative process. This article also breaks down the process of vetoing laws and bills, as well as the legislative process so that everyone knows the rules of congress. It breaks down the way elections will be held and explains what to do if there is a vacancy. This article also gives direct powers to congress such as the ability to borrow money and to regulate commerce with foreign nations, while at the same time limiting the ability of congress to become all powerful.
Article II is the executive article, and in today's society, can be argued as one of the more important articles of this time. This article establishes the executive branch also known as the president. This article goes in detail about the election of the president and his vice president, his powers, his limitations, what the prerequisites are, and how congress will choose the Electoral College. With the president today many people believe he is over stepping his bounds, however if this was true Congress and the Supreme Court of the United States of America would have the obligation to intervene on behalf of the people of this country. This article also states, "The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States" (United States constitution). This reminds the people that this country is not for the military but is ran by the civilians and that it is the civilians who are in charge.
Article III, IV, VI, VII are I believe some of the lesser articles and are more vague and open to interpretation. These articles talk about the states and their powers and how to become a new state in the union. It talks about the judges and how they are to be elected and what their powers are. They talk about the oath of the people serving in…
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Subject: joke
Asked by: eppy-ga
List Price: $2.00 Posted: 10 Oct 2005 12:32 PDT
Expires: 09 Nov 2005 11:32 PST
I'd like to hear the joke about the woman who got a small loan from
the bank, using her new Rolls Royce for collateral.
The punchline is something along the lines that the bank staff were
laughing at her for using such an expensive car as collateral for such
a small loan, but she  did it deliberatly, and somehow came out ahead.
Subject: Re: joke
Answered By: jackburton-ga on 10 Oct 2005 12:41 PDT
Dear eppy-ga,
The joke goes like this:
"A blonde walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan
officer. She says she is going to Europe on business for two weeks and
needs to borrow $5000.
The bank officers says the bank will need some kind of security for
such a loan, so the blonde hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce,
parked on the street, in front of the bank.
Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as
collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank's
underground garage and parks it there.
Two weeks later, the blonde returns and repays the $5000, and the
interest, which is $15.41.
The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had your business,
and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little
puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you
are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is why would you bother to
borrow $5000?"
The blonde replied, "Where else in New York City can I park my car for
2 weeks for $15.00?"
http://www.naute.com/jokes/rollsroyce.phtml
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19th Century Developments
The wars which followed during the nineteenth century were generally religious rebellions. Under the Manchu dynasty a long-continued system of repression and outrage drove the Moslems of the far west, probably men of a more heroic cast than the traders of the southeast, to revolt and retaliation. In 1817, as a result of official injustice, intolerance, and murder, the oppressed Mohammedans in the west took up arms against their tormentors, and were driven by the Imperialist troops into the fastnesses of the savage tribes on the frontier, with the loss of many of their number. Nearly a hundred thousand people fled over the mountains (or died while trying), in order to join their kindred people in West Turkestan.
The first attempt to expel the Chinese was made in 1822 by Jahangir, who was repulsed and retreated to the country south of Issik Kul, where he defeated a Chinese expedition. In 1825 misgovernment again drove the people of Turkestan to rebellion under Jehangir ; he overran the whole country. In 1826 he again tried to win Kashgar, and this time with success. Enormous forces were organized for its recovery, and after a trial by champions, in which a Kalmuk archer defeated a Khokandian armed with a musket, the Chinese won the day, and Jahangir was captured and put to death. Confiscations and executions followed, and 12,000 Moslem families were deported to Hi and settled as serfs under the name of Tarantchis. Forts, too, were built at all important centers and Chinese authority seemed to be stronger than ever.
In 1846, the result of the British operations against China and the weakness of that empire becoming known, the sons of Jahangir attempted another expedition. Kashgar was captured by treachery ; but the tyranny of the victors alienated the province, and the Chinese garrison at Yarkand was strong enough to expel the motley gathering of Kirghiz and Khokandi adventurers, in whose wake some 20,000 families left their homes and crossed the Terek Dawan in mid-winter. At Mong-Mien another outbreak was induced by the slaughter of more than 16,000 men, women and children, who were murdered like sheep at the instance of the Chinese officials.
The Taiping rebellion, which raged from 1850 to 1864, had laid waste the richest provinces of China. In 1855, apart from this convulsion, a fierce Moslem insurrection broke out in Yunnan. The rebellion in Yunnan was stimulated by a fearful massacre of Mohammedans, following on a petty quarrel, and was continued for some eighteen years. After a government led massacre of the Muslim population of the provincial capital Kunming, a Chinese Muslim scholar started a rebellion and in 1856 established an independent Islamic state centered in northwest Yunnan. The state survived for almost 16 years. Following the quelling of other major rebellions, the Chinese Emperor ordered his troops to concentrate their efforts on Yunnan; the massacres that ensued wiped out the majority of Muslims in the region. Estimates of the percentage killed range from 60 to 85%.
In 1862 there was a rebellion among the Moslems of Shensi and Kansu, which gradually spread across the desert. The Provinces of Kansu and Shensi were by far richer, and more populous in the early 19th Century than at the end of the century. The reason is because they were overrun and laid waste by a twofold rebellion. The first, that of the Taipings, affected especially the Yangtze region, in the South. The second, by some accounts still more disastrous, devastated the whole of the North. This was the Mahomedon revolt, which broke out there in 1861, and was completely put down only in 1878, after the taking of Khotan, the last stronghold of the rebels. The number of those who were then hilled in the two Provinces, is estimated to be about 10,000,000.
