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Q: Capybara request spec DSL and transactional fixtures There's a new dsl in capybara 1.0.0.rc1 that's very similar to steak. I'm trying to set up a fixture in a background/before section but when I debug the first scenario/example and inspect the database, the fixture set up in the background is gone. I have use_transactional_fixtures set to true, but it's strange that that would matter given that background is an alias for before. What am I doing wrong?
spec_helper.rb
require 'rubygems'
require 'spork'
require 'capybara/rspec'

Spork.prefork do
  # Loading more in this block will cause your tests to run faster. However,
  # if you change any configuration or code from libraries loaded here, you'll
  # need to restart spork for it take effect.
  # This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
  ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
  require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)
  require 'rspec/rails'
  require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/blueprints")

  # Requires supporting ruby files with custom matchers and macros, etc,
  # in spec/support/ and its subdirectories.
  Dir[Rails.root.join("spec/support/**/*.rb")].each {|f| require f}

  RSpec.configure do |config|
    # == Mock Framework
    #
    # If you prefer to use mocha, flexmock or RR, uncomment the appropriate line:
    #
    # config.mock_with :mocha
    # config.mock_with :flexmock
    # config.mock_with :rr
    config.mock_with :rspec

    # If you're not using ActiveRecord, or you'd prefer not to run each of your
    # examples within a transaction, remove the following line or assign false
    # instead of true.
    config.use_transactional_fixtures = true

    config.before(:all)    { Sham.reset(:before_all)  }
    config.before(:each)   { Sham.reset(:before_each) }
  end
end

Spork.each_run do
  # This code will be run each time you run your specs.
end

teacher_creates_event.rb
require 'requests/requests_helper'

feature "Teacher creates event" do
  background do
    Teacher.make(:username => 'testteacher', :password => 'mypassword')
    visit new_user_session_url
    fill_in "Username", :with => 'testteacher'
    fill_in "Password", :with => 'mypassword'
    click_on "Sign in"
  end

  scenario "Teacher creates one-time event" do
    visit studio_calendar_url
    click_on "New Event"
    fill_in "Title", :with => "Test One Time Event"
    fill_in "Description", :with => "An event that occurs once and never repeats..."
    fill_in "Start Date", :with => "2011-07-18"
    fill_in "Start Time", :with => "1:00pm"
    fill_in "End Date", :with => "2011-07-18"
    fill_in "End Time", :with => "3:00pm"
    uncheck "All Day"
    click_on "Create Event"
  end
end

A: For some reason setting config.cache_classes to true in my environments/test.rb made it work as expected. Not sure why.


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The Flatworks team will again have a booth at CincyCon 2017 on March 3rd ,4th and 5th. We'll be selling 3 games; King's Tournament, Pedwar and Squadron Dice. We'll also be running sessions for our new game Dwarven Smithy at a table located in front of our booth.
CincyCon is held at Butler County Fairgrounds in Hamilton, OH. Check out their website at http://cincycon.org.
Squadron Dice came about simply because we did not have a dice game on our list of game ideas and I thought we should have one. I've played a few dice games, the most well known one being Zombie Dice by Steve Jackson Games. This is a fun game... when it's your turn. I am not a fan of turn based dice games because there is nothing to do during your down time, and depending on the luck of your opponents, the down time can be rather lengthy. My first decision in designing Squadron Dice was to eliminate as much down time as I could. The idea that I came up with was an aerial dog fight with a WWI bi-plane theme. Originally called Dog Fight Dice, the name was changed to avoid any confusion and association to actual dog fighting.
When I originally presented the idea to the others, Mike was not impressed by it. But, after a few minutes thinking about it, he said to prototype it and see what happens. He was still doubtful. By the next week, I had a few dice fixed up with bi-plane stickers printed on shipping label stock. After a quick review of the rules to date, Mike and I played a quick game. The game won him over. It was quick and exciting, with all players rolling for position at the same time. Once position is determined, one player attacks while another defends, both players rolling their dice at the same time. In a three or four player game, this is the only downtime you have. It lasts only as long as it takes to roll the dice to decide the battle, then all players are back in the game, rolling for position.
I passed the game off to Mike so that he could crunch the numbers and get the dice balanced. Even though it has player elimination, with the balancing we have, most of the time all players are in the game until the final five minutes or so. Of our first three games, this one is the crowd favorite. It is quick to teach and to learn. It has lots of excitement with near misses and narrow escapes. I feel that I have succeeded in my goal to eliminate the down time. It's still there, but you have to be looking for it to notice it.
We are very excited to announce that we have a booth at Cincy Con. The convention is held March 4th, 5th and 6th. Also, we are representing The Game Crafter (TGC) community, demoing our games and hosting a TGC Designer Table. If you are in the Cincinnati area, be sure to check out the convention and drop by our booth to play some games, have fun, ask us questions and to check out the cool TGC game components!


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Q: Web server archicture This may seem like an odd question but it's something I've yet to find a "proper" answer for. I've tried googling but I don't get anything useful (maybe I'm looking for the wrong terms).
I'm attending a couple of classes where I'm building Web APIs, one using Spring Boot and the other using NodeJS (with Express), and we've been told to use logical layers like the "Service Layer" or the "Data Layer" but I haven't yet fully understood which responsibilities should belong to whom.
For instance, in the Spring project, I get a POST request and my handler receives a DTO and then I need to perform these steps:

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*Transform the DTO into a Model object

*Validate the model according to the business rules

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*Throw an exception if validaton fails and return an error response

*Save the model to the database

*Return an OK response

I'm having a hard time understanding to which "logical" layers each step belongs to (since I don't fully understand the layering yet), specially who handles the errors and how. Like, if validation fails due to business rules the exception I throw shouldn't know about HTTP but then whose job is it to catch it and map into a proper HTTP error?
Thanks for the help.

