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For those of you wanting a fantastic overview on inflation and what effects it can have on society, you must read Culture and Inflation in Weimar Germany.
Here is a short summary what inflation means:
In economic terms, inflation is a measure of the change of prices for goods and services over a period of time.
Different measures of inflation track different goods and services to give consumers and producers an idea of how the overall price of goods and services they use changes over time.
The three most frequently used measures of inflation are:
- The Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
- The Retail Prices Index (RPI)
- Producer Price Index (PPI)
The objective of all these measures is similar but each will vary slightly and, in different countries, their calculation might also vary a little.
CPI, for example, typically takes into account cheaper alternatives if a specific product get too expensive whereas the RPI does not, hence why CPI is usually lower. In the US CPI includes certain housing costs such as rent whereas in the UK, while RPI takes into account mortgage interest payments and council tax, CPI does not.
In the UK the measures of inflation are calculated by the Office for National Statistics and in the US by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Is inflation bad?
It depends who is asking.
Simply put, inflation will erode the purchasing power of your money over time. For example in 1970 $10 would have bought you over 16 Big Macs whereas today it barely buys you 2.
In more general terms, $100 in 1970 had the same buying power as almost $600 today. The Bureau of Labor statistics has an entertaining CPI Calculator to measure how much purchasing power the dollar has lost over time.
So is inflation bad?
As a saver, unless you are able to achieve a level of return equal to the level of inflation, your purchasing power will be eroded over time. Typically, interest rates will be higher than inflation meaning that investors are able to achieve a real return on their cash – i.e. a return, net of inflation, that is positive.
However, in today's zero interest rate environment, with inflation running at approximately 2%, cash savers will get a negative real return of 2% – i.e. their purchasing power will decrease by 2% a year.
Savers are therefore forced into seeking real returns into real assets that entail risks (such as equities, property etc.) if they are to stand any chance of achieving a positive real return. Not great. But this is exactly what the Federal Reserve is trying to get people to do. By keep real interest rates negative, they force savers into investments that, they hope, will kickstart the economy once again. A risky strategy, but more on that later.
Is inflation good?
As a borrower inflation can have its advantages so long as it does not impact your ability to repay your loan.
For example, let's assume you get a 30-year $100,000 mortgage to buy a house today. For every year that inflation erodes the value of the dollar, the size of your debt – in real terms – falls. Just like the example above, we can assume that if the next 30 years experience similar levels of inflation to the past 30, the real value of your debt will have fallen by approximately 60%.
Mortgages are usually structured to be paid monthly rather than at the end of the term, so the average fall would be closer to 30%, but the example illustrates very clearly that inflation can aid those who borrow in nominal terms.
I wonder why the Fed would want to spur inflation at this moment in time..? I'm sure it's got nothing to do with the $16.5 trillion in nominal debt owed by the US government…


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Maori guys are bloody hot in my opinion - anyone got any hot Maori porn they'd like to share?
Maori guys are bloody hot in my opinion - anyone got any hot Maori porn they'd like to share?
I gotta say I aggree with you, I've never seen anything of it thou
I can't say that I've ever seen one! Surely there are a few floating around somewhere!
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
I agree 110% about Maori guys being hot. I once had the opportunity to watch them perform a haka in Maori costume from less than three feet away and it was all I could do to keep my itchy fingers under control. Sadly, I have never seen any maori porn either. Any Anzac JUBbers out there care to help out?
Not your typical grandaddy...being a gay, very dirty-minded, horny and exotic old fart is just too much fun!
Please include Samoan's too
I agree too
Yeah Samoans! There was a Samoan bouncer at a Thai gogobar once who made my heart (among other parts) melt every time I walked past...unfortunately, he was STR8 as they come...dang!
Not your typical grandaddy...being a gay, very dirty-minded, horny and exotic old fart is just too much fun!
I'm sorry to say that you will not find any Maori or Samoan or any type of porn from the Polynesian Islands. Frankly, such a thing does not exist to them. Sex is something sacred and its against their cultures/beliefs. Homosexuality being one of them.
The closest you'll find is probably Amazonaboy.
^ not really...in the way of geography, culture and physical appearance...
Maoris are Polynesians and very distinct from the guys in Amazonaboy who are Brazilians (a mixture of Indian/African/European, mainly Portuguese descents) and Latinos.
Their culture and taboos are to be respected. On the other hand, we have the delectable and hot Latinos to enjoy, but they are by no means a substitute to any other race.
Who needs pics when you live and love amongst them!
(Sorry, gacktlover, but you're talking nonsense!)
We had a high school exchange student named Moana from New Zealand at our house one year. Curly black hair down to his shoulders; athlete's build; incredibly handsome. He was absolutely smoking and one of the greatest people I've ever met -- proud and respectful.
yip gacklover total nonesense, Polyneisans are very excepting of gay people, most of my friends are P'I's and my native countrys people are Maori
Definitely not true. The Maori culture is actually okay with people being gay.
There is even a show on Maori tv called Takatapui (which means basically same sex partners)
But there is LOADS of maori porn in wellington ill try and get a lend of a scanner so i can upload some scans.
BTW every gay maori is turned on by the Haka, especially when we do it naked in front of them :P
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samoans hot lol
and others too :P
Im new
haha email message me reply etc.... cool
well im 20 male and from new zealand lol
bi i think..
Gay maori boy rite here
maori boy et al..............
kia ora
well, that is almost all the Maori I know,
hope your grasp of English is stronger.
my english is pretty good aye
im not to sure if they maori they might be
man, that Maori guy on facebook is sooocute. Cute smile too. *dreams*
You mean like this?
"Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea? how did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea." (Sydney Smith)
Kia ora Whanau,
Glad you like us brown guys - coz I like other races also.
Just a few points, although there are no Maori porn sites that I know of, we are just the same as any other race and our percentage of gays to the white population is a lot higher.
White guys go for brown, brown go for white, it the way here in New Zealand.
I have live in the islands also and its just the same there.
The culture says that gay sex is taboo but a hell of a lot of guys do it.
From very young through til they marry and often at the same time.
So the short of it is, I can't guide you to any pics, but believe you me there are a lot of very hot Maori and Samoan guys out there that are waiting for sex
ps: Maoris are 99% uncut, Samoans are 99% cut
Nau mai!
tēnā rawa atu koe for joining us
Sorry, I only speak English
Mmmmm - Maori/Samoan/Fijian/Islander etc. men are so fucking beautiful to me. I love the stocky/beefy (but not fat) physiques (of course I love the lean ones too, LOL). There are many playing professional football here in Oz and they are so damn sexy. I would love to see some porn videos/pictures of Islander men. Or, better still, actually BE WITH one.
(P.S. I must admit I can be culturally ignorant at times, so I hope I haven't offended anyone by generalizing you all as Islanders.)
P.P.S. - The closest I have found to Islander porn is this artwork site:
The artist focuses mainly on BEARS of ethnic background.
Thanks for the shout-out for my blog. Yep difficult to find any porn with Māori men. Best thing I guess is to try and chat to Māori guys either on social networks/gay hookup sites and see how it goes...or just buy a ticket to New Zealand! Found there was plenty of guys there in the Auckland gay bars when I last visited. With the added bonus that NZ is indeed a beautiful place.
There is a porn clip on this site: seducedstraightguys.com. The guy goes by the name of Shannon. Though the text constantly says the guy is 'Marie' I think they meant 'Māori' lol.
Wish I could post some pics/links but it looks like my post count is still too low so maybe later.
do a search for Maori on xtube
there are a few vids on there
not the best vids
You may find a selection at www.IslandStuds.com I can't recall if they've featured Maori guys or not.
That's not completely true. Sex is as sacred to our culture as any other.
It's interesting that you've shown a pic of pornstar Tristan Hamilton/ Rogan Richards in this thread. I know he hails from Australia but I always thought he looked Latino. However, a Mexican friend told me he didn't look Latino to him. Then it occurred to me that Tristan Hamilton -- like Manu Bennett of Spartacus -- might be -- at least, partially -- of Maori/ native New Zealand descent. Regardless, he's one smoking hot man.
Ever smelt a Maori dude... Smells so manly and their dicks are fat and long like twice the size of an Aussie
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My Google search for "Mauri nude men" brought me here. Aren't there any pics/vids out there? I'm curious to see their penises


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Visitors stop by a variety of booths at 2012's Go Red for Women Community Expo in Chicago.
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My favorite part of my "commute" is the evening ride home, the time when this sleepy (by India's standards) town comes alive. Women squat over their carefully arranged tomatoes, beans, carrots and pumpkins in a yoga pose I will never be able to perfect. While I can't understand their chatter, I imagine them gossiping about the latest town news: who's engaged to whom or who was sent home from school today. I watch as food vendors fry samosas and vada in their mobile food stands, sweating from the heat of the oil and the never-ending summer.
I love looking into the "store front shops," the only way I know to describe them. Usually lit by a single bulb, these stores sell everything you can imagine, including some very interesting flavors of Lay's chips (Mango Masala anyone?). I still laugh that I brought shampoo, conditioner and soap with me for my first trip. The men who are finished with work tinker on their motorcycles or relax over a beer, such as the local tribal beer Handia. Little boys play cricket or soccer barefoot, on rocky fields and girls walk around with their friends in hand-me-down-pagent-type dresses, often their broken zippers held together by a single safety pin.
I love these little glimpses into everyday life. If you were to change the setting, the daily activities are really no different than those in Chicago. But culturally, there are many things that I do not understand and that I will never understand.
Sometimes, I feel very uncomfortable in this place. Yet, with increasing frequency, I find myself becoming comfortable with being uncomfortable. Perhaps that is my biggest lesson. To be comfortable in India, you have to accept it for what it is. You have to open up your heart and your mind and take it for all that it is worth. Only once you get beyond the blaring sounds, the pungent smells and the frustrating inefficiencies, are you able to fully appreciate the beauty that India has to offer.


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I he's gotta have a towel, this is the way to go!
some towel rods
hot thread
Love this thread, Vir. Just in case...I don't think we already have this one.
some more towelboys
Can't recall if any of these have already been posted, but a little duplication never hurts on a great topic like "just a towel."
some nice bnw ones
some pg towel boys
more nice linens
mmmmmm soft and warm
towel rods
damn this one hot thread thinking this may become a new fetich for me
These guys really know where their towels are, as in:
"A towel"... "is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-bogglingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough.
More importantly, a towel has immense psychological value. For some reason, if a strag (strag: non-hitch hiker) discovers that a hitch hiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc. Furthermore, the strag will then happily lend the hitch hiker any of these or a dozen other items that the hitch hiker might accidentally have "lost". What the strag will think is that any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is, is clearly a man to be reckoned with.
Hence a phrase that has passed into hitchhiking slang, as in "Hey, you sass that hoopy Ford Prefect? There's a frood who really knows where his towel is." (Sass: know, be aware of, meet, have sex with; hoopy: really together guy; frood: really amazingly together guy.)"
