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My husband and I are going to Guatemala for six months to volunteer at the end of this year. I realize we don't need a visa, but I can't seem to find if we need any documentation stating how long we'll be there. Our inititial plans were for Brazil and we needed a return plane ticket for the visa. Another position came up in Guatemala that is much more suiting to our needs. Will we need a return plane ticket? The only reason I ask is because we're not sure of the exact date we'll be leaving and may be interested in traveling around a bit afterwards.
Also, has anyone had an experience traveling with a pet? I know the documentation I'll need, but I haven't been able to find anything about how long it'll take to get through customs or if he'll need to be quarantined.
Does anyone know of a good site for Guatemala?
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My husband and I are going to Guatemala for six months to volunteer at the end of this year. I realize we don't need a visa, but I can't seem to find if we need any documentation stating how long we'll be there. Our inititial plans were for Brazil and we needed a return plane ticket for the visa. Another position came up in Guatemala that is much more suiting to our needs. Will we need a return plane ticket? The only reason I ask is because we're not sure of the exact date we'll be leaving and may be interested in traveling around a bit afterwards.
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As a tourist, you're given 90 days, at which time you must leave the country. The thing is, El Salvador and Honduras are in a customs/immigration union with Guatemala, so going to those countries for a few days doesn't count as leaving for these purposes. I guess it would have to be a jaunt to Mexico or Belize.
I don't know if your situation counts as tourism though. Would you need a visa, because it's working of sorts? The organization for whom you are volunteering should be able to tell you this. I assume they have sent other people to Guatemala before and should have the answers to your questions.
I'm in Guatemala now, but can't answer the question about the pet.
Yes, a foreigner is supposed to have a return or onward plane ticket to enter the country.
The Guatemalan Embassy in Washington should be able to answer these questions too.
I have never had much luck when I tried to E-mail them for information. Call if you want answers. The number is on the webpage.
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Thanks for your reply and the information. I guess another nagging question that I know has been answered many, many times is safety -- do you feel safe? I made the mistake of reading the state department's information where it highlights EVERYthing which of course really takes things out of perspective.
I'll talk to the organization and see what they say. I'm just waiting to get final confirmation that we've been accepted and am trying to get as much planning done in the meantime. I know we're just about guaranteed a slot, just have to wait for the confirmation.
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I'm always superstitious about answering this question because the moment I say, don't worry, everything is fine, then something happens to me, or so it has seemed in the past. But I am still struggling with this issue about what to say about safety in Guatemala because I have been here for about four weeks (so far so good), and will be here for about that length of time more, all for the purpose of writing about the country.
Before I travel to a place that has a reputation, I look at the State Dept. website, but also the equivalent sites for other countries:
United Kingdom
New Zealand
... just to see if the State Dept. page seems way off base. In the case of Guatemala, all five have pretty stern warnings about the security situation here. The U.S. page, though, is far more frightening than the others. I know what you mean. I read that before my trip and thought, oh-oh.
Some of this depends on where you'll be posted. Do you know that yet? Part of living abroad, something I've done for a good chunk of my adult life, is that you get to know your area in a way that a tourist never will, and that will be the case with your stay. You'll develop a sense of what you can do, and what you shouldn't do. I was just talking with a Peace Corps volunteer about this on a bus yesterday.
I'd think the organization sending you here could also offer you some insight, or maybe even put you in touch with past volunteers about their experiences.
Do a search on this board for "Guatemala," and you'll see many posters here have had no troubles. This is a place where you need to take some precautions though, more than, say, for Costa Rica. It is one of the world's truly amazing countries, though. I think you'll be impressed with the place.
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We have only been there for about 1 month over two trips. At no time did we really feel threatened. The guide book that we had warned of rapists and robbers at Pacaya volcano but we went anyway and had a ball. Tons of tourists all enjoying themselves.
The one thing we did do was to ask locally at every place we went to find out if they knew of any spots that might be a problem. There are still areas that they recommend you go with some tourist police. We did see some people at Pacaya with a couple of them.
We had people in more than one place suggest that we not use the banks because there were some street gangs watching them and following people after they left. Places like Antigua are probably safe in that regard. The banks had just reopened when we got there and people were lined up everywhere. Tourist police everywhere. In other areas like Panajachel we used small stores that change travelers checks and money. We were taken there by cab or driver and then left the same way.
Up around Yaxha they are having trouble with squatters so we thought we would skip it as we had seen it on the previous trip. Our guide told us the trouble was not right by the ruins so we went and enjoyed it again.
We wandered all around Panajachel during the day but a bartender went down the street to get us a taxi after the super bowl because he thought it would be safer for us to get in the taxi at the bar rather than walk down at night.
We have found most of the locals to be very nice and friendly and more than willing to help with advice.
I do hope you know some spanish. It really helps down there.
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As far as safety in Guatemala goes, I have been there twice in the past 2 years with groups and we have not had a problem.
But, one trip was with a touring bus, and we were assigned, by the Guatemalan government, a police escort truck who followed the bus everywhere (Antigua, Chichi, Panajachel, Santiago Atitlan, and Guatemala City.) The two officers were friendly, professional, and carried weapons.
The one caveat I have about personal safety is in regard to photographing Guatemalan children. As others in our group tried to take these pictures, the parents and grandparents either turned the younger children away from the cameras, or gave very stern admonitions about No Pictures. I think it is very wise to heed the warnings on the government sites about photographing children in Guatemala, unless you are totally certain the parents don't mind.
Is there a website we could visit to learn about the volunteer project in Guatemala? Sounds great.
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My husband and I are making our fourth mission trip to Guatemala. this time we will be going to an area we have never been near......does anyone have any info to share about Coban ?
We would love to find some information about the area but can't seem to locate the right sourcee.
Please help !
thank you.
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I was just up in Cobán earlier this month. I loved it. It is cool and slightly brisk with pine trees, not at all like the tropics. It rains a lot more up there, but that makes everything lush and green year round. Much of the rest of Guatemala is looking pretty dusty right now at the end of the dry season.
Good website for the area is:
English and Spanish. The site somehow has trouble rendering the accent in Cobán, and it shows up as: Cobᮠ. If you can get beyond that, there's a lot of good information about the area. But you're right. It's not a well-known part of Guatemala.
I agree about the warning concerning photographing children. Don't. There was this horrible incident a few years ago in Todos Santos Cuchamatán in which a Japanese tourist taking photos of kids there was killed by townspeople. Could a simple misunderstanding have had any more terrible outcome?
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I just had to come back to this discussion and post this. I'm in Antigua today, and wouldn't you know? This afternoon, a group of tourists off a tour bus started trying to photograph some children on their way home from school. The children were dressed in their school uniforms, hardly anything "exotic." The kids did not want their photos taken and a one of them started to cry. I intervened and told the tourists to stop, that the kids obviously didn't want to be photographed and to leave them alone. Well, a couple of the tourists started taking pictures of me! What in the world is wrong with people? What possible interest could there be in taking these photos for the folks back home?
