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As more technology has infiltrated America's schools, technology policies from district to district have diverged wildly. Some allow or even require students to bring devices like smart phones and laptops; others limit these technologies or even ban them outright. Is there a way to take the capriciousness out of K-12 technology policy development?
Some K-12 schools have liberal policies concerning technology. Students walk around toting laptops and PDAs and using the institutions' WiFi systems while on campus. They can bring up Web sites without worrying that their favorites will be "blocked" from the systems, and--at the right times--use their phones to call, text, and e-mail as they wish.
Other schools take a different stance, banning individual technology altogether. They don't allow phones on campus; they discourage the use of individual laptops and block; and they block any and all Web sites that the administrators and teachers deem inappropriate. Social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace are taboo at these schools, where technology is looked upon as nothing but a distraction and where such Web sites are vehemently blocked and filtered.
Somewhere in the middle of these two scenarios is a happy medium that few K-12 institutions have yet to reach but should be striving for, according to a new report. Conducted by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Online Safety and Working Technology Group, the study investigated online safety and found that blocking access to social networking sites and alarming students about the dangers of the online world usually does more harm than good.
Released in June, the "Youth Safety on a Living Internet" report said that parents and teachers should "promote online citizenship and media-literacy education, and actively encourage the children's participation in the process..... Teaching children civil, respectful behavior online and offline is the key to fostering a safe Internet environment," the group stated in its report, which warned adults to avoid "scare tactics" and to instead take an approach to online risk prevention based on social norms.
"While shocking stories can sometimes mobilize people, scare tactics simply do not work when it comes to long-term behavioral changes among youth. Scare tactics should be avoided in favor of educational campaigns that model positive behavior and marginalize improper behavior," the report stated.
So how does a school district go about finding the middle ground between student safety and the quickly evolving world of technology? David Stoloff, the professor of Eastern Connecticut State University's education department, said striking the right balance requires a "community" approach. Teachers, parents, students, stakeholders, and school administrators should all be involved in the planning, said Stoloff.
"Take a step back; form a planning committee; and talk about what should be integrated into your students' rights as it pertains to technology," said Stoloff. "Know the local laws and attitudes in your region, and factor those into the planning process as well."
Districts that haven't already embraced technology on campus will have to go a step further, drilling down to the simplest issues first (such as how individual teachers should handle cell phones in the classroom setting). Then, consider bigger challenges like Internet usage, WiFi accessibility, and Web site access. When in doubt, Stoloff advised, schools should look at what other districts are doing and then replicate those policies that most effectively balance student needs with restrictions and educational excellence.
"The most important thing to remember is that you're not alone," said Stoloff, "everyone is struggling with the issue of technology limitations within the classroom and on campus. If it's not already an issue in your district, it will be soon."
The Online Safety and Working Technology Group found that getting students involved in the "technology bill of rights" development process can result in a more stable, useful set of policies. "There is a commonly held belief that young people need to be protected from either criminals who are out to get them or from their own lack of judgment," the report stated.
"While both can be true, it's also important to pay attention to research that shows that many young people have adopted and continue to adopt effective strategies to deflect dangers from both adult criminals and their misbehaving peers," according to the report. "This is not to suggest that youth don't need adult supervision and support but prevention campaigns need to take into consideration the resources that young people bring to the table, both as participants and as leaders. Young people need to be involved in all aspects of risk prevention."
Seth Cirker, president and CEO at emergency awareness solutions developer SituCon Systems of Fort Washington, NY, concurred with the report's recommendation and said the more people who are involved in setting technology policies in schools the better. School resource officers and local police departments, for example, can provide valuable input in terms of local laws, common safety concerns, and privacy expectations.
"For the 'bill of rights' to be effective, there must be complete transparency with the polices, which should be based on input from teachers, parents, administrators, and anyone else who should have a say in clarifying the policy's [mission] and goals," said Cirker. "And while individual students shouldn't necessarily be the decision makers, they shouldn't feel like they are in jail either. Aim for a balance that factors in safety and technology without compromise."
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Ocean Drifters
The stunning and varied world of plankton--microscopic marine creatures--remains largely a mystery. But it's becoming clearer that these tiny animals have a big impact on our lives.
Beneath the ocean's surface lies a thriving alien world--one that's largely invisible to us because its inhabitants are so tiny. The vast, sunlit reaches under the waves are home to innumerable plankton in all their bizarre varieties. With hues ranging from translucent to shockingly bright yellows and reds, these creatures resemble graceful spirals, glittering gems, spiked globes, winged snails, fierce crabs, and even spaceships.
Using a microscope, Richard Kirby offers an up-close look at these strange and beautiful animals in his new book, Ocean Drifters. "Plankton include everything from the tiniest of free-living bacteria and viruses up to animals as large as jellyfish," he says. "Between those extremes, you have this huge diversity of life." Unlike fish, which can swim against the flow of water, all plankton are essentially at the mercy of ocean currents. Their name, in fact, is derived from the Greek word planktos, or "drifter." They may be microscopic, says Kirby, a molecular geneticist at Plymouth University in the United Kingdom. "But they're incredibly important to life on earth--not just life in the sea but the concentration of gases in our atmosphere, the geology of the land around us, and the petrol that people burn in their cars."