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The Jaguars defeated the West Tallahatchie Choctaws 65-54 in the boys tournament, while the Lady Eagles fought a valiant Broad Street Lady Jaguars' team 34-28 in the girls tournament.
The Lady Eagles had their hands full with the Lady Jaguars, especially in the fourth quarter. Broad Street outscored West Bolivar 13-5 in the fourth quarter, but West Bolivar was able to come away with the win. Going into the fourth quarter, West Bolivar had held Broad Street to just 13 points in the first three quarters.
"I thought we played real good defense," Lady Eagles head basketball coach Willie Thomas said. "We just had some mishaps on offense and missed some easy baskets. As far as defense wise, we did a good job."
Tuesday's game marked the eighth time this season the Lady Eagles (12-13) have held an opponent to under 30 points. In those games, West Bolivar is 8-0.
"We always play good defense," Thomas said. "Our problem mainly comes from offense whether it's bad decisions or missed shots. As a whole I was pleased with the way they played defense. If you play defense and try to keep the score as low as you can, you've always got a chance."
Kalesha Williams led the Lady Eagles with 12 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists, followed by Shavontae Johnson with 11 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals and Tra'Kala Robinson with four points, seven rebounds and three steals.
Massie Cooper led the Lady Jaguars with nine points, followed by Laronda Gorman and Lameka President with seven points each. Broad Street finished its year at 2-21.
In the other girls game of the evening, West Tallahatchie defeated Coahoma AHS 36-28.
In the Broad Street-West Talley boys game, the game wasn't as close as the score would indicate. The Jaguars dominated the game as they led 36-20 at halftime and 56-27 heading into the final quarter. The Choctaws tried to make a big run in the fourth quarter but they never could get any closer than 11 points. Broad Street improved to 10-13.
Broad Street head coach Karshae Peterson said the team knows now it's the time to step it up.
"It's the district tournament and a new season," Peterson said. "We just wanted to come out and put pressure on the ball and hit open shots and that's we did tonight."
The Jaguars got contributions on offense from several different players as six different players scored at seven points.
Terry Alexander and Ade Jones led the Jaguars with 12 points each, followed by Rashid Jones with 11 points, Ladarius Walker with eight points and Carmen Banger and Flo Robinson with seven points each.
In other first round action, the John F. Kennedy Hornets played hard and some promise but came up short as they lost to the Coahoma County Panthers 75-68 in overtime. The Hornets had their backs against the wall after the first half as they trailed 29-21 going into the locker room at halftime.
The young, determined Hornets didn't quit as they kept fighting the older, more experienced Panthers. Toward the end of the game, freshman Xavier Roberts hit a lay-up and was fouled, sending him to the free throw line. Roberts thrived under the pressure as he hit the free throw to tie the game at 61-61, sending it into overtime. In the overtime period, the Hornets didn't have enough in the tank as the Panthers scored 14 points in the overtime period to win.
Sophomore Ricky Fleming led the Hornets with 25 points, followed by eighth grader Khalih Strickland with 16 points, sophomore Keandre Haywood with eight points and Roberts with seven.
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Things are hopping in the baseball world. This thing they call Fan Fest happened over the weekend, although I wasn't there to, uh, enjoy it, I guess? I have a hard time believing anyone enjoys Fan Fest, but what do I know. I've gone twice before and pretty much hated it both times, plus those post-World Series crowds scare the hell out of me, so I got Chipotle and went to the beach and have a very nice Saturday indeed.
I did follow along on Twitter a bit and saw the Q&A sessions they did, which included asking Zito what his current favorite song was. His response:
Barry… we need to talk. Man to man, or something. Unconfirmed: they lock people who like Bruno Mars out of heaven. I feel it is only right to tell you this. Okay? No hard feelings?
Speaking of the music, did you guys watch the Grammys? I thought Jack White Being Jack White was pretty rocking, but his hair-flipping made me feel kind of bad. Because my hair is still too short to flip like a rock star. Waiting patiently. Also accepting donations, should Jack be interested in giving me his hair.
Anyhow, everyone's skipped town to Arizona now. Catchers and pitchers report to camp tomorrow and position players follow on Friday, which means we only have a few more days of unadulterated, post-World-Series-win optimism before they can go ahead and do their best to pull off our rose colored glasses.
(Kidding. I'm always a pessimist.)
Oh, and one more thing? "Unique" seems to be Jon Daniels' buzzword over in Texas this offseason. He said the Rangers offered Josh Hamilton a "unique concept offer" – which he DECLINED, but that's beside the point –and now he's said that it would take a "something pretty unique" to get them to consider moving Jurickson Profar. I love JD to bits, but maybe unique sorta isn't working for them in the way that Fun. is not working for music? Just a thought.
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Impartial hearing officer, attorney Dale Conder Jr. of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere and Bell PLC of Jackson, will listen to additional testimony today to determine whether the charges for dismissal warranted the school system's action.
Charges for dismissal stemmed from a July 23, 2012, incident leading to allegations of domestic assault by Elliott and an investigation conducted by the school system.
The legal charges against Elliott were later dropped and Cleveland resident Greg Grammer, who had filed the initial claim, was arrested for filing a false report. Although the legal charges against Elliott have been officially dropped, charges for dismissal stated the Cleveland Police Department stood by the initial arrest. Arresting officer Julius Porter was the first witness called to testify during the hearing on Wednesday.
