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Corporate Debt: Sizing Up Risk—and Opportunity—in BBB Bonds
The amount of U.S. corporate debt one rung above junk has never been higher. Here we take a closer look at the risks and rewards this space presents investors today.
In Brief
- The 'BBB'-rated sector accounts for more than half of the investment-grade corporate bond market as of January 18, 2019, and the biggest share of that is held by large-cap companies.
- Large-cap 'BBB'-rated companies are strongly motivated to not fall below that rating and have substantial cash-flow levers that could be used to avoid downgrades.
- We consider the current U.S. economic environment to be reasonably positive, and thus we are not concerned about a wave of "fallen angels" (companies downgraded below BBB) at this time.
The investment-grade corporate debt market, in general, has been on a growth trajectory for years. But what has caught the attention of many in the financial media of late is the overall size of the debt in the 'BBB'-rated credit sector—the lowest credit rating still considered investment grade. According to Bank of America, the 'BBB'-rated corporate bond market is worth around $3 trillion (as of December 31, 2018)—more than double the size of the U.S. high-yield market ($1.2 trillion), which has been shrinking for the last several years.
The BBB sector accounts for more than half of the investment-grade corporate bond market as of January 18, 2019, according to Barclays. And the biggest share of that debt is issued by large-cap companies, including AT&T (T), Verizon (VZ), Anheuser-Busch InBev (AIBB), CVS Health Corp. (CVS), Charter (CHTR), General Electric (GE), General Motors (GM), Ford (F), Cigna (CI), United Technologies (UTX), and Kinder Morgan (KMI).
The focus on BBBs is not without merit. Analysts are quick to recall the "wave of fallen angels" in the first half of 2016, when Moody's downgraded 55 companies in the energy sector to junk status as oil prices plunged, according to the Financial Times. The alarm expressed in the financial press is that another such "wave" is about to befall us. Further, there is concern this wave could overwhelm the ability of markets to respond.
Why? Some common high-yield indexes limit issuer size to a maximum of 2%. i.e., no more than $25 billion of debt outstanding. If any one of these large 'BBB'-rated companies was downgraded to junk status, it would constitute more than 2%, according to Barclays, creating a possible shortage of natural buyers.
While it is true that high levels of concentration in any one area can become problematic for investors, particularly in a declining economic environment, there are a number of potentially mitigating factors that can give rise to investing opportunities in the corporate debt space.
Incentives to Maintain and Repair Balance Sheets
A quick glance at a Moody's credit-ratings migration table (see Table 1) shows that, historically, BBBs have been nearly as likely to be upgraded as downgraded. That's because incentives and behaviors change when a company is on the cusp of a downgrade to speculative grade. Companies that have cheap access to financing are incented to use that access to debt and buy or invest in such things as their own stock, competitors, or capital investments. Once a company becomes 'BBB'-rated, however, it is less inclined to do such things because speculative grade markets aren't as liquid or cheap. Instead these companies "on the cusp" focus on ways to maintain or improve their balance sheet positioning.
Table 1. Historically, 'Baa'-Rated* Companies Have Been Nearly as Likely to be Upgraded as Downgraded
Average one-year letter rating migration rates, 1970-2017**
Source: Moody's and Lord Abbett. *The Baa rating by Moody's credit rating agency is equivalent to a BBB rating used by Fitch and Standard and Poor's. ** Last cohort formed on January 1, 2013; most recent data available. WR is withdrawn rating (became unrated or was called).
For illustrative purposes only and does not represent any specific portfolio managed by Lord Abbett or any particular investment.
Available Cash Levers
For the most part, the large-cap 'BBB'-rated sector consists of companies with meaningful cash-flow levers (such as the ability to raise equity, cut dividends, and sell assets) that could be used to avoid downgrades. One example is General Electric. It has taken multiple steps in recent months in order to free up cash to pay down debt, including raising $4 billion through the sale of its stake in oilfield services unit Baker Hughes, reducing its quarterly dividend from 12 cents per share to one cent, and cutting share buybacks.
More Diverse BBB Sector
One benefit of such a broad-based increase in leverage among corporate issuers is that there are many sectors represented in the BBB space. A BBB market consisting of diverse sectors can help diversify idiosyncratic and more narrow factors, such as the fall in oil prices that hurt 'BBB'-rated energy companies in 2015 and 2016. As shown in Chart 1, sector representation in the BBB space is varied and, where there is concentration, it is in less cyclical sectors like pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, and media.
Chart 1: The Many Sectors Represented in the BBB Space Help to Diversify Idiosyncratic Risk
Top sectors in the BBB category, % of market value, as of June 30, 2018*
Source: Bloomberg Index Services. *Most recent data available.
For Illustrative purposes only and does not represent any specific portfolio managed by Lord Abbett or any particular investment.
Healthy Cash Flows
It's true that corporate leverage continues to increase as a percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) and as a percent of book value, as many in the media have reported. However, operating margins have been robust as well, leading to debt servicing ratios that are well within historical norms as shown in Chart 2. With debt at 3x EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) and interest rates so low, the debt levels we see today are very manageable, in our opinion. This highlights the scope of the concern around BBBs today. The real risk is that these companies may not have enough cushion to safely navigate through a recession, not they are nearing insolvency.
Chart 2. Debt Servicing Ratios are Well Within Historical Norms
Non-financial corporate leverage over time, debt as a % of EBITDA, 1985-2017*
Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. *Most recent data available.
For Illustrative purposes only and does not represent any specific portfolio managed by Lord Abbett or any particular investment.
BBBs for the Long Run
Whether or not an investor earns an adequate return to compensate for the risk undertaken on a BBB investment depends on his or her sensitivity to mark-to-market risk. Forced selling when a company is downgraded to high yield costs 38 basis points (bps) annually for originally rated BBB bonds, cutting into much of the excess return advantage in holding 'BBB'-rated bonds, according to Bank of America research. A credit-focused active manager with deep research capabilities can maintain or add to a position after a downgrade, which is one reason historically active managers have tended to do very well in the corporate bond space.
Our Conviction Level
On balance, anyone seeking to make a reasoned observation as to the outlook for the 'BBB'-rated sector needs to have a level of conviction in two areas: the probability of a U.S. recession and the likely impact of a recession on corporate balance sheets.
Recession: We are not anticipating a recession in 2019. The consensus forecast is for gross domestic product of about 2.4%, which seems reasonable. Moreover, we don't see any evidence of the kind of speculative activity that historically precedes a recession, such as a stock market bubble or an overheated real estate market; in general, investor and corporate behavior is fairly restrained. And the U.S. Federal Reserve has made it clear that interest rates will not increase in 2019, which is broadly positive for corporate America.
Impact on balance sheets: Not all recessions look like 2008, which was swift and severe. Even during relatively deep recessions, the loss rate on 'BBB'-rated securities (technically securities that were rated BBB one-year prior) has peaked out at about 60 bps annually, according to Moody's, assuming a conservative 50% recovery on Moody's default figures. Investment grade companies, including 'BBB'-rated issuers, have navigated previous recessions well and, when a downturn in growth eventually occurs, we would expect today's large and diverse collection of BBB issuers to do the same.
Summing Up: The Case for BBBs
There are legitimate concerns around the large amount of 'BBB'-rated corporate debt in the marketplace. A wave of downgrades could leave the high yield market with a flood of supply that may require significantly higher spreads to entice investors. We do not think this wave of downgrades is likely, however, due to a number of potentially mitigating factors:
- Companies are motivated to not fall below a BBB rating, which has led to an upgrade bias for BBBs historically.
- Large and flexible balance sheets among BBB issuers give them the opportunity to deleverage.
- The diverse and defensive sector composition of BBB issuers means a wave of downgrades is less likely.
Finally, there are few signs of the end to this credit cycle, and BBBs have historically experienced only moderate defaults in previous downturns. We believe 'BBB'-rated corporates continue to present flexible active managers with opportunities to exhibit credit selection expertise.
A Note about Risk: The value of investments in fixed-income securities will change as interest rates fluctuate and in response to market movements. Generally, when interest rates rise, the prices of debt securities fall, and when interest rates fall, prices generally rise. High-yield securities, sometimes called junk bonds, carry increased risks of price volatility, illiquidity, and the possibility of default in the timely payment of interest and principal. Bonds may also be subject to other types of risk, such as call, credit, liquidity, interest-rate, and general market risks. Longer-term debt securities are usually more sensitive to interest-rate changes; the longer the maturity of a security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates is likely to have on its price. Lower-rated bonds may be subject to greater risk than higher-rated bonds. No investing strategy can overcome all market volatility or guarantee future results.
Statements concerning financial market trends are based on current market conditions, which will fluctuate. There is no guarantee that markets will perform in a similar manner under similar conditions in the future. All investments involve risks, including the loss of principal invested.
Forecasts and projections are based on current market conditions and are subject to change without notice. Projections should not be considered a guarantee.
This Market View may contain assumptions that are "forward-looking statements," which are based on certain assumptions of future events. Actual events are difficult to predict and may differ from those assumed. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will materialize or that actual returns or results will not be materially different from those described here.
One basis point is equivalent to 0.01% (1/100th of a percent) or 0.0001 in decimal form.
The operating margin measures how much profit a company makes on a dollar of sales, after paying for variable costs of production, such as wages and raw materials, but before paying interest or tax. It is calculated by dividing a company's operating profit by its net sales.
Debt service is the amount of money required over a period of time to repay debts. It includes repayment of principal and interest and lease payments. The debt servicing ratio is calculated by dividing the net operating income for a year by the amount of the total debt to be paid off (serviced) during that year.
The credit quality of the securities are assigned by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO), such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's, or Fitch, as an indication of an issuer's creditworthiness. Ratings range from 'AAA' (highest) to 'D' (lowest). Bonds rated 'BBB' or above are considered investment grade. Credit ratings 'BB' and below are lower-rated securities (junk bonds). High-yielding, non-investment-grade bonds (junk bonds) involve higher risks than investment-grade bonds. Adverse conditions may affect the issuer's ability to pay interest and principle on these securities.
Diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss in a declining market.
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15N Tracer Methods
The best method for quantification of nitrification rates remains the direct 15N tracer approach in which a small amount of either 15NHJ or NO2 is added to a sample and incubated. The labeled product, 15NO2 or 15NO2, is then extracted and measured on a mass spectrometer. This approach has suffered in the past from the necessity to enrich the substrate pool by the addition of large concentrations of 15N-ammonia or -nitrite, thus artificially enhancing the observed rate. Improvements in assay techniques and mass spectrometer sensitivity with small N masses have minimized this problem.
The same analytical approaches can be applied in a tracer or isotope dilution format. In the isotope dilution format, label is added to the product pool and its dilution by addition of new product with natural abundance iso-topic signature during the incubation provides an estimate of production rate.
The advantages of the direct 15N approaches, compared to inhibitor methods, include shorter, thus less artifactual, incubations, minimal perturbations to in situ conditions (ambient light and nutrient conditions can be used), and much greater sensitivity. Inhibitor-based assays have the advantage, however, of requiring simpler less expensive instrumentation, as colorimetric, rather than mass spectrometric, analysis usually suffices.
Inhibitor methods depend on the ability of many compounds to interact specifically with the active site of the ammonia monooxygenase (AMO) or nitrite oxidoreductase (NOR) enzyme. A large number of potential inhibitors have been used for AMO, while chlorate is still the only specific inhibitor reported for nitrite oxidation. Replicate incubations are carried out in the dark with additions of either AMO or NOR inhibitors and the changes in inorganic N concentrations are used to infer nitrification rates. A more sensitive permutation of this approach involves measurement of 1 CO2 fixation in the presence and absence of inhibitor, where the decrease in the rate of1 CO2 assimilation in the presence of nitrifier inhibitor is attributed to nitrification. A conversion between CO2 fixation and N oxidation rates is then used to estimate nitrification.
One of the main attractions of the inhibitor approaches is their ease of use and analysis. Scintillation counters are much more common and easier to use than instruments required for stable isotope analysis and inorganic N
determinations involve analytical methods that are already standard to most laboratories. Although the inhibitor approaches are usually not appropriate for absolute rate measurements (because of uncertainty in conversion factors and perturbations during incubations) they can be very useful for spatial or temporal comparisons within studies.
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I get teased quite a bit, mainly from my sisters, regarding the ever present knitting project in my purse. For the most part I don't leave the house without my knitting, and usually there is room in my purse to stash a small project like a sock or hat. You just never know when your going to be stuck someplace with valuable time to knit. This practice was justified this weekend, coming back from a short trip to visit my parents. Driving down the gorge there was a pretty bad accident which had traffic stopped in both lanes. I was actually stopped for 45 minutes before traffic started inching along. So for 45 minutes, I was not going out of my mind with boredom or falling asleep or thinking about how long it was taking. I was sitting calmly in my car knitting my sock.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's Day is always a big event in my house mainly because we love all things Irish. This year we invited a variety of friends over for an Irish themed dinner which included the basics - corned beef, cabbage, & potatoes; as well as a selection of Irish cheeses and Irish soda bread.
We learned that when making Irish soda bread it is very important to cut a cross in it (to let the fairy's out, as the old wives tale goes) otherwise it continues to rise in the oven until it hits the top.
I also invited some friends who were vegetarian & vegan which provided a fun challenge to come up with a tasty Irish meal for them to enjoy as well. I finally decided to make a vegan "Shepperd's Pie" which turned out to be quite good. At our local Fred Meyers I found vegan "meat" made from lentils as well as vegan Worcestershire sauce. I mixed in a variety of veggies - carrots, peas, & corn. Then topped it with a potato & sweet potato mash. A very sucessful endeavor.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
February Happenings
Well, February just flew by before I knew it. I was a little late finishing my sock of the month but I did finish it within the first week of March so I am still counting it as keeping my New Years resolution. So now I have one complete pair of sock done toward my goal of 6 pairs for the year. Yay!
I also kept up with my reading keeping on track for my 52 books in 52 weeks.
week 1: New Faces of Small Town America by Edgar Sandoval
week 2: Affairs in Thrush Green by Miss. Read
week 3: The Lost Art of Reading by David Ulin
week 4: Breath of Autumn by Lillian Beckwith
All very good books.
February started with some very nice weather in Portland, which fooled me into thinking that it was spring and that I should do some yard work & plant flower bulbs. And then of course in promptly snowed. This last week the weather has turned warm again so I'm hoping that spring really is on the way and I may start getting my raised vegetable beds ready for planting.
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Cathleen Falsani has a great column in today's Chicago Sun-Times. The question at hand: "Is Barack Obama really a Christian?" Or better yet: "Who is a Christian?" We've covered some of this turf before, but it's an endlessly fascinating topic.
Is Obama Really a Christian?
August 5, 2008 by Edward Gilbreath
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on August 5, 2008 at 12:29 pm | Tyson Aschliman
Wow. The article was good, and all. Nothing I haven't heard/ read before. But the shock that rattles my bones is coming from the 15 minutes I just spent reading through the "comments"/ response to the article.
I am ashamed of the hatred and venom of the Church. I hesitate to even lump holders of such venom and discord into the throng of this precious body… But hey… who am I to judge? (he-he)
Why can't one just say: "I STRONGLY disagree with his politics, and would like the opportunity to sit down and have a 'brother-to-brother' talk with the man concerning his stance on __________…" ? What in the Bible or in the teachings of Jesus gives a person the gumption to basically call a man whom they don't even KNOW a phony, a fake, a liar, a basic "anti-christ"…? I mean, c'mon people!!! Where is Christ in that? Sorry to say, but your hated B. "Hussein" Obama is putting you to shame in Christ-likeness every day.
The spirit of the Pharisees did not pass when that shrowd was torn. Indeed, they're alive and well in our Church today. What a shame.
…something about the birds of the air perching on the branches of the mustard plant…
Honestly, I'm a little tired of the "Is Obama a Christian?" question. (Nothing against you, Ed, because you didn't write the article.) I think we need to start asking some different kinds of questions. Like, "Given that Obama is a Christian, why did this Christian vote in favor of infanticide?"
I always find it interesting when this question comes up about anyone. It could be a politician, a relative who passed away without apparent faith, or someone with different religious beliefs. It really ends up revealing what people think is essential Christian belief.
You know, from what I know about the man, if I had to guess if he was a Christian or not I'd say 'no', just because of what I know about his religious beliefs, thinking there's more than one way to God and his apparent misunderstanding of basic Biblical principles.
Ya know what the cool thing is? It's not my job to figure out who's going to heaven and who's not. God can do that just fine on his own. I'm never going to have any kind of relationship with Barack Obama where I can talk to him and share my concerns about his beliefs, so what can I do to affect his salvation other than to pray for him?
If you got some kind of insider info that he's saved other than what's already available, would you switch your vote? Or maybe vote based on policy, principle, ability and character.
Being a christian shouldn't be a criteria for public office.
I think it's unreasonable and uncharitable to call into question Obama's profession of faith. Judgment on the genuineness of his faith is reserved for God and those who know him best.
However, it is entirely appropriate and charitable to challenge Obama for holding views that appear contradictory to biblical teaching.
Whether Obama is a Christian or not. This should not be a virtue for the US presidency. Obama is not being elected to be the next Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Washington DC or the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, rather, to be the next President of the United States. In addition, the United States of America is not a theocratic country, christians should not expect to have a "christian" presidency.
I don't think Christians expect a theocracy, and I'm pretty sure the New Testament never advocates such government, but to tell Christians they should not expect a Christian President is the same as telling non-Christians they should not expect a non-Christian President.
It's true on both counts, but the point is you have a right to your expectation, your beliefs, and your vote.
Christians feel that faith is a virtue; therefore they will (as is their right) consider the presence, lack, or pretense of such virtue when casting their vote. To assume this means all Christians vote based on some judgmental measure of their fellowman's righteousness is about as logical as assuming all non-Christians vote based on a selfish, prideful resentment and rebellion of God. It's just not so.
Many people are trying to vote according to what they feel is best for the nation. Is it always best for the nation? No, but you can't reserve credit for the attempt to only those who vote like you.
When it comes to Barack Obama's faith, would you call someone who cannot swim a swimmer? Or someone who runs once every two months a runner? Yet, our culture regularly celebrates as Christians those who do not believe in the standards God set or his Son, the Christ (the foundation and identity of Christianity).
In case you're missing the point, imagine how indignant you might feel if Obama regularly attended a Bible believing church, surrounded himself with a Bible believing cohort, carried a Bible everywhere he went, and was known to regularly read and quote scripture and voted according to God's standard of morality, yet he claimed to be of no particular faith and professed to represent all non-Christians…as well as Christians, of course.
It's only reasonable that you'd be skeptical of his professed life philosophy. You would scrutinize his claim to the non-Christian religion, and where you found evidence that that claim was erroneous, you would cry, "charlatan!"
In a country where freedom of religion reigns, why should the religion of Christianity be any less welcome in politics than the religion of individualism, homosexuality, or feminism (yes, though not theistic in nature, they are religions)?
It is not my place to judge Obama's relationship with or profession of faith to the one true God. It is my calling, however, to look at Obama's fruit and test it against the Biblical measure. In my humble opinion, he comes up short. Does that mean he is damned, that's above my pay grade; but it does mean I reasonably assess his beliefs and his politics to be incongruent with mine, and I will not vote for him…as is my God given right.