Ocean biodiversity is thought to rival that of the tropics, with scientists uncertain just how many species each might hold. For his part, Kirby identifies plankton by looking at their DNA sequences. The work is particularly urgent as sea temperatures rise due to climate change. "As the sea surface warms, the plankton that live there are shifting their distributions and changing in their abundance," Kirby says. "If we don't understand the diversity of the plankton, we can't really understand the full extent of the changes that are occurring--the ramifications for the commercial fisheries, for example, or for organisms higher up the food web that rely upon the plankton."
These tiny creatures also influence the climate. Phytoplankton act as a carbon sink, consuming carbon dioxide that dissolves in the ocean from the atmosphere. Longer term, over millions of years, their dead remains become incorporated in sedimentary rock (when heated and compressed, some become fossil fuels). Ocean Drifters contains portraits of more than 70 species of plankton, each accompanied by a short caption packed with fascinating tidbits. "I wanted the images to captivate people," says Kirby. "And, by engaging them with the beauty of these organisms, to help them understand the diversity of life and how the components fit together to create the world as we know it."

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(HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes have complications that often affect the feet, including potential loss of circulation or nerve damage.
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By Kathleen Brehony on October 14, 2012
Dear Kathleen,
My husband and I both have high-powered, demanding jobs with long hours and work that we bring home. We have a 13-year-old son and a 15-year-old daughter who are involved in school, sports, music lessons, cheerleading, soccer (you name it) as well as spending time with their friends. They're good kids but because of everyone's schedules, we rarely even have time for a meal together. Do you have any suggestions to get our family back together?
– Shannon O.
Dear Shannon,
Your question will no doubt resonate with many readers, because family togetherness is at an all-time low. In almost every society, the evening meal has been considered an important part of family life.
And yet, in the United States, the number of families who regularly have dinner together has fallen by a third over the last twenty years. According to one national survey only 34% of American families regularly dine together.
Begin by calling a family meeting and ask everyone to bring his or her schedule. Express your feelings about how little time you spend together and clearly state that you want this to change.
Ask everyone to come up with ideas about how he/she can arrange his/her schedule so that there's family time. It is important to let everyone offer ideas about what kinds of activities they'd like to share.
If it were my busy family, I'd find at least one night a week when everyone will eat dinner together. Family dinners have a profoundly positive effect on children – especially teenagers.
Teenagers who have dinner with their parents five times a week are far more likely to avoid smoking, drinking, violence, suicide, and drugs according to a May 2000 report from the Council of Economic Advisers.
Remember, these family dinners don't have to be four-course, homemade meals like those enjoyed by the Cleaver family on "Leave it to Beaver" (as I recall, June didn't have a high-powered job so she probably had more time to make a nice roast every day).
With your busy schedules, think about salad in a bag with chicken on the grill. Order a pizza, or take-out Chinese food. What's important is to spend time together as a family.
And that means really being present – in heart and soul – not just physically. Let voice mail pick up phone calls. Put down the newspaper. Banish all texting during dinnertime. Turn off the TV (a 2000 study by the Kaiser Foundation showed that two-thirds of all the families that do eat dinner together have the TV blaring throughout. Bad idea!)
Don't allow your thoughts to drift to all the after-hours work you still have to do. Let it wait until tomorrow. Talk to each other. Learn about each other. Ask questions. Listen.
Now, you're on a roll! Go places and do things together. Find hobbies that you can all enjoy together… tennis anyone? You've got a perfect foursome. Make music together or organize old photos into an album – imagine the rich and interesting conversations that could start!
How about a regular "family fun night" during which you make popcorn, rent a movie (rotate around as to who picks it), then talk about it? You can all read the same book – maybe one that your kids are reading for school — then have a discussion.
Board games may seem old-fashioned but — after being slammed by my cousin's children in Monopoly more times than I care to admit — I can tell you that games are great ways to foster interaction, and get to know each other better while having fun.
You'll be amazed by what you can learn — far beyond how to finance hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place — about each other, and about the family.
Shannon, the most important thing is for everyone to make this family time a singularly important priority. With that commitment in your hearts, I've no doubt you will come up with many ways to enjoy this quality time, each other, and becoming closer as a family.
Send your personal coaching questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 252-473-4004. Kathleen is a personal and executive coach, clinical psychologist, and writer. (©2012 Kathleen Brehony. All Rights Reserved.)
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Reliance Communications has released SchoolMessenger Enterprise Server, an enhanced two-way communication platform for K-12 schools. The Web-based voice platform meets the needs of school districts by allowing educators to contact parents and students via phone, e-mail, Web or postal mail by integrating outbound dialing, interactive voice response (IVR) and Web services. The SchoolMessenger Enterprise Server allows principals, teachers and staff to securely send both voice and e-mail messages to parents and students, which saves time, reduces costs and ensures that more families receive information about their child's education.
The product also interfaces with district data sources to provide real-time, two-way communication between schools and families. IVR menus guide parents and students through "spoken data" about such things as attendance, grades, events and transportation. For more information, visit www.schoolmessenger.com.
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By Barbara Kessler
Green Right Now
Looking to improve your energy efficiency at home with insulation or a new furnace? You'll have to scramble to take advantage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or stimulus money, rebates that are expiring on December 31, 2010.
But many rebates, tax credits and other incentives will continue through 2011 and beyond for homeowners or commercial building owners who want to go solar, upgrade energy systems or weatherize buildings. On the federal level, homeowners will still be able to get a tax credit for solar, geothermal and small wind installations.
A variety of state incentives will continue, as well as city and utility programs. To see a listing of what's available by states, see the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE).