If I find my picture in someone's "Just Back from Guatemala" trip report posted here...
But it raises an additional point about this whole topic in my mind. I don't think anyone is in danger of being bludgeoned to death here in Antigua over this issue, but how would any of these people feel or how would your tour companions feel, shadowcatcher, if strangers suddenly started photographing their children? I'd sure be concerned. It goes way beyond a matter of cultural sensitivity. It's a safety issue for the children in question. It shouldn't be done anywhere.
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I spent two summers in Guatemala and traveled by the local buses and never had any troubles. I felt very comfortable traveling, even alone as a woman. Of course they do have problems but I think the official sites can scare you unless you hear from people that have traveled and not had problems.You have to pay attention, travel during day time hours and I would suggest caution about using the strictly tour/foreign means of travel as I think they are more likely to have problems given that all tourists have $. I did some volunteer work, studied Spanish and really enjoyed Xela as my home base.
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Guantanamo inmates could be moved to Del Norte County
Our county fathers and mothers regularly lament the lack of economic development and wonder how we can put Del Norte County "on the map" in order to promote economic activity. Unfortunately, most politicians don't have a clue how economic development really works. Klamath, where I live, is an example. County and tribal officials say they want economic development for Klamath. But they fail to do the No. 1 thing that would enhance economic development here: work with Verizon and secure grants to extend high speed internet to the area. Because of quality of life factors and nearness of two airports, Klamath could attract "foot loose" businesses. These are businesses that can locate anywhere so long as an airport is within an hour drive and modern communications infrastructure is in place.
In fairness, there is very little elected officials and government bureaucrats can do to promote economic development. It is entrepreneurs, not politicians or bureaucrats, who transform economic opportunities into economic development. But here is an idea for what these folks could actually do to help.
President Obama wants to close Guantanamo but he needs a place in the US willing to house "enemy combatants" and other folks detained there. Del Norte County has a maximum security prison. Some of those inmates could be moved elsewhere in order to make room for the folks currently in Guantanamo. The feds would pay handsomely, which would help reduce California's deficit. There would be lots of short term economic benefit too as lawyers, media folks and feds fly in, stay to work, sleep and eat in our towns and then fly back out.
But the greatest economic benefit would come from the millions of Americans who would learn about our county and its many natural amenities as a result of the media coverage. Some of these millions would visit; some might move their businesses or retire here.
So how about it county fathers and mothers? Let's step up and help our country solve a public relations nightmare while simultaneously helping reduce the state deficit and effectively promoting local economic development. What do you say?
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Hey now, let's not stereotype. A couple of recent letters to the editor have implied that people who receive public assistance are scum. Before I had to get on assistance my husband and I owned a $5,000-a-month business, I worked for the Medford School District and I also managed the company.
I am sorry to inform you, stuff happens. My husband had a major heart attack and I had a premature baby. By the time my maternity leave ended, summer started and I was out of work. We lost the business because my husband had to take time off and we lost our customers. We have three kids and they come first. We had to do something. We get $900 a month and $600 of that goes to rent. I don't receive HUD. The rest goes to bills and hygiene (yes, we do keep up on our bills).
Everything we have is used. I also work part time, I don't just sit on my tush and collect checks every month. In fact, I have worked since I was 14. We rolled up our sleeves and we worked jobs the Bush-worshippers wouldn't touch. I have cleaned toilets, washed dishes and changed adult Depends. My husband has done a lot of the same. I worked as a bus driver for the county buses, that is how I met my husband. He hauled around the people mentioned in the letters just the same as I did.
We are not the deadbeat druggie people you are putting us in the same class with. We receive food stamps but I don't waste it on candy and soda, I buy food that I cook every single night and we eat as a family. We don't go to fast food just because I am too strung out to cook. I have never even tried pot. We are Christian people and attend church every Sunday unless we are ill, always have.
Maybe drug-testing people and kicking the ones off that don't pass will help. I will roll up my sleeves every day if I have to. Oh, wait, I do roll up my sleeves. I work. We are working on getting off the system. Do you honestly, after reading my letter, think we want to be on welfare? Let's also throw some deadbeat dads in jail and make them pay and there wouldn't be a need for welfare for some mothers.
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I was sitting in my office contemplating all of the people that came through the door of Our Daily Bread Ministries today, needing help in various areas (food, gas, clothing, counseling, housing) and was overwhelmed. As I think about the last 3 years and see how much more Daily Bread is needed now more than ever, not just for the homeless and low income, but by the 'average Joe', I see how we need the citizens of Crescent City to step up and do whatever they can for their neighbors who are in such critical need. I just can't tell you in real words what it feels like to encounter such abundant need every day, and the increase in the last year would astound you.
As you know, we at Our Daily Bread have demonstrated many times the true love and compassion that we have for all people, regardless of the things that they have done, addictions they are battling, or whatever their issues. We consciously make an effort to love without judgment. To meet the needs and to love as Jesus loves takes support, and that is where you, yes you, come in.
Many of you know that we had a mortgage fundraising banquet dinner May 9 at the fairgrounds. The idea was to have another tangible way to show the love of God in buying the building that we operate in as the next step towards becoming a yearly emergency shelter. Certainly the love of God would be shown in no one else in Del Norte County having to die from exposure because there is no refuge. I think we are all somewhat responsible to make that provision.
Our banquet was certainly an enjoyable night to remember for all, and I believe it opened all who attended eyes to what Our Daily Bread Ministries is all about. One of the highlights of the evening was the video testimonies, which will be available for viewing on our Web site very soon. May 9 marked the day that caring individuals came together to make a difference. We raised $10,000 toward our goal of $125,000 needed to purchase the building. Since the banquet the needs have been steadily increasing, and we are still in need of the community to get behind the idea of fighting homelessness in Del Norte County and helping us to help those less fortunate. We want Our Daily Bread Ministries to be a well-planted tree of life and hope, but we need some roots.
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My elderly mother spent six days in Room 117. I myself, a retired nurse, am usually more critical than the average lay person! And I applaud, without reservation, everyone involved in her care.
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Washington, D.C.: In your opinion, is Mercury going to head in the direction of Plymouth and soon...Olds given the fact that Merc. really is the absent-minded professor in terms of identity?
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Kansas City, Mo.: I've never seen a crowd of people react the way I did last week when standing in line outside a club in Kansas City. A Murano drove by and I swear, 100 heads turned in unison to watch it and then the murmuring started. Incredible reaction.
I'm scared to death I'll have to replace my 93 Explorer Sport. We use it as a pickup truck so aren't interested in the current spate of "soft" SUVs, the Murano notwithstanding. Any suggestions on a "truck like" SUV that can still tow a light boat and act haul crud.
