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Your Secret Weapon – The Sixth Sense
Posted by Annette Martin | Sep 1, 2011 | Paranormal & Self-Discovery | 3 |
"Every child that comes in to the world is sensitive, but rarely is the child encouraged to recognize and enjoy the benefits of their so-called sixth sense!"
Extra-sensory perception or having a Sixth Sense, has long been assumed to be an almost magical ability, one belonging more to the world of myth and fairy than to everyday reality.
From my personal experiences, of being a psychic child and extensive research as a professional psychic for the past 40 years, I feel that the Sixth Sense is indeed our survival sense, which lies within the right or creative side of the brain and houses the subconscious, unconscious mind.
We are all born with Six Senses, although in our society we only declare and cultivate our five senses of hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and feeling. Our environment and behavioral patterns dictate how we will develop all these senses.
So then we can claim that, we all are psychic! I do firmly believe that the Sixth Sense or survival sense that we all have is very natural.
As we observe the world today, it is slowly changing, but we still have a long way to go. The human lived by his Sixth Sense, for many centuries. But, I ask you; do we need to "survive" currently? To sum it up, we have lost the skill of using our Sixth Sense or survival sense, because we just don't need it, so we think. It is so easy to retrieve that part of ourselves, if we want to. But it is most definitely in the wanting.
You may ask, are some of us more in tune with our Sixth Sense than others? Are there differences in the sexes?
Scientific researchers tell us that women probably have a biological advantage in this department. In the female brain there is a larger network of fibers linking the right and left hemispheres. This can allow a faster response time between the right and left-brain. So this gives the female a head start on combining logic and her Intuition. The female also uses a magnetic sense, which is connected, to her menstrual cycle and the phases of the moon.
The limbic system of the female works differently, which keeps her in close touch with her offspring. Women will tend to feel their flashes of Intuition or sixth sense differently than males. A female may feel a tightening in the diaphragm or stomach, when she knows for sure that she is receiving information.
I began doing this at a very young age and couldn't understand why I was always having stomach aches.
Men feel their flashes of intuition differently, most often by a sensation of warmth in the chest area, or a gut feeling. They are what we call electrically based versus magnetic. Males will tend to use their Sixth Sense for problem solving.
Scholars and scientists today are studying ESP or the Sixth Sense and are beginning to agree that everyone has the capacity to be intuitive to a degree. By developing, educating and practicing, the skill can be acquired.
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Annette Martin has been a consulting Psychic with law enforcement agencies across the world for more than 40 years. Her cases have involved local, state and federal departments, including the FBI. Annette's insight, which includes her gift as a Medical Intuitive while working on homicide and missing persons cases has been an outstanding tool for numerous police detectives. Her successes have been many on an endless variety of cases that have also been filmed on TV shows such as Court TV's, "Psychic Detective, Biography Channel's, "Psychic Investigators," Nancy Grace, BBC, Catherin Crier, Coast to Coast Radio and many more. Annette is also an author and ghost detective who can see and talk to the ghosts. With this capability she has been on numerous TV and radio shows, such as Good Morning America, Discovery Channel, History Channel, CBS News, Biography Channel, ABC, Travel Channel and many others. Clients have included movie stars, doctors, lawyers, journalists, TV and radio personalities, famous singers, writers, artists, teachers, genius engineers, CEO's, TV producers, international diplomats and many more.
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Kay	on February 8, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Hi Marlene. That doesn't sound crazy at all. You obviously have gifts beyond the average person. I regret to inform you that Annette Martin who wrote this article has passed away. She crossed on September 11, 2011. However, Annette wrote a workbook "Discovering Your Psychic World" that many psychic professionals have heralded as one of the best they've ever studied. It's available on Amazon at http://tinyurl.com/7ln5k2u. After Annette passed, we did a tribute show in her honor; you can learn more and hear it at this link: http://herewomentalk.com/your-last-chance-to-be-part-of-annette-martins-psychic-world. As Annette would say, "May the White Light be with you."
Marlene	on February 8, 2012 at 3:08 pm
I know it's crazy but I have met people I really like and could see them dying also have seen things happen in the world, and in my life before they happen; if I think hard enough I can make things happen in my life. It's scary. I was once told I was a genius; not much education but I helped design a fixture for a machine. How can i find out more info on this?
P.S. Annette started a group on HereWomenTalk called "Your Psychic World." We've kept the group going, and occasionally, if we have a special event surrounding the paranormal, we email everyone in the group to let them know. Would love you to join: http://community.herewomentalk.com/group/yourpsychicworld
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Chiefs fans celebrate after Divisional Round win over Jaguars
by: Malik Jackson
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs Kingdom was certainly not disappointed by Saturday's performance.
As the team inches one step closer to a return to the Super Bowl, fans all across the city—including ones leaving Arrowhead— are already looking ahead to a certain mid-February date.
Chiefs advance to fifth straight AFC Championship
"That was amazing," said one Chiefs fan.
Chiefs fans were beyond Cloud nine after they clinched their fifth straight AFC Championship game appearance and nobody here is tired yet.
"I'm ready to be back, I'm ready to be back to it," said another Chiefs fan.
A week in which Chiefs Kingdom was challenged by the opposing team's quarterback, the fans answered the call.
"I don't think [Trevor Lawrence] understood what it was going to be about. He definitely wasn't ready for it," said a Chiefs Fan.
Fans feared that their soon-to-be MVP, starting QB and the reason the chiefs are never out of it, Patrick Mahomes may be injured.
"It definitely worried me with Mahomes being hurt, but the whole team was there, the defense stepped up. You know, I'm glad to be ready for next week," said a fan.
His questionable return was only questioned until he made his return in the third quarter, helping power the team to a victory, giving people across our city a reason to celebrate.
"It feels absolutely incredible and Mahomes is going to be healthy next week. Let's go baby," said another fan.
To be clear, whether the Chiefs play the Bengals or the Bills, these fans are confident in who they think will make it out on top when it's all said and done.
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"Either one, I think we'll be ready for them," said one fan.
"Aye, we gone see y'all next week, you feel me? Bye-bye Jacksonville, see you later," said another fan.
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Detectives believe a murder suspect who fled abroad two years ago is being bankrolled from Scotland.