In the Austin area, residents are blessed with strong continuing incentives from Austin Energy, which has won EPA awards for helping customers reduce. Here are some of the key programs.
The Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Rebate
This program by Austin Energy helps homeowners reduce their electric bills and make their homes more comfortable. It will cover 20 percent of the cost of qualifying improvements – up to $1575. Here's what qualifies:
- An air conditioner or heat pump rates at 14 SEER or 12.0 EER or up
- Duct repair and sealing
- Attic insulation
- Solar screens, window film and Low-E glass
- Caulking and weather stripping
- Attic radiant barrier or reflective material.
The Home Performance with Energy Star Loans
Austin Energy also offers an identical program that offers loans for these same sorts of energy improvements. The loans are interest-free for three to five years, or offered at a low rate (last year it was 3.5 percent) for five to seven years.
Single family homes as well as duplexes and rental properties are eligible for the loan program.
The power company doesn't leave residential customers lost in a yellow page wilderness either, but helps assure that they get qualified assistance for any of these big home improvement jobs by referring customers to a list of participating companies who can provide the equipment and labor, and have a proven track record of reliable service.
Reaching for the Sun
Austin Energy loans also are available for residential customers wanting to install photovoltaic rooftop solar systems. Austin Energy customers can finance up through $20,000 with low closing costs and low interest rates through the Velocity Credit Union.
Central Texas is not only a smart place for solar power weather-wise; it's an attractive market for this new energy source, with many qualified providers. Austin Energy sends its customers to a list of 20 companies that have been approved as photovoltaic providers. A separate list puts clients in touch with firms that can install solar thermal water heaters.
Homeowners considering solar installations also will be able to take advantage of federal rebates that are set to last through 2016. This program provides for a tax credit for 30 percent of the cost of a solar energy system, small wind turbine or geothermal heat pump. Principal and second residences can qualify. For details, see the Energy Star web page: Federal Tax Credits for Consumer Energy Efficiency.
Other Assistance
If you're feeling that the house is a little drafty, or heats up too much in summer, but you're not sure which changes would be most effective, Austin Energy tries to help with a free online energy analysis that can guide a homeowner as they assess their energy consumption and efficiency needs.
The company's list of energy professionals also includes several listings of contractors qualified to perform home energy audits or performance testing. These professionals can perform tests in the attic, on duct work and throughout the whole house, to find where best to batten down.
Low income customers and those with disabilities qualify for an array of assistance from Austin Energy, from attic insulation and solar screens to weather stripping and duct repair, provided they meet guidelines.
Free programmable thermostats also are available, with an agreement to allow Austin Energy to cycle the air conditioning off for a few hours during peak demand in the summer.
Got bigger energy issues? Austin Energy provides a range of rebates and incentives for commercial building owners, small businesses, multi-family apartments and commercial kitchens – which all have their unique energy challenges.
Reducing energy consumption is a mutually beneficial endeavor, says Carlos Cordova, company spokesman, because lower consumption on the consumer side lightens the demand load for the energy company.
"When we don't have to provide more energy it helps us in many ways, to meet demands…and it lowers our carbon footprint," Cordova said.
Texas Energy Efficiency Deals: Appliance Rebates and Solar Incentives
The Austin-specific programs can be sweetened with federal and state tax incentives for renewables or energy efficiency upgrades.
In Texas, almost anyone could benefit from rebates for buying energy efficient appliances under the state's Appliance Rebate program, which is relaunching for a second round on Monday, Dec. 20. This time the program is streamlined; instead of having to obtain vouchers ahead of time, consumers can buy eligible products, which include Energy Star washers, water heaters, dishwashers, refrigerators, central air and heat pump systems. Customers mail in for a rebate after the purchase.
Texas offers other incentives for homeowners making energy improvements. Two worth noting are:
- A property tax break for solar — If your property value rises because you've installed a solar roof, that portion of your home's assessed value can be exempted from property taxes.
- PACE funding for solar or other big energy improvements that require long term financing. Texas is among the states that have passed enabling legislation that allows local entities to finance these homeowner projects via tax assessment loans. PACE funding has been slowed nationally because of concerns by federal mortgage holders, however, so it may not be available until that issue is resolved in the courts. See Property Tax Financing at the TexasPowerfulSmart.org website.
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Welcome to Van Nest! We want to thank you for taking the time to check us out online. We hope you take the next step and visit us in person as our special guest. This page will help you answer the common questions you may have about your upcoming visit to one of our Sunday worship services.
When Are Your Service Times?
We have five services on Sunday. Our first service starts at 8:30am and goes until 9:45am. The second service is 10:00am to 11:15am. Our Sunday School Classes are also at this time. The third service is 11:30am to 1:15pm. Our Afertoon service is 4:00pm to 6:00pm and the Evening service is 7:00pm to 8:45pm. On Friday evenings from 8:00pm to 10:00pm we have Family Night which has classes for all ages.
What Can I Expect As I Arrive To Van Nest
You'll find individuals of every age, background, and economic status united under the banner of Jesus Christ. You'll find no perfect people here. You will find authentic men and women who are being transformed by the power of the Gospel, and long to see you experience the same joy that we have.
When Should I Arrive?
We suggest you arrive about fifteen (15) minutes before our services begin. This would give you plenty of time to find a convenient parking place, check out our children's ministry area and find the perfect seat in the Sanctuary.
What Should I Wear?