Warren Brown: Hello, Kansas City: You are right. Nissan took a chance on the radically styled Murano just to get the kind of reaction you witnessed. It's far better than not being noticed at all. A truck-like SUV. Do you want reall truck, as in body on frame? If so, there are legions...Chevrolet TrailBlazer, Toyota 4Runner, Jeep Liberty, and so on. Or do you want unibody, as in Isuzu Axiom or Honda Pilot?
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Vienna, Va.: Warren: with all of the arguments back and forth on this show about CAFE rules and both auto and SUV mileage, instead of Congress mandating (and President Bush signing) legislation increasing the CAFE, why not just do something much simpler and just as (if not more) effective?......mandate the production of low-sulfur diesel fuel here in the U.S. That would be a powerful incentive for European manufacturers to import their clean efficient deisels that currently cannot run on the high-sulfur diesel fuel currently sold here. The American public seems to have a phobia about auto diesels based on the 20 and 25-year-old pieces of garbage that were sold here in the late 70's and early 80's....engines that smelled, rattled, accelerated like slugs, wouldn't start below freezing, and, worst of all, fell apart. Only Mercedes and Peugeot back then could make a fairly good diesel, but today most if not all of those bad features are ancient history......you know that yourself....you have tested them.
Warren Brown: Vienna, I agree wholeheartedly. Take a look at my previous response. Of course, there is still some carping from the petroleum industry about how expensive and difficult it will be to introduce super low sulfur diesel (SLS-D, for purposes of this chat). I'm sure that they have something of a point. But I find that point shallow in light of the life-and-death sacrfices being made right now by U.S. and British soldiers in Iraq--not to mention the suffering of the Iraqi people themselves. It's time for people to dispense with the polemics, step up to the plate, and do what can and needs to be done. If the California Air Resiurces Board and the Union of Concerned Scientists can compromise on this issue, I see no real reason for continued opposition from the U.S. petroleum industry, which seems to have no qualms about boosting pump prices for the slightest reason.
Alexandria, Va.: Is Ford going to kill the SVT group?
Warren Brown: I don't know. Everything is under review at Ford. The company, I believe, certainly will survive it's current economic crisis. But the Ford in your future will be discernibly leaner and meaner and, let's hope, a born-again believer in the idea that "Quality id Job One." Some good signs: . The new Ford Explorer is excellent--better balanced, better built, better conceived and engineered than previous models. A still trucky ride. But real truck lovers like that. It's a buy. . The Ford Focus, now, actually is a very decent little car. I recommend, for example, that you take a look at the current edition of the Focus ZTW wagon. If Ford can keep moving in that direction, while continuing to hold down costs, it will emerge from its current economic shadows with enough money to develop newer and smarter products. What can I say? I am constituionall committed to the idea of redemption.
Vienna, Va.: There is no reason whatsoever why Mercury HAS to follow Plymouth and Oldsmobile into the history books....that is pure nonsense. 5-10 years ago, Volkswagen, Subaru, Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, and others were on the verge of bankrupcy....look where they are today. I won't go into all the reasons for their turnarounds...there is not enough space for it here.....but Mercury can easily be saved with some simple common-sense approaches.....one of them being that the it can be shown to the public that because Ford products traditionally have outsold mercurys, often a functionally identical vehicle can be had at a Mercury dealer for a better deal than at a Ford dealer. It is not easy to get a really good deal on an Explorer or Taurus, (even with the Explorer's negative roll-over publicity with the Firestone tires) primarily because of their popularity. But go right on across the street and look at the virtually identical Sable and Mountaineer......and the Mercury people will greet you with open arms. They will, in most cases, write you up a significantly better deal than the Ford guys will. So good-bye Mercury? Come on. Don't insult our intelligence.
Warren Brown: Sorry, Vienna. I don't think it's nonesense at all. It's a redundant division that isn't doing well in a company bleeding red ink. It has no discernible identity, nothing to distinguish it in the marketplace. The name itself hearkens back to a generation that actually read Greek mythology, versus the one that now has popularized Tv shows such as "The Bachelor" and "Survivor." Elena Ford gave me some hope that the division would be saved. I admired her spunk and seeming commitment to that goal. But now, that Iron Princess has moved on to other pursuits at the company. I rather suspect that Mercury will be moving on, too. But I respect your opinion.
Washington, D.C.: Interested in the Jaguar x-type, Saab 9-3, and Volvo s-60...which would you suggest?
Warren Brown: Dear Washington: go with one of the Swedish Americans--the GM-owned Saab 9-3 or the Ford-owned Volvo S-60. I initially like the X-Type, but am a bit troubled by some consumer quality complaints ranging from fit-and-finish to alleged electrical difficulties. X-Type owners warmly are invited to reply.
Bethesda, Md.: Hi Warren,
I'm looking at buying a not-terribly-used car (small sedan most likely) in the near future, and one of the factors that's important to me is the quality of visibility (back and to the sides, as well as front). Which cars would you suggest as having relatively small blind spots, or that otherwise make it easy to see what's going on around you?
Warren Brown: Hello, Bethesda: Many candidate, including the Honda Civic, Dodge Neon, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Echo, Ford Focus, Subaru Impreza.
Arlington, Va.: Mercedes-Benz's slide is not just 3-4 yrs. old, it began in the mid 90s.
I had a '94 C280, which was a nice car when it wasn't being repaired for one of its 25 warranty repairs before I dumped it, not being willing to pay for all these repeated failures myself.
My friend, who is a service manager at a large M-B dealership, confirmed for me that clearly the build quality and engineering started to slide in the mid-90s and has continued to the point where he flatly advises people not to own an M-B that is not under warranty.
I've had 2: a 1965 190 (loved it) and the C280. I won't be buying any more.
Warren Brown: Thank you, Arlington. Take note, Mercedes-Benz. M-B representatives and dealers, et cetera are invited to reply.
Alexandria, Va.: I have owned Subarus since 1980. I love my 98 Outback Limited. Is Subaru working on a hybrid engine?
Warren Brown: Yes. Subaru is owned by Fuji Heavy Industries which is Mated with Nissan which is controlle by Renault which, in conjuncion with other partners, is working on hybrids. Anyway, sooner or later, Subaru will get them simply to remain competitive in the marketplace.
Glendora, Calif.: Hello Warren. Have you had the opportunity to test Ford's hybrid Escape yet? Any comments?
Warren Brown: Greetings, Glendora. Not yet. Will do, soon' and will render full report.
Clifton, Va.: BMW offers free maitienance for the first 36 months or so. Go to service department and compare service costs between the G35 and the 330. Compare similar sevices such as 30,000 and 60000 mile checks and replacing the front brake pads etc. A few years ago when my girlfriend was considering both a 3 series and Acura Coupe the routine service for the Acura was actually more expesnive than the BMW. Brake pads and rotors for Acura were substantially more than BMW. Remember it costs money to keep a good mechanic. At most dealerships the mechanic get half the hourly labor rate.