A: Data layer handles persisted data. Sometimes called the persistence layer. So that would include reading from a database, saving your model to the database and so on. So all database accesses are done through the data layer. Service layer will use the data layer to access and modify data stored in the database.
Service layer and both data layer could handle validation but usually validation is done in the service layer because for most entities/models the validation logic stays the same for different persistence methods such as a database or a file. For complex validation, the service layer could call validate on a separate Validator class.
If you want to respond with specific status codes you can add @ResponseStatus annotation to an exception with the status code that you intend to respond to the request and then let the uncaught exception propagate for the framework to turn it into a http response.
@ResponseStatus(code = HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
public class YourException extends RuntimeException {

When native uncaught exceptions are thrown you can let the framework handle them. That will result in status 500 response.
So for your steps i would implement them like this:

*

*Service layer: Transform the DTO into a Model object

*Service layer: Validate the model according to the business rules

*Service layer: Throw an exception if validaton fails and return an error response (let the framework handle the error response part)

*Data layer: Save the model to the database

*Service layer: Return an OK response (return void and let the framework handle the success response)

A: In general, you don't need to do any specific mapping, as it is performed directly by the framework you use.
For instance, in ASP.NET MVC, you'll just specify the validation rules, and let the framework do the rest, that is to check whether the input is valid, and if not, return the appropriate HTTP response, with the appropriate MIME type and appropriate HTTP status code.
Similarly, if you have an unexpected situation on the server, for instance you try to save a file, but an exception occurs because the RAID controller encountered an error and switched all disks to read-only mode, then you just let the exception propagate to the framework which will return HTTP 500 to the caller.
This has an additional benefit over handling exceptions yourself. You can easily add behavior, such as logging, or custom error pages.

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Four nations, each beset by conflict and violence, where national, regional and global interests collide… How did American & British news media cover five years of elections in this crescent of the world?
Today, across the globe, media provide up-to-date news essentially while events are occurring. But although many people watch, listen or read foreign news, very few have the knowledge or take the time to assess how international events are framed.
The International Center for Media & the Public Agenda (ICMPA) conducted a study on how U.S. and British news media have covered the region by researching how a dozen major news outlets in the United States and the United Kingdom covered five years of presidential and parliamentary elections: in 2010 and 2005 in Iraq, in 2009 in Afghanistan and Iran, and in 2008 in Pakistan. To further compare the reporting, ICMPA also looked at how Al Jazeera (English) covered the last four of those elections.
Has the portrait of the "Muslim world" drawn in the aftermath of 9/11 and the start of the war in Iraq changed since the end of the Bush and Blair administrations?
How have media "re-framed" the Islamic world for their audiences?
WHAT WERE THE STUDY'S TOP HIGHLIGHTS?
"TERRORISM" IS ABATING – AT LEAST THE PRACTICE OF REFLEXIVELY CONSIDERING THOSE WHO OPPOSE AMERICAN-STYLE INSTITUTIONS AS TERRORISTS.
…..Media are more careful about what they call 'terrorism.' Following 9/11, U.S. and U.K. media covered elections in the Muslim world as if they were cosmic battles between the forces of terrorism and those of democracy. By 2005 and the election in Iraq, media on both sides of the Atlantic had grown skeptical of foreign policies of the White House and Downing Street, but still stenographically reported the governments' terrorism v. democracy rhetoric. "The people of Iraq have firmly rejected the anti-democratic ideology of the terrorists," the Times, in London, quoted Bush as saying.
…..But five years later, for the March 7, 2010 election in Iraq, when media talked – or quoted others as talking – about terror, it was in specific reference to a particular act of terror, such as a suicide bombing.