The Tunann revolt broke out in Kansu in 1861, and was caused by the Moslem aspiration to restore the Khoja dynasty. The rebellion spread Westward, and extended to Hi and Eastern Turkestan or Kashgaria. Wali Khan Khoja occupied Kashgar in 1867 and massacred the Chinese. Surrounding himself with fanatical Khokaudis, he ill-treated and oppressed the population, enforcing five daily attendances at the mosques, by means of cruel punishments, and forbidding the time-honored custom of plaiting the hair. Thanks to his unpopularity the Chinese army which attacked the usurper met with no resistance, and the Khoja fled back to Andijan, followed, it is said, by some fifteen thousand families. But probably all these numbers are exaggerated.
In the revolt of 1863, the Uygurs were successful in expelling the Manchus. The revolt of the Daranes or Dungenes, Mohammedan inhabitants of mixed Tartar and Chinese descent, which broke out in 1863, and was followed by a rising of the Kirghiz Tartars, resulted in a few years in the expulsion of the Chinese, and the subjection of all the revolted provinces to Mohammed Yakub Beg [Yakoob Beg], a military chief from Khokan. Turkestan (Kashgaria) remained in nominal subjection during the course of the Taiping rebellion ; but in 1864 its people again threw off the Chinese yoke. A third center of rebellion, the Dungani tribe, established its power over the eastern part of the Sinkiang, and overran the whole of Kansu, its forces penetrating as far as Shensi and even into Hupeh. In 1866, an unconnected rising in Ili placed that country under an independent Mohammedan government.
In Turkestan, south of the Tien Shan, the rebellion was followed by a confused swelter of contending factions, from which, in 1866, Yakub Beg emerged as conqueror and ruler of the western part of the territory, comprising the khanates of Kashgar and Yarkand. The kingdom was recognized by the Ottoman Empire, the Tsarist Russia, and the Great Britain. Beg gradually consolidated his dominion, the area of which in 1874 was estimated at 570,000 square miles, with a population of about 1,000,000. The establishment of a new state in Central Asia naturally attracted to a high degree the attention of the Governments of Great Britain and Russia, and active negotiations were carried on by both with Yakub Beg, who at first assumed the title of Attalik-Ghaza (Head of the Warriors). His bloody exploits were known even to the European world, and his sudden elevation to regal power was the theme of much admiring comment. His government was based on the Moslem law, and was very onerous. But his glory was short.
The imperial power was at a low ebb as a result of the Taiping rebellion and the subsequent disorders in several parts of the empire ; but as soon as men and money could be provided, the Mohammedan ulcer was dealt with, and in 1867 Tso Tsung-tang was charged with the task. A man of rugged simplicity, sober and frugal in his habits, a strict disciplinarian and much beloved of his soldiers, he combined consummate generalship with a policy of punishing rebellious cities by wholesale massacres and treacherous atrocities. He had learned his terrible lesson in the Taiping rebellion - "If I destroy them not, if I leave root or branch, they may destroy me"; and his duty was to his emperor and the empire.
Back came the Chinese and down went Yakoob Beg, his sun setting in a sea of blood. Being afraid of the Tsarist expansion into the Eastern Turkestan, Great Britain persuaded the Manchus to conquer Eastern Turkestan. The money for the Manchu invasion was granted by the British Banks. Tso Tsung-tang's campaign began in 1867 at Siangyangfu in Hupeh. Thence he advanced on Sianfu, which he took, and drove the rebel forces from Shensi. Then he entered Kansu, reconquering city after city, and driving the enemy before him, until, in 1870, he came before the walls of Suchow. Here he was stayed and began a siege which lasted nearly three years, during which he subsisted his troops by making them grow their own food. Having obtained foreign siege-guns, he captured the city in October, 1873, reducing it to a heap of ruins, and killing men, women and children indiscriminately. This was the last rebel stronghold in Kansu. He then advanced on Barkul and Hami, which he took, putting the entire population to the sword ; and he adopted the same measure of pacification at the taking of Manas in November 1876.
Large forces attacked the Eastern Turkestan in 1876. The Chinese Government, having restored order at home, was preparing a formidable force for the reconquest of its lost possessions beyond the Gobi. The task was very difficult, owing to the width of the desert, estimated at about 1200 miles, but the Chinese army was well disciplined, well equipped, and well led, the difficulty as to supplies being successfully overcome in a very simple manner. The advanced guard sowed crops in one of the rare oases, and an abundant harvest was thus provided in the following autumn. As soon as this was gathered in, an army 50,000 strong advanced without encountering any serious opposition. In 1872, the Chinese General Tso Tsungt'ang at the head of the Impérialiste, attacked the rebels, and took successively their strongholds, at Kami, Urumtsi, Yarkand and Kashgar. In the spring of 1876 it reached the neighbourhood of Urumchi. The capture of this town in August 1876, followed by that of Manas, fully re-established Chinese authority to the north of the Tian Shan.
By the capture of Manas the Dungani forces had been eliminated from the scene, and he had come in conflict with Yakub Beg. Over him he gained a victory at Turfan, and a second at Korla; soon after, in May, 1877, Yakub Beg died, either by poison or from disease. The Chinese commander, after Korla, captured in succession Kashgar, Yarkand, and, Khotan. The revolt was finally crushed by the taking of Khotan, 03 January 1878. By these victories Kashgaria was restored to the imperial rule, with such of its inhabitants as had survived. After this splendid campaign, which may be compared with the most brilliant efforts of Western commanders, Tso was ennobled as Marquis. The Celestials showed moderation in the hour of victory. They deprived the population of their horses, to prevent a fresh rising, but they appointed Moslem headmen and also recognized the religious law of Islam.
In 1884, Turkestan was incorporated into the Mandchu Empire. The Chinese-Manchu capturers gave to the Eastern Turkestan the name Xinjiang which meant "new territory", New border" or "New Dominion". This Chinese dependency, under the Empire, was placed under the general jurisdictional oversight of the Viceroy of Kansu and Shensi.