Warren Brown: Thank you, Clifton.
Arlington, Va.: Thanks, Warren. I'll try to convince my wife to go with the 330 Ci.
Just one more kid at home? Hang in there! Your day of freedom is coming! Again, thanks for the good advice.
Warren Brown: Enjoy, Arlington. And I really don't mind the lingering kid at home. Parenthood is a forever thing, one way or another. Take heed, young lovers, wherever you are.
Atlanta, Ga.: Warren, Good morning and love the chats. I have always wanted a 5 Series BMW and now I am ready to go for it. However the brand new ones are too pricey and I am thinking of a used one. Any advice before I take the plunge. Specifically, what are the differences between 525, 528, 530, 540 etc. Thanks
Warren Brown: Greetings, Atlanta: Short answer: The differences essentially are engine displacement, horsepower/torque, and trim levels. Find a technician who knows BMW cars. Have her/him inspect your prospective purchase. Check the hidden costs: Insurance, future maintenance, that sort of thing. If it all works out to your satisfaction, buy.
Houston, Tex.: What cars do you recommend for a 16 year old son? I'm thinking cheap, safe, and reasonably hip enough so that he doesn't scream for something else in six months. How about Honda, Toyota, Acura or Volvo--something 8-11 years old? Any suggestions?
Warren Brown: Dear Houston: neither you nor he will like this answer. But i recommend NONE. I firmly believe that 16 years of age is too young to grant a driving license. I prefer licensing at the age that we, as a nation, also give our children the right to risk their lives in combat--18 years old. I also think they should be allowed to drink then, too. So, seriously, that's my answer. None. Check with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to see why. That age group, especially among males, consistently leads the highway death parade. NONE. Period.
Washington, D.C.: Ex-EPA guy here, now in private sector. Regarding ULSD Fuels, phase in starts in 2006. Specifically, refiners and importers must meet the 15ppm sulfur standard by June 1, 2006. At the terminal level, highway dieslef fule is required to meet the standard beginning July 15, 2006. For retail stations, that requirements begins September 1, 2006 - just in time for model year 2007.
BTW - the big stink (pun intended) over why we can't just import Euro diesel is that in 2004, the new Tier II emissions standards kick in for all vehicles. Tier II emission standards are the most stringent in the world. European cars currently meeting Euro standards won't cut it.
Warren Brown: Thank you very much, ex-EPA guy. A round of applause, everyone!
Washington, DC: What's the difference between the Buick LaSabre and the Park Avenue?
Warren Brown: Buick Le Sabre has a normally aspirated 3.8-liter V-6 pumping out max 205 horsepower. Buick Park Avenue has a supercharged 3.8-liter V-6 pumping out max 240 hp. Buick Park Avenue is larger.
Oakton, Va.: It's obvious what happened to Mercedes and why their quality started to slide in the 90's.......Lexus and Infiniti (Lexus more so)became such serious competition that M-B was forced to adjust their pricing, and partly due to the huge labor costs in Germany, couldn't significantly cut prices without using sub-standatd quality parts. So, what do we have now?....glove boxes that fall off, transmissions that leak, wiper motors that burn out, shift levers that break, etc..... In fairness, though, the safety issue still is an important point.....run a Mercedes or Volvo into a brick wall at 100 MPH and you just MIGHT walk away from it. That probably won't happen with many other cars.
Warren Brown: I was wondering when we'd hear from you, Oakton. Thanks for checking in.
Somewhere, USA: Compliments and question: Hi Warren! I realy enjoy your writing, but I feel like there must be more of it out there that I am missing--I only see you in the Sunday Post! Am I missing other stuff you do in the paper, and/or where else do you write?
Next, a question. My boyfriend needs a new car to commute from Silver Spring to Reston. High $20s but flexible price range. He has a 94 Altima now, and wants something a little roomier/more comfortable to drive. Any ideas?
Warren Brown: Hello, Somewhere: on the car, tell him to get a Hyundai Sonata--pretty good for about $20K or so. Thanks for your compliments. My Columns besides Sunday On Wheels and Real Wheelsinclude "Overdrive" for washingtonpost.com and "On Point" for African-Americans on Wheels. More to come. But, hey, I can't resist the opportunity for a plug. Do you want to cry, sigh, smile, get your emotional heart pumping? Then, go out and pick up a copy of "Black&White&Red All Over: The Story of a Friendship," by Martha McNeil Hamilton and yours truly. Available at Borders, Barnes& Noble and other fine bookstores. Heck, we'll leave the light on for ya and sign your copy.
Re: Marauder: It doesn't help that the Marauder isn't as fast as they'd like us to think. Can't even outrun the seven-year-old Impala SS, let alone set any new benchmark for a muscle sedan.
It sure looks nice though.
Warren Brown: Yeah, you're right. But I still like the thing.
Washington, D.C.: My husband and I have a GM credit card and have almost $5000 credited toward a new purchase. In the past this credit hasn't included Saturns, but my husband says that they have a special deal right now to include them. Do you know if they're going to make this permenant? We can't buy a new car for another year or so, but I'd like to know if it's going to continue.
Second question - do you know if GM will ever get back to making station wagons?
Third question - Can you recommend a GM minivan that has a good safety (i.e. rollover) record, is moderately priced and not too huge? (in case we can't find a station wagon when the time comes)
Warren Brown: Hello, Washington: The only thing opermanent in the auto industry is rebates; and GM is the king of rebates. You can bargain with Saturn. I don't care what Saturn says. If you don't like the "one price," walk away. Saturn will follow, especially in this intensely competitive environment. GM DOES make station wagons. Saturn has wagons. Saab, owend by GM, has wagons. One of the least appreciated, but still solidly good minivans is the Chevrolet Venture, priced from about $21,000 to $34,000, depending on equipment chosen.
Washington, D.C.: Re. visibility, I have to disagree on the Honda Civic. I have the 2000 model and even though I am 5'8" I have a terrible time seeing things behind me. The raised rear end looks cool but makes visibility a problem.
Warren Brown: Point taken. Thanks.
Van Ness, Washington, D.C.: Warren, Have you (or anyone) had experience with ZIPCAR or other vehicle renting/sharing programs in Washington? On a related matter, when can we see the article on car rental agencies?
(I'm an interloper on this chat. Finances prevent me from actually owning a new car, so I'm just watching to see what I'll be driving in 2008.)
Warren Brown: There are NO interlopers in this chat. Everyone is welcome. Doesn't matter if you don't own, can't own a car or truck. We enjoy your company. Thanks for dropping in. Come back often. On the Zip Car: Yes. I have a favorite editor who uses a similar program. Was talking to her about it last night, in fact. She says it works well for car needs ranging up to seven hours or thereabouts, but that it's not all that helpful for weekend car needs. On the weekens, she rents (even though some people at Enterprise Car Rental have been giving her a hard time. We gotta talk, Enterprise). So, this is her vehicle-use profile: During the week, she walks and takes the Metro. For one day or specific short-trip car needs, she does the car-sharing thing. On weekends, she rents. I have to ask her about who handles insurance, et cetera on the car/sharing trips. Hope this helps. And, please, come jopin us anytime. You're welcome.