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-- Chris Peters (firstname.lastname@example.com)
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-80797354352200506232016-05-19T01:24:55.900-07:002016-05-19T01:24:55.900-07:00Sorry... I meant "constructive"Sorry... I meant "constructive"firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-84224163831595732762016-05-19T01:07:59.226-07:002016-05-19T01:07:59.226-07:00Wow... How one thing leads to another. I was looki...Wow... How one thing leads to another. I was looking at this YouTube video of a 1995 Myke Tyson's fight, on which someone spoted a "time traveler with a smartphone" among the front row audience. Long story short, in the comments, someone rised to explain that it is actually a "Dycam Logitech" camera. Sure he moved my research interest enough and I ended up here. And let me tell you: this was a very constrictive finding, because even project designers and Dycam's founder commented here!!! Now I want one of this things!!!... BTW, the one in the video doesn't actually look exactly like a "Logitech Fotoman" (the white version), but it certainly is a camera and not a "time traveler with a smartphone" Pretty sure about that...

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https://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-43764467793073202352015-10-30T06:23:29.434-07:002015-10-30T06:23:29.434-07:00Sorry I did not take the time to read all the way ...Sorry I did not take the time to read all the way down this wall of responses, but it looks like another anonymous (possibly Jon Barret) cleared up some possible misinformation that I and others have put forth here about who was and wasn't involved in the Dycam email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-129300563560843372015-10-30T06:15:11.993-07:002015-10-30T06:15:11.993-07:00I don't know if you will ever successfully fin...I don't know if you will ever successfully find software to download images from the Dycam Model 1, but you could try going to tetracam.com and giving them a call. Dycam was run by some folks who now run Tetracam, and the Dycam brains are still there, after all of these years! Good people! There is something very nostalgic about you writing this up and showing off a working Dycam Model 1, and so maybe they would be interested in helping you. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-51898400503010280532015-04-12T09:17:18.047-07:002015-04-12T09:17:18.047-07:00Brandon, Long time no see. I'm fairly sure tha...Brandon,
Long time no see.
I'm fairly sure that this is not exactly what your father said. My plans for Dycam were fairly far along when John and I met again in, I believe, Logan airport. Your dad and George Ismael did not join the company until after Scott Loftin, Steve Heinold and I had completed the design of the Model 1 and sold a license to Logitech. The idea and start-up money was mine, and I was Chairman and President for the first five years. John Edling's critical early contribution was convincing me to do the company in California so that he could talk Scott, Steve and George into joining the company.
I wonder if Kodak ever noticed that the Dycam 1 was intended as an homage to George Eastman's Model 1. Both cameras had exactly one button and no removable media. The Dycam Model 1 was announced almost exactly 100 years after the first Kodak camera.
Jon Barrett
Boulder, Colorado
Unknownhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-72261965424145637482014-09-24T19:53:59.657-07:002014-09-24T19:53:59.657-07:00My father John Edling started Dycam in 1988 with a...My father John Edling started Dycam in 1988 with a friend Jon Barrett. If anyone has any questions or would like support please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com and I will do anything I can to help.Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-82775522689035381932014-07-09T21:06:44.220-07:002014-07-09T21:06:44.220-07:00Hi JP, I got mine a couple years ago for $40. But...Hi JP, I got mine a couple years ago for $40. But more importantly; do you have a computer with a disk drive that can accept those disks? I can step you through making images of them for those of us missing the disks can email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-2516548525905141422014-03-07T20:52:20.321-08:002014-03-07T20:52:20.321-08:00I actually have two of these cameras that were giv...I actually have two of these cameras that were given to me when we cleaned up the office. I have the white one and the grey one, software and all attachments along with the manual. It's in the original box.