While casual dress is the norm at Van Nest Assembly, you can wear whatever you feel comfortable in. For some people normal is a dress or suit and for others it's jeans and a tee-shirt. The point is that we are gathering together to worship and honor the Lord.
What Do You Have For My Children?
We know that as a parent you need to be sure that your children are in a safe and secure learning environment. And we know that your children are looking for a FUN place to learn. We've invested a lot to make sure that both of these goals are reached. Our children's ministry volunteers love working with children, and it shows! We offer Sunday School at 10:00am for all ages, Children's Church on Sunday at 11:30am and programs for all ages on Friday Night from 8:00pm to 10:00pm.
What Kind Of Music Do You Have?
At Van Nest, you will both hear and see a worship experience. This experience is expressed through music of all styles. You will see people passionately expressing their heart of worship through dance (Psalm 149:3), raising their hands (Psalm 63:4,134:2), clapping (Psalm 47:1), bowing (Phil 3:19), freely singing both the written (Psalm 4:1) and unwritten song (Psalm 98:1), and even shouting (Psalm 47:1) and jumping (Psalm 18:29) with exuberance in praise before Him. Although it is all expressed in beautiful order (1 Cor 14:40), it is a time where we are captivated by our living God and the joy of knowing Him (Ephesians 3:14-21)!
What Are The Messages Like?
Our pastors give easy-to-understand, practical messages from the Bible that will help you deal with real life issues. In other words, each week you'll be able to use something that you've heard in the message. We want to help you connect with the personal hope and practical help that God gives us in the Bible.
What Kind Of Church Is This?
We are a church who loves God and loves people. We are committed to communicating the grace of God in ways that people can understand. Our church is a member of the Assemblies of God, and enjoy a diverse relational network across denominational lines. We're not in competition with any other church because we're all on the same team. We believe and teach the Bible to the best of our ability.


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Well, Mary was pissed I haven't written in here in a while, so, instead of studying for anatomy, I'll write a little.Leslie came in from Zanesville this weekend. I love Les, she's so funny and is cool to hang out with. She's engaged, well sort of, to a good guy. He works at a processing plant on the southeast side. I realized a few things this weekend though. We started out at the 4 Kegs this weekend. It was ladies night but there were a hundred guys there, so it kind of sucked, not to mention the fact that the girls there were either taken or not my type. We moved on to Alcatraz, where I stayed for 20 minutes before I leave to go get wasted some more by myself. I'm not the clubbing type, I'm not the kind of guy that wants to meet a girl at a bar either. Katie and Leslie went off and shook their asses on the dance floor while I stood chugging my beer to get the hell out of there. The next morning, I find out Katie hooked up with some guy she met at the bar (whoopidty doo). Heh, I give up hanging out with them, they're cool to talk to and everything, but their idea of fun isn't what I want to do. I've come to the point where I'm ready to move on to my next relationship, but I'm getting too bogged down with trying to find the perfect girl. She doesn't exist anymore. If she ever did, I already fucked it up too far to be of any hope of becoming anything again. Aw well, so is life. 5 students were killed in a fire over the weekend here. Didn't know any of them, but one of the survivors was in the hospital where I volunteer. Didn't even know he was in volved until I got home and saw it on the news. They said 11 kids shared the house and 2 of them died. The house was a complete loss, we drove by it earlier, we wondered which one it was. Weird.I thought pressure would be relieved some after I got into Resp. Therapy, but it hasn't. I still have pressure to pass these classes and make friends and all this other bullshit. I've been kinda down lately about things. Not so much academically, but socially. I know I know, who isn't? Joe "broke up" with his girlfirend last night. He's been trying to for a while, and when he finally does it, he feels like shit. And she doesn't deserve that, she's a great girl. I talked to her a little about it last night after I talked to Joe, and she had to get off line because he was waiting for her outside her dorm. Katie said I should date her, but I think it'd be weird with her being with him and all. Nuts to that, she'd probably make me quit smoking or something. Anatomy girl is way out of my league and physics girl is something different all together. It seems I only like to look for the unattainable lately. What I need to do is grow some balls and actually talk to them. It's definitely not that simple. I don't think it's so much a fear of being rejected as it is a fear of her not being right for me. I'm kinda sick of making all these wrong decisions. Last week, I taught a group of anatomy people the entire function of the heart, and they all seemed genuinely interested to a point. Even laughing at stupid jokes. But humor is how I think I hide things from people. It's so much easier to make a joke than to talk to someone. But that leads to them thinking I'm an idiot. Grrr, I can't win here.Alright, that's it, Mary, you best be happy, I wrote something! To sum it up, it needs to be simpler for me. I miss the days of the girls giving me some sign they're interested or even a smile once in a while. I miss the days of attainable goals and objectives. But I blame it all on the romance of my mind and the little voices in my scizophrenic (mary help me with the spelling) head telling me not to do soemthing out of fear. Catch ya on the flip side.
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A growing Hurricane Earl already has forced a half dozen cruise ships carrying more than 20,000 vacationers to switch course as it barrels toward some of the Caribbean's most popular islands -- and more itinerary changes could be coming.
The 2,758-passenger Carnival Victory, which departing San Juan on Sunday, will remain at sea today to avoid the storm instead of visiting St. Thomas. It'll stop in St. Thomas later in the week. In addition, a port call in St. Maarten has been canceled.