WHO ARE THE NEW BAD GUYS? FRAUD & CORRUPTION.
…..The cases of fraud and corruption that have dominated media in the U.S. and U.K. have put corruption elsewhere around the world higher on the agenda. While it has always been the case that democratic institutions are undermined by corruption, U.S. and U.K. media attention to foreign stories of corruption – other than misuse of aid – has been limited. No more. In recent elections, coverage of corruption and fraud has been almost as extensive as coverage of security concerns.
But no huzzas, quite yet. Problems remain with media coverage.
WHEN AMERICANS AND THE BRITISH FEEL EVENTS ARE BEING OVERTAKEN BY TERRORISTS, MEDIA CAN STILL BE TEMPTED TO BROADLY CHARACTERIZE ENEMIES – OR EVEN JUST POLITICAL OPPONENTS – BY PEJORATIVELY REFERENCING RELIGION.
…..So, for instance, while covering the election and its surrounding violence in Pakistan, media spoke about "radical Muslim clerics," "Islamic extremists," "Islamic radicals" and "Islamic fundamentalists" – all without clear indications of what those phrases meant in context or in relative terms. During the 2010 election in Iraq and the 2009 election in Iran, however, media more clearly identified sectarian divisions and political parties, forswearing the temptation of speaking in too generic of terms.
…..Just as monolithic references to a group or a policy as "Muslim" or "Islamic" hides important distinctions, so too does use of the term "Western" obscure differences between the U.S. and the U.K., or the U.K. and other European countries, etc.
MEDIA STILL COVER ELECTIONS AS REFERENDA ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND MILITARY STRATEGY – AND ON WHETHER THE U.S. HAS ALIGNED ITSELF WITH GENUINE LEADERS (rather than with strongmen who appear to offer stability at a cost of their countries' civil and human rights record).
VIOLENCE MAKES THE NEWS, BUT MEDIA HAVE BECOME BLASÉ ABOUT SUICIDE BOMBINGS. BOMBINGS ARE REPORTED, BUT AS A YARDSTICK FOR ASSESSING THE SECURITY LEVEL OF A COUNTRY.
…..Are terrorists – the Taliban, al Qaeda – gaining ground? What does the level of violence mean for Pakistan, for instance … and what are the implications for the United States? The problem is that since the perpetrators of violent attacks – as well as the victims – are rarely clearly identified, an audience's understanding of the implications of and possible solutions to the violence is strictly limited.
COVERAGE OF ELECTIONS REMAINS "TOP-DOWN": MEDIA PAY TOO LITTLE ATTENTION TO VOTERS BEYOND TALKING ABOUT VOTING BLOCKS OR RELIGIOUS/TRIBAL DIVISIONS.
…..When talking about voters, media too often portray them as a faceless mob, manipulated by politicians and religious leaders. Media too rarely portray the public as being independently responsive to policy decisions by authorities.
WOMEN: REPORTS ON THEIR STATUS CONTINUE TO BE USED TO EVALUATE A COUNTRY'S PROGRESS TOWARD CIVIL RIGHTS FOR CITIZENS.
…..And reports on their victimization are still used to indict those who abuse them – whether those are husbands or the state. But overall women in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq received little coverage in the time periods of the elections – and significantly less than they did in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 2009 ELECTION IN IRAN, U.S. AND U.K. MAINSTREAM MEDIA HAVE NOT TAPPED INTO SOCIAL MEDIA FOR LOCAL OPINIONS AND EYEWITNESS REPORTS.
…..Iranians in the streets covered their own protests after the international press corps was booted out of the country. But in other countries where foreign journalists have had access, there has been little effort to tap into YouTube postings, Tweets, Facebook, the blogosphere or other social media outlets to supplement and deepen coverage.
IBM'S online ManyEyes platform makes the data and analysis of this study more transparent than any other similar known study.
…..All the data sets used for this study are publicly available online via this website's links to ManyEyes visualizations. By visiting those visualizations, users of this site can not only confirm the research teams' evaluations, they can use our open data sets to create their own studies.
…..It is our hope that this transparency in research becomes the standard not only in academe, but within governments, think tanks and international organizations. In an era when many are advocating for more Open Source practices in IT development and production, we believe that research should be openly sourced and shared as well.
Photo of Afghan woman by AP/MSNBC.