A European Arrest Warrant was issued for Jordan Owen, 24, after a large-scale disturbance broke out in Castlemilk on 8 July, 2017.
Jamie Lee, 23, died as a result of the violence but the crime remains unsolved.
Det Ch Insp Martin Fergus said: "Two years may have passed but our resolve to locate Jordan has not diminished.
"I believe he may be overseas and will therefore be in regular contact with people, who may be helping him by providing financial support and by staying silent."
The officer added: "He took off and left others to deal with the aftermath of what happened.
"I would urge anyone who has any information or knowledge regarding Jordan Owen and his whereabouts, or indeed the network of people helping him, to please get in touch.
"Any piece of information, no matter how small, could mean a great deal in the process of dismantling his connection to the community and ultimately lead to his arrest."
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If you have won a lottery prize in South Africa, you might be wondering if your winnings are going to be taxed. You can find out about the laws surrounding tax on lottery winnings on this page, and discover the different circumstances in which your winnings could be subjected to taxes, domestic or foreign.
Tax on Lottery Winnings
Simply put: there is no tax to pay on lottery prizes won in South Africa. Any amount of money won in a lottery is considered capital in nature and therefore exempt from Income Tax. Lottery prizes also benefit from a special exemption from Capital Gains Tax, meaning no tax is payable on lottery winnings of any size.
There is one rare exception to this. If you play the lottery or undertake any form of gambling professionally - and regularly win prizes to the extent that your winnings are your primary source of income - this money will be taxed just like other forms of income.
Even if you do not play the lottery professionally, it is nonetheless recommended that you notify the South African Revenue Service (SARS) of any prize won in order to avoid the chance of being unnecessarily taxed on your winnings in future.
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If you were to distribute any lottery winnings to friends or family, that amount may be subject to something called Donations Tax. Donations of up to R100,000 per year are tax-free, with any amount above this taxed at 20%.
For example, if you won R9,000 and gave R3,000 to a friend, that donation would be exempt from Donations Tax. On the other hand, if you won R400,000 and gave R150,000 to a friend, the Donations Tax to be paid would be R10,000 (20% of R50,000). It is the donor's responsibility to pay the tax by filling in an IT144 tax form and submitting it to SARS before the end of the following month.
If you run a lottery syndicate in South Africa, this tax could affect the distribution of winnings to other syndicate members. Lottery tickets can only be owned by a single individual, and not collectively owned by a group. A syndicate is an agreement, outside of the National Lottery, to pool entry costs and split any prizes – meaning the responsibility for sharing prize money with other syndicate members rests with the named ticket holder. If each syndicate member receives more than R100,000, they would be liable to pay Donations Tax.
Taxation Abroad
If you are a non-resident of South Africa and you donate money to a South African resident, the money is exempt from Donations Tax, and neither party would have to pay.
If you play international lotteries from South Africa, there may be tax laws in those countries that come into effect before you receive your winnings. For example, the United States government imposes a 25% federal tax on any Mega Millions prize above $5,000.01, while the jackpot is subject to a 39% federal tax withholding. On top of that, each U.S. state has its own tax withholding on Mega Millions prizes won on tickets bought there.
Tax withholdings are so named because the taxed money is "withheld" from the winner by the lottery provider in question; if you win the Mega Millions jackpot through a lottery concierge service, the 39% will already have been deducted when you collect your winnings. In the case of withholdings, you do not need to do anything further to honour the tax. Consult a financial advisor for further questions on your responsibility for foreign taxation.
If you were to claim any SA lottery winnings from abroad, you could be subject to taxation in your country of residence. Consult a financial advisor to find out more about the tax laws in your country.
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Internal floor sealers are highly durable impregnating sealers that protect the surface of the floor by filling any microscopic voids in the substrate. This type of floor sealer is water based and solvent free which makes it ideal for internal use as there are no strong odours to worry about which can be a problem when using solvent based sealers. After cleaning and preparing the surface using a suitable floor cleaner, application is simple and is normally by roller or brush.
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Prior to sealing, all surfaces should be cleaned thoroughly with a good quality appropriate cleaning product. This is particularly important for natural stone surfaces as many products on the market contain bleach or acid which would not be suitable and may even damage the façade. An effective, high quality product for floor tiles, wall tiles and stone worktops would be a pH neutral tile and stone cleaner as this would be safe to use in food preparation areas.
When ingrained dirt is difficult to remove from stone floors and tiles, you will need a heavy-duty tile and stone cleaner which will break down and remove the most contaminated areas of grime.
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Smartseal concrete sealers for worktops are totally food safe once dry and prevent stains from water and other contaminants from penetrating the surface. Concrete food preparation areas and worktops can be a stylish addition to the contemporary kitchen but will quickly lose their appeal if they are not adequately protected against blemishes and discolouration. Sealing a concrete worktop with two coats of internal concrete sealer will provide an effective water repellent barrier and long-lasting protection helping to maintain the smart appearance of the concrete.
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We finally get around to reviewing Thor Ragnarok after months of everyone asking us "hey, wheres your Thor review" HERE IT IS OK! We got busy and it took time…ok, no one asked us but we did it anyway!
We also talk about Deadpool and John tries to convince Kenric that a PG-13 Deadpool movie could be amazing!
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SXSW Video: Jodie Foster Talks Beaver Stars Gibson and Lawrence's Pain, Her Own Split Personality
SXSW Video: Jodie Foster Talks Beaver Stars Gibson and Lawrence's Pain, Her Own Split Personality
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Jodie Foster had a problem. After completing production on her third feature film, The Beaver, her old pal Mel Gibson, who she had adored since they first worked together in 1994's Maverick, was in terrible trouble. At the end of reshoots on the film, she watched helplessly as he suffered through a career-destroying tabloid crisis of leaked phone tapes during his break-up battle with model Oksana Grigorieva.
"Through the end, the reshoot part of the film was the acme of his worst struggles," she said during our flip cam interview at SXSW (below). "It was hard for me to put my arms around someone who you care about and watch them go through that. I don't want to have my life or anybody's life that I care about dragged through the Internet. We all have struggles. His are not that unusual; they happen to have been publicized. The man that I know is amazingly talented, amazingly giving, and loyal to friends, and probably the most beloved person on any movie set I've ever met."