The 2,124-passenger Carnival Pride, which set sail from Baltimore on Sunday, will skip a port call scheduled for Wednesday in Grand Turk and instead visit Port Canaveral, Fla. A port call at Half Moon Cay has been replaced with a visit to Nassau, Bahamas.
A third Carnival ship, the, 3,646-passenger Carnival Dream, is reversing the order of two ports in Roatan, Honduras and Belize scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Norwegian Cruise Line's 4,100-passenger Norwegian Epic, which set sail from Miami on Saturday, is heading to the Western Caribbean this week instead of the Eastern Caribbean. Port calls in St. Martin and St. Thomas have been replaced with calls in Cozumel, Mexico and Roatan, Honduras.
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Royal Caribbean's 2,446-passenger Enchantment of the Seas, which set sail from Baltimore on Thursday, is skipping a call today in St. Thomas. The ship instead will stop at Samana, Dominican Republic and, on Tuesday, Labadee, Haiti. The vessel will spend Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at sea as it returns to Baltimore on Saturday as scheduled.
Royal Caribbean's 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas, which departed Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, is skipping its scheduled port calls in St. Thomas on Tuesday and St. Maarten on Wednesday. The ship instead is heading to the Western Caribbean where it will stop at Costa Maya on Wednesday and Cozumel on Thursday.
The Category 2 storm also could affect the itinerary of the 2,224-passenger Norwegian Dawn, which set sail Sunday from New York. The line says in a statement on its website that there is a possibility of an itinerary change for the ship depending on the storm's path.
As of 8 am ET, Earl was 25 miles north-northeast of the island of St. Martin and moving to the west-northwest at about 14 miles per hour. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, St. Martin/St. Maarten, St. Barthelemy, Saba, St. Eustatius, the British Virgin Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands (click HERE for the USA TODAY Weather Page's detailed interactive map of the storm, showing its distance from each island and projected path).
The National Hurricane Center says the storm is likely to strengthen over the next 36 to 48 hours.
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UPDATE, Monday, 10:45 am ET: Royal Caribbean says it has diverted another ship due to the storm. The 3,634-passenger Freedom of the Seas, which set sail Sunday from Port Canaveral, is heading to the Western Caribbean ports of George Town, Grand Cayman and Cozumel later on Wednesday and Thursday instead of scheduled calls in St. Thomas and St. Maarten.


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Are wide credit spreads a direct result of the New Era? Well, perhaps. The default rate on speculative grade issuers rated by Moody's jumped last year to a post-1991 high of 5.5%, with the bulk of them (99 out of 106 issuers and $23.5 out of $35.6 billion) being concentrated in the US.
For such a rate to exist when we have just experienced the fastest two-quarter growth in nominal GDP in the rate cycle is worrisome indeed. Nor is it something which has confined itself to the capital markets: the FDIC report for Q1'2000 also wears a concerned frown. Commercial and Industrial (C&I) loans have been growing strongly of late, trailing defaults in their wake. In a re-rerun of the early 80s, syndicated loan activity has been prevalent in this expansion, with just over a trillion dollars of originations last year. Of this, fully a third was in leveraged loans — high fee, high risk lending, irresistible to banks desperate to supplement shrinking net interest margins. Indeed, one private study shows that 80% of syndicated loan fee income resulted from leveraged loans last year
Such rapid loan growth has also been shown statistically to be significant for loss rates in the future and it is of note that the OCC has produced evidence that 'banks are booking loans that are weak at their inception'. Fully 14% of adversely classified loans were made in the course of last year, while Moody's points to the fact that in 50% of rated-bond defaults, the debt had been in existence less than three years, 20% for less than two. The classic symptom of a credit bubble is a continuing deterioration in the quality of that credit, even when its inflationary impact is seemingly delivering widespread prosperity.
The FDIC cites three main factors; global competition, loosened underwriting standards and increasing reliance on debt markets for corporate funding rather than internal cash flow. This latter is again a matter of concern in the face of after-tax corporate profits which are a record in absolute terms and in the 80th percentile as a proportion of GDP in the last 35 years.
Here we once again recall an Austrian school belief that credit is ultimately a consumer of capital, not a creator of it.
Two things have driven this increasing reliance on debt market growth from the demand side; the dictatorship of EPS and the fear of technological obsolescence. Corporates have spent $700 billion on repurchasing equity since the bubble began, something which has meant that only a little more E goes a lot further per S, boosting the stock price (and the stock options scheme) in the process. After all, the share price is obviously the only true test of management, not production or customer satisfaction or genuine, unpadded, unpooled, home-grown profits.
On the technological front, we are told to relax also; the New Era means boundless prosperity for all. Who could cavil at borrowing for capital expenditure on software and hardware when its benefits are so plain to see? Except that these are being depreciated so fast even in Old Era government statistics (where they give a misleading boost to both non-inflationary growth and productivity) that they make a firework look as long lived as the pyramids. How much physical (as opposed to intellectual) capital have we added here? In our own capacity as private consumers, we are well-used to the twin perils of forefront shopping — high entry prices and the risk of backing the wrong technology. As the man said, come out fighting and may the Betamax win.
On the supply side, the next link in the chain has been that ole New Era feelgood. Having started by bailing out Latam in 1994 and having failed to sterilize the impact of the tsunami of cheap Japanese money from 1995-98, the Fed has underwritten a credit creation process almost unheard of in peace time. Seduced by the siren of a lower rate of increase in traded goods' prices, bereft of an intellectual anchor, basking in the vainglory of the plaudits heaped upon it, the Fed has — year in, year out — allowed double digit increases in the monetary aggregates, fuelling a consumer boom which is itself psychologically dependent on the WOW! Factor of the Net and of the Genome. That spending-beyond-income has helped corporate revenues and the new, democratic access to the stock market has enabled a logistically painless and psychically straightforward participation in the dynamic of generating paper wealth in a financial version of bootstrapping . Round and round and round she goes where she stops nobody knows.