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tasty tidbits on life up here in the Crown of Maine.
that will be here soon.
Cook vermicelli according to instructions on package.
Rinse shrimp in cold water, and dry well.
one convenient place for making the rolls.
clean surface, and proceed to place all desired ingredients in the center of the wrapper.
sides may need to be tucked in additionally as the roll is wrapped.
each other, they will stick.
Combine all ingredients except water in a heat-proof bowl and heat in the microwave.
Sriracha or garlic chili sauce if desired (I don't normally add this to mine).
Serve with summer rolls, and enjoy!
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Should you buy a Macbook Pro in the USA before VAT taxes are implemented?
Discussion in 'Politics, Religion, Social Issues' started by jjahshik32, Jun 10, 2009.
I know the VAT taxes are going to make it here soon as the national debt is way too high and the Feds printing way too much money without showing the books.
Also china, brazil, russia, India is dumping the dollar like there is no tomorrow buying up gold, silver and other commodities and assets.
So do you think Apple will charge the United States VAT taxes since all the apple products ship from China? I think so.
You have no idea whats going on in the United States do you?
I bet you believe in the green shoots.
Unemployment rate is at 16-17% and increasing.
Just dont be surprised when VAT taxes come. 17%-20% VAT tax on top of sales tax.
I wonder if Apple set their prices lower for that very reason. They know a VAT tax is coming very soon. Because if you add around 17.5% VAT taxes its close to what we were paying before the price changes.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, national unemployment is currently at 9.1%. A simple Googling produces this result.
Do you honestly think that you have any idea what is going on in the US?
Please, do us a favor. Stop spewing lies and rhetoric.
Lol and you believe that from the government? Its a joke. They dont include the people who quit looking for unemployment benefits, baby boomers, part time workers looking for full time jobs, college graduates, etc..
Plus California is already bankrupt along with 10-12 more states on the verge of it as well.
Dont believe everything you see on CNN, CNBC, Fox and other news that broadcasts what they want you to hear.
Were heading towards the greatest depression in America.
actually I was reading about VAT in the US, and honestly, we might need it. Its something we should look at.
But that said, I wouldn't factor it into my Apple buying purchases, it would be a while before it was enacted.(I'd bet we'd see it go through the process, and even then it I'd imagine it be like raising minimum wage, we'd get "on X date" VAT will be add to things.
I know its coming forsure, United States is broke, 70% of our GDP is consumption.
Even Obama said in a speech that were broke thats why the Feds are printing money out of thin air trillions of dollars worth. And now their buying up their own treasuries and bonds. Thats the final stage before hyperinflation sets in.
Every civilization that prints more money than they have in reserves (not to mention the huge derivatives from the banks in loans, mortgages, student loans) for the past decades (ever since we got off the gold standard) were screwed.
Anyway, I know computers is the last thing we need if such things happen but looking on the bright side if things some how magically get better and if only if the tooth fairy saves us I'm thinking about buying a macbook pro soon before the VAT taxes.
It will have VAT on apple products especially notebooks as their all imported into the US from China.
I will begin by stating that taxation is usually an economically regressive move. While it is a necessary measure to fund government activities, the institution of taxes generally does not stimulate the economy.
As such, imposing VAT in addition to sales tax will just deplete the available funds of workers across the nation, further worsening our economic outlook. On the other hand, replacing sales tax with VAT is an interesting idea. However, it is much more likely that such changes would be made after conditions improve.
Lol and you believe that from the government? Its a joke. They dont include the people who quit looking for unemployment benefits, baby boomers, part time workers looking for full time jobs, college graduates, etc.
There is a good reason why such information is not included in the unemployment rating. It is a defined set of data that contribute to the rate.
The unemployment rate is different than the total impact of economic downturn on the workforce. It is only a measure of those criteria.
As you can see, bankruptcy appears to have a smaller effect than you would expect in some aspects.
We've already experienced the greatest depression in America. You might have heard of it. It's called the Great Depression for a reason, you know.
As of right now, we are not in a full-blown depression. The economy is currently in the recession phase. I'm not saying the situation is not bad, I'm merely stating that it does not meet the criteria of being classified as a depression.