Foster hopes that people will be able to judge The Beaver on its own merits. After holding back the release for six months, Summit accepted SXSW's invitation to debut the film, which opens May 6. Foster worked six-day weeks on the Paris shoot of Roman Polanski's Carnage to finish in time to fly to Austin. (She still has to go back for the final days of shooting.) So far so good: the audience at SXSW responded enthusiastically Wednesday night.
The actor-director cast Gibson as depressed toy executive Walter, who relies on a puppet survival tool he has put on his hand called The Beaver, because she knew his dark side. "He brought so much pain to that character," she says. "He laid it all out there, and I will always be grateful for that. Maybe he was able to do that because he trusted me and knew I would never betray his trust. His personal life has nothing to do with what he does on screen, except that he brings the whole host of everything he has lived. His struggles are etched all over his face."
Another actor who brought pain to the film was Jennifer Lawrence, who Foster saw in Winter's Bone. The role of the high school valedictorian who looks perfect but hides a well of anguish was difficult to cast. Foster saw hundreds of girls. "Once I saw Jennifer, I said, 'she's the one' and rewrote the whole part for her." What is her special quality? "She has almost like a lifetime of pain– that she's lived in another life– that comes out through her face," Foster says. "Jennifer Lawrence is a fun-loving Kentucky laughing, joking girl. Yet she has this thing that comes out in her face–she just can't help it."
Foster says that making The Beaver, which she landed over many rival directors, has been the biggest struggle of her professional life. "I love this movie," she says. "It has a very odd tone. You have to prepare people that even though it's about a man who talks to a puppet, it is not a comedy. It moves into a dark and very emotional tale. It has a very European spirit, intellectual and emotional."
Foster reluctantly starred herself in the film–something she and Gibson have often commiserated about–as Walter's concerned wife. All in all the film is personal for her; she says the film tells her story too. "This obsessive ruminating quality is what makes for great art," she says. "You have to keep thinking about it over and over, refining what we do as actors. It is a depressive process. It's a spiritual crisis over and over again–that takes you to a more evolved place."
Foster, like James Franco and many other actor-turned-directors, has figured out that you can more freely express yourself as a director than as an actor–especially a mainstream commercial A-list star. Thus she has pursued a kind of split personality in her career, she says: "My films as a director are very different than my career as an actor. I've made some edgy, interesting films, mostly mainstream, a lot of genre films and thrillers. The nice thing about being a director… I can make the films that express me, they're very personal films. I am grateful somebody out there is willing to make them. I'll make them for whatever amount of money they're willing to give me."
One positive thing: The Beaver may have benefited from the extra time spent in the editing room. There's a reason rookie writer Kyle Kellin's script was on the Black List of best unproduced screenplays, says Foster: "It was a difficult, quirky interesting script, the tone was odd, it required a lot of massaging in post, and some reshoots."
The film's aesthetic is spare, controlled, disciplined. Foster says she adopted a European classic formal style for "a very American story." She used wide-screen anamorphic lenses to shoot two people on camera — the puppet and Gibson: "I hope that my style never overwhelms the story," which "dictates the style of the film and doesn't get in the way of the actors. I know what it takes to make a drama."
Next up: three weeks of work this summer on Neill Blomkamp's Elysium (March 8, 2013) and a sci-fi thriller she is writing herself.
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How to Macrame
Macrame is an art form that requires hardly any supplies, just nimble fingers and lots of imagination. Using varied materials, you can create wonderful decorative and utilitarian items. As a hobby, it can bring calm and relaxation.
Macrame is an ancient craft of knotting in geometric patterns to create a host of creative arts; from jewelry and home decorations to plant holders and wall hangers. The term macrame is Arabic in origin meaning 'fringe'. The art of macrame dates back to the thirteenth century when the Arabian weavers started knotting the extra fabric at the edges of loomed fabric. What began as a craft making skillful use of knots has grown to become
History of macrame
The history of macrame can be traced to the early fourteenth and fifteenth centuries when this craft was practiced in France and Italy. The patterned knotted fabrics created out of macrame craft were used in churches for vestments and altar cloths in early days. This craft became popular among the British during the nineteenth century.
Legend goes that North American sailors spent long hours aboard ships practicing macrame square knots and hitch knots. These sailors made fringes for wheels and bell covers, netting and screens. Over the years this art and craft fell to disuse. It was again revived in the sixties with the 'hippie movement', which brought with it a revival of interest in this ancient craft. Today macrame craft has regained its immense popularity.
What is Macrame?
Macrame is an art of decorative knotting without using needles or hooks. By using a series of knots, many ornamental patterns are created. Macrame can be created using any kind of material. You can use fine thread to make macrame lace or even use leather strips. By a special technique, the macrame craft keeps the knots in place while the work is being done. Macrame can be tried by anyone with a passion to create with little or no experience. Even a small child can try macrame.
At the same time, macrame can pose a challenge and make it a most demanding craft for many senior artisans and craftsman. Creation of a decorative piece using the macrame craft requires artistic skill coupled with patience. It may even take many a month to finish a complex piece using high quality macrame work with intricate design.
Macrame materials
Vary the type of cord used and you can come up with elegant and artistic items. For instance the cord, which is dyed, cheap and excellent material for holding plant holders, is different from the embroidery threads that are used for delicate ornamental work.
Cotton crochet: This is a simple cord type, which is soft and easy to work with. It is available in myriad colors. This works well for small and delicate work.
Embroidery floss: This makes uses of strong cords in a variety of colors. The knots using this cord type are strong and difficult to untie.
Hemp: This is a strong natural fabric and wears well.
Polypropylene: This is a type of cord available in various sizes. It is strong and durable.
Rattail: This type of cord lends a satin feel to the crafted object. It is available in a variety of colors and sizes.
Soutache: This is a kind of flat-ribbed satin cord often using for trimming.
Waxed linen: This is best-suited for creating crisp knots. It is slightly stiff and can hold well.
Wire: This is used in macrame jewelry. Copper is the best choice as it provides strong and durable cord.
Calculating how much cording to use when making macrame items is very important. The length of cording should be calculated first. The recommended measurements have to be looked into before starting any macrame project. It is better to make sure that the ends are generously measured to avoid the risk of running out of cording during the course of the project. It would be much better to have extra cording than face the difficulty of adding a cord in an inconvenient place in the design.