Potomac, Md.: Car-based SUV-guy again. Actually, I did check out the Pacifica. $32k may be the base, but there's almost no options on that. Load it up, and you're looking at $38-$40k, and again the dealers are asking full sticker. My budget is down in the $30-$33k range - anything else new coming? I may wait a year or two, and try to find a MDX or Pilot coming off a lease.
Warren Brown: You are so right, Potomac. I didn't have the options list before me. But, it ain't cheap. Yeah, waiting might be your best bet.
Alexandria, Va.: I yearn for the days of the muscle car. As Johnny Maestro sings before every Doo-Wop concert...'Do You Remember?'. The Buick GSX 455 Stage 1, Chevy Chevelle SS 396, Ford Torino Cobra Jet, Pontiac GTO.
And of course the various Mopar's: Dodge Challenger R/T, Charger, and Coronet, and the Plymouth GTX/Roadrunner.
And my favorites of all: the Dodge Daytona/Plymouth SuperBird (with the Hemi engine of course). You could buy one in 1970 for a little more than 5 grand. Mint examples today go for 80-100+ grand.
Do you think we will see reincarnations of these classics ever again?
PUs and SUVs have large V8s; why not cars?
Warren Brown: Alexandria, you have gotta check out the Infiniti M45. It really is a muscle car with brains...and a big price tag.
Ithaca, N.Y.: Warren -- any truth the the rumor that BMW is planning an early facelift of the new 7-series next year? It's growing on me, but I think there could still be room for, shall we say, refinement? Also, what do you think of the newly-released official photos of the upcoming 5 series?
Warren Brown: Refinement is coming, Ithaca. Tell me, does Cornell still have that whacky narrow bridge crossing the scary Gorge?
Fauquier Co., Va.: Got any advice for an inexpensive, efficient motorcycle? Or do you just do four-wheeled transport?
Warren Brown: Vespa. But The Woman from Texas and my kdney donor, Martha McNeil Hamilton, won't let me even think of buying one. I also was fantasizing about getting my hands on an old Indiam motorbike. But that idea isn't flying around here, either. But, geez, I really can't see their objections over a little Vespa. Little old men in Italy ride them, for goodness sake.
Vienna, Va.: Hi Warren!
I just learned to drive this year and am 22 years old (orginally from NYC.) I've been driving around my parents 2000 accord V6, and love it but for a car of my own would like something SUV-like. What do you think about the honda element? I'd be getting 4x4 version because I'd go to school upstate (NY) in about one year. Also, can you recommend some vechicles in that price range (19k-23k tops) that are fun to drive, have room for my drafting supplies, safe, reliable and has side-curtain airbags? Thanks!
Warren Brown: Hello, Vienna. I love the Honda Element and think you wiull like it as well. Give it a try. It was made for you.
Laurel, Md.: Warren, my 2001 Elantra has been in the dealer's garage now for 5 1/2 weeks waiting for a part. They told me yesterday the good news that they are finally in communication with the person in Korea who supervises the export of parts, and will try to get it sent faster than a ship would cross the Pacific Ocean. They hope it arrives next week. To be fair, Hyundai national office has been paying for me to rent a car since the 4 week point.]
A couple decades ago, it was common that parts for Asian cars would take weeks to arrive. But I didn't think in more modern times there should be such a problem for a two-year-old popular model from a major manufacturer. Or does Hyundai still have distribution-channel problems since they don't manufacture in the U.S.?
Warren Brown: Tell you what, Laurel. Call the folks at Fairfax Hyundai. Everyone tells me that place has a good service record. Please don't tell me that's where you're having problems. That would be embarrassing. They almost always do a good job. Okay, good people. Gotta go please the bosses. Take care. Find someone or something to make you smile. See you aall next week.


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The Grand Complication Paperback
by Allen Kurzweil
Alexander Short is a stylish young reference librarian.
With his job in jeopardy and his marriage coming apart, Alexander meets the improbably named Henry James Jesson III, a book-lover who hires the librarian for some after-hours research.
His task: to complete a cabinet of curiosities chronicling the life of a mysterious eighteenth-century inventor.
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Quite intriguing. Slow in parts but was very interesting in the way the story folded out. I was amazed at how Kurzweil managed to make computer searches not as dull as they are in real life. It reminds me of the Da Vinci code in quite a few ways - a refined gentleman as mentor and later betrayer, a French love interest, a search for a long missing artifact. On the whole enjoyable, but not likely memorable. The language used was beautifully archaic though.
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Confronted by both professional and personal crises, reference librarian Alexander Short gains a new lease on life when he meets Henry James Jesson III, who hires him for some research into an enigmatic eighteenth-century inventor.
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This book begins with a compelling idea, and there are quite a few interesting twists and turns, but I didn't enjoy reading it. The main characters are all flat, and the unraveling of the mystery at the end is trite. Disappointing.
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Not sure if any of you readers out there know but I have been a huge RADIOHEAD fan for a while now. I love how their music is ever evolving and yet always constant. No matter if it's off the wall heavy electronic beats or soft acoustic guitar with lyrics being half sung and slurred somehow I am always in the mood to listen to them. Their music helps me get into the "mode" of wanting to be creative and I appreciate that. Not too many other groups can compliment the way I feel at any given moment. Their music is eclectic so you can always find something you are in the mood for. Yeah they may be a little weird to some and people might not like the way they execute their art form but isn't that what being creative is about? Push the boundaries and keep doing what makes you unique.
Thanks for coming out with some new material guys. I hope to see you in concert one day.
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A Lawrence, Massachusetts, man is facing kidnapping and rape charges after he allegedly grabbed a 13-year-old who was walking to school and sexually assaulted the child.
According to Lawrence Police, the teen was dragged into an apartment and sexually assaulted on Thursday morning while walking to South Lawrence East Middle School. Police have not released the child's gender.
Angel Mateo, 21, of Phillips St., is charged with kidnapping and aggravated statutory rape. He is set to be arraigned Friday in Lawrence District Court.
Mateo was restricted to the area. Police say he had a GPS ankle bracelet for pre-trial probation, but was not a sex offender.
Police said they received a call at 10:17 a.m. for a report of an abduction and sexual assault. The student told police they were walking to school in the area of Boxford and Phillips streets when they were grabbed from behind by an unknown man and forcibly carried into a nearby apartment, where the sexual assault occurred.
The victim said the suspect held them captive for over two hours before finally releasing them. The teen eventually made it to school and was able to contact their mother. The mother then called police. The child provided police with information leading to Mateo's arrest.
The victim was treated at a local medical facility and has since been released, police said.