"Definition of depression includes two general rules: 1) a decline in real GDP exceeding 10%, and 2) a recession lasting 3 or more years."
Since the recession officially began in December 2007, a mere 19 months ago, and annual GDP decline over the past year is estimated at around 6%, it is clear that the US is not quite yet in a depression.
Can't believe those networks, but MSN Money is a-OK? What makes them exempt from any possible media deception?
Hey I tried to warn you guys and its ok I'm prepared for hyperinflation. When the us dollar your holding becomes worthless after a banking holiday later this year, dont blame anyone but yourself when you starve to death.
Try investigating on Argentina, Weimar Germany, Zimbabwe, Iceland, were going to meet the same fate.
China wont lend us any more money its only a matter of 6 months to a year until hyperinflation. Our us dollars are going to be worthless.
Ever since 1971 when we got off the gold standard, thats when inflation started.
Everyone knows that the government causes inflation and thats just a secret tax on the people.
The 1 dollar bill now is worth 2 cents from 30 years ago.
I hope you also know that in our constitution and by supreme court ruling, the american people are not obligated to pay income taxes as well. But the IRS thugs makes us so we do so we wont go to jail.
Anyways I find it very interesting that not many people are not awake yet. Do some research on whats really going on in the United States. Because when hyperinflation and the collapse of the dollar comes sometime next year, you wont go into shock when you realize you have lost everything.
As for the great depression, back then GM motors wasnt bankrupt, we actually had factories and the worlds largest manufacturer of many goods and automobiles and had a surplus savings which got us out of the depression. But now in America were called a service economy (which doesnt work btw) with a national debt of almost 15 trillion and probably nearly 20 trillion dollars by the end of this year as well as over 500 trillion dollar debt in derivatives in credit.
Our cpi index is a joke our government doesnt even consider food and energy in the index as well as we dont manufacture anything. While our fake GDP is 70% consumption we only grow corn, soy beans and beef and thats it.
Just look in your house and see where everything is made from. I bet you its 80% china and rest from India, Japan, South Korea. Also it was due to the feds intervening that caused the problems as well.
Also they didnt print money back then, but we are printing up trillions of dollars and billions of dollars per week, day I would even say to pay the chines and the rest of the world the interest we owe them from borrowing trillions.
Its simple really if you look into every civilization, when you start printing money out of thin air your money becomes worthless. Its a fact, it has happened countless time and the United States is about to default on the dollar as well.
This is going to be the greatest depression anyone has ever seen.
It's all planned out anyway. We're paving our way to the Amero.
Frankly, in all seriousness I would welcome a North American Union to go against the EU.
I wouldnt because we wouldnt be going up against the EU. We would be part of them as a one world government, the new world order.
The elites plans are to get rid of physical money all together and its easier if they make a one world government.
Those RFID chips will be implemented on everyone and it will contain your digital money, personal info and will be kept track of.
Everything you buy, your health records will be tracked and if you go against the government they can turn off your rfid chip and your cast away from society.
They know a VAT tax is coming very soon.
ok, I think you're a little over the top, but woe is us, I don't think you're that far off base.
Yes, we are in for inflation, yes, countries are (and increasingly will) run from the dollar, yes, the Fed is printing a lot of money and we're not going to reign in M1 without some serious hurt.
I don't think Apple gives one hoot about any of this, however, not as far as their pricing goes.
But since you're sure the dollar is over within the calendar year, tell us, what currencies and commodities should I invest my daughter's 529 in?
I would have to say judging by the way, China and the rest of the world has stopped buying our bonds and issuing our needed credit, US borrows 3 billion a day to run our economy, about 12 or more states now are on the verge of collapse following california, and the state I'm in right now Texas has talks about secession sometime in the near future, I'd say sometime later this year possibly or early next year.
The economy will look a little better in the next couple of months due to the feds pumping in trillions of dollars they created out of thin air or punched in their computers into the market but once the bond bubble bursts it'll take the whole system and economy out.
One interesting thing is that there are economists say that the dow jones and s&p 500 could sky rocket to 20,000 points or more but our dollar will become worthless.
You should follow up on what Gerald Celente, Ron Paul, Peter Schiff, Max Keiser, Jim Rogers, Marc Faber saids buy commodities.