Macrame knots
Many knots used in macrame craft can be traced back to sailors who entertained themselves with extra rope during long months at the sea.
A half knot is used is tying the shoelace.
A square knot is 'two half knots in opposite direction'.
A double half hitch has one string bearing the knot while the other string wraps around it.
An overhand knot is created with just one string where you make a loop knot onto itself.
Once these basic types of knots are mastered, one can personally investigate more complicated knots or just makeup ones' own knots. In professional macrame, the primary knots are the square knot and the forms of hitching - full hitch and double hitch. The other common knots used in macrame are overhand and double half hitch knots.
Larks' head knots: This is to tie the yarn mounted to its anchor or starting cord.
Double half hitch knots and Flat knot: These are the two basic knots in macrame work. Many of the macrame designs are built from the various combinations of these two knots.
Diagonal double half hitch knot: This is used to work the cord from the opposite direction. A firmly pinned mounting strand is essential to work this knot.
In Chinese macrame, some decorative knots are known by queer names such as 'Monkey's Fist', 'Double Coin' and 'Good Luck'.
It is essential for the knots to be in place for the yarn to be smooth, firm and thereby prevent stretching. It should knot easily yet hold the knot without slipping. For this purpose, an anchor, usually called a mount is used. This board or a spongy pad must be firm yet soft enough to hold pins. The macrame board will help you keep the size of the knots even and the pattern of the design uniform. Sometimes, yarn is tied onto the back of dining chairs, door handles, rod or ring to anchor the yarn and to hold under tension.
Macrame is a wonderful and delightful craft employed to make several useful things from bags and hanging baskets to purely decorative objects like jewelry and wall hangings. Exquisite macrame patterns are used in plant hangers, creative arts, clothing and much more. The ornamental knots of macrame can be even used in knife handles, bottle covers and tablecloth. Nowadays one can see macrame being used to cover lampshades, in a handbag or even a fine pair of shoes.
Macrame jewelry is often made in combination of various beads made of glass, wood, pendants or shells. Gemstones are also widely used in macrame rings. Wire is used in making necklaces. Leather and fabric is used to craft accessories like belts created using macrame techniques. Large macrame decorative pieces such as wall hanging or window coverings use wood and metal. Macrame wall hangings are made from a wide variety of material ranging from fine linen to heavy weight jute. Beads, feathers, buttons, rings and shells add a decorative touch to a fine piece of macrame work.
Macrame jewelry
Sterling silver, freshwater pearls, semi precious stones and Sworovski crystals are widely used to create stunning macrame jewelry. Macrame necklaces come in various designs and styles; the famous style being macrame Y-shaped necklaces. By varying the knots, their position and the kind of gemstone used, several one-of-a-kind designer necklaces are produced. Macrame chokers that come with semi precious stones and fresh water pearls are show stealers.
Macrame earrings and bracelets come in fiber and waxed linen and some in wire. Macrame earrings are light in weight and are of various sizes and shapes. Macrame anklets are also gaining in popularity among the westerners and Orientals these days. Macrame jewelry made of nylon waxed twine are light to wear in contrast to silver, gold and traditional jewelry with crystals and gemstones.
Macrame in textiles
Macrame is a form of textile-making using knots instead of weaving or knitting. It is similar to the crochet or Chinese knotting which is used to create intricate textiles. A variety of macrame called 'cavandoli macrame is used to form geometric patterns especially in weaving. Macrame craft is increasingly being used in clothing and textiles to cater to the refined and fashionable taste of customers.
Macrame classic lace art is used to make clothing more attractive. Studies reveal that in the nineteenth century, the craft of macrame, which is a specialty of Genoa, was used to decorate towels with knotted cords. Macrame can be used in making unique shawls and bedspreads. It is also used in draperies. This ancient decorative art lends an instant vintage and classic look.
Chinese Macrame
Chinese Macrame was used to decorate the palace halls and country households since ancient times. Chinese macrame has also appeared in paintings and other pieces of folk art. The royalty in China decorated their chairs, lady's dresses, mirrors, pouches, eyeglasses, fans and Buddhist rosaries with macrame. Chinese macrame is ornamental and of immense aesthetic value. Complicated Chinese macrame allows all kinds of variations that enhance its decorative value. These designs are visually enchanting and well appreciated by macrame lovers around the world.
Chinese macrame is based on a dozen basic knot types named according to their distinctive shapes, uses and origins. The knots in Chinese macrame are pulled very tightly. They cannot be easily undone. They are very practical. They come in exquisite symmetry. Chinese macrame, similar to the Chinese calligraphy, porcelain and painting is easily recognizable to admirers of Chinese culture.
Macrame hobby
Besides the many decorative items and useful products that macrame creates, there are other benefits derived from macrame. Macrame is therapeutic in nature. Pulling and working of the cords helps to strengthen the hands and arms. It helps to loosen the joints.
Some people find that macrame, an art of repetitive knots used to create designs is meditative bringing with it peace and calmness of mind. Some twine and a few basic knots are all a hobbyist needs to explore the immense possibilities that macrame offers. Macrame craft does not employ many supplies or tools. Macrame is making a comeback in a big way.
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On a snowy December night in 2014 I was sitting at my desk drinking a glass of delicious organic red wine.
I was looking back on my year and writing down what had made that year so epic, and I realized that I my year had been so incredible by all the inspiring women I had met. And in that moment I felt the calling. I wanted to do a year long pro- ject called the Year of the Goddess.
On every New Moon in 2015 I shared one of these amazing women and their stories on my website. Hoping that my readers would be just as inspired by them as I am. The response to this project has been warming my heart for a whole year and I am so grateful for both the writers and the readers that have been supporting the Year of the Goddess.
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Q: Bind Certificate to Port I am running a .NET application with mono on Ubuntu 16.04. The application is using Grapevine to run a small server that is set to listen for HTTPS connections on 8443.
The server is listening on localhost:8443 and Nmap shows that 8443 is open.
However when I browse to the serverIp:8443/request I am unable to connect, Chrome shows, This site can't be reached.
I have tried the same application on 8080 using HTTP and it works fine, seems to be limited to when I use HTTPS.