Or do they? The stock market has also acted to punish the builders of real castles in favour of those whose turrets and battlements are now cluttering up the flightpaths of Silicon Valley. In times gone by, bright young people struck with a brainwave would post it in the company suggestions box: today they file it with the SEC. If credit, masquerading as capital, were not in such superabundance, would all these aspiring Edisons be twenty-something CEOs? Of course not, but the majority of these will soon burn out, singeing their investors' fingers in the process as the raft of entrepreneurial error is revealed. The damage will not be restricted there, however. Old Era companies have wasted valuable managerial time and company cash on the futile search to look New. In addition to buybacks, in an increasing number of cases this has led to leveraged buy-outs — the ultimate example of credit being substituted for capital.
In the meantime, the 'P/Es' dividend has enabled the government to rake in enormous chunks of capital gains and begin to pay down debt. The mantle of fiscal prudence is a lot easier to assume when you are generating more commission than Schwab and Merrill out of the legions of daytraders too busy churning portfolios in the hope of finding the next Microsoft to worry about minimizing tax liabilities. Why build a casino in the desert to enhance revenues when you can wire one up to every parlour and den in the country?
So malinvestment is raising its head in too much credit being showered too cheaply on ill-thought out fledglings with thin potential. It is shunning established economic value-adders to smile upon speculative start-ups. It has banished the habit of thrift (never particularly well-rooted in the first place) from millions of households as they round-trip home equity loans and stock collateral borrowings against checkable mutual fund accounts and equity-linked CDs.
It has blown credit spreads up to dizzy heights, even while the Jazz Age is still in full swing, so much so that the cost of capital for productive America is now rising to levels where prospects will truly be impaired by a much more traditional method than B2B competition. Stripping the heart out of the intermediate production chain which is the true source of a nations' wealth and which is over twice the size of consumption, will, of course, ultimately hit both the New Era companies which service these enterprises and those very consumers who earn their income in their employ.
Now, remember, Government stands ready to borrow again in the event of a downturn, as Larry Summers has told us several times, so don't get too nostalgic about those dear old Treasuries — the Spotted Owl they are not. However, any such deterioration in their standing will be more likely to be felt not against leser credits, but in comparison to other government obligations in the wider world — especially if the Dollar gives way — where the New Era disease is serious but not yet critical.
For now, be aware that the new regime of yawning credit differences is very much an intrinsic part of the New Economy and be very careful about anyone at a model-based hedge fund who starts whispering to you about mean reversion.
April 18, 2000
Sean Corrigan writes from London on the financial markets, and edits the daily Capital Letter and the Website Capital Insight.


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The Ugly Quilt Contest
Presented below are the participants for the "What was I thinking?" – The Ugly Quilt Contest.
- Guidelines and Prizes
- Voting for "The Ugly Quilt" – Completed
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Quick stats:
- Total submissions: 20
- Total countries: 5
- Total provinces: 3
- Total states: 11
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|ADD vegetable quilt
By: TC, Texas, USA
Blog: Thimble Chick
I call this my "ADD quilt," because looking at it causes me to feel like my brain is going in six directions at once.
|Another Scrap quilt
By: Lee Dueck, Alberta, Canada
Blog: Lala's Lovelys
Oh this one is taking forever to get done. Started originally in 2004. Started again in 2009 and only needs the stippling finished. I used scraps from previous projects from the 1990's.
|Beach Quilt
By: Pat in Sarasota, Florida, USA
This quilt is for my son's girlfriend who lives in Ind. I was going to make a beach theme quilt for her to wrap in during her cold winter. It was to be a lap quilt. Then they announced they were getting married so the quilt needed to be larger. Ordered more fabric and ended up with way too many different patterns. I thoiught a "water" fabric would be good for the borders. I went online and found what I thought were crazy quilt blocks. Unfortunately the blocks were for paper piecing (who knew what that was) and had no seam allowance. Needless to say my blocks weren't very square. So, I started adding fabric to the sides. the borders look as crazy as the blocks. It looked so wild when I laid it out that I made it reversible so the back is more of the same wacky blocks. This is my 3rd quilt, first 2 were baby quilts, so I can only plead ignorance and the truth is I wasn't thinking! It will be a looong timebefore I try another crazy quilt! It will make a great pet bed if they get a dog.
By: Penny Globe, Ontario, Canada
Blog: Harmony Hopes Studio
"What was I thinking"? I can't caption this any better. I made this quilt when I was recuperating from a heart attack 20 years ago and because my job was very stressful had to take extra time to regain my strength.
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By: Lori Draeger, Texas, USA
Blog: Lori's Weblog
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Blog: My Quilty Conscience
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By: Betweens, Ontario, Canada
Blog: Patchwork Sanity
Fons and Porter was doing a tutorial on this pattern I used what I thought were good contrasting fabics...so contrasting that they glare at me.. I am not a purple fan not sure why I used purple. it is more the colors I used more than anything. It is quilted just waiting to finish the prairie points on it.