JP, Ottawa, Ontario
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Can anyone give me an idea on how much these would be worth today.
email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-19938793676464795242014-03-06T14:29:00.199-08:002014-03-06T14:29:00.199-08:00Years ago,, I contacted Dycam about there ag camer...Years ago,, I contacted Dycam about there ag camera system as I knew that infrared data from a 35mm yielded some data,, but just could not sort it out. A fellow named Steve "Herold" (sp) was the top skunk works person at the time and head person for the near infrared camera based off the model 4 was in charge.

Steve and I worked together for over a year as I was about the first real farmer to get his hands on this tool.. I even got a para plane to do the photos to capture 100 to 200 acres with 1 image. The results and useable data was and still ahead of anything else I have ran into,, even tho its been over 10 years ago..

Steve had his own camera image program that would down load the images and then apply a color coded value over the field areas with the veggie health index,, or BRIV.. I could see a area in a 100 acre field the size of a bathroom that had a insect problem or soil health issue with this enhanced digital image..

As the demand picked up Dycam gave me the 48 state sales agreement to sell the camera systems.. I busted my rear for them and ended up at a ag show trying to show off the camera system and what it could do for farmers with zero support from the home company.. Just a pile of images and stories about each in a booth and table..

I was beyond boke at the time raising 6 kids and paying off my x wife and buying into a farm all at the same time. That and I broke a disc in my neck and made travel near impossible,.

There was a fellow in the booth next to me at the ag trade show that looked and acted like a reject from a low ball used car sales lot that would run down my efforts at any point it looked like I had someone who wish to hear my story.

What ended up,, this jerk contacted the company and somehow won them over and they signed him on and took over my sales area and nil and void my contract by changing the name of the company but keeping the Dycam site and name up but no support or sales. They renamed the outfit, TetraCam..

I still use my old model 4,, and it still performs its magic to spot crop health issues for me and our farm.. Matter of fact,, I am just about ready to shoot all our 2014 wheat crop searching for weed pressure areas..

Daniel McAmoil, Penokee, Ks. Sodbusthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-75841620152961484122013-08-25T12:38:04.755-07:002013-08-25T12:38:04.755-07:00I designed the first viewer for Dycam. It took the...I designed the first viewer for Dycam. It took the graphic data and encoded in NTSC video. Still have the prototype around here somewhere....Anonymoushttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-73432131139534474962013-08-06T07:47:50.844-07:002013-08-06T07:47:50.844-07:00My father worked as electronic technician for Dyca...My father worked as electronic technician for Dycam from 1991-1999. I still own a Dycam Model 1 in the garage. My family used digital photography years before most families.They had few offices in the Chatsworth porn district LOL. I'm not sure of this is true but the adult industry was interesting in using their technology to advertize. I would be happy send you sample .TIFF pics if you're interested. I posted a CNN segment Logitech Fotoman/Dycam on my youtube channel: derekbrainard. firstname.lastname@example.com Anonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-59246771272449670942013-06-24T13:38:18.734-07:002013-06-24T13:38:18.734-07:00Pricey much, especially those times when it was fi...Pricey much, especially those times when it was first released! I think there are colored films already in the 90s, I wonder what happened to this one? Well, it's the starting point of digital cameras, Dycam Model 1 is excused. Still, I'd love to see one.Mary Hendersonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-87629278714296417062013-06-20T15:53:32.603-07:002013-06-20T15:53:32.603-07:00For a moment there I thought I was looking at an o...For a moment there I thought I was looking at an old light meter or something you get an old electronics shop. That camera has got to be quite the find. Too bad you can't get the pics out of it.Brook O'Connorhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-73829125950088653632013-05-22T10:15:12.463-07:002013-05-22T10:15:12.463-07:00Owning a Dycam Model 1 camera is actually part of ...Owning a Dycam Model 1 camera is actually part of my bucket of wish lists! I just do wonder if there are still stores or dealers out there where I could buy this one.Lara Slaterhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-25539958184889713472012-11-27T04:54:00.411-08:002012-11-27T04:54:00.411-08:00The software is still available from Logitech. It ...The software is still available from Logitech. It has always been there since the nineties. You can download it here:

ftp://ftp.logitech.com/pub/techsupport/cameras/

Google can do a lot more for you than spit out random search results, you just need to know how to use it email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-52182323894719314042012-10-22T07:42:54.763-07:002012-10-22T07:42:54.763-07:00Hi Ben, I've been collecting these as well -...Hi Ben,