I have the same setup on a Windows windows machine and had to bind an ssl certificate to 8443 in order for this to work.
I looked around and the only articles involve Apache, which I am not using.
Is there another way to go about this?

A: The issue, as alluded to by Jacek, was that I was using localhost.
I changed the code as below and it worked fine in so far as external requests were reaching the application.
Host = Configuration.Config.Get("grapevine-host", "localhost")
To
Host = Configuration.Config.Get("grapevine-host", "*")

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How long is the Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter?
I have a Powermac G5 and I want to connect my 20" Apple Cinema Display.
can you connect this to a DVI to HDMI adapter and use a TV as a display? or do you need the plain old single-link DVI adapter?
Mini DisplayPort is a standard. They are all the same size.
Can you connect a pc to a iMac 27" (mid 2011)? I want to use it as a display. aRe you aware of any other cable/adapter that will allow me to do it?
This version is limited to one display. I have 2GB of RAM in my dual core Mac Mini and want to convert this into my entertainment center. I've been told I'm limited to 30" max and I'm OK with that but I want to know what is the "best" configuration. Thank you very much.
30" is the max if your using a computer display. I have my Mac Mini, with only one display port hooked up to my Panasonic Viera 42" Plasma and it work's great. If your looking for a good TV for a Mac Mini, try to find one with a DVI in and that is 1080p.
Hi all, I have an iMac, 2.55 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo, and I'd like to run my 30" all aluminum cinema display on it. Can I do this? TIA.
It's not the new 30", and I'm mainly concerned that I get good resolution out of the 30", as we shoot high res studio images to it. Currently running G5 powermac, world's most expensive paperweight.
I"m considering buying a mini mac and sitting it under my plasma while using a wireless keyboard,is this set up possble???
I have connected my Mac Mini to my 50' plasma (Philips). What an experience, I dont seem to be able to get the sound though, I listen to my desktop speakers, will have to play about I reckon. All in all a wonderful experience.
is it possible to connect 2 extra monitors (3 in total including the imac screen) to the new imac that came out May 3rd 2011?
Is there a Mini Display Extension?
I was wondering if this adapter would support the ATI Eyefinity with three 21.5" displays in 5760x1080 or is it ONLY for Apple 30" Screens.
After testing it, it worked perfectly.


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BARRY ASSOCIATES: Information management, electronic records management interdisciplinary consulting.
Professional papers, presentations, articles and videotapes by or about Rick Barry
Videotape Productions
Electronic Records in the New Millennium: Managing Documents for Business and Government; Part I: The Management Perspective (20 Minutes); and Part II: The Professional Perspective; co-written and directed by Richard E. Barry for University College London and the British Academy, 1995, available through the Society of American Archivists. See also, accompanying documents: Barry, R. E. and Anne Thurston, Teaching Notes and Discussion Guidelines for use with Video Package, 1995; and R. E. Barry, "Electronic Objects ca. 2001: Problems or Opportunities?...Yes", in A Window to the Future: Papers from a Conference on Managing Electronic Information, School of Archive and Information Studies, Elizabeth Shepherd, Ed., University College London, 1995.
Professional Papers, Articles & Presentations
"Ethics and Social Issues for Creators, Managers and Users of Records" July 24, 2003 keynote presentation to the University of Liverpool (LUCAS) Conference on Political Pressure and the Archival Record (This is a MS PowerPoint™ presentation. It may take longer to load.)
"Electronic Records: Stops down the garden path; looking over the wall," a presentation to the National Academies, Computer Science & Telecommunications Board (CSTB), Committee on Digital Archives and NARA, February 27, 2003
"Report on the Society and Archives Survey," 29 January 2003. Results of a November 2002 international survey.
"Transacting e-Business and e-Government: is ARM being passed by?" keynote address to the Records Management Association of Australia (RMAA) 2002 National Convention, September 2002.
"Lessons from 911 for Community Planning, Safety, Information and Records Management," keynote presentation to the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), Australia, Community Safety and Risk Management Conference, September 2002.
"Managing Distinctions: Enterprise Information, Document, Records, Knowledge and Content Management," Records and Information Management Review (RIMR), February 2002. This is an update of the January 1996 paper, "Making the Distinctions between Information Management and Records Management".
"Technology and the Transformation of the Workplace: Lessons Learned Traveling Down the Garden Path," is the lead chapter of Bruce Dearstyne's new book Effective Approaches for Managing Electronic Records and Archives, Scarecrow Press, January 2002.
"Thinking about accountability, recordkeeping and Shelley Davis' Unbridled Power : a commentary," March, 2001.
"E-communications & Netiquette: Establishing Guidelines Beyond Email", April-June, 2000.
"Barry Associates' Recommended Email and Internet Etiquette (Netiquette) Guide", revised April, 1999.
"Catching Up with the Last Technology Train at the Next Station" INFORMAA Quarterly, professional journal of the RMAA, February, 1999
Book Review of Document Management for the Enterprise: Principles, Techniques and Applications by Michael J.D. Sutton, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science, Vol. 49, No. 1, January 1998. This book review was written by Rick Barry and aimed at chief information officers and other information science and technology professionals. A separate review of the same book, but reviewed from the perspective of the archives and records management profession was published in The American Archivist, the journal of the Society of American Archivists, Summer 1996, p.375.
"Electronic Records Management…The way we were…The way we are: One man's opinion?" in Records Management Journal a joint journal of the UK ASLIB, The Association for Information Management the Society of Archivists and the Records Management Society, December 1997, p. 157. This was the lead paper in the annual international edition of the Journal.
"Keeping Records for Changing Organizations: who's minding the store?" Presentation made during the July 17, 1997 Conference of the National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
"Comments on Electronic Records Management R&D Projects", presented at Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting August 29, 1996, San Diego, CA.
"Making the Distinctions between Information Management and Records Management," January 1996. This paper was updated in "Managing Distinctions: Enterprise Information, Document, Records, Knowledge and Content Management," Records and Information Management Review (RIMR), February 2002.
"The Changing Workplace and the Nature of the Record," presented in part at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Canadian Archivists, June 1995, Regina, Canada.
"Improving Information and Records Management: An Important Agenda for Sustainable Development", report on research undertaken in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Ghana, Jan-April, 1995.