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By: Patti Medal, Minnesota, USA
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Blog: Ann Champion's blog
I had just had a major surgery and was recuperating. I needed to walk a bit so my Husband took me to some garage sales..a favorite past time of mine. I found a maternity dress made from a batik fabric that had frogs on it, which had been gifted to the woman having the sale by her Mother in Law. She thought it was hideous..but at that time (2000) I had never seen batik fabric and I thought it was wonderful.
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By: Meredith, South Carolina, USA
I made this quilt when I was 18 or 19. I let my brother, Mark, pick out all the fabrics - I think he was 5 at the time. We picked out a bunch of 5-inch squares from the fabric store, and we grabbed some remnants of his choice. I didn't even bother doing much measuring or pressing. I just sort of winged it!
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By: Jean Kritenbrink, Iowa, USA
Blog: Jean's Page
When my oldest daughter was about 7 or 8, I got some fabric strips that were discarded from a furniture mfg plant. They were sheet ends, so pretty nice quality. I decided to make my daughter a quilt using squares of these fabrics. I had sewn forever, but never made a quilt so had no problem sewing the squares together.
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By: Celine, United Kingdom
Blog: Espritpatch
I made the quilt top during a mystery night at my LQS in 2007. I choose my Auntie's favorite colours (purple/pink) as this was going to be for her 60th birthday. I selected 2 fabrics from my stash and bought some more to compliment the ones I had. I didn't know how fabrics were going to be organised in the top. I was quite pleased at 7am, after sewing all night to have completed the quilt top that I stashed away for later.
By: Claudia, Argentina
Blog: ISIS'S En el mundo del Patchwork
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By: Arnevik Joann, Minnesota, USA
I made this for my niece who loves music. It was so ugly, I just couldn't give it to her. I will not tell you who I got the idea from because it would embarrass them.
|R's graduation quilt
By: Joonybug, Pennsylvania, USA
I make quilts for family members that graduate from school and I ask what they would like. My son decided he wanted a 2 color quilt..
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By: Lorna Wainwright, Wisconsin, USA
Blog: Photo Musings
I started making this quilt for my daughter for Christmas. I finished the queen size top and hated it...so I had to make her another quick so it would be done in time. This top sits in my cupboard, my ugly duckling. Every once and a while I take it out to see if it looks any better to me. Nope, this material just does not work together.
|The SEA turned RED with blood
By: A. Carole Grant, British Columbia, Canada
I was reading about the Red Sea crossing of the Isrealites with Pharaoh of Egypt in hot pursuit. I thought I would use a play on words and make this piece as the second in my EXAGGERATION series.
|The Turd Runner
By: Jocelynne Broderick, Utah, USA
Yes, disgusting, I know. But here's the dealio: I promised my mother-in-law I'd make her a table runner for her birthday. They were adding on to their house and were doing kind of a rustic theme, so I chose the browns and golds (which matched beautifully, by the way). I'm making the thing and I'm starting to doubt it. Well, I think, maybe it will look ok when it's done. So I go ahead and finish it.
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By: Tonya, North Carolina, USA
Blog: Tonya's Sewing Room
This quilt for my hubby (TJ) has been in the making for years. He and his mother picked out fabrics for this quilt. I had no say so whatsoever....I kept saying "there's no way these will go together" "how will I coordinate these colors and patterns"? So, I just starting cutting triangles and sewing them together best I thought they looked. I had hopes for this quilt, I really thought I could turn it around and make it look like a decent quilt. haha.....little did I know, it was too late. I just couldn't! So, I sewed all the blocks together. Layed them out to the design I sewed them in and this is what I came up with. Then I thought a black border couldn't make it look any worse. And some where along the lines, I thought rick rack would look good. WHAT WAS I THINKING?? Next, I got my free motion sewing foot and thought I would practice on this quilt. oh my! Now, the quilt is in such a state I'm not sure I can even fix it. It's packed away in a tote. The hubs likes it!
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By: Sue Mobilia, Australia
Blog: Charlotte's Cottage
This was a club challenge to use 3 colours from a specific paint chart. I couldn't find fabric in the colours so I bought the paint and stamped (badly) some cheap unbleached calico. Then cut random strips and wove them into a heart shape with raw edges showing.


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My wistful and recurring dream of canyoneering turned into reality at Matacanes. State of Neuvo Leon (Mexico) is home for innumerable canyons, for its blessed with Sierra Madre Oriental and Occidental ranges of mountains. Matacanes is one among them with an estimated hiking distance of 11 kilometers consisting two rappels of about 25 meters, leaps as high as 15 meters, a couple of sliding chutes, much swimming and wading in the churning green waters and some descent.
Matacanes is located south west of Monterrey. Take the Cola de Caballo road, off the highway to Tampico after Santiago downtown. Park your cars and get on the truck of Geoaventura, the adventure organizers. It takes another two long and tiring hours of journey on a 4WD truck. The dirt track of the mountain is extremely rugged, rough and risky, a high clearance vehicle is recommended and 4WD is a must. The Sierra Madre unveils her beauty mystically as we drive along the dirt road, the verdant green mountain ranges are are illuminated by the mild morning sunshine. Vivid birds, bugs and butterflies entertained us.We reached the tiny yet pretty town Potrero Redondo. On the outskirts of this town we were given the much awaited breakfast consisting of muffins, oat biscuits, bananas, oranges and juices. We were asked to fill "Thou shalt be responsible for thy death" forms, given helmet, rappelling harness and PFD (Personal Flotation Device) and few energy bars for lunch. Another half hour on a rocky terrain brought us to the place where we started our trek. We trekked for an hour before reaching the first jumping point.