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Ausenco awarded Contract Miner of the Year at Australian Mining Prospect Awards
Ausenco was awarded Contract Miner of the Year at the Australian Mining Prospect Awards in Sydney on 1 November for its innovative design solution on Newcrest's Cadia East project.
Ausenco CEO Zimi Meka said it was a great honour to receive the award and acknowledged the Ausenco team that worked on the project.
"The Australian Mining Prospect Awards recognise the best in the industry and it's a real testament to the ingenuity and expertise of the Ausenco team to receive this award amongst some strong competition," Mr Meka said.
"I congratulate the team involved for this significant achievement and for their dedication to identifying an innovative and successful design solution for our client."
Ausenco's Chief Technical Officer Greg Lane, who has been working on Cadia related projects for twenty years, said Ausenco applied a world first use of HPGR technology prior to a SAG mill to expand the existing concentrator while at the same time increasing the energy efficiency of the comminution circuit by up to 25%.
"Through the solution designed by the Ausenco and Newcrest team, the Cadia East concentrator will be able to achieve increased throughput, and handle much harder ore with greater energy efficiency" Mr Lane said.
"This application of technology has many benefits, both for the Cadia East project and the broader industry, including reduced greenhouse gas emissions and smoother, more flexible plant operation."
Newcrest Mining Limited's Cadia East project involves the development of the Cadia East deposit, a world class copper and gold deposit. Due for completion in 2013, the project will be the deepest panel cave in the world and Australia's largest underground mine, with an expected mine life of over 30 years.


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Infinity is a miniature based skirmish game by Corvus Belli. It takes place in a futuristic science fiction setting inspired by anime. Battles take place with about 5 to 10 figures. The miniatures are highly detailed metal figures in 28mm scale. The rules are free to download and Corvus Belli provides an excellent free to use army builder. All of this makes for a game that is fairly affordable to get in to.
One of the attributes that makes Infinity special is it's game mechanics that allow that allows a player to react in his opponent's turn. There is no waiting around half asleep while your opponent takes his turn. You always have to be on your toes.
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Frequent Urinary Tract Infections
Patient : I am a 20 year old, very healthy individual. I had 14 UTIs in 09 and I am now on my 5th one this year. I take Macrobid daily, and take all the precautions while having sex and other hygiene means. I take a high dose of cranberry supplements and drink 100%juice daily. I even got a UTI while I was not having sex for a month period. I do not have multiple partners, and my paps come back normal. I do not have PID (which they checked for because it hurts so bad during intercourse) and now I have a urologist appointment on Tuesday, and I would like to know if I should ask anything specific. I was seen 3 months ago and my kidneys looked normal, but this discomfort is not and I hate having to interrupt my personal life for something that should be fixable. Thanks so much in advance!
Doctor : It is not normal to have that many UTIs. Your urologist willl surely conduct a very thorough physical examination as wel l as take a detailed medical history. He may also order a number of test to look for possible explanations for your frequent infections. At this time there is nothing specific you need to ask. Allow him/her to do the necessary investigations to come up with a diagnosis.
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Education: Kristin School
Kristin School: A First-hand Account of the Holocaust
A First-hand Account of the Holocaust
Kristin's Year 10 students were honoured to meet and speak with two child Holocaust survivors recently as a part of the school's Year 10 Humanities programme. The students have been studying WWII for their unit on the Abuse of Power, and Bob and Freda Narev's visit has become a highly anticipated part of the course.
For the past seven years the couple have shared their stories at Kristin, providing students with a direct human connection to the atrocities of the war and delivering first-hand accounts of the cruelty and injustice inflicted upon the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
Bob spent two-and-a-half years in Theresienstadt concentration camp before being sent on a prisoner exchange to Switzerland. He lost many family members at the camp and while generally well cared for, he attributes his relative good fortune to the adults who shared their rations and protected the children from the fear that surrounded them. At three years of age Freda was sent to live on a Catholic farm to protect her from persecution because of her Jewish faith. Her sister later claimed her and together they went to live in a refugee camp, but throughout her life Freda has had to cope with the loss of her identity; she has no memories of her parents and all records of her family, including her birth, have been destroyed.
The Narevs' message of peace and remembrance resounded with the students. Student Council representative Olivia Just said afterwards, "Their stories were so heart-breaking and emotional; all of us were hanging on to their every word, barely able to imagine what these lovely people have endured in their lifetime. They spoke incredibly well and welcomed any and all of the many questions that followed their presentation. Afterwards, we engaged in further discussion, not only about their lives, but also religion's dominance in people's lives today. We all learnt so much from their wise words, and their willingness to forgive, but not forget."
International Baccalaureate Specialists
Over 160 parents from across Auckland attended a special International Baccalaureate (IB) Information Evening, held at Kristin on 19 August. Delivered by IB representatives and specialists from IB Asia Pacific in Singapore and open to all parents interested in an IB education for their children, the presentation provided an overview of the IB philosophy and continuum of internationally recognised programmes.
The focus was on the IBs unique approach to teaching and learning, which is applied across the Primary Years Programme (PYP) for years 0-6, Middle Years Programme (MYP) for years 7-10 and IB Diploma for years 12 and 13.
Ashish Trivedi, Regional Schools Services Manager for the MYP, gave parents an overview of the latest research supporting this globally renowned approach to education. Stefanie Leong, Head of Development and Recognition in the Asia Pacific region, discussed global university recognition of the Diploma and was also on hand to answer questions from parents about the three IB programmes.
In addition to the information evening, a second session was held concurrently for teachers of the PYP. Delivered by Marcia Behrenbruch, Regional Head of School Services in the Asia Pacific, the workshop was an opportunity for PYP teachers to further develop their knowledge of the different ways that inquiry can drive Science and Mathematics in PYP schools. The 35 teachers that attended from schools around Auckland left with a wide range of new ideas to implement in their programmes. Kristin was the first school in New Zealand to introduce the International Baccalaureate in 1989 and has since become New Zealand's leading IB school. It is the only school in New Zealand to offer the full continuum from Kindergarten to Year 13. Any parents who were unable to attend the information evening are encouraged to contact Kristin for more information about this internationally recognised education programme.
Kristin Students Help Feed the Need of Kiwi Kids
Junior School students at Kristin have made a significant difference in the lives of Auckland kids this winter. Over seven weeks during Term 3, the students have been collecting cans of ingredients to be used to provide hot lunches for students in low-decile Auckland schools.
The students have partnered with Feed the Need, a locally based charity that delivers hot, fresh and nutritious lunches to kids who would otherwise go without. A Feed the Need trolley was moved around the school each week, from the Kindergarten to the Year 6 classes, and each year level took on the challenge of filling it with staple ingredients and supplies.
Thanks to the wonderful support of school families who have given their support to the campaign, the students expect to collect over 1000 cans during the seven weeks of their collection drive.