"The Case for a Senior Information Management and Technology Position/Function in Government Archives and Records Management Offices for Electronic Records" presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists, September 1994, Indianapolis, Indiana.
"Integrating Information Management and Records Management...Who cares?" presented at the National Conference of the Records Management Association of Australia, September 10, 1996, Canberra, Australia. Find the full text of this paper in the Other Papers section.
"Catching the Multimedia Intranet Train Before it Leaves the Station", THE RECORD, U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C., September 1996. Find the full text of this paper in the WWW vs Records section or an updated version, published in the Records Management Association of Australia's journal Informaa Quarterly in February 1999, which mayb be found in the Recent Papers section .
"Open Systems Standards: Considerations for Developing Countries", in Advanced Technology Assessment System: Information Technology for Development: Information Technology for Development, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development,1995, p. 274; available through the U.N. Sales Office, New York and Geneva, or UNCTAD, Division for Science and Technology; Palais des Nations; CH-1211 Geneva 10; Switzerland.
"Extending EDMS to Encompass ARM Requirements at the World Bank", by Diane Hopkins, Karl Lawrence, Ana Flavia Fonseca, Richard Barry and Samia Benidir in FID NEWS BULLETIN, Vol. 45, Issue 6, June 1995, p. 185, The Hague, the Netherlands.
"Electronic Objects Circa 2001: Problems or Opportunities?...Yes", in A Window to the Future: Papers from a Conference on Managing Electronic Information, School of Archive and Information Studies, Elizabeth Shepherd, Ed., University College London, 1995.
"Electronic Document and Records Management Systems: Toward a Methodology for Requirements Definition", Information Management & Technology, a journal of Cimtech and UKAIIM, London, November 1994. This is an updated version of the paper that was originally published in Document Management 93 below.
"Best Practices for Document Management in an Emerging Electronic Environment", in the journal of the U. K. Records Management Society, Records Management Bulletin, August, 1994, p. 11.
"Managing Organizations with Electronic Records" in Information Management & Technology, a journal of CIMTECH and UKAIIM, London, Volume 26, Number 3, May 1993, p. 115.
"Best Practices' for Document Management: Legal Aspects of Paper and Electronic Records", in Document Management 93: Proceedings of the Conference held in London in June, 1993, T. Hendley, Ed., Meckler Ltd, London and Westport CT, p. 19, 1993.
"Getting it Right: Managing Organizations in a Runaway Electronic Age," in Information Handling in Offices and Archives, Angelika Menne-Haritz, ed., K.G. Saur, Munich, 1993;
"Addressing Electronic Records Management in the World Bank," in Electronic Records Management Program Strategies, Margaret Hedstrom, Ed., Archives and Museum Informatics Technical Report No. 18, 1993, p. 19.
"Managing the Chaos Electronic Records Can Create", in Technology Strategies: A Senior Executive's Monthly Briefing on Creating Competitive Advantage Through Technology, October, 1992, Bradford, England, pp. 19.
"Management of Electronic Records: Curriculum Materials", an ACCIS follow-up product developed by the UN Electronic Records Management Working Group, G. Long, Chairperson, containing an executive briefing and workshop curriculum and materials prepared by R. E. Barry, ACCIS Secretariat, Geneva. Published by the UN Sales Office, publication GV.E.89.9.15, N.Y., 1992. Available through the UN Sales Office in New York or the successor organization to ACCIS -- the UN Information Systems Coordinating Committee, Palais des Nations; CH-1211 Geneva 10; Switzerland; Tel: +4122 798 8591; Fax: +4122 740 1269.
"Management of Electronic Records: Issues and Guidelines", a research study developed by the United Nations Technical Panel on Electronic Records Management, R. E. Barry, Chairperson; produced with major contributions by David Bearman, Tora Bikson and Charles Dollar and published under the auspices of the UN Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Information Systems (ACCIS), Geneva. Published by the UN Sales Office, publication GV.E.89.9.15, N.Y., 1990. Available through the UN Sales Office in New York or the successor organization to ACCIS -- the UN Information Systems Coordinating Committee, Palais des Nations; CH-1211 Geneva 10; Switzerland; Tel: +4122 798 8591; Fax: +4122 740 1269.
Publications by other authors that include case studies of work performed or led by Rick Barry or other interview topics. Many others are accessible in the News and Media section:
Friar, Bronwyn, "Real Problems, Real Solutions" in PC WORLD, September, 1993, pp. 35-39, article about Rick Barry's work on human factors, environmental and facilities related information management projects.
Lacey, Julia, How to Survive Your Computer Workstation, CRT Services, Inc. Publications, P.O. Box 1525, Kerryville TX, 78029, 1990, about Rick Barry's work as Chief Officer, Human Factors, Technology and Facilities Integration at the World Bank.
Marschall, Daniel and Judith Gregory, Office Automation: Jekyll or Hyde?; see chapter on "Staff Participation in Office Systems: Two Case Studies at the World Bank", Working Women Education Fund, Cleveland OH, 1983.
Perry, Tekla S., Sr. Editor, "Today's View of Magnetic Fields," IEEE Spectrum, journal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, December 1994, p. 14.
Rothman, David H., The Silicon Jungle; see chapter on "The Hal Syndrome", Ballantine Books, New York, 1985.
Smith, Clive D., "Implementation of Imaging Technology for Recordkeeping at the World Bank," Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, June/July 1997, p.25; includes a report on a study done by Rick Barry in which the Bank's IRIS system was evaluated using the U. of Pittsburgh functional requirements as benchmarks.
VDT News: The Computer Health & Safety Report, "Designing a Low EMF Office," May/June 1993 issue; article about Rick Barry's roles in spearheading a project to reduce the levels of electromagnetic fields emanated by building and office systems in the design of the World Bank's new headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
Wall, Thomas, "Technology Goes for the Green" in the "Managing" column of Beyond Computing (IBM), June 1995, pp. 34-37, including coverage of Rick Barry's work in the office technology field.


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Please note, the following definitions are from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Licensed medical doctors with specialized training in the mental health of children and adolescents. They can diagnose mental health conditions, offer counseling, provide therapy, and prescribe and monitor medications.