I've been collecting these as well - haven't found the dycam yet, but the logitech's seem to come up on ebay now and then. Was wondering if you've been able to get a hold of the software tho? if so, I would love to get a copy from you if possible. my email is ew.pub[at]anyorganization.com. hope to hear from firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-77990989935476755632012-08-10T08:22:12.911-07:002012-08-10T08:22:12.911-07:00Hi Ben. I sent you an email about the Logitech Fo...Hi Ben. I sent you an email about the Logitech Fotoman FM-1 software, camera and manuals, but forgot to attach the link to the photos. You can view them here:

http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-51471714814875631682012-08-06T17:00:25.644-07:002012-08-06T17:00:25.644-07:00Hi Ben. I came across your site by accident and r...Hi Ben. I came across your site by accident and realized that I have one of the white ones (Logitech fotoman - still in the box), I have to go dig it out of the other room, but if it comes with software, is it compatible with your model? If so, I'll be glad to burn you a copy. Let me know.
Peggy Davis
email@example.com@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175204309333555371.post-43271652792454742302012-05-23T21:50:59.940-07:002012-05-23T21:50:59.940-07:00Thanks so much, Arjuna! Here's hoping you can...Thanks so much, Arjuna! Here's hoping you can find a drive. If not, and you'd be willing to mail the disk to me, I'd be happy to copy it myself, then mail the original back to you, and pay shipping both ways of course. I also understand perfectly if you'd rather not do that. Thanks for posting!