Buy gold and silver it'll be the safe haven. When the dollar collapses a new barter system would emerge with silver and gold coins again.
Get out of the us bonds, cds, stock market.
Its interesting Max Keiser has worked at the stock market for 25 years and not too sure what program he wrote that they use today but anyways he saids that usually the managers, ceos all get the big profits while the small crumbs gets thrown to the share holders. Basically they'll take bonuses and gamble more with your profits and let you reap a little. The house always win basically.
Jim Rogers even moved out of the usa 2 years ago and he and marc faber saids the US will 100% see hyperinflation like zimbabwe style.
Jim Rogers saids Asia is the new super power and it has started since 2007. Asian stock markets will do much better and the turn of the century is here. 1807 it was europe, 1907 it was america and now 2007 its Asia.
Pretty much were going to see a similar out look as to the collapse of the soviet union. You know were not so different than soviet union.
The states will break and have its own sovereignty. California is already the beginning of being screwed.
If you value your daughter and your family I urge you to buy some precious metals. At least get hedged for this massive inflation waiting for us. I mean zimbabwe didnt even nearly print as much as we did (even though it is smaller state than the whole united states) but a loaf of bread there costs something like 200 trillion dollars I believe.
Look at argentina... my god they lived better than we did and was wealthier, now their in the streets due to bank of america, jp morgan, citi bank bankrupted their country.
Check out a documentary recently released by the argentinian government. Its shocking I had no idea! Wow thats how great main media is here in the united states, where what Britney spears does is important. I've woken up already and all that crap is useless.
Television is useless, all the news stations lie to you. They dont even cover what is really important in this world. I think their not allowed to as all the major corporations own them anyways so the news anchors always have to follow what the masters say or else they'll get fired.
You do know if the dollar collospse the entire world is going to go with it.
over 70% of all comerinse in the world is done in dollars.
Also you forget that only 30% of all the dollars out there on in the US. The rest is all over the world.
Lastly you can not take out the number 1 economy in the world and not expect everyone else to fall down as well.
I'd say sometime later this year possibly or early next year.
This is the misconception we have.
The world might suffer a little bit but most of them have huge amounts of surpluses and have alot of factories for work and can probably start doing business with each other.
Peter Schiff (you should read his book crash proof amazing detailed book about our foundations are the problem) saids that if the rest of the world dumps the dollar they'll be fine. Because they can do their business with each other and exclude the us and not accept our money anymore since china has something like 2.1 trillion in reserves and assets already thats devaluing everyday, russia already dumped it and went to the ruble, south korea and japan each has something like 600-700 billion dollars in bonds.
Actually the us dollar is making china's yuan weaker as they have to ship to us since we consume so much. If they drop our dollar their yuan will suddenly get much more valuable and they can do business with other rich resourced countries. China is already buying up tons of gold for reserve (they increased from 403 tonnes of gold 5 years ago to 1050 tonnes and latest news saids they bought another 1000 tonnes, same as russia and brazil.
They'll continue to use the yuan and do business with brazil, Venezuela, and now the chinese people will get more oil because the united states consumes 50% of the worlds reserves alone and now that'll get evenly distributed to asia and more chinese people that saved their money will have more purchasing power and instead of riding bicycles they can afford to buy a car. Cheaper gas prices as well there.
Finally the rest of the world is flooded with trillions of us dollars and we've printed up trillions at home too. What are you talking about? We in the last year printed up something like 6-8 trillion dollars to bail out all the banks. You sir have no freaking clue whats going on.
Even the Feds wont show their balance sheet, what do you think H.R. 1207 is all about to audit the fed which has now 209 co signers from Ron Paul.
The fed saids their above the constitution and congress. That is seriously messed up. Wake up man do some research.
You're view of the world seems to be that America is just taking things in..you know we send out goods too right?
Also you're argument is that "trade will go on" if the dollar fails...of course, but to what amount and when? We don't know. What will replace it? We don't know.
Sorry I"m on a crappy netbook right now.
Just google about china, brazil and what their doing and especially russia. There are many MANY articles out there also Gerald Celente he's been accurately forecasting looking at current events to see where its going to. Very interesting, he's called on the dotcom burst and the housing as well.