Specific charges base the dismissal on incompetence, unprofessional conduct and neglect of duty. Chris McCarty, an attorney representing Bradley County Schools, said Tennessee Code Annotated gives specific definitions for these terms.
Charges for dismissal also list reasons based on peer comments and concerns during a school system investigation conducted by Sheena Newman, supervisor for Elementary Education.
Details for these charges, based on interviews with teachers at Hopewell, were listed as not developing and using lesson plans, falling asleep during a teacher training event, spending classroom time shopping on the Internet, refusing to teach social studies, smoking on school property and disrespecting another teacher in the presence of students.
Hopewell Elementary School Principal Tim Riggs chose the teachers and he was present for the interviews. Newman said the teachers said Elliott seemed forgetful and was not following plans developed during grade level team meetings to ensure similar material was being taught. Documents outlining what teachers said in these interviews were submitted as evidence during the hearing.
Attorney Virgina McCoy, representing Elliott, objected to many of these documents, saying they contained second-hand information. These objections were overruled and the documents were included. Specific dates for many of the events that brought concern were not included in the documents, according to McCoy.
Newman said parents and students were not interviewed as part of the investigation.
"What the director (Bradley County Schools Director Johnny McDaniel) based his decision on is that it's not just the unprofessional conduct that we discovered to have occurred in July of 2012, it's also that conduct precipitated an investigation in which it was uncovered this is someone who is not respected by her peers and has not been respected by her peers for quite some time," McCarty said.
"The problem with the allegations made by the administration is they are not going to be able to prove unprofessional conduct," McCoy said. "The problem is this incident on July 23, 2012, does not meet any of those statutory causes for dismissal."
McCoy said the event happened during the summer when Elliott was not serving in a classroom.
"It had zero connection to the Bradley County Schools system," McCoy said.
Charges for dismissal based on the police report from the reported July 23 incident state Elliott allegedly told her young son to bite Grammer. Elliott said Wednesday her son was having some issues with biting. During her testimony Wednesday, Elliott said she did not know when her son bit Grammer. She commented that she was sure it was before she was trying to get Grammer to leave.
Elliott said Grammer started acting strangely and she tried to get him to leave.
McDaniel said the incident caused him concern.
"If a teacher would put their own child ... in a compromising or dangerous situation and not take the right precautions to protect that child … I have to trust 25 children to be under her care and I want to make sure I have someone I have full, unwavering confidence in to the best of my ability," McDaniel said.
McDaniel said Riggs had brought concerns about Elliott's work with the fourth-grade teacher team before the July 2012 incident.
During Newman's testimony, she said Riggs had told her Elliott had been "one of his best" teachers.
In January 2012, Riggs asked Newman to do a teacher observation for Elliott because he thought something had changed.
Newman observed the classroom and offered advice to Elliott. Newman said she did not routinely observe teachers, but did so at the request of the principal.
"From my perspective, some of her personal issues and problems have affected the quality of her work with the school," McDaniel said.
McCoy asked why, if there were concerns, the teacher was not put on an improvement plan. Newman said no formal plan had been put in place, but support was being given.
Hopewell teacher Robin Campbell said she had seen a change in Elliott over the past several years. She said the teacher became isolated and there were some days when other fourth-grade teachers would barely see her.
She said Elliott did not always follow agreed-upon lesson plans developed by the group to ensure all the students were receiving similar instruction.
The proximity of changes in behavior and Elliott's divorce were explored during the hearing.
During her testimony, Elliott's mother Theresa Calfee said the divorce did not affect her daughter more than it would any other person.
In regard to the classroom issues, McCoy stated Elliott does use lesson plans and keeps the information online and available to parents.
Calfee said her daughter often worked on lesson plans on Sundays.
Elliott's sister, Sarah Weatherford, who is also a teacher, said they would often work on plans together and discuss fourth-grade instruction. Weatherford teaches fourth-grade at Park View Elementary School.
"She was one of my biggest influences to begin teaching in the first place, so I definitely looked to her when I began teaching fourth grade," Weatherford said. "We spent several nights planning at her house."
McCoy said Elliott has taught social studies. She also said Elliott has not smoked since 2006, and never smoked on school grounds.
"What this may be is that the cafeteria workers were smoking by her room and whoever is reporting this is smelling the smoke from the cafeteria workers," McCoy said.
The principal was made aware of this issue. Riggs is expected to testify in support of Elliott on Thursday.
McCoy said Elliott has had some of the highest scores for fourth grade at Hopewell, and parents have requested their students be in Elliott's class.
Internet use will not be able to be proven, McCoy said. The attorney commented a substitute had used the computer and saved shopping sites into Elliott's computer favorites list.
"It's pretty obvious to us these last few things that have been added to this charging letter were added simply to pad out the charge," McCoy said. "And to try to make Ms. Elliott look like an incompetent teacher, when she is in fact an extremely competent teacher."
Parents of Elliott's former students also gave testimony. Parent Jeremy Fox said he had spent a lot of time working with his daughter outside of class to help in math. He said when his daughter had asked for additional help from a support teacher in the classroom, she was told she did not need the extra help.
Grandparent Mildred Hammonds said her granddaughter did very well in Elliott's classroom, making the honor roll for most of the year. Hammonds said after an incident in which another teacher allegedly accused her granddaughter of cheating, the student was given extra math help by a different teacher, and her grades saw a decline. Hammonds circulated a petition asking parents to support Elliott.
"I think it would be a very bad mistake to lose someone who is so good with kids," Hammonds said.