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North Country Education Services
September 2014
Director's Notes
I hope this newsletter finds everyone off to a great start to the school year. NCES had a great summer with both great programming and exciting news. We also have several new administrators to welcome in the region.
Program Highlights
Our summer programs included two NISL school leadership sessions, one in July with Dr. Andrew Chen focused on science and the other in August with Dr. Carla Dearman for ELA.
In an activity designed to engage participants in an instructional scientific inquiry process of developing a conceptual understanding through engagement with phenomena and providing evidence-based explanations, Courtney Vashaw, with Kim Wheelock looking on, tests a reaction of unknown substances.
In August, Dr. Carla Dearman spent two days with the group focused on reading and writing.
In August, NCES hosted a Pitsco and National Instruments sponsored workshop offered by White Mountain Science, Inc (WMSI) called
Engineering and Rapid Prototyping in the Classroom
Gorham Middle High School educators Jennifer Corrigan and Keri Wade working with WMSI Director Bill Church at the Engineering and Rapid Prototyping workshop in August. After designing towers, the structures, rigged with accelerometers, were put to the test with simulated earthquakes.
STEM Funding News
Our exciting news this summer was learning that North Country schools will benefit from a $225,250 Math Science Partnership grant from the NH Department of Education. Awarded through the Gorham Randolph Shelburne Cooperative School District, the project represents a partnership of NCES, WMSI, and the science department of Plymouth State University. The project,
Transforming STEM Instruction in North Country Classrooms
will get underway in October with a monthly evening series for educators with a focus in engineering design. Interested teachers, see more details in the article below. The project will also provide school-based professional development on the Next Generation Science Standards and how to integrate STEM activities in the classroom.
Welcome to New Administrators
This year we find several changes in leadership throughout the region. Some are new faces but many represent advancements from the local ranks. Congratulations to all. We wish you the very best in your new positions and look forward to working with you in the coming year.
Don LaPlante, SAU 23
David Bickford, SAU 84
Special Education Administrators
Martha Miller, SAU 3
Brent Holt, SAU 36
Kelly Mask, SAU 68
Mark Fiorentino, Colebrook Academy
Jennifer Mathieu, Stewartstown Community School
Christopher Blair, Edward Fenn Elementary
Dave Backler, Gorham Middle High School
Gerri St. Gelais, Milan Village School
Bernice Burroughts, Bath Village School
Debra Norwood, Piermont Village School
Robert Scott, Groveton Elementary School
Erin Silver, Stark Village School
Joanne Melanson, Littleton High School
I'm sure there are also new assistant principals, but we have not caught up with all those changes yet. We certainly wish you the best too.
Lori Langlois
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STEM Series: Engineering Design in the Classroom
As part of the Transforming STEM Instruction in the North Country Classrooms project, NCES will be offering an 8 session monthly evening series in Gorham. The sessions will run from 4:00 to 8:00 with a working dinner provided. The series will take place at NCES with the possibility of some evenings being hosted at Gorham Middle High School.
Outline of themes in this project-based, hands-on, minds-on series:
I) Physics concepts and skills and their relation to mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and structural engineering.
II) Earth and Life science concepts and their relation to civil and environmental engineering.
III) Model, predict, observe, iterate — engineering "control theory" and vibrational analysis.
IV) Design opportunities in any science classroom — experimental design: how engineering fits in with good science.
V) Product design opportunities in classrooms and school/community collaborations: rapid prototyping and the new think-tank in town.
The content will be geared more towards upper elementary, middle and high school grades, but all interested NH teachers are welcome regardless of their experience with STEM education.
Based on the initial interest in response to the announcement that was made to principals this summer, the project partners anticipate the need to offer to two series in parallel. If you are interested in participating, please help us determine if this is indeed the case by completing an
interest questionnaire
Group A - Tentative Dates*
Wed, October 15
Wed, November 5
Wed, December 10
Wed, January 7
Wed, February 4
Wed, March 4
Wed, April 1
Wed, May 6
Group B- Tentative Dates*
Wed, October 22
Thurs, November 6
Thurs, December 11
Thurs, January 8
Thurs, February 5
Thurs, March 5
Thurs, April 2
Thurs, May 7
*Note: Dates/groupings are subject to change. Depending on grade-level of participants, we may mix groups on a occasion. If you are interested in participating, please hold all dates for now.
This will be a free series for NH educators (including non-public school teachers). There will be optional graduate credit available for a fee.
Interested in participating? Please complete this short questionnaire:
Understand this does not serve as registration. We can only accommodate about 20 people per group. If the interest is higher then that, we will have to come up with a selection process. You will be notified as soon as possible. Please respond with interest by September 24.
North Country PerformancePLUS Data Users' Conference on October 10th
On Friday, October 10, 2014, NCES will host the NH Department of Education's P+ Training Team at Berlin Middle School for a day-long data conference. Staff from SAUs 3, 7, 35 & 68 should be hearing soon from their administration about the registration process. In the event there are any seats left for this conference, registration for other SAUs will be available on October 1 & 2.
Interested in a two-week all-expense paid study tour to Germany?
The Transatlantic Outreach Program (TOP) offers the opportunity to do just that! Since 2002, TOP has sought to find the best and most qualified social studies educators and give them the opportunity to experience Modern Germany in the most dramatic way possible: in person.
You can begin your pursuit of this exciting opportunity by attending a FREE professional development session.
Date: Thursday, October 30, 2014
K-8 Workshop: 8:30 am—12:00 pm
Middle and High School Workshop: 12:30 pm—4:00 pm
Location: NCES
What will you get from this training?
FREE materials! Copy of TOP's new instructional guides - Let's Explore Modern Germany and Germany In Focus, as well as, complimentary instructional materials
Common Core-aligned, Standards-based Social Studies ready-to-use lessons will be demonstrated
Information about TOP's all-expenses paid, highly competitive 2015 Study Tour to Germany
Space is limited. Registration ends Friday, October 24.
To Register:
Online Professional Development Library for SAUs 3, 7 & 58 Educators
Educators from SAU's 3, 7 & 58 now have access to 51 professional development eBooks from ASCD. This was made possible through the Rural School Educator Effectiveness Collaborative funded by SAHE. Contact NCES for the password if it has not been made available to you by your principal or librarian.
NCES plans to add to the collection and make this service available to member schools in the future.
News from the Arts Alliance of Northern NH
The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire is offering a variety of programs and professional development offerings for North Country educators, schools and communities. These include:
A series of regional residencies, with outstanding visiting artists including poet Verandah Porche (focusing on our connection to place), dancer and spoken-word artist Lida Winfield, Middle Eastern/World Music percussionist Shamou, Burlington Taiko and Asylum Quartet (a group of four young conservatory-trained saxophonists).
A free workshop for K-12 educators October 21 at the Medallion Opera House in Gorham, offered by the NH Humanities Council and conducted by NH Theatre Project director Genevieve Aichele, demonstrating how teachers in all subject areas can use techniques of applied drama to unleash the power of personal stories and make connections between local, personal stories and the larger stories of history.
Worth the Drive! Arts as Inspiration for Learning * Teaching * Making * Living, the 2014 statewide Arts Education Partnership conference, presented by the NH State Council on the Arts October 31-November 2 at the Barbara C. Harris Center, Greenfield, NH.
Arts in Inclusive Learning conferences, workshops, residencies, lectures & demonstrations using a Universal Design for Learning approach.
A new partnership with the Drerup Art Gallery at Plymouth State University, including student gallery visits and teacher workshops.
AANNH can also customize programs addressing your school or classroom goals through the arts and humanities. Questions? Details? Call 323-7302 or email email@example.com
Dr. David Pook, ELA CCSS Writer at NCES
David Pook is a high school and college classroom teacher and educational consultant who worked with the Council of Chief State Officers on developing the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts.
NCES is working on date to host Dr. Pook on a workshop where participants will learn:
✓ what activities and assignments participants can build and deploy in "year zero" to ready their students for the challenges posed by Next Generation assessments
✓ how to translate the standards and address the demands of the CCSS while simultaneously preparing for assessments
✓ how to implement a toolkit for crafting text-dependent questions, designing close reading lessons, and generating a variety of writing prompts aligned to the CCSS.
Check the
NCES website
for the date (tbd at the time of this publication).
Distance Learning Conference
Save the date, October 22, 2014 at the Mountain View Grand. See the October newsletter or check the NCES website soon for details.
North Country Middle School Film Festival
Get those cameras rolling! The theme for this year will again be
Celebrate What's Right!
Be creative with the interpretation of the theme. The intention is for the theme to lend itself to any content area while promoting assets. Assets could be people, places, events, products, services, activities, ideas - literally anything that is worth celebrating.
The theme is broad to engage teachers from all content areas to consider having students participate. Films will be due in mid-February with the festival itself taking place in late March.
Media Power Youth Violence Prevention Program
Coming in to NCES in March 2015
For more information
Designing for Deeper Learning: How to Develop Performance Tasks for the Common Core
This free online nine-week course will focus on building educators' capacity to use, develop, and implement curriculum-embedded performance assessments that fit local contexts. Course activities include evaluating sample performance tasks and developing and implementing a performance task that is aligned with a specific curricular unit and performance outcomes.
More information
SAU 58 Challenges SAUs 7, 35 and 36 in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Superintendent Dr. Carl Ladd led a group of SAU 58 staff in the ALS ice bucket challenge. They accepted the challenge on behalf of Ron Pelchat, a former Groveton High School teacher who is afflicted with the disease.
Congratulations to Guildhall School (VT) principal Cheryl McVetty (left) and Sharal Plumley, Whitefield School assistant principal (right) on the completion of their Masters degree from Antioch University New England in May.
Openings at NCES for the 2014-15 School Year
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I have been in law enforcement for 27 years because I believe in serving my community and making New Hampshire a better place to live for everyone.
As a Police Dispatch Supervisor, I am responsible for making sure that law enforcement officials who respond to the scene of a crime understand the nature of the incident. I am also responsible for coordinating with courts and officers to effect warrant arrests.
The Dispatchers I work with are extremely important in the effort to maximize the Department's ability to respond to murders, domestic violence, burglaries and vandalism. Our training, working conditions and equipment are essential to saving lives and protecting our communities.
Through my union, which represents sworn officers as well as non-sworn officers, we have negotiated together for increased training that keeps officers and community members safe, and also helps foster better relationships with the people we serve.
Despite the high-stress and often dangerous situations we encounter on a daily basis, having a voice at work has helped our department maintain the lowest turnover rate in New Hampshire because we maintain, develop and train the best. If you undermine that voice, you undermine the service our community counts on and deserves.


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A project to help keep elderly people living at home safe and happy.
Projects & Practice
A community centre used support from the rural development programme to enhance its services and premises in order not to exclude people with Dementia.
A farmer in a Less Favoured Area turned to organic agriculture and began growing ancient varieties of cereals. He has achieved sustainability through niche, quality production.
A leading manufacturer of conserves and jams used RDP support to increase its winter water storage capacity for use during the summer dry months.
A project that supports the integration of young immigrants into Swedish society and is organised by young immigrants themselves.
A LAG organised a series of tailored workshops to combat digital exclusion among people over 50 years old.
Supporting co-operation and knowledge sharing to tackle eutrophication in a vulnerable lake system.
Bringing together public authorities, research institutes and farmers to explore low carbon emission production models in agriculture.
Punkalaidun municipality conducted a feasibility study for setting up a biogas plant producing energy from manure, which resulted in an investment decision.
The challenge of increasing food production without harming the environment might be solved through innovative production techniques, such as aquaponics.