The first jump was a tiny one of about 2 meters, but the interesting thing about it is, it is a "Point of No Return". The first jump leads to the top of the 25 meters waterfall, the Lagunillas Cascade. The sight from the top is an awe-inspiring one. Time to harness up, rope around the bolt anchor, start rappelling down. The guide standing on a platform at about three fourths the height disconnects the rappel and you gotta jump from about 4 meters down into the lake. A 25 meter swim would get t you to the shore. What follows this is an exotic travertine riverbed with fresh cold green waters and beautiful foliage. The river is sandwiched on both sides by humongous mountains giving rise to a picturesque landscape consisting of limestone drippings and shale rocks. There are few tiny jumps and under rock crawls before the canyon narrows down and takes us to the mouth of a gigantic cavernous opening - Matacan de Arriba.
It was time for second rappelling. There are anchor bolts in the middle, right and left of the entrance. Its a 20 meters fall, disconnecting into a pool. The cave that welcomes us with this descent is cold and dark, mostly composed of calcite. The next jump is a unique and a scary one, Jump of Fate, it is called. Imagine standing on a rock, all you see in front is a dark and hollow void and you have to jump into the pitch black nihility. A faint glow of the water fall next to you and its sound are the only beacons to guide. This 3 meters jump was truly a spine chilling one, after which a narrow chute guides you along to a pool lit by faint light of the opening.
After the cave there are a series of interesting jumps of ranging from 1 to 3 meters. We encountered a gigantic rock under which there was a heavy water spirt. Meticulously we crawled and we climbed a high rock. The scene from the top is an unforgettable one, deep bluish green waters churning and roaring its way between two narrow rock walls and the best part was that we had to jump into it. Without a second thought I sprang off the rock, it was the tallest jump till that point. The currents carried me effortlessly and the river became more lull as it flowed. As we slid and jumped and dived and hurled ourselves into the river, we reached the second highest jumping point.
It was a straight 10 meters fall, but the risk was the parallel rocks on the opposite side, the space for jumping was very narrow. It has to be an absolute vertical jump, straight down. Any angle at take off would land you on the rocks ahead with dire consequences. Uno, dos, tres...I was bubbling down the river before even experiencing "in the air" feeling. A few chutes followed that jump and a bigger one was waiting for us.
We reached a platform for the next leap and this was the scariest and most risky one among all. I stood on the platform and gazed below and what the ... Instead of seeing water, my eyes first fell on the huge rock bulging out from where I was standing and water is far ahead. The conversation with the guide was
Should I jump from here?
But I see a rock there
The rock is only in the mind, not there.
I was a bit impressed by what he said. Without much thinking, took a run-up, jumped off the rock, into the water...a perfect landing!!!
To make the chute more exciting, the guides queued us up in files of 5, with legs stretched, the person in the front holding the legs of the one behind him/her. Exciting as it was supposed to be, the flip side, all our noses were clogged with water till the brains. After easing out the annoyance, we trekked a further ahead before we paused. Here the guide said "There are two paths you may take, one for the brave, one for the chickens". He said that to filter out men from boys, for in a few minutes we were encountering the highest jump in the canyon. It was 15 meters tall, risk free, adrenaline generating, courage demanding jump. The currents were not as strong as previous jumps but the height alone was the killer factor. The leap was quick, easy and exciting for me but was still not satiable. I saw the guide doing a more sportive jump on the other side...taking a long run-up and tossing into water. I could not help myself from doing that and it was a cool one...4 steps and toss yourself in the air!!!
The next good jump was a mandatory one before entering the cave. An easy 8 meters jump into a darker place with stronger currents. We waded along the profuse stalagmite walls and overhangs to the mouth of the cave Matacane de Abajo. The guide welcomed us to the cave...
This is the cave of drowned. Three have drowned till now. It is pitch dark and has many vortexes, if you get caught by chance, try to swim to the right!!!
The entrance of the cave had a chute which led to the deep stream. We swam and shortly we could see the faint light of the opening. We were calling out names of each other to make sure we are still not drowned. The cave was dark, narrow, cold and short. The ferns at the end of the cave reflect the light from the outside and gives a greenish glowing feel just before the exit. It looks absolutely marvelous, you feel as though there are green lights underneath. The headroom is very low, of about a foot at the exit. The second cave experience was a memorable one...a mixture of scare, excitement and amazement.
Another stretch of teeny-weeny jumps and chutes followed, after which we see the signs of civilization. We saw few backpackers camping close to the river and finally reached the road on which we trucked during morning.
A truck carried us to back to Hacienda Cola De Caballo hotel, next to which the dinner was arranged. We were so madly hungry that we grabbed tortillas from the oven straight and hogged it. Dinner consisted of sumptuous chicken roast, beans and rice. We engorged till we were full to throat.
If you have a day to spare, 150 dollars, tonnes of stamina, loads of courage, appetite for adventures, fear of heights, desire for risks then Matacanes is the place you gotta hit.
Map of Matacanes (credit: Christopher E. Brennen)
ACA Rating: 3C IV
Hiking time: 8-10 hours
Distance: 11 kilometers
Equipment: Helmet, harness, rope, PFDs, rappelling device
Tags: Matacanes, canyon, canyoneering, monterrey, nuevo leon, mexico


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