McCoy will bring the rest of her witnesses during the hearing today, which began at 9 a.m.


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Letter from CHARLES ELIOT NORTON to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated May 9, 1863.
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Title: Letter from CHARLES ELIOT NORTON to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated May 9, 1863.
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Letter from CHARLES ELIOT NORTON to GEORGE PERKINS MARSH, dated May 9, 1863.
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Shady Hill, Cambridge. 9th May, 1863.
My dear Sir
It is a long time since I have had the pleasure of writing to you, or the greater one of hearing from you. In reading your last volume I gained so much instruction & interest that I wished to express my thanks to you. My special object in writing now is to ask a favor from you.
It has occurred to Lowell & myself that it would be an agreeable thing to send some literary contribution from America to the festival in honor of Dante which it is proposed to hold -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- in Florence in May 1865. We have thought, too, that it might in a small way serve the cause of our country abroad to show by some work of scholarship, that such studies were not neglected even under the pressure of civil war. The particular task which we have thought to undertake, is the editing of the Comment on the D. C. of Benvenuto da Imola, which, as you know, has never been printed in full, and yet in some respects has a value beyond that of any other of the fourteenth century commentaries. There is of course a difficulty in the way from the fact that a reprint made here, must be made from -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- a copy of one of the mss. of the Comment in Italy; & that we should have to depend on the accuracy of the copyist, and should not have the advantage of collation with other mss. in cases of difficulty. For a portion of the work we should, however, have the text printed by Muratori to compare with. It would not be worthwhile to undertake this work unless a copy of a good ms. could be obtained upon which we might depend for exactness. DeBatines, Bibliografia Dantesca, II. 305-307. gives such an account of the two manuscripts in the Laurentian library, as to lead me to believe that a copy from either one of -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- them, collated carefully with the other & the various readings where they affect the sense, transcribed at length, would afford a sufficient basis for a useful edition.
But DeBatines (II. 303.) says: "Posso con lieto animo annunziare che Lord Vernon tornando al disegno del Castelvetro, apparecchia un' edizione in 3 vol. in 8o gr. del Comento di Benvenuto, e che il primo e' quasi condotto a fine. Si fa l'edizione a cura del Sig. Vincenzo Nanucci sui codici del Laurenziana, raffrontandola col celebre Codice Estense di Modena." I cannot learn that the proposed edition was completed. If, however, anything was done concerning it, and if it is still in progress after 17 years, -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- it would not be worthwhile to go on with a new edition without first learning the state of the one undertaken so long ago. I do not know if Signor Nannucci is still alive. If it would not be giving you too much trouble, will you have the kindness to make enquiry of anyone likely to know concerning this work, and to ascertain if possible how far it was carried forward, & the reason of its discontinuance.
If it should appear that Lord Vernon gave up the design, and that no one is at present in Italy engaged on an edition of the Comment, will you take the further trouble to have made for me a copy, which may be depended upon, of the Inferno, of one of the -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- Laurentian mss., confronted with the other. It would be easy to tell from a study of a few cantos of such a copy whether it would be worthwhile to attempt an edition here, or whether there would be insuperable difficulties in the way. If you should order a copy to be made for me, would you have the kindness to have the first ten or fifteen cantos sent before the rest is completed, that I may decide from them whether to have a copy of the whole Comment made or not. If it should be inconvenient for you to attend to this for me will you be so kind as to decline my request as freely as I make it. I should be very sorry -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- to give you any real inconvenience or to have you feel obliged, out of kindness, to give attention to a request that was in any way an annoyance.
Let me turn to other, more important matters. The moral condition of public affairs is far more satisfactory than it was a few months since, than it has been, I think, at any time during the rebellion. A great deal of nonsense, (of shallowness of thought, & shallowness of feeling,) has been knocked out of the nation by hard experience. The questions of most importance which are involved in the war, are gradually being settled in the right way by force -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- of circumstance. Our defeats and disappointments have been of more importance in this respect than our successes. The state of society at the South is becoming more & more disorganized. The Emancipation policy acts slowly but effectively. The rapid enrollment of freedmen as soldiers; the system of paid black labour now working to advantage, in spite of many hindrances, in parts of Louisiana, are both most certain agencies for the destruction of slavery.
There is still, & this is perhaps the most dangerous element in our present condition, a strong belief in a peace to be concluded with the rebels, & a considerable hankering after it. Some event is looked -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- for on which a peace or a settlement, or a reconstruction of some sort is to follow. The desire for this would be still stronger than it is were not the war a source of profit to a large part of the moneymaking & selfish classes. There is no pressure or general suffering from the war anywhere at the North, and the resources of the country are more surprisingly great than any of us knew. If we can root out the idea of peace as between two forces, from the mind of the North, if we can make it clear that there is no such thing as peace to be sought for or to be had with rebels,--that our -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- only demand of them, and the only thing that they have any right to offer us is unconditional submission,--and that this submission must be got at any price,--if we can make the mass of the people see this, & prepare consequently for a long war, I think everything will go well. We must thoroughly subjugate & if necessary exterminate the slaveholding class, leaving them no power politically or socially, & this is not a quick process. I think the people is coming, at any rate will be brought to this view.
At present there is little risk of war with England to interfere with our success here. The ill- -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- temper, the foolish bluster, the indolence & the excitement in England,--Mr. Roebuck's arrogant insults & Mr. Milnes's hardly less arrogant compassion,--are met by profound calmness here, except in rare instances. Our people have made up their minds not to be blustered into a war with England now; they mean to have a war with her before long, but at their own time.