Prefect Project Opens at Mansell Senior School
On Tuesday 5 August, the Kristin Prefect team travelled to Mansell Senior School in Papakura for the official opening of the new school health clinic that the team had spent their holidays renovating.
The Prefect Project (detailed in last month's Channel magazine) set out to provide the small community-focused intermediate school with a facility to support their campaign against rheumatic fever. The clinic will be home to a health worker from ManaKidz who attends the school daily.
At the opening, the Prefects were welcomed by Kaumatua Allan Kukutai who led them to the powhiri and blessing of the health clinic. Players from the Vodafone New Zealand Warriors were also in attendance to share their support of the Rheumatic Fever Prevention Programme. Moving performances from the Mansell students during a formal assembly were a highlight for everyone in attendance.
Deputy Head Girl Olivia Barker said her team were honoured by the experience, "We are really touched by how much the project has meant to the community. To share this experience with them has been a humbling and unforgettable experience."


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NPR's business news starts with new job numbers.
MONTAGNE: The U.S. unemployment rate dropped slightly in August, to 7.3 percent; 169,000 new jobs were added to economy, according to the government's monthly employment report, which was out this morning. The number of jobs was less than analysts had expected, and the small improvement in the unemployment rate was due, in part, to people dropping out of the labor force.
From job numbers now, let's turn to interest rates. Bigger, so-called jumbo loans are currently being made at lower interest rates than traditional home loans. That's a bit like a first-class airplane ticket being cheaper than coach. NPR's Chris Arnold explains what's going on.
CHRIS ARNOLD, BYLINE: At first, this seems crazy. For as long as anybody can remember, homeowners have had to pay a premium to get these bigger jumbo loans. That's because they're not guaranteed by the federal government. So if they're not guaranteed, they're riskier, so they cost more in interest payments.
SCOTT SIMON: Well, that's the old math. In the new world, that doesn't have to be true.
ARNOLD: That's Scott Simon, who for many years was one of the biggest mortgage traders in the world. He worked for a company called Pimco. He says for one, right now banks are making most of those jumbo loans only to the very best customers - wealthy people with perfect credit, who can put a lot of money down. So cutting them a good deal...
SIMON: That's not crazy because these are incredible borrowers, and the banks want to do business with these people because they can do so much other business with them.
ARNOLD: Meanwhile, big banks now have more cash on hand to loan out to these very best customers. And also, the government-controlled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been ratcheting up fees that they charge to guarantee those traditional loans for the rest of America. And so that pushes up interest rates for average people who take out those smaller, traditional loans.
SIMON: I'm not sure it's a good thing or a bad thing. What it's going to do is make Fannie and Freddie incredibly profitable.
ARNOLD: That profit will flow back to the U.S. Treasury, which controls Fannie and Freddie. So Simon says it won't be long before Fannie and Freddie have handed over more money to the government than it cost taxpayers to bail them out.
Chris Arnold, NPR News.
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How to End World's Economic and Financial Chaos
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I, the author, Edward C D Ingram, assisted by Riekie Cloete and others mentioned in the acknowledgements, are pleased to announce that I have written a book entitled 'What is the Ingram School of Economics? And Why is it Essential?'
The second edition has been re-named as above:
Based on the Ingram School of Economics - A New Macroeconomic Design
It is the first book on economics to get really scientific about understanding the dynamics of economies and where it is all going wrong.
Economies consist of people wanting to buy goods and services from one another and so they are naturally inclined towards full use of all resources including full employment up to the level that people are comfortable working. Given the money and its affordability as needed, they will tend to achieve this state of affairs.
On the financial framework, it only deals with the dynamics of prices, which includes costs and asset values, all of which may be affected by the changing value of money.
It is not concerned with most other things which may have an impact on prices such as monopolies and politics.
On the management side it deals with providing the instruments and the targets to aim at.
#1 The book identifies a theoretical platform called KFPP which stands for Keynes' Floating Platform Paradigm. It is an imaginary platform in which, taking some words from Keynes' Paper of 1923 entitled 'A Tract on Monetary Reform.' Keynes wrote in words to the effect that if money halved in value and all prices and incomes, asset values and costs, along with all forms of revenues / incomes were to double, people would be wholly unaffected.
In other words, if all prices, incomes, assets and costs, were to be placed upon the KFPP platform, (let's ignore grammar and call it the KFPP platform), then there would not be the kind of wealth redistribution, confusion, costs, postponed investments, destroyed plans, businesses and homes, and the distrust which affects almost every financial plan being made today.
From this KFPP concept we get a list of prices, costs, and values, to look at and see what is causing the deviations that take them off the KFPP platform.
Here is the list, copied directly from the book:
1. Savings, Pensions, and Lending Contracts - their cost per month and the value of the contracts including annuity payments, bond maturity values, the monthly cost of home loan repayments, and that of commercial debt repayments
2. Interest rates – this is the cost (price) of credit and the means to restore the value of savings and loan accounts
3. Incomes - the cost (price) of hiring people
4. The cost (price) of imports - a free market in the trading currency is needed to balance trade, and thereby to adjust the value of the currency to the falling value of money. This is also needed to optimize the use of the international resources of goods and services.
5. The price of international capital - there has to be a balance between the demand by nationals to exchange their local capital currency for foreign capital currency coming from other countries and the demand by foreign entities to exchange their currencies for the local / national currency. The price must adjust to create that balance. This has to be a separate market in currency. There is no such thing as 'one price fits both markets.'
Currency trading is an issue to discuss to the extent that it has an impact on volatility and liquidity.
#2 THE FREE MARKET PRINCIPLE is then applied to re-design these markets and contracts where they are circumscribed today and not allowed to do what they need to do to stay on the KFPP platform.
The free market principle has three aspects of importance:
I) Any price, cost, or value, which fails to rise in price to offset the falling value of money becomes relatively cheap and so the increased level of demand will tend to push that price, cost or value, back onto the platform.
II) There are exceptions to this and all prices do not rise immediately so it is important that the rate of inflation / devaluation of money remains low.
III) When a price is at the free market level, it means that only those people / entities which are most in need of that resource, or those most able to afford that resource, will be able to buy it. Thus, a free market price optimises the use of the resource.
#3 Once we achieve a re-design of items listed above, (1 to 5 inclusive), in the pricing part of an economy, we will have removed the sources of a great many problems which show up as financial instability.
It is the equivalent of designing an airframe which flies on its own without the need for a pilot except that a pilot gives it direction and manages the aircraft generally.
Unless the airframe is well designed it will not be possible for any pilot to fly the aircraft in a way that keeps the passengers comfortable. There will not be enough instruments available to manage all of the errors created by the unstable flight, and pilot training will take forever.
In the case of an economy there will be a multiplicity of problems and not enough information or enough instruments available to do a good management job.
But with a self-adjusting pricing model, very little data will be needed to steer the economy, and the management system will be relatively simple. It will largely be a matter of looking to see where inflation and national output are headed.