Registered nurses with post-graduate education in mental health. Like psychiatrists, they can diagnose mental health conditions, offer counseling, provide therapy, and prescribe and monitor medications. In some states they are required to work under the supervision of a psychiatrist.
Trained to make diagnoses and offer psychotherapy to individuals, families and groups. Some may have training in specific forms of evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Many are trained to conduct tests, such as personality tests (one aspect of a psychological evaluations), to help understand a child's patterns of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.
Trained to make diagnoses, provide individual and group therapy and work with parents, teachers and school staff to ensure a healthy school environment. They may also participate in the development of individualized education plans (IEP) to help a child with a mental health condition achieve academic and social/emotional goals within the school environment. Although a school psychologist can be a valuable resource, student(s) may benefit from having a mental health professional outside of the school environment provide treatment. Student(s) may feel more comfortable discussing their feelings, behaviors, etc. when they are not in an academic setting with their peers.
Trained to make diagnoses and provide individual and group counseling, case management and advocacy. Some specialize in marriage and family issues, in social work, or in counseling. Many have training in specific forms of therapy like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, along with other behavioral therapy interventions.
Can help address feelings of isolation and help people gain insight into their or their child's mental health condition. Members of support groups may share frustrations, successes, referrals for specialists, where to find the best community resources and tips on what works best when trying to recover.
NOTE: Parent support groups can be led by peers or professionals.


It seems like ages now since we went to Rubix. Just a long brick pipe with a little junction at one end. It's fed by the River Effra, long since buried under the streets of South London and turned into a sewer. Rubix itself is known as the South Western Storm Sewer, essentially there to collect the overflow from the sewer when it rains.
We had something of a procession. John joined us for his first sewer experience, and Brad, Neb and Chris also attended. 5 in a sewer can be a little heavy going and it was a slog taking photos. We had Red Stripe, shouted loudly as the echoes bounced back up the tunnel at us, and slid our way down towards the chamber where the Effra overflows into the dry brick pipe. One wonders how long it might take a fill up – it's the dilemma of sewers. They're hardly hospitable places, certainly not designed for people to go, but again, nor are train tunnels but we delight in walking down those as well.
I'm probably going to go back here and take some more photos. There's more to it than what we've seen, and I usually end up walking a small section at a time. Most of my trips are mid-week evenings where 4 or 5 hours is the max, before getting back in the car and driving home ready for work again. I think the longest I've ever spent in the drain in one go would be the IDM or Siologen's leaving do, and those are the social occasions.
It's a commitment thing really – some people can spend hours upon hours taking photos of drains, looking to complete every mile of every section in their area. With all the other delights of the city, I find it hard to concentrate on one thing.
Drains seem to ebb and flow for me. I'll go in a few in the space of a few weeks, but there seemed to be a big gap in drains between going to Last Bastion with Drainpipe and then Siologen's do, probably 2 months? It's bad Drainor form, but as long as we're still having fun, that's the important thing.
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And what a lovely photograph that first is.


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Home>D Kevin McNeir>Local Favorites to Get the Party Started at Summer Spirit Fest
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Local Favorites to Get the Party Started at Summer Spirit Fest
D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 19, 2017
Wisdom Speeks (Courtesy photo)
First of a two-part series
When the Summer Spirit Festival kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 5, concert promoter Darryll Brooks promises that the "DMV will be in full effect" as some of the area's most celebrated entertainers join nationally-known artists for two days of family fun and finger-popping music guaranteed to get fans out of their seats.
Those who attend the two-day concert and come from cities far from the Greater Washington Area may not be as familiar with local favorites Wisdom Speeks, DJ Kool, Big Tony and Trouble Funk or EU featuring Sugar Bear. But by the time the annual festival comes to a close, it's fairly certain they'll not only remember these names but will hunger for more of their music.
But just who are these "unsung" superstars that have been using their musical talents and creativity to bring joy, laughter and songs of celebration to the DMV and beyond for so many years? Let's take a look.
Wisdom Speeks: The Master of 'Global Soul'
Producing music since the age of 15, Wisdom Speeks [WS], aka Whop Craig, has been illuminating audiences with a unique style of music that he calls "global soul" since 2009 when he first organized his band. Their goal, he says, has always been to share a message that encourages "living, loving and laughing with a positive heart.
"Tomorrow is not promised to anyone so I tell the truth because with wisdom there's hope that opportunity can bring peace," Wisdom Speeks said.
The band's fan base includes those young and old but they all have become enamored with the WS brand of musical storytelling and distinctive rhythm beats. Wisdom Speeks, who followed in the footsteps of the late, great Chuck Brown as the sound of the DC lottery, says he felt more comfortable writing music and developing concepts for others early in his career. But then things changed.
"I saw myself as a coach but one day I found myself standing at the mic. I guess I had to become a player and represent what I had been creating. It was certainly a form of music and style that I could bring the best to the people," said Wisdom Speeks, a native of the District now residing in Upper Marlboro.
He says he can't wait to get on stage at the Summer Spirit Festival.
"We're going to provide a gumbo of funk, jazz, reggae, hip-hop, salsa along with that D.C. street beat," he said. "That's our culture. And it's really an honor to be representing the DMV alongside of folks like EU and Trouble Funk. Then, to be in the company of people like Babyface and Fantasia is something that's wonderful and amazing. It's hard to explain how I feel."
"I've never been what you'd call 'the artist' but people seem to like what we bring to the stage. We performed last year and had to come back for an encore. Now that we're returning for our second year, we promise one thing: we're bringing our very best," he said.
Wisdom Speeks recalls a time during his youth when he decided that he wanted to be part of the entertainment industry even though he wasn't sure back then how it would happen.
"My dad took me to see B.B. King and I remember listening to him and feeling goose bumps run up and down my whole body. I looked at my father and told him 'that's what I want to do.'"
Go-Go's Own Big Tony Has Much to be Thankful For
Big Tony, 57, grew up in Southeast with the majority of his formative years being spent in the projects. But he says the experiences he gleaned on the streets of Washington, D.C. would provide the foundation for he and his group, Trouble Funk, as they developed their "non-stop, percussion-driven, best-seen-live, experience the party, audience-participatory, call and response, grassroots, homegrown music called Go-Go."