Some time since I ordered the clerk of the N. E. Loyal Publn Socy to send you copies of slips, issued every week to several hundred (nearly 1000) loyal papers throughout the Free States. We have found this an efficient mode of securing a wide circulation -------------------------------- Page -------------------------------- for sound doctrine. The slips may from time to time give you the means of forming inference as to the drift of public opinion here, or in some cases as to the direction which we desire to give to it. I am actively engaged in this work,--and it is not without satisfaction to feel than [that] one is doing something, however little, to promote the success of the good cause.
My Mother & sisters desire me to present their kindest regards to Mrs. Marsh & yourself. My wife wishes to join with them in this message of regard. I beg you to present my best respects to Mrs. Marsh, and to believe me,
With sincere respect,
Most truly Yours
Charles Eliot Norton.


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96) Return to Harry McNev Mexico- Copper & Exploration ABSTRACT CONDITIONS THAT AFFECT MINING EXPLORATION AND MINING PRODUCTION IN MEXICO Private mining industry is experiencing difficult times in many countries that are or have been large mineral producers. Would Mexico offer opportunities for exploration and production? Mexico is a mineral rich country. For the exploration en-gineer this is the most vital point. If the exploration groups are professionally adept, they will find mineralization. A broad review of metallogenetic provinces and of past and present production in Mexico can be used as a guide to explora-tion. Although Mexico is well endowed with minerals, there are many factors that must be considered before a determination can be made that the mineral discovered is ore; (a) restrictive factors in-cluca governmental policy such as taxes, Mexicanization, commodity prices and certain laws; (b) favorable factors include a stable government, strong and freely-convertible peso, and relatively low direct-production costs. -The Mexican mining industry offers an opportunity to those willing to study the problems, accept the law, and invest in the social -as well as financial- future of Mexico. CONDITIONS THAT AffECT MINING EXPLORATION AND MINING PRODUCTION IN MEXICO I. INTRODUCTION. The potential foreign investor in Mexico's Mining In-dustry must carefully consider many facets of the industry and of the country. On the positive side, a stable govern-ment, a healthy monetary position and. above all, a mineral-iy rich country can be found. However, no investments should be made until the potential investor has investigated the min-ing law with its Mexicanization requirements, the mining taxes, the technical manpower regulations and the power of the ex-ecutive branch to set commodity prices. The official mining policy during the period 1930 to 1954, did not encourage investments in the mining industry. However, the future looks much brighter, for now Mexicanization has been accomplished for over 90% of the industry and the gov-ernment realizes that mine products provide a base for Mexico's currency and bring in foreign exchange, that mining provides an important source of government revenue and is an important con-sumer of power, supplies, and transportation services. Also, and of great future importance, Mexico's expanding industry will be in need of more raw materials to supply its demand and its increasing export of manufactured goods. II. HISTORY. The Spanish conquistadores were obsessed by the riches found in Mexico - particularly gold and silver. Thus began the systematic plundering of the new colony and the beginning of mining as the basis of Mexico's economy, Mexico became known as the ""mine and mint of Spain"". Major mining districts such as Taxco, Zacatecas, Santa Brbara and Guanajuato were discovered and brought into pro-duction between 1520 and 1550. It is interesting to note that these selected districts are ail still in production. From 1810, which saw the start, of independence from Spain to 1910 when the Mexican Revolution broke out, mining continued to play a leading role in the national economy. It probably would be fair to say that it sustained the economy. From 1875 to 1900, for example, mining accounted for 70% of the value of Mexico's exports. During the period of the 1910-1917 Revolution mineral pro-duction sharply declined. Silver, lead, and zinc, however, hit their peaks in the late 1920's nut then the general depression followed by governmental restrictions and high taxes reduced exploration which then was followed by reduced production and to date the peaks of production of the late 1920's have not been reached. Under the progressive regime of President Diaz Ordaz, which started in 1964, governmental stimulation to the mining industry has led to greater exploration which is now showing up in increased production. Today Mexico ranks as the leading producer of silver and is the fourth largest producer of lead, fifth of zinc and fourteenth of copper. Mexico also produces major amounts of mercury, bismuth, sulphur, antimony and is the leading producer of fluorite. The entire mineral industry accounts for over 20 percent of the country's foreign exchange earnings although this amounts to less than 2% of the Gross National Product. III. CONDITIONS IN THE MINING INDUSTRY OF MEXICO THAT AFFECT IN-VESTMENT. A. Mexicanization. The term Mexicanization has often been misinterpreted as nationalization. Mexicanization only implies the control of a company in Mexican hands. The transfer of control from foreign to Mexican hands proceeds on a private level by negotiations between local and foreign businessman. Although foreign capital is welcomed, the investor should not expect more favorable treatment than that accorded domestic investors. In Mexicanization it is implicit that as a country progres-ses and matures it must create a body of national capital. For if the profit earned leaves the country (although it created jobs, paid taxes, etc.) the servicing of loans and repatriation of capital would likely endanger the balance of payments leading to an unsound economy. Instead, by retaining within the country at least 51% of the profit, a national capital can be created which is so necessary for further economic expansion and industrialization. - 3 - In 1961 a mining law was passed providing that new mining concessions can be granted only to Mexican nationals, and companies in which a minimum of 51 percent of their capital stock (or 66 per-cent in some instances) is owned by Mexican nationals. This same law, however, granted tax privileges to Mexicanized companies. B. Immigration Restrictions. To protect their skilled and unskilled labor, the Mexican Government has regulated the immigration of foreign technicians in-to Mexico. However, if for the good of the country it is felt that a foreign expert is vitally needed, he can be permitted to enter generally with the stipulation that he train his replacement. Mexican universities are training mining engineers, metal lurgists and geologists but their training is principally academic and an industrial training period is necessary to make these en-gineers capable of filling normal production positions, C. The mining law of Mexico was completely redrafted in 1961, This is an extensive law and only a few of the points will be discussed, 1. Only Mexicans or Mexicanized companies have the right to obtain concessions. 