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Brown County Minnesota Historical Society in New Ulm Minnesota
Address and phone number for Brown County Minnesota Historical Society, a Historical Society, at North Broadway Stret, New Ulm MN.
Brown County Minnesota Historical Society
2 North Broadway Stret, New Ulm, Minnesota, 56073
About the Brown County Minnesota Historical Society
The Brown County Minnesota Historical Society, located in New Ulm, MN, is a local organization dedicated to studying and preserving the history of New Ulm. The Historical Society fosters an appreciation of the past, with an emphasis on local history. In addition to collecting and preserving historical artifacts, photographs, and personal stories, the Historical Society conducts research into local Brown County families and businesses, which they present to the public through exhibits. The Historical Society also provides public historical records.
You may contact the Historical Society for questions about:
New Ulm Historical Society exhibits and events
Finding New Ulm public records
New Ulm historical center discounts
Genealogy research in New Ulm, MN
New Ulm Public Records
The Historical Society collects historical records in Brown County including genealogy records. Many of the records in the Historical Society collection are available to the public. The Historical Society can also connect visitors with New Ulm museums, historical archives, and other sources of historical records. Contact the Historical Society for information about locating public records or conducting genealogy research in New Ulm.
Local New Ulm History
In New Ulm, the Historical Society specializes in local history. Working with other organizations and institutions, the Historical Center helps preserve local institutions, historic buildings, and historic neighborhoods. It also preserves the history of different groups of people in New Ulm. In collaboration with Minnesota Historical Societies, the Brown County Minnesota Historical Society ensures that historic preservation ordinances, historic districts, and preservation guidelines are established and enforced.
The Historical Society offers exhibits and events centered on New Ulm history. These programs provide historical information about New Ulm communities, businesses, and history. In addition to visiting the Historical Society to see exhibits, the Brown County Minnesota Historical Society offers online content, including historical photographs, articles, and materials on local history.
Historical Society Donations & Funding
Donations and fundraising make up a significant part of Brown County Minnesota Historical Society funding. The Historical Society receives support from the Minnesota state government, businesses, and universities, as well as private donations. Fundraisers, such as tours of MN historical sites, sponsored talks, and historical reenactments, help support the Historical Society. Contact the Historical Society for more information about donations and funding.
Volunteering for the New Ulm Historical Society
The Historical Society relies on volunteers for many events and programs. These volunteers help run educational programs, provide research assistance for visitors using the Historical Society collection, and perform outreach at New Ulm schools.
Contact the Brown County Minnesota Historical Society
You may contact the Brown County Minnesota Historical Society by calling 507-233-2616, or by addressing inquiries to the office mailing address: Brown County Minnesota Historical Society, 2 North Broadway Stret, New Ulm, Minnesota, 56073.
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in the first half of the year, Gansu's foreign trade import and export reached 25.5 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 48.6%, ranking the seventh in China
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member of Lanzhou customs Party committee Zhu Xueying, Deputy Commissioner of customs, informed that in the first half of this year, Gansu's imports and exports to five major trading partners Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Taiwan and the EU were 5.1 billion yuan, 2.39 billion yuan, 2.06 billion yuan, 2 billion yuan and 1.68 billion yuan respectively, with a year-on-year increase of 67.4%, 330%, 17.7%, 130% and 65.1% respectively. The import and export to countries along the "the Belt and Road" reached 11.87 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 51%, accounting for 46.5% of the total import and export value of Gansu Province, 16.9 percentage points higher than that of the whole country. Over the same period, Gansu Province's import and export to regional comprehensive economic partnership agreement (RCEP) trading partners reached 4.52 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 46.4%
in the first half of this year, the import and export of general trade in Gansu Province was 17.23 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 51.3%, accounting for 67.6% of the total import and export value of Gansu Province, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over the same period last year. The import and export of general trade increased significantly, and the trade mode structure showed a continuous optimization trend. In the same period, the import and export of processing trade in Gansu Province was 5.77 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.4%, accounting for 22.6% of the total import and export value of foreign trade in Gansu Province; The import and export of bonded logistics was 2.38 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.3 times
not only that, private enterprises and state-owned enterprises in Gansu Province are the main force of export and import respectively. In the first half of the year, the import and export of private enterprises in Gansu Province was 8.86 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 43.2%, accounting for 34.7% of the total import and export value of Gansu's foreign trade. Among them, the export is 3.48 billion yuan, accounting for nearly 90% of the total export value of Gansu Province. The import and export of state-owned enterprises in Gansu Province was 16.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 51.4%, accounting for 64.3% of the total import and export value of Gansu's foreign trade. Among them, the import is 15.83 billion yuan, accounting for more than 70% of the total import value of Gansu Province
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in addition, affected by the continuous recovery of the global economy and the increase of external demand, many international organizations continuously raised the global economic growth expectation this year in the first half of this year. So far, the export of mechanical and electrical products in Gansu Province has maintained a high-speed growth, Among them, the carbon electrode for furnace, a key export product, has maintained a growth trend since April, and fresh apple, an advantageous export product of Gansu Province, has doubled for three consecutive months since April. Meanwhile, affected by the monetary easing policies of major international economies, global commodity prices continued to rise. In terms of bulk mineral sand products imported from Gansu Province, the average prices of copper, nickel, zinc mineral sand and their concentrates imported from Gansu Province increased by 39.6%, 23.4% and 91.1% respectively in the first half of the year, driving a significant increase in the import of related products
the export is still under great pressure
Huang Zhiheng, deputy director of the second comprehensive business department of Lanzhou customs, introduced that the export value of our province hit a new high in June, which has become the main reason for driving the export value to reverse the downward trend. According to the data, in June, the total export value of Gansu Province was 700 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.6%, driving Gansu's exports to increase slightly by 3% in the first half of the year, reversing the decline in exports in the first five months