The number of problems which the resulting proposed changes can solve, appears, at first sight, to be far beyond reasonable expectations. Economies are complex systems. Even when it is clear why this happens many high-ranking economists don't feel comfortable with this. That was the experience of a high-level review panel of just the first part of this overall study in 2004 whose membership is given in the acknowledgements of the book, but they finally agreed that no one could find any fault. It was then accepted. Other economists realise that there are fundamental flaws being addressed, and they get increasingly excited the more they read.
There is a theorem which explains the simplification which is generated. Edward Ingram calls this the Complex Systems Theorem. "Remove the source of a problem in a complex system, and generations of knock-on effects disappear. Multiple problems which had always appeared to be intractable, simply vanish as if they had never existed."
First identify the source problem, (in this case a lack of free market pricing), and then remove it. Allow free market pricing to operate. The benefits are mind-bending. This analysis, that of the Ingram School, demonstrates that the need to do this is financially, economically, and politically compelling because the cost of doing nothing is too great.
Try looking at this the other way around. We allow one thing to be priced incorrectly, like the cost of home loan repayments which jump around, and we get all kinds of problems. There are problems with house prices, home repossessions, collateral security, bank viability…and then we get interventions which draw funds from 'here' and put them 'there' causing more uncertainty to those who lose out. The political ramifications go on and on. Then add another wrong pricing mechanism and you get another cascade of confusion and complexity. In this analysis, we identify up to five things like this, five wrong forks in the road taken by economics, which can be addressed. How complicated do you want the economy, and the associated human behaviour changes in self-defence, to be?
In order to have a free market price of credit, the banking system needs to be changed. The book explains that this will leave management with the task of creating the right amount of debt-based money (for lending) and the right amount of debt-free money for government spending or donating into the economy.
Freedom of choice allows people to vary:
- · How much they save / spend down from savings
- · How much they borrow /repay
- · How much they import / export
All of these choices vary over time. They cause undulations in the aggregate level of spending, the level of spending in some sectors, and the stock of spendable money in circulation.
The management function is to step aside and allow these undulations to take place within limits. The limit / boundary is hit when there is a threat of a downwards spiral as the reduced spending raises unemployment which reduces spending further and affects the government's revenues and expenditure.
Two responses are needed, both being aimed at maintaining the stock of spending money in circulation and in maintaining or restoring the level of spending as far as is practical in every sector: more credit based money will reduce interest rates, and more spending by everyone will be generated by an injection of debt-free money. More money may be needed anyway and any excess spending created will be mopped up in higher prices, costs, and values without doing great damage, re-distributing wealth, or causing confusion.
- When bank lending reduces, the stock of money in circulation reduces.
- When taxation increases, the stock of money in circulation reduces unless the revenues are immediately spent. The tax revenue cycle also affects the stock of money in circulation in a seasonal fashion.
When a government borrows money by issuing bonds this should not be done, generally speaking, in order to balance the budget / close the gap between revenues and expenditure. Doing that crowds out the private sector and transfers 'tax revenues' from tax payers to the wealthy. There is a place for government bonds in providing safe savings, annuities, and reserves, as needed, when the private sector is unable to provide enough secure investments of that kind.
Instead, governments should ask the central bank to top up its bank account (held at the central / reserve bank) so that the needed expenditure may be funded without raising taxation and slowing the economy.
When that has been done and the economy is still spiralling down, or before spiralling down takes hold, the government / treasury should request the central bank to provide more debt-free money to give away to all spenders in the form of a reduction in sales taxes or other taxes and in the form of subsidies on untaxed spending of a regular nature. That might include regular loan repayments, regular savings, and regular donations for example.
This will stimulate spending by spenders in general.
It will not stimulate borrowing. To help that sector the central bank can issue more debt-based money in the sense that it auctions more deposits for lenders to bid for and to on-lend. This may reduce interest rates and make borrowing more attractive.
The stability of the economy will further encourage borrowing and additional spending.
The golden rule is to maintain government spending on what government spends and to maintain the spending of others on what they normally spend; or to facilitate that so that they can choose what to spend on.
At the same time, the money creating and distribution process will add to the stock of spending money in circulation. This needs to increase on a regular basis as the economy grows and as prices rise.
Recently, Bit-Coin and other alternative 'privately created' monies have emerged. They are too small in quantity to worry economists or to affect the dynamics of economies very much at present. And they serve a purpose – getting around the inefficiencies and the unsafe nature of traditional savings which have been created by the authorities in charge. In the end, they will have to be restricted or banned as they may grow too large. Hopefully, the authorities will clean up their act and remove the need.
This is to have enough money in circulation at all times but not so much stimulus as to push the level of inflation uncomfortably high.
Having said that there is another scenario which does need a higher rate of inflation.
This is when there are plenty of under-utilised resources like the unemployed and the under-paid.
The problem is complex as the remedy can involve the provision of education, re-training, and infrastructure of many kinds.
It is known that the fastest way to grow such an economy is to fund small and medium enterprises, SMEs, through loan capital and/or donations. Large central banks do not have the right incentives to lend to SMEs as it can be less profitable. But small lenders set in the regions can do a good job.
As new money is created to fund these SMEs, the stock of money rises faster than national output. Increased output follows later. In the meantime, the rate of inflation can be relatively high. If the lending is done well, to the right entrepreneurs, this kind of inflation is a sign that the economy is growing very fast. [1]
Economies consist of people wanting to buy goods and services from one another and so they are naturally inclined towards full use of all resources including full employment up to the level that people are comfortable working. Given the money and its affordability as needed, they will tend to achieve this state of affairs. Management involves money creation in a balanced way as between debt-based money – money for lending and debt-free money.
- To avoid dependence upon debt to provide all of the money in circulation.
- 2. To create debt-free money to fund the government deficit when necessary
- To stimulate spending in all sectors when necessary
- To avoid creating high levels of inflation but to accept a higher level of inflation to make way for an economy to grow fast when it has under-employed resources.
This is Volume I of the series. This book gives this outline of what can be done about the problems.
Volume II will provide the mathematics which enables financial institutions to reform their contracts, subject to supporting changes in legislation and regulations.
Volume III will report on feedback coming in from readers and from:
The university course which is already on offer at www.nustcce.com under professional courses and named MACR-ECONOMIC DESIGN & MANAGEMENT.
We are also expecting feedback from a television series being planned in Zimbabwe by the National Broadcasting Corporation.
Zimbabwe does not have its own currency and so it needs to know what to do when it does have its own currency. Without its own currency Zimbabwe cannot grow the economy very much. In fact, the economy can spiral down.[2]
[1] I am waiting for data evidence which has been promised
[2] A study which I read recently shows that economies without their own currencies grow more slowly than those with their own currencies based on a sample in South America, Europe, (where there are some exceptions caused by favoured status), and the USA where some states are in great difficulty. I will add the reference when found.


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