As for housing its not over yet, it needs to deflate 50% more were going to see dirt cheap houses by next year.
Basically Gerald Celente saids that 2008 was the panic of 08 (he already predicted it couple years ago) and 2009 is the collapse of the retail and advertisement industry after the housing.
He also saids people will realize by this christmas that they wont be buying gifts but rather food.
The real unemployment right now is 17% government lies.
They've been quietly buying up many other commodities and assets slowly getting rid of their us dollars. They know they have to hedge against inflation when the us dollar collapses, their not stupid.
Even tiny tim went to china to assure the chinese their us dollars are safe but then they laughed at him. Their not stupid they know whats going on. People in the United States most of them are ignorant have no clue.
I also find it scary that last year the usd index went all the way down to the low 70's then the bailout happened and it went up as high as 87 points and now it dipped back to the 78 and then we had the treasury auctions early this week and rose back to the 80s now.
Were having trouble staying at the 80 point level. It continues to fall. When our currency was strong it was at 120.
Good lord, I don't think I've ever seen such paranoid ramblings. Which right wingnut are you getting your disinformation from?
Not really, we ship what beef to Korea and some soy beans to other countries I suppose. But most major corporation which makes up the GDP has gone outsourcing.
All the factories are built in china, walmart is closing down big retailers here as well, macy is about to go bankrupt, the already bankrupt kmart is going to go away, sears is going to go bankrupt later this year have you noticed lately when you drive around there are alot of for sale, for rent,new leasing signs? Its only going to get much worse towards the end of this year. Whos going to come in those spots? No one. GM and chrysler just went bankrupt too.
Middle class wages are now walmart.
Almost everything is imported into the United States, I have no idea what your talking about.
http://www.europac.net/ check out the articles that he sites on this site daily.
I'm not a republican nor democrat, I just follow the constitution thats all.
Republicans and Democrats are the same thing, obama's agenda is exactly the same as bush just way more spending. Who do you think finances those two candidates? Every position that obama chooses are the same thing as bush, Reagan, senior bush, clinton, etc.. all CFR and trilateral commissioners and bilderberg group members. The same corporations thats taken over our government of course.
It doesnt matter who wins the feds, bankers, elitists (bilderberg group) controls everything.
Not really, we ship what beef to Korea and some soy beans to other countries I suppose.
So there are no factories outside of China?
have you noticed lately when you drive around there are alot of for sale, for rent, signs?
GM and chrysler just went bankrupt too. .
Yes, they did...and they are changing their business strategies to reform out of that as strong companies.
What does that even mean? middle class wages are being payed in walmarts?
Almost everything is imported into the United States, .
Replace "your" with "I'm" and I'd full agree!
OMG thats it?? Thats all we trade??!? Thats nothing for the amount of debt we have in derivatives.
More than 500 trillion dollars in derivatives doesnt cover that.
70% of our current supposedly 14-15 trillion dollar gdp is consumption.
We consume WAYYY more than what we produce.
The problem is that all the other countries import to the United States, were the fat child in the group. When they stop exporting to the United States since we only borrow money from them as we pay them in our useless money, and they stopped taking the USD now the other countries will trade with each other excluding the United States.
Then we would have very little imports and we need to survive with domestic products.. uhh what domestic products?
Did you know in the CPI index the government doesnt include food or energy figures?
Also did you know that if we sell 1 computer next year that is 3x faster than the previous year, it will be counted as 3x sale in the gdp? Its all in peter schiff's book you should give it a read, crash proof.
The feds been bailing out our economy all this time and basically we ran a HUGE deficit. First it was the dotcom bubble, then the housing bubble (people thought they could retire on buying a home with sub prime mortgage even with fixed rate mortgages are screwed when the government finally raise the interest rates after printing trillions of dollars and monetizing that amount) and now the bond bubble. When the bond bubble burst it'll take the whole system along with it.
Were going to see hyperinflation. Wait until China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, Brazil spend all their usd and it floods back into the United States. Every civillization collapsed due to paper money because they print too much of it and were no exception.
What were too big to fail?