2. A concession shall have a maximum surface area of 500 hectares l hr = 10,000 sq. meters). The sides of the con-cession are limited by vertical planes, 3. The total maximum concession area for a company or an individual is limited depending on the substance. However, three times this maximum can be held for a five-year exploration period. As an example for gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, a maximum of 9000 hectares can be held for the first five years. After this five year period, a maximum of only 3000 hectares can be held. 4. Mining concessions are issued for 25 years but may be extended on proof of effective exploitation. 5. Assessment work is required. D. Taxes. Taxes paid by mining companies include: 4 1. Income Tax. This tax is modarate and has a maximum of 42%. 2. Production and Export Tax. These taxes are based on price set monthly by the Treasury Department. This official value is arbitrary and can change but generally reflects world prices. These taxes are levied whether the Company is making an operating profit or not. 3. Surface Tax. This tax is a rental on mineral concession of $1.20 dollars per hectare per year. 4. Capital Gains. Capital gains are included in gross income but at a reduced percentage depending on the length of time that assets have been held. 5. Depletion. There is no deduction allowed for depletion. 6. Amortization and Depreciation. It can be stated that deductions allowed are those that the tax authorities regard as normal and necessary for conduct of business. 7. Reduction in Taxes for New Mines. A directive calls for a five year reduction of up to 40% income tax and up to 100% of the federal portion of the production and export taxes, and accelerated depreciation and amortization for certain investment in new operations. 8. Other Taxes. Other taxes such as social security payments and distribution of a portion of annual profits to employees are required. E. Metal Prices. Metal prices for sale in Mexico are set by a govern- - 5 - merit agency. These prices are lower than world prices and act to subsidize Mexico's metal-using industries at the expense of the mining industry. F. Favorable Conditions. 1. Stable Government. The Mexican Government is stable and this stability will be entrenched each passing year with the development of a larger middle class and the strong emphasis on education. 2. Financial Stability. Exchange restrictions have never been imposed and funds are freely convertible and transferable to and from Mexico. The exchange rate has remained at 12.50 pesos per U.S. dollar since 1954. An exchange stabilisation agreement exists between Mexico and the International Monetary Fund which permits Mexico to draw on foreign currencies to maintain the parity of the peso. However, Mexico has maintained a favorable balance of payments for numerous years. 3. Low cost labor. Although there is a notable lack of qualified mining and exploration personnel of the highly technical and supervisory calibre, there is plentiful mining labor in the mining regions. In general, the mining labor is efficient and the costs are reason-able. Recent wage raises have been higher than increased productivity and management must work for higher productivity. In recent years strikes of over 15 days duration have been exceptional and peaceful labor relations are the rule. 4. High mineral potential. We can start with the premise that Mexico is a country extremely well endowed with minerals and many ore bodies await to be discovered. The fact that there has not been more than possibly three major metallic mineral discoveries in the last two decades is not that the bodies do not exist but that fiscal conditions have been such that no search has been made - 6 - for them. Now methods and philosophies of exploration have not been tried until very recently but in them lies the great ex-ploration potential of Mexico. There are three general geologic zones in Mexico. The nor-thern zone is separated from the southern zone by the volcanic-rift belt which runs east-west through Mexico City and Guadalaja-ra and has as its most obvious surface feature a belt of Cenozoic volcanics. Most of the mining in Mexico has taken place in the northern zone in which the more acidic intrusive rocks are found. The southern zone contains more basic rocks, and although there are numerous mineral occurrences, the mines are small in size and number. The scarcity of mines in this zone is undoubt-edly due, in great part, to the lack of exploration which is made difficult due to lack of roads and facilities and to the heavy vegetation covering the outcrops. The volcanic-rift belt exhibits difficult exploration con-ditions; the principal ones being the great amount of volcanic cover and the intense faulting. As in the southern zone this area has not received intensive exploration; however, the famous silver deposits of Pachuca, Taxco, El Oro and Guanajuato lie within this region or at its edge. In the northern zone a long, large northwest trending belt of middle Cenozoic volcanics is found, which constitutes the Sierra Madre Occidental. Pew large mines are known within this belt of very thick volcanics; but where the rocks below the volcanics have been exposed, they are abnormally well mineralized. Therefore, here again the scarcity of mines is due to lack of out-crops. In order to investigate the exploration possibilities in greater detail, let us evaluate the situation of various metals. a. Silver. Mexico is and has been for many years (except 1968) the world's leading producer of silver. In the past a majority of the silver came from such bonanza camps as Pachuca, Guanajuato and Tax co where the silver was found in very high-grade deposits with very minor amounts of other metals. Today. most of Mexico's silver is produced as an accessory mineral in the lead and zinc deposits. This means that with lower lead and zinc prices there has been a reduction in the production of silver although silver prices have advanced. Although the bonanza camps have been reported as ""worked out"", there are definite signs that this may not be the case. Recant high-grade discoveries in Guanajuato and Taxco indicate that if modern techniques and vigorous exploration are carried out, it is quite possible that bonanza deposits