Trouble Funk and Big Tony (Courtesy photo)
"We're viewed as the worldwide ambassadors of Go-Go — a distant but older cousin of hip-hop — and for the past 30-plus years, we've taken this sound from the gritty streets of D.C. to the clubs of the nation and to festivals around the world," said Tony "Big Tony" Fisher, Trouble Funk's band leader, bassist and vocalist.
Bursting on the scene in 1978, Trouble Funk started out with Big Tony, along with Robert "Syke Dyke" Reed, James Avery, Taylor Reed, Emmett Nixon, Mack Carey, Timothy "Teebone" David, Chester Davis, Gerald Reed and David Rudd. They took over the musical landscape with songs that included: "Drop the Bomb," the first Go-Go record released outside of D.C. (Sugar Hill Records), "Pump Me Up" and "So Early in the Morning."
Big Tony says one of his fondest memories from his storied career includes the time he joined Dave Grohl on stage at the Kennedy Center when the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors with an all-star tribute that aired on ABC, "Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories that Changed America."
"That had to be one of best moments in my life," said Big Tony who, just a few years ago, wondered if he had very long to live.
In 2003, Big Tony's kidneys shut down. He would go on dialysis for the next 13 years, hoping and praying he says for a new kidney. Then, something wonderful happened.
"A friend had received a kidney transplant and pointed me in the direction of GW Hospital. I signed up, I prayed and I waited. But my body was wearing down. First, they thought they had a match but discovered that it wasn't the right one. But I kept praying. About a week after my birthday (May 5), the hospital called again and told me 'we think this is it.' They were right. And last May I celebrated my first year as a successful kidney recipient. God is so good," he said.
As for the style of music he and the band will bring to the Summer Spirit Festival, Big Tony says it's almost "hypnotic."
"Fans can expect an explosion on stage because we drop bombs," he said with a laugh. "We bring high energy and while we do mostly Go-Go, we're really best described as a funk music band that happens to play Go-Go. Of course, we do cover tunes for the DC folks. But we take to the road, we hit 'em hard with the original music. Go-Go comes from Washington, D.C. It was born here and there's no other music like it. It has a lot of percussion and instrumental emphasis."
"And one thing's for certain: you can't sit down on Go-Go."
Next week in The Washington Informer, look for our interviews with Sugar Bear of EU and the club DJ master himself, DJ Kool, who will also be part of the Summer Spirit Festival lineup of local, show-stopping entertainers.
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A cheeky raccoon dug a hole in a sofa and then hid in it.
Three-year-old Tama is a playful raccoon who has a hobby of destroying furniture in his house in Kemerovo, Russia.
On February 19, Tama dug a hole in the sofa and then slid into it with his whole body.
Owner Elena said: "Raccoons are pretty difficult animals to have at home.
"When you have one, you need to forget about normal furniture.


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Loren Yager: A few hints of light at the end of the tunnel
Jennifer Haller works from home, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Seattle. Earlier in the day, Haller was the first person to receive a shot of a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, at the start of the first-stage safety study clinical trial of the vaccine at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
By Loren Yager | Special to The Tribune
| March 21, 2020, 11:00 p.m.
| Updated: 12:41 a.m.
With the coronavirus causing businesses to shut their doors across the valley — and the earthquake on Wednesday — it seems that Salt Lake City is at the epicenter of the crisis. The relentless television news adds to the foreboding and helplessness as the number of people infected in the United States increases sharply every day.
There is no question that this is a world-changing event and that all the social distancing and other preparatory measures need to be taken as quickly and seriously as possible. But at the same time, we also need to see that there are some faint reasons for hope as we try to come to grips with the need to hunker down for months in our homes.
One is that the incredibly rapid increase in the number of people infected reflects actual increases as well as catching up on testing on people that have been previously infected due to the disastrous rollout of the test kits. So the numbers are getting closer to the actual number of infections, but the growth rate is going to be inflated for some time as more tests are rolled out and test results catch up with the true infected population.
This exponential growth in the U.S. infections may make it appear that the social distancing measures are not having any impact, which is the absolute worst message to have in this environment. We only need to look at China, Korea and other nations to see that drastic distancing measures do work to slow and maybe even halt the growth of infections.
There is no question that the heavy-handed measures China employed are not an option in the U.S., but Korea and other democracies have also demonstrated success with their approaches. So although we are stuck watching the numbers soar, these other examples show that these measures will work if practiced seriously and consistently.
A second positive is that many parts of the economy can continue to operate in this environment — some even better that before. Interstate truckers have the roads all to themselves and will be setting one Cannonball Run record after another in delivering goods across the country. And given the self-contained features of the long-haul driver environment, it seems likely that they will be able to continue their vital role during this crisis. Shorter haul trucking and even home deliveries are also eased by the lack of any congestion in cities and towns.
Some other industries are also capable of operating during this crisis. Many service industries are capable of shifting their operations to a virtual environment, including education, finance and technology, although those transitions are likely to be difficult for some time and of no help to many workers. We are also fortunate that many entertainment options are also available that did not exist even ten years ago, and those allow us to distract ourselves, even if momentarily, from the anxiety-inducing torrent of bad news.
Finally, we are discovering many heroes in our midst, such as state and local officials, police officers, grocery workers, delivery people, and many others, most of whom we overlooked until the crisis. But perhaps most important on the list of heroes are the medical professionals who are both assisting patients as well as furiously working to find ways to alleviate this crisis.
While we are unlikely to see a COVID-19 vaccine in anywhere near the time-frame we would hope, it is much more likely that the medical profession will find smaller ways to prevent infections and shorten treatments that save lives and decrease the demand for hospital beds. Even if those treatments are only marginally effective, the impact of numerous incremental improvements over such a large population means would provide a little more time and decrease the likelihood of the worst-case scenario.
None of these tiny bright lights of hope at the end of the tunnel will change the devastating effects of the virus on families and businesses, and the world that emerges from the crisis will be profoundly different in ways that we cannot predict. But as in any marathon or other long-term and difficult endeavor, we all need some small measures of hope and progress so that we can stay on course rather than throw up our hands and quit. If we are able to do that as a community and as a country, we will see some brighter lights and even imagine what it will be like to finally emerge from the long and dark COVID-19 tunnel.
Loren Yager
Loren Yager, Park City, formerly served as the chief economist of the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress.
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