however, in the long run, the trend of the COVID-19 is complex, external demand is facing more uncertain factors, and the export of Gansu Province is still under great pressure due to the impact of many factors, such as the sharp rise in sea freight rates and the appreciation of the RMB. In the first half of this year, the export of agricultural products in Gansu Province decreased by 10.2%, of which the export value of advantageous export products such as seeds, vegetables, edible fungi and fruit and vegetable juice decreased by 3.7%, 13.4% and 22.2% respectively, and the export of labor-intensive products decreased by 22.9%
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European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the proposal to steal 10 percent or more of the wealth of Cypriot savers in order to bail out the European Union banksters is not a blueprint for what would happen in future bailouts. "Cyprus is no template," he said, according to the BBC.
After much hue and cry from the island's masses and almost two weeks of bank holiday, the Cypriot elected class and the EU agreed to "let" Cypriots keep their savings up to 100,000 euros and steal only as much as 60 percent from savers who have more. This decision came, no doubt, after enough time had passed to let the Russian oligarchs remove their money from Cyprus' jurisdiction — which would explain the sudden silence of Russian President Vladimir Putin after his initial objections to the plan.
Meanwhile, New Zealand's government is talking about a "deal" for that country's savers similar to the one originally proposed in Cyprus, which would have seen the bank deposits of all that island nation's savers looted by as much as 13 percent to prop up failing banks. Closer to home, the Canadian government's latest budget calls for a "bail-in" regime for systemically important banks. This regime will allow customer accounts to be looted in the "unlikely event" one of the banks "depletes its capital."
And so we see that the elites who control the world's wealth are indeed working from one playbook. But perhaps Draghi is just being coy, for we also see that this or a similar plan has been put in place for the U.K. and the U.S.
A look into a joint document produced by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Bank of England (BOE) shows a plan to "assign losses to shareholders and unsecured creditors" as a resolution strategy for failing banks. It also calls for "exchanging or converting a sufficient amount of the unsecured debt from the original creditors [depositors] of the failed company into equity. In the U.S., the new equity would become capital in one or more newly formed operating entities. In the U.K., the same approach could be used, or the equity could be used to recapitalize the failing financial company itself — thus, the highest layer of surviving bailed-in creditors would become the owners of the resolved firm. In either country, the new equity holders would take on the corresponding risk of being shareholders in a financial institution."
The report, "Resolving Globally Active, Systemically Important, Financial Intuitions," was published in December 2012. It gives no exception for FDIC-guaranteed deposits.
The FDIC "guarantees" deposits up to $250,000. But the initial proposal for Cyprus gave a "haircut" to all accounts, including those guaranteed by government up to 100,000 euros, which indicates government guarantees are worth less than the paper they're written on — or the strips of paper that represent money.
Of course, the FDIC cannot possibly cover all the current bank deposits should a collapse occur. So this new plan provides cover for the FDIC in the event of massive failure. The savings that savers thought were "safe" in their bank accounts will be seized and replaced by stock in the new bank that replaces the failed one, though only the "highest level" creditors will receive it.
Fractional reserve banking is a confidence game built on sand. Since banks lend out far more than they keep in reserve, the game collapses when confidence is lost. The EU/Cyprus debacle should have removed any confidence that money stored in banks is safe.
The elites are also eyeing pensions, individual retirement accounts and 401(k)s as a means of staving off collapse. There is currently almost $20 trillion in these American retirement funds, and stealing it in exchange for more government funny money would erase the current $16.7 trillion U.S. debt.
Keeping your money in banks and retirement funds accessible by the government and bankster thieves is a fool's errand. The wonder is why more people have not recognized this — even through the fog of March Madness and "American Idol" — and bank runs in Europe and the U.S. haven't begun.
The bankster elites know the current system is on borrowed time, even if the masses do not. Countries are now making moves away from the dollar as the world's currency. Moammar Gadhafi was eliminated in part for this reason. Australia and China recently agreed to trade outside the dollar. China and Russia now trade oil outside the dollar. The BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China) have been discussing this move as well.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's money printing has debased the dollar but propped up the stock market, giving a false illusion of a growing economy. As Peter Schiff points out here, those giving Bernanke and/or President Barack Obama credit for sparking a rally are missing (or ignoring) that current market performance is based solely on the Fed's activities.
Since 2008, the Fed has injected fresh cash into the economy with four distinct shots of quantitative easing and has added two kickers of Operation Twist. In recent months, the Fed has dispensed with the pretense of designing, announcing, and serving new rounds of stimulus and is now continuously monetizing over $85 billion per month of Treasury and mortgage-backed debt. The new cash needs a place to go, and stocks, which now often provide higher yields than long term Treasury bonds, and which offer much better protections against inflation, provide the best outlet.
But the four year rally has been punctuated by several sharp and brief drops. It is no coincidence that these episodes occurred during periods in which the delivery of fresh stimulus was in doubt. If the Fed were ever to follow through on its promise to exit the bond market, we believe the current rally would come to an immediate halt. This provides yet another reason to believe that stimulus is now permanent.
The Fed's intervention has taken another form as well. It is and has been manipulating the gold price. It is doing so in a last-ditch effort to prop up the value of the dollar and prevent the dumping of the dollar by big holders like China, Japan and others, which would spark hyperinflation. In 2000, it took only $280 to buy one ounce of gold. But 12 years of wars, massive government and money printing debased the dollar to where it eventually took $1,900 to buy one ounce of gold.
Recognizing the danger this debasement represented, the Washington propaganda machine put out the word that gold was in a bubble. The Fed-owned "too big to fails" were ordered to short the precious metals market. This drove down the price to about $1,700, where it stayed until the Fed's latest action at the beginning of April. It was then that the Fed sent out the word that hedge funds and other large investors were going to unload their gold positions and that people should sell their positions before this occurred. This illegal Fed action drove the price down even further; it's now below $1,600 per ounce.
For those who recognize gold as a store of value, this presents an opportunity. It is one being taken advantage of by Russia, China and the 1.3 billion people who live in India — and by American gold bugs.