will be discovered. Silver is well distributed in many parts of Mexico and it would be difficult to pin-point exact locations favorable for exploration. Slide No.2 shows in general the major distribution of silver. Since the environments vary widely, so also would the exploration techniques. In parts of Mexico numerous silver deposits have been known but left unexploited due to lack of roads and facilities. Large, low-grade deposits probably exist but as yet company philosophies have not been such that they would explore for this type of deposit. b. Copper. Copper, like silver, appears to have a future at favor-able prices. Added to this is the great increase in demand for copper by Mexico to satisfy its rapidly expanding industry. Until this year (1970), there has been only one copper mine in Mexico that could be considered major; the Cananea mine which produces approximately 70% of Mexico's copper. The Santa Rosalia mine in Baja California could be considered a medium sized mine and the rest of the present copper production comes from very small mines or as a minor mineral from other base metal mines. Because of this limited production, Mexico is presently producing just enough copper to supply its internal demand. This picture, however, is changing rapidly. In early 1971, Asarco Mexicana, S.A. will bring into production their Inguarn mine, in the State of Michoacn, which will have a mill capacity of 2000 metric tons per day of 1.8% copper which will more than take care of Mexico's immediate industrial demands for copper. Then in the future lies the immense deposit, La Ca-ridad, of Mexicana de Cobre, which has reserves in excess of 600 million metric tons of 0.75% copper with values in molybdenum. The exact size of this deposit is as yet unknown. Work is now underway to bring this deposit into production in 1974. -8- The reason for not producing more copper in Mexico has been the lack of exploration incentive by the mining companies. The small prospector is not equipped to explore for bulk, low-grade copper deposits and only in the last year or so have major companies made an exerted effort in this field. A very favorable copper mineral province exists in the State of Sonora, Perhaps the most important structural characteristic of this area is its location (Slide #3) along the north-trending Wasatch-Jerome crustal lineament at or near its intersection with the northwest-trending Texas lineament. Correlation between these lineaments and the distribution of the bulk low-grade deposits has been remarkable. Mexico's largest copper producer at Cananea and the previously mentioned La Caridad deposit lie along the Wasatch-Jerome near the intersection with the Texas lineament. Although northern Sonora is a most favorable area in which to explore for copper, this area should not be considered as the only target area since favorable areas exist in other parts of Mexico. Molybdenum can often be expected as an accessory metal with the copper mineralization. If unfavorable conditions for mining investment in Zambia, Peru and Chile -all major copper producing countries- continue or worsen, Mexico will become a major exporter of copper within the next ten years. Even if conditions become better in those countries, Mexico will still play a major role as a copper producing country. c. Lead and Zinc. Although the long term picture for lead and zinc, with silver as an accessory metal, may not be as bright as for copper, established smelter capacity and both local and foreign markets exist and, therefore, exploration for lead and zinc can be con-sidered by both large and small companies. For many years there has been little exploration for new lead and zinc deposits and there has been no exploration with the use of modern tools for locating unexposed bodies. The greatest exploration provinces for lead and zinc are shown on Slide #5. In these areas substantial silver values associated with the lead and zinc could be expected. - 9 d. Other Metals and Minerals. Mexico is a major producer of fluorite, barite, mercury, tungsten and antimony. Exploration will continue for these ma-terials depending primarily on world prices. i IV. SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS. Prom the foregoing, we can quickly summarize the conditions that exist in Mexico that directly affect investment in the mining industry. A. Regulatory. 1. Mexicanization. The requirement of majority investment by Mexican nationals by itself is certainly not unfavorable; however, risk capital is difficult to find. 2. Immigration Restrictions. It is often difficult to obtain highly technical personnel and companies are limited to the number of foreign personnel they can hire. 3. Mining Law. The mining law has been updated and is meant to broaden the mining industry base in Mexico. However restrictions and control are an essential part of the law. 4. Taxes. Income Taxes are moderate but production and ex-port, taxes are a severance tax not based on profit. There is no reduction in taxes for depletion. 5. Metal Prices. Mexico's industry is subsidised at the expense of the mining industry through official prices set slightly lower than world prices -10- B. Favorable. l. Mexico is a mineral-rich country. 2. Mexico has a stable government. 3. Mexico has a strong-convertible currency. 4. Direct production costs for medium to large operations are low. 5. The proximity to the United States assures a large market in addition to the growing market in Mexico. Future. The most striking feature about Mexico today is the tremendous social gains. Education receives, by far, the largest share of the national budget; health facilities are readily available and are ex-panding; electricity and roads are coming to the small villages and wages are being raised in an attempt to make even the poor farmer a consumer. Mexico is expanding industrially to keep in step with the local demands and manufacturing more and more of its necessities in or-der to reduce the need to import, which makes its trade balance more favorable. Mexico yearly increases the export of manufactured goods where previously the country had only been an exporter of raw material and crafts. Politically Mexicans are, and should be, proud of their ancient past and their recant history. They are, therefore, ready and anxious to work with foreign companies if this partership will assist in the development of Mexico as a country and to the advantage of the Mexican people. The exploitation of Mexico to the advantage of other peoples is a thing of the past. Mexico is a developed country and expects to be treated as such. The Mexican mining industry offers an opportunity to those willing to study the problems accept the laws and invest in the social -as well as financial- future of Mexico. D.F. Coolbaugh Mexico, D.F. Mexico, May 1970. DFC/mfb. - 11 -
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