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Ok. I have been trying to research the best thing to do in this situation. The house we are buying has a Vivint system installed. the sensors i believe are wired in. at least the door sensors are, i did not see any physical wireless sensors on the windows either. The seller has 2 years left on their contract and they pay $68 a month. After reading Vivint customer service reviews and the monthly cost being so high, i do not want to take that over. So Vivint is removing their system and moving it to their new house.
From what i understand, the wired sensors will stay in the door and window frames. They have the Vivint system that looks exactly like the 2gig Go Control system here http://support.vivint.com/product/go...h-screen-panel .
My question is: Can i purchase a keypad and 'brain' to install myself? I do not want the monthly monitoring. Someone is home most of the time, but i would like to be able to arm it and know if someone is trying to get in at night. Also we have young children and we like the feature of the alerts when the doors/windows open.
I have talked to the seller and they will allow me to come look at the motherboard where all the sensors connect to see about the installation process. I figure if its the same as the 2gig system, i should be able to match the way its connected to the 'brain' or whatever its formally called. I am very mechanically inclined with a lot of things, i just have no knowledge yet of security systems. I feel that if i could match the connections, that would be ideal. But what are my other options and is this even recommended or harder than i am making it out to be?
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Removing cement from vehicle paintwork is not as difficult as you may think, if you use the correct process. This video will enlighten viewers not only how you can remove cement safely, but also how not to do it! The short video will educate you on how to remove the contamination, but does not tell the full story of this particular job. The affects of the individual who decided the best way of removing the cement was with a razor blade, can also be seen in the photo's below. The result of the razor blade was lots and lots of scratches all over the vehicle and four hours of needless paint rectification. This could have been avoided with the correct process.
As the video explains removing cement can be quick and easy, but the chemical used (Concept chemicals Surge) is a bit of a 'Vinny Jones'. It performs well, but can be an aggressive nasty damaging individual. Firstly it is absolutely imperative that appropriate skin, eye and respiratory protection is worn. If your a smoker and you want your lungs cleaned out just take a deep breathe of Sargent Surge. That will do the trick. The first time I used this chemical I brush it on the effected area and as it frothed up and started to break down the cement I thought it would be a good idea to gently knock the contamination to help the process along. A piece of cement flew off and landed in my eye. I'm not sure which hurt more, the acid dissolving my eye or the cement breaking down and scratching my pupil. My immediate reaction was to grab the garden hose running with water and plant it in my eye. My eye sight was eventually fine, but please do learn from my mistake.
So make sure that all plastics, rubbers, brushed/satin finishes or chromes are masked over to avoid damage. http://www.autosgleaming.com/masking-tape-2-p-315.html
Although if any chrome is affected it will re-polish back up with metal polish http://www.autosgleaming.com/metal-polishing-kit-p-301.html
This is how the residue on my gloves affected the brand new Kranzle pressure washer trigger gun.
The best way to apply Surge is with this interior sponge. If you apply Surge with a brush (soft or hard bristles) it will absolutely destroy the bristles sending them rock hard. So if you use this sponge it not only withstands the aggressive chemical it also has the excellent value of being hard and abrasive to help remove the cement. But not to abrasive to mark the paintwork.
The secret in using this chemical is to apply a small amount of chemical to the sponge to treat the affected panel/glass by wiping over small areas at a time. Allow a minute or so to penetrate and just simply wipe away. To avoid any damage to rubbers, chrome etc treat no more than a panel at a time.
However if by some chance some loony has decided the best plan of action is to use a razor blade to remove the fallout, then this is what you will need to do.
First I used 1500 grit wet and dry , followed by 2000 grit wet and dry with plenty of carpet and upholstery cleaner lubricant. I used this chemical as it gives a nice little soapy fluid and allows the wet and dry to glide across the paintwork without biting to much. You can use water if you wish but I find this a more efficient way.
I then used Presta Super Cut with orange waffle head. Presta claim Super Cut removes 600 grit scratches (which personally I wouldn't like to experiment on) but certainly removed the grit marks almost immediatley. The saving grace of this vehicle was the colour. I wasn't going to suffer from swirl as much as if I had a dark coloured vehicle. However I still worked down the grades of Presta's Ultra Cutting Creme with the white waffle head, Ultra Cutting Creme Light with black super soft Waffle head with the rotary polisher used at the appropriate rpm with each cutting creme.
The boot (pictured above) of the Mercedes Benz was the worst affected area of the vehicle, although the whole vehicle had been damaged with the razor blade. However Presta's Super Cut removed the rest of the scratches all on it's own. Not only easily, but as I've mentioned before – one of the best attributes of the Presta range is that is so efficient and so so tidy. No messy messy over throw, and where there is over throw it easily wipes off.
So this is the final result. Complete vehicle detail to the expense of £180. Lets not forget it could have been easily avoided by using the correct procedure, which would have cost £60.


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Previously on this blog:
Open Lifespan is open-ended, indefinite lifespan. I will also call it, simply 'Open Life'. Open lifespan is based on open healthspan a technological possibility to counteract ongoing biological aging processes in the human body, to keep age-associated functional decline and increasing mortality continuously at bay.
Currently we all live a closed life but let's assume open healthspan and ask: Instead of 'Live every day as if it were your last' how about ' live every day as if you were 10x older'?
What do I mean by that? Amongst the things you do during your regular days there should be times planned and spent, relevant and sustainable enough even for your ten times older self. Not the whole day, but parts and portions of it.
Distant future self-simulation provides continuous training for a much longer life: You should train yourself to be able to live a much longer life purposefully. Simulating the process, the state, the experience of a much longer life might help you provide handles on how to do this, now. Just wanting to live much longer might not be enough without knowing what for.
- Distant future self-simulation provides perspective for your current life: Simulating a much longer life is enriching your current life by feeding back content and principles from open life . Fill in your current life with purposeful activities good enough to stand the test of a much longer life. This type of self-feedback will give you perspective, this type of training gives you an idea on what type of activities are suitable to persist over an exponentially extended time.
These advices are framed from an individual perspective as only you can do the thinking for yourself. But this kind of thinking includes natively thinking about the social, environmental context of living 10x older, because you are not starting off thinking yourself being 10x older and living in a box in empty space. Everybody will simulate by trying to image exponential trajectories of their current lives.
The framing of the principle is focusing on the angle of the individual but exactly because it is from that first person perspective it is at the same time focusing also on the wide open imagining of the social, natural context of that individual, be it family, neighbours, bees, workplaces, colleagues, …. trees, forests, seas, this planet and other planets.
Social responsibility and ecological thinking will be much enhanced by this simulation, see an earlier post of mine on my old blog using outdated vocabulary and semantics but portable argumentation.
Consider the following practices and aspects of your current life from the point of view of your 10X older self:
1. Can your current line of work, or a derivative of that work suit your 10X older self? Now add the reverse: can your 10X older self be suitable for the domain of your work? Hint: think motivations and skills.
2. Can you imagine wanting to be around the same set of people as a 10X older you? Now add the reverse: can you imagine the same set of people wanting to be around you when 10X older? Hint: goodness.
3. Can your current hobbies or a variation or descendants of your current hobbies suit your 10X older self? Hint: learning vs. entertainment.
Recommend discussing these and further – more concrete – examples in the comments section below.
I am probably going to discuss the connection between the 2 principles, the '10X older' and the 'Last day' in a separate blog post. Please note that they do not necessarily exclude each other, the '10X older' principle can actually be compatible with the 'Last day' principle in some scenarios. On the other hand, they point towards entirely different worlds.