The budget deficit and growing debt can only be covered by money printing for so long. There is obviously no stomach in Washington for reining in spending. The U.S. government and many of the governments around the world are insolvent. Yet Obama continues to press for more spending and more wealth redistribution. His Administration is even encouraging mortgage lenders to loosen credit so as to lend to risky borrowers in an effort to create yet another housing bubble and another illusion that the economy is recovering. Congressional Republicans have offered no serious spending cut proposal either, and are content to play political blame-games with the Democrats.
When governments begin selling off their dollar holdings in quantity, all bets are off. Economist John Williams of Shadowstats believes that could happen as soon as May.
Meanwhile, Americans are being distracted by threats against Iran, threats from North Korea, created crises, assaults on liberties and the 2nd Amendment, and issues not under Federal government purview, like whether gays can marry. These distractions all serve to conceal the warning signs from the people.
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One survey found that military personnel have higher credit card debt and fewer tangible assets than their civilian counterparts.¹
While the financial situation of military personnel and their families mirrors the general population in many respects, heavy indebtedness and mismanagement of credit cards may be especially acute issues for service members.
Of course, military families face unique challenges, such as deployment to conflict zones, overseas assignments and the constancy of change, making personal finance even more critical.
Money Tips to Consider
Take Full Advantage of What's Available
The Thrift Savings Plan is one way to save for retirement and a Roth TSP is now available.
The Savings Deposit Program allows eligible personnel serving in designated combat zones to invest up to $10,000 and receive a return up to 10%.²
Saving in a Roth IRA may be a good idea if you receive tax-free combat-zone pay. This allows you to deposit tax-fee income and take tax-free qualified withdrawals in retirement.³
The Post-9/11 GI Bill covers the full cost of in-state tuition, up to 36 months.
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance protects your family with low-cost life insurance.4
Set Goals—Like any mission, success begins with articulating goals you want to pursue.
Establish a Budget—A budget provides the financial discipline that may help you control spending impulses that can lead to greater debt levels.
Pay Yourself First—Determine how much money you need to set aside to reach your savings goal, deduct this amount from your paycheck, and attempt to live within the limits of what remains.
Establish an Emergency Fund—Uncertainty marks the life of military families, so be sure you have an emergency fund that allows you to be as prepared as possible for these changes.
Control Your Debt—Indebtedness is one of the enemies of financial independence.
As you think through your financial goals, remember, taking action today is your first and most important step.
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), 2017
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To qualify for the tax-free and penalty-free withdrawal of earnings, Roth IRA distributions must meet a five-year holding requirement and occur after age 59½. Tax-free and penalty-free withdrawal also can be taken under certain other circumstances, such as a result of the owner's death. The original Roth IRA owner is not required to take minimum annual withdrawals.
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Are lifestyle centers really only malls that have been dressed up?
Lifestyle centers are becoming extremely popular among shoppers and developers. 1 May 2015 ALL PUBLICATIONS
Edina, 10 Southdale Center, Edina, MN 55435-2402
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Dayton Company (now Target Corporation)
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This center is the first enclosed regional shopping mall to be opened in the country. It was opened during 1956, with JC Penney, Herberger's and Macy's as its anchors. It offers shoppers in excess of 120 specialty stores, including Apple, Vera Bradley, Madewell, LOFT, Banana Republic, J.Crew, H&M, Coach, Aveda, along with a 16-screen state of the art AMC Theater. Southdale Center's eatery lineup is quite impressive and includes Rojo Mexican Grill, PF Chang's China Bistro and The Cheesecake Factory.
The mall is conveniently situated off France Avenue and 66th Street. Southdale Center serves the regions of St Louis Park, Minneapolis, Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Richfield and Edina.
The center offers an incredible 1300000 sq ft (120000 m²) of space obtained with the initial building and all later additions. During 1991, Dayton's store was burned to the ground and it added to the mall space when a new Dayton was installed. This store later became Marshall Field's during 2001 and Macy's moved in during 2006. The space later became a Carson Pirie Scott and then Mervyn's. It covers 179090 ft² (16638 m²) over four levels, but was left empty after closure of Mervyn's during 2004. The space was unoccupied until January 2011, when Herberger's took the option of 133000 ft² (12400 m²) of the total space. The store was opened on November 9, 2011.
During 2002, the center was given a new face when two projects were completed. The first was Trendz On Top which is an area filled with stores targeting teenagers, and the second The District on France which comprises of entertainment, dining and retail stores. The 2011 renovation included a new twelve-tenant food court being placed on the second floor of the wing which houses JC Penney.
The new food court at the mall was opened during the winter of 2012 and includes Qdoba Mexican Grill. Great Steak & Potato Company and Freshii will enter the food court during the fall of 2013.
On December 12, 2008, Southdale Center hosted the premiere of a Will Smith film, Seven Pounds, which was attended by Smith after he had given a speech at a local school and visited the children's hospital.
During 2011, the center commenced with a multimillion dollar renovation project that would expand the retail space without adding to the existing structure, but including a new food court. The biggest renovation was to move the 10-tenant food court, which only housed two tenants, to the JC Penney's court on the other side of the mall. Many of the tenants were moved about and some of them closed their doors, such as Foot Locker, California Pizza Kitchen, Abercrombie & Fitch, and several others. During the summer of 2013, new stores opened in Southdale Center, such as Vera Bradley, Sperry Top-Sider, See's Candies and Kay Jewelers.
One of the centers oldest stores, Ralph's Shoe Services, was forced to close and became a Panda Express.
Ground was broken at the overflow parking lot in the early part of summer 2013, which will make way for a housing community.
Macy's, JCPenney, Marshalls, AMC Theatres, Herberger's.
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In 1856 a man by the name of Nelson Hewitt became the first settler of what would become Bethel Heights. In 1881 the Frisco Railroad ran a rail line that connected Bethel Heights, Lowell and Springdale.
Citizens of Bethel Heights filed a petition with the courts of Benton County in June 1967. The property owners believed if they were not incorporated they stood the chance that Springdale would attempt to annex their lands. There were 31 property owners that filed an intervention asking to be deleted from the incorporated area. Benton County Judge Sherman Kinyon ruled that to exclude the properties would leave a corridor through the center of Bethel Heights and islands of unincorporated lands with-in the city. On June 27, 1967 Judge Sherman Kinyon approved the incorporation of Bethel Heights. Official documentation was signed on August 9, 1967 by Judge Kinyon with no lands excluded incorporating the town of Bethel Heights. In 2010 when the city population reached beyond 2000 citizens the City of Bethel Heights became a second-class city. The city boundaries cover 2.5 square miles.