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I would ask if you could please pray my conference. This morning a fire came to the Upper Columbia Conference (UCC) headquarters. The ABC bookstore is destroyed, my mom just told me the pathfinder department also burned up. That means, all the honors, pathfinder materials, resources, and records up in flames. I would guess that the youth, family ministries section also were destroyed as they are connected. Now, I just read on the news link below that they are afraid they will loose the entire building.
We will certainly keep everyone there in my prayers.
Here is a summery: "Everything in the following offices were totally destroyed (except items in the vaults): Administration, ABC, Human Resources, Ministerial, Pathfinders, Receptionist, Treasury and Youth. Other departments sustained significant smoke and water damage. Your patience is appreciated as we seek to return to normal operations."
Yesterday, Jeri, Shawn and I were poking through the ashes where my office once stood. We were hoping to find a few mementos, particularly, some of Shawn's incredible pottery that stood on my outside wall shelf. We did find a few crushed shards. I'd guess the pottery was not hurt by the fire, but, rather, from the falling debris and demolition.
Shawn and Jeri looked over in a pile of nearby rubble and said, "Come take a look at this!" It was a couple packages of opened Stripples draped over some metal framework! They were not burned!
I had the wonderful opportunity of talking at great length to both of the young men hired to guard the office remains.
Yesterday's guard, Mr. "X", tried to share our amusement, but was having difficulty comprehending what in the world Stripples are!
Then we had a chance to "burn brighter!" My son, Shawn, had more opportunity to dialogue at length with "X." Shawn found that "X" is going through a divorce and is not happy with his lifestyle. They shared for quite awhile and then Shawn asked if we could pray with him. I don't think "X" has ever been in a prayer circle. But, there we were, Shawn leading in prayer, standing in a circle on the charred loading dock, asking God to make Himself known in "X's" life.
Jeri said that our retreat slogans this year should be "burning brighter".
On that soot covered loading dock, Christ did "burn brighter" in our hearts.