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I honestly don't even really know what to say about myself anymore. What is there even to say?
I've been known by a few different names on the internet thus far, here's a list of a few of my handles:
Most people who know me (or know of me) will know me by one of these. Each has varying levels of notoriety attached to them. Amusingly, the fact that I worked so hard to keep myself obscure now kind of works against me (twitter doesn't think I'm worthy of being verified, lol). I think people also get confused as to whether or not I'm me.
I used to be pretty adamant about keeping my sjw self distinct from my professional self, sensing (quite rightly) that my political views would not endear me to my colleagues. Of course, because I'm me, I decided to start a professional blog anyway where I would hopefully tread the line carefully between presenting more mild, sanitized versions of my ideas to my colleagues. Something that exploded in my face in the form of a lawsuit. In the ensuing harassment and doxxing, there was no point in keeping my personal distinct from my professional (well, that cat was out of that bag anyway).
So here I am. An ordinary bakla living a quite unremarkable life.
I hope all the drama of those past years is well, past me. And that I can live on in my dotage in peace.
Of course, the fact that this blog still exists will posts stretching back to 2011 is a clear sign that, no, I will not be peaceful in my dotage. I might be an unemployable degenerate ladyboy who is too disabled to function these days, but gosh darn it, I still can't seem to shut the fuck up.


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Some asylum seekers in north 'face destituion'
Some refugees in Northern Ireland are facing destitution and have problems in accessing benefits and other support, the British Red Cross warned.
Applicants for asylum are not entitled to state benefits until their claim has been dealt with. Instead they are offered housing and a cash allowance.
In the past year the Red Cross has supported around 15 Syrian individuals and families in Belfast, as well as more than 300 people from other countries affected by war and conflict, particularly Somalia and Sudan.
Free English classes should be provided to help integrate newcomers and a long term commitment is needed to fund their settlement, the aid agency added.
Neil McKittrick, refugee support manager, said: "We've seen people with no shoes, no coat, nowhere to sleep, heavily pregnant women and those with small children."
The executive this year provided a Crisis Fund for vulnerable refugees and ensured that all asylum seekers have access to primary and secondary healthcare.
Mr McKittrick said: "We signpost and advise people who struggle to understand the complicated asylum process, with limited or no English.
"We strongly argue that destitution should never be an outcome of the asylum system. However, for a number of reasons, some people do find themselves completely destitute."
According to the Home Office, asylum seekers can ask for somewhere to live, a cash allowance worth £36.95 per person per week or both.
"We are able to help them for a limited period of time by providing a £10 weekly voucher for food," Mr McKittrick said.
"Occasionally, we are able to reunite a family separated by conflict. Not knowing the fate or whereabouts of family members is one of the most distressing aspects of their situation for many refugees and asylum seekers."
He called for a refugee integration strategy for Northern Ireland, which is the only UK region not to have one.
"For people arriving from Syria, or any other conflict zone, there needs to be a long-term commitment to funding their settlement and integration in our community so we can properly meet their needs.
"Those who have been granted refugee status should not have to cope with delays in the benefit system during their transition period and should never have to face destitution.
"It would also be practical for those who arrive as or become refugees to have access to free English classes to assist with their integration."
A DSD spokesperson said: "In accordance with UK policy, all asylum seekers who are granted refugee status by the Home Office have the right to claim social security benefits.
"There are specific processes in place to assist refugees claim benefit. These include the verification of identity, a process to assist with the fast tracking of tax credit applications and the provision of a translation service for those refugees who do not speak English."


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Seljalandsfoss is one of the best known waterfalls in Iceland and has become one of the most popular tourist destinations in Iceland. Seljalandsfoss is located between Hvolsvöllur and Skógar, just of the Ring Road (Route nr.1) on the south coast of Iceland, by the road that leads to Thórsmörk (Road 249). Seljalandsfoss is not far from Reykjavík, Iceland, only ca 120 kilometres, which makes it a popular destination for tourists travelling along the south coast and it´s possible to visit both Seljalandsfoss and nearby Skógafoss and return back to Reykjavík on the same day.
The waterfall drops 60 m (197 ft) and is part of the Seljalands River that has its origin in the infamous volcano glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Visitors can walk along a path that goes behind the waterfall. You can spot Seljalandsfoss from the ring-road long before you reach it and on a clear day it can be a breathtaking sight to watch it getting closer and closer. In the dark winter months the waterfall is lit up by floodlights at night which makes a nighttime visit highly recommended. This 360 panorama was shot during yesterdays sunset on an unforgettable road trip with TrailerPark Studios.


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Activity for Memo Assignment: Defining a "Run-down"shared by tballard on December 2, 2015
Activity Summary:
In this in-class activity, I use a video from the hit sit-com "The Office" to show how encountering a new genre in the workplace can be an intimidating experience. This activity engages students with genre issues in preparation for the memo assignment.
"The Office" is a hit T.V. sit-com series that aired from 2005 to 2013, with a total of nine seasons. A significant part of the show's success has been attributed to its close-to-life situations. In the video included above, Jim Halpert's new intimidating boss, Charles, asks him for a run-down of his clients. We see that Jim has no familiarity with this genre, and he tries a few different tactics to understand what it could be.
This activity could be used immediately after explaining the memo assignment to students in English 302 or English 314. In the memo assignment students are required to find multiple examples of a particular workplace genre, identify the generic characteristics, and write a memo to fellow students regarding this workplace communication genre. Once students understand the assignment fairly well, introduce the activity as described below:
- Introduce the video. Explain that situations do arise in the workplace where an unfamiliar genre comes up, and the purpose of the memo assignment is to help students learn how to cope with such situations. Ask the students to pay attention to how Jim handles this situation.
- Watch the video. I would recommend allowing the video to download a little before actually showing it, so consider opening this page and letting it buffer while you start class. Test this beforehand so you avoid any mishaps. You can expand the video to full screen by clicking the icon in the bottom-right corner.
- Ask the class generally what they think Jim finally did to write his "run-down."
- Ask the class to come up with some likely generic features of a "run-down of clients." List these on the board as students offer their ideas.
- Discuss how the class was able to come up with several features of this genre that they really don't know much about. Tell them that identifying characteristics of a genre can be easy, but understanding what they are meant to do or why they are used can be much harder.
- Ask the students to think of a workplace genre or select one from the assignment sheet. Have them spend just a few minutes writing down features they think the genre will likely include. Ensure they understand that what they encounter may be different from these preconceptions, so they should be open to changing them as needed.
Although this activity doesn't help the students to directly fulfill the assignment, it does help them realize that they know how to identify characteristics of genres (because almost everybody does). This should provide them with motivation and confidence to complete the memo assignment. The activity also demonstrates the importance of learning expectations for certain genres, as Jim was frantically trying to do.


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