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Farmers for Free Trade amplifies voice from North to South
By AGDAILY Reporters Published: August 09, 2018
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Farmers for Free Trade is gaining momentum from North to South this week. The bipartisan campaign chaired by Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Max Baucus (D-MT) that is leading the fight against tariffs announced a major new ad buy with ag publications in states across the country.
The ad buy is part of a new campaign called "Tariffs Hurt the Heartland" that is investing in local ads, town hall events on tariff impact in states across the country, and raising awareness about financial and job losses tied to the ongoing trade war. The advertisements will be a mix of radio, television, and print advertising that will run initially in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
The advertising, which also includes TV spots on local and nationally syndicated ag TV and print ads, will run through September.
"These ads will speak to American farmers who are watching the value of their hard work decrease every day as tariffs force the price of their crops and livestock downward," said Sara Lilygren, president of the Farmers for Free Trade board. "They are messages from farmers to farmers about how decisions in Washington D.C. are hurting their farms, their neighbors and the economy of rural America. We are taking the message that tariffs hurt ag directly to farmers at their breakfast tables, on their combines, and in the farm news outlets they check every single day."
"Free trade is essential to the ag economy," Indiana soybean farmer Brent Bible says in one of the radio spots that will be played in all ten states. "This is not a war that I signed up for. It's not a war I want to be drafted for. Our farm and many others like ours will be the first casualties of a trade war."
In addition to the ad buy, the Texas Farm Bureau, the voice of more than 500,000 farmers and ranchers in Texas, announced this week it will join Farmers for Free Trade.
Texas Farm Bureau joins the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Pork Producers Council, American Soybean Association, and multiple other agricultural, trade and commodity groups partnering with Farmers for Free Trade to strengthen support for trade in rural communities.
"International trade is a major driver of our Texas economy," Texas Farm Bureau President Russell Boening said. "There is no doubt the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has increased demand for U.S. agricultural goods, lowered input and production costs and spurred our economy. We welcome any modernizations to NAFTA, as well as developing new trade agreements, that will further expand market opportunities for farmers and ranchers. Working together with Farmers for Free Trade will allow us to have a united voice on trade."
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Parents can take it easy by choosing a kids' party venue in the Inland Empire.
You want your child to have a memorable birthday party. You may also find the work required to put together and host a birthday party overwhelming. That's one of the big advantages to children's party venues. Residents of California's Inland Empire have no shortage of options for fun, interesting birthday party venues where a parent can even elect a full-service package, allowing you to enjoy the party along with your child and guests.
The Inland Empire has several Chuck E. Cheese's locations, including Murietta, Moreno Valley, San Bernardino and Rancho Cucamonga. Chuck E. Cheese's makes children's parties professionally, offering pizza, soft drinks, entertainment and a giant arcade in every location. Birthday party packages exist for all sizes of parties and include food, game tokens and birthday cake. Parents can also bring their own cake if they prefer.
McDonald's locations with Playland also offer parties parents can arrange with store managers. Parties include decor, party hats, Happy Meals and cake. The Inland Empire has three Playland stores in Corona alone and many more in surrounding areas.
Fiesta Village in Colton offers race cars, amusement rides, mini-golf, rollerskating and laser tag. Party packages range from simple unlimited mini-golf packages to entire-day unlimited use of all rides and facilities for every guest. All parties include a decorated area for 90 minutes, invitations, balloons, plates, cups, napkins and utensils. Beyond the recreational package costs, parents can opt to pay extra for pizza, souvenir cups, goody bags and a hostess to attend to the group. The birthday boy or girl always receives a souvenir cup, 10 tokens and a complimentary mini-golf season pass.
Set the kids loose in a giant, indoor carpeted playground housed in an "arena" holding giant inflatables. Jumping Jacks in Rancho Cucamonga says its inflatable balls, jumpees, creatures, structures and games are too big to fit in a backyard. Kids' birthday party packages range from the basic packages that include 90 minutes of play time and 60 minutes in the cake room with up to 15 kids, or 90 minutes in both arenas, cake, 12 pizzas, six bottles of soft drinks, two dozen balloons, goody bags, paper goods and party coordinators for up to 50 children. Weekday discounts can help cost-conscious parents.
Kids can enjoy a train ride, tractor driving, magic shows and a carousel at Tom's Farm in Lake Elsinore. The local chain of gourmet and natural foods stores offers attractions at its original ranch site. Tom's offers catering services with kid-friendly foods including chicken strips, pizza, and fish-and-chips. All parties require reservation and set-up fees. Add a clown for an additional fee. Various ride and activity packages are available on a per-child basis.