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package org.apache.hadoop.ozone.genconf;

import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.cli.GenericCli;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.cli.HddsVersionProvider;
import org.apache.hadoop.hdds.conf.OzoneConfiguration;
import picocli.CommandLine.Command;
import picocli.CommandLine.Parameters;
import picocli.CommandLine.PicocliException;

import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext;
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBException;
import javax.xml.bind.Marshaller;
import java.io.File;
import java.net.URL;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.InvalidPathException;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
/**
 * GenerateOzoneRequiredConfigurations - A tool to generate ozone-site.xml

 * This tool generates an ozone-site.xml with minimally required configs.
 * This tool can be invoked as follows:

 *

 *
ozone genconf <Path to output file>

 *
ozone genconf --help

 *
ozone genconf -h

 *

 */
@Command(
    name = "ozone genconf",
    description = "Tool to generate template ozone-site.xml",
    versionProvider = HddsVersionProvider.class,
    mixinStandardHelpOptions = true)
public final class GenerateOzoneRequiredConfigurations extends GenericCli {

  @Parameters(arity = "1..1",
      description = "Directory path where ozone-site file should be generated.")
  private String path;

  /**
   * Entry point for using genconf tool.
   *
   * @param args
   *
   */
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    new GenerateOzoneRequiredConfigurations().run(args);
  }

  @Override
  public Void call() throws Exception {
    generateConfigurations(path);
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Generate ozone-site.xml at specified path.
   * @param path
   * @throws PicocliException
   * @throws JAXBException
   */
  public static void generateConfigurations(String path) throws
      PicocliException, JAXBException {

    if (!isValidPath(path)) {
      throw new PicocliException("Invalid directory path.");
    }

    if (!canWrite(path)) {
      throw new PicocliException("Insufficient permission.");
    }

    OzoneConfiguration oc = new OzoneConfiguration();

    ClassLoader cL = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
    if (cL == null) {
      cL = OzoneConfiguration.class.getClassLoader();
    }
    URL url = cL.getResource("ozone-default.xml");

    List<OzoneConfiguration.Property> allProperties =
        oc.readPropertyFromXml(url);

    List<OzoneConfiguration.Property> requiredProperties = new ArrayList<>();

    for (OzoneConfiguration.Property p : allProperties) {
      if (p.getTag() != null && p.getTag().contains("REQUIRED")) {
        requiredProperties.add(p);
      }
    }

    OzoneConfiguration.XMLConfiguration requiredConfig =
        new OzoneConfiguration.XMLConfiguration();
    requiredConfig.setProperties(requiredProperties);

    JAXBContext context =
        JAXBContext.newInstance(OzoneConfiguration.XMLConfiguration.class);
    Marshaller m = context.createMarshaller();
    m.setProperty(Marshaller.JAXB_FORMATTED_OUTPUT, Boolean.TRUE);
    m.marshal(requiredConfig, new File(path, "ozone-site.xml"));

    System.out.println("ozone-site.xml has been generated at " + path);
  }

  /**
   * Check if the path is valid directory.
   *
   * @param path
   * @return true, if path is valid directory, else return false
   */
  public static boolean isValidPath(String path) {
    try {
      return Files.isDirectory(Paths.get(path));
    } catch (InvalidPathException | NullPointerException ex) {
      return Boolean.FALSE;
    }
  }

  /**
   * Check if user has permission to write in the specified path.
   *
   * @param path
   * @return true, if the user has permission to write, else returns false
   */
  public static boolean canWrite(String path) {
    File file = new File(path);
    return file.canWrite();
  }
}