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NFLData.com sells a variety of NFL football statistics databases to fans and businesses. Currently, we are heavily geared toward businesses, but we plan to branch out to football fans over the next couple years.
This Logo will be used in print and online, as an icon/logo and will appear on and in all forms of media, in various sizes. Logo must be in vector format.
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Teqball can be played with balls used in football with size five being official and recommended.
The rules make the sport tremendously spectacular and suitable for even professional football teams for training purposes.
Teqball can be played by two players (singles game), by three players (Canadian doubles), by four players (doubles game) or even by several more players in a similar way to the "round-the-table" game in table tennis.
Individual games and training sessions can be conducted on a Teqball Smart table, a foldable version of the Teqball ONE table.
Each set is played until one side reaches 20 points.
Each match is played until one or two sets are won by a player or team depending on the type of competition.
The time between two sets must not exceed one minute.
Players must switch sides after each set.
The final decisive set must be won by at least a two-point margin, while all other sets can be won by the player who scores 20 points first.
Singles - A match in which two players play against each other.
Doubles - A match in which two-player teams play against each other.
Team championship - A match series in which singles and doubles are played in rotation to achieve an overall match result.
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Turkey says it will stage raids with Iran against Kurdish rebels
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says Ankara and Tehran will stage joint raids against Kurdish rebels.
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Turkey and Iran will carry out a joint operation against Kurdish rebels, Ankara's interior minister has said, without specifying when or where the proposed offensive would take place.
Turkey has battled the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) for decades, while Iranian security forces have fought its affiliate, the Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK). Turkey and many of its Western allies have listed the PKK as a "terrorist" group. Both groups have bases in neighbouring Iraq.
"God willing, we will carry out a joint operation against the PKK together with Iran," Suleyman Soylu was quoted as saying by the state-run Anadolu agency on Wednesday.
Soylu did not state which PKK bases the planned operation would target.
Dubai News did not receive a response to Soylu's comments from the Iranian authorities.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan previously said a joint Turkish-Iranian operation against Kurdish fighters was "always on the agenda", and that the proposed offensive would target the fighters' hideouts in Iraq.
In 2017, Erdogan said the two countries' military chiefs discussed how to work against the Kurdish fighters, but Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied that at the time.
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Solar System Ice: Source of Earth's Water
By the Editor on July 13, 2012 in Around_the_Web
Scientists have long believed that comets and, or a type of very primitive meteorite called carbonaceous chondrites were the sources of early Earth's volatile elements — which include hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon — and possibly organic material, too. Understanding where these volatiles came from is crucial for determining the origins of both water and life on the planet.
New research led by Carnegie's Conel Alexander focuses on frozen water that was distributed throughout much of the early Solar System, but probably not in the materials that aggregated to initially form Earth. The evidence for this ice is now preserved in objects like comets and water-bearing carbonaceous chondrites. The team's findings contradict prevailing theories about the relationship between these two types of bodies and suggest that meteorites, and their parent asteroids, are the most-likely sources of Earth's water. Their work was published by Science Express.
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Liverpool's shortcomings see top four hopes fade away
May 11, 2015 SportsNasir Butt
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LONDON – Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League all but ended on Sunday after a 1-1 draw at Premier League title winners Chelsea epitomised a season of shortcomings.
Liverpool went behind after five minutes at Stamford Bridge when John Terry headed Chelsea in front but Steven Gerrard grabbed an equaliser when he nodded home just before halftime.
Brendan Rodgers' men huffed and puffed in search of a winner to close the gap on fourth-placed Manchester United, who won 2-1 at Crystal Palace on Saturday, but had to settle for a point.
With two games remaining, Liverpool have 62 points from 36 matches, six behind Louis van Gaal's United who also boast a better goal difference (+25 to +11).
"I think we got off to an awful start. A disappointing goal from our perspective," Rodgers told Sky Sports.
"We got ourselves back into the game, a good header from Stevie, and I thought in the second half we were outstanding, we just lacked that bit of quality in the final third.
"It's happened too much this season. We've started games poorly and we've been punished for it."
Liverpool scored 101 Premier League goals last term, with Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez netting 52 between them to help the Merseysiders finish runners-up to Manchester City.
However, Rodgers could not find a suitable replacement for Suarez following his move to Barcelona, while Sturridge has missed large parts of the season with persistent injuries.
Fellow forwards Mario Balotelli, Rickie Lambert and Fabio Borini have all been below par at Anfield as Liverpool failed to build on last season's success.
Captain and talisman Gerrard will join LA Galaxy at the end of the season and the 34-year-old former England skipper said the club must bolster their ranks with new signings.
"We've shown we've come up a bit short. I think it's important the lads get some rest, the owners try and dig deep and help Brendan out," Gerrard told Sky Sports.
"There's a great core of players here. This league is getting more and more difficult every year. We lost Suarez, we haven't had Daniel Sturridge, it's been tough."
Rodgers agreed his squad lacks strength in depth.
"We are missing three in Suarez, Sturridge and young John Flanagan," he told the BBC.
"The players we have had have given everything but we are fifth and that's probably where we are at the moment." – REUTERS
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package com.example.ruolan.cainiaogo.uri;

/**
 * Created by ruolan on 2015/11/12.
 */
public class Contants {

    public static final String COMPAINGAIN_ID = "compaigin_id";
    public static final String WARE = "ware";

    public static final String USER_JSON = "user_json";

    public static final String TOKEN = "token";

    public static final String DES_KEY = "Cniao5_123456";

    public static final int REQUEST_CODE = 0;

    public static class API {

        public static final String BASE_URL = "http://112.124.22.238:8081/course_api/";

        public static final String CAMPAIGN_HOME = BASE_URL + "campaign/recommend";

        public static final String BANNER = BASE_URL + "banner/query";

        public static final String WARES_HOT = BASE_URL + "wares/hot";
        public static final String WARES_LIST = BASE_URL + "wares/list";
        public static final String WARES_CAMPAIN_LIST = BASE_URL + "wares/campaign/list";
        public static final String WARES_DETAIL = BASE_URL + "wares/detail.html";

        public static final String CATEGORY_LIST = BASE_URL + "category/list";

        public static final String LOGIN = BASE_URL + "auth/login";

        public static final String USER_DETAIL = BASE_URL + "user/get?id=1";

    }
}

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