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coronavirusremediationservices · 4 years ago

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With no end to the pandemic in sight, coronavirus fatigue grips America

Gabe Rice began sheltering in his suburban Phoenix home with his wife and three youngest children in March. They worked remotely, learned remotely and put social events on hold to hunker down alongside much of the country.

It was challenging and frustrating, but, Rice initially assumed, temporary. It seemed like a plausible plan to help the nation get the pandemic under control within a couple of months.

But Arizona’s economic reopening in May, urged by Gov. Doug Ducey (R), was soon followed by a spike in coronavirus infections in June, which became a terrible surge in hospitalizations and deaths by July.

Then came August, and the devastating realization for many Americans that the pandemic, which has killed at least 159,000 people across the country and sickened more than five million, is far from over.

“It’s difficult when you think you have a light at the other end of the tunnel to look forward to, and then all of a sudden you realize it’s a train,” said Rice, 44, a program coordinator at Arizona State University.

An exhausted, exasperated nation is suffering from the effects of a pandemic that has upended society on a scale and duration without parallel in living memory.

The Rice family and millions of other Americans are wrestling with difficult questions about how to juggle school, pay their bills and look after their mental and physical health.

Parents lie awake, their minds racing with thoughts of how to balance work with their newfound role as home-schoolers. Frontline health workers are bone tired, their nerves frayed by endless shifts and constant encounters with the virus and its victims. Senior citizens have grown weary of isolation. Unemployed workers fret over jobs lost, benefits that are running out, rent payments that are overdue. Minority communities continue to shoulder the disproportionate burden of the contagion’s impact, which in recent weeks has killed an average of about 1,000 people a day.

Buck Horton reopened his club, Wo-de’s Chill Spot, in Harvey, La., only to be forced into a second closure — by the fire marshal’s office, which cited violations of Louisiana’s coronavirus restrictions. Buck Horton reopened his club, Wo-de’s Chill Spot, in Harvey, La., only to be forced into a second closure — by the fire marshal’s office, which cited violations of Louisiana’s coronavirus restrictions. (Emily Kask for The Washington Post) The metaphor of a marathon doesn’t capture the wearisome, confounding, terrifying and yet somehow dull and drab nature of this ordeal for many Americans, who have watched leaders fumble the pandemic response from the start. Marathons have a defined conclusion, but 2020 feels like an endless slog — uphill, in mud.

Recent opinion polls hint at the deepening despair. A Gallup survey in mid-July showed 73 percent of adults viewed the pandemic as growing worse — the highest level of pessimism recorded since Gallup began tracking that assessment in early April. Another Gallup Poll, published Aug. 4, found only 13 percent of adults are satisfied with the way things are going overall in the country, the lowest in nine years.

A July Kaiser Family Foundation poll echoed that, finding that a majority of adults think the worst is yet to come. Fifty-three percent said the crisis has harmed their mental health.

In a podcast released Thursday, former first lady Michelle Obama directly addressed the mental toll, saying she has struggled with the quarantines, the government’s response to the pandemic and the persistent reminders of systemic racism that have led to nationwide protests.

“I know that I am dealing with some form of low-grade depression,” she said.

Historians say that not even the 1918 flu pandemic, which killed an estimated 675,000 people in the United States, had the same kind of all-encompassing economic, social and cultural impact.

“One of the biggest differences between this virus and [the 1918] influenza is the duration,” said John Barry, author of “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.”

With coronavirus, he said, the incubation period is longer, patients with symptoms tend to be sick longer, and many take longer to recover. Barry said leaders did not make sufficiently clear early on the simple epidemiological truth that this would be a painfully drawn-out event.

“Part of the frustration and disappointment and depression, frankly, is because of the expectation that we’d be through this by now,” he said.

President Trump repeatedly promised a quick resolution. He conjured the image of church pews packed by Easter. The White House recommended 15 days of restrictions. That was then extended by 30 days, to the end of April. On Thursday, Trump said a vaccine could be ready by Election Day, Nov. 3 — a date well in advance of what his administration’s own experts think is likely.

But the virus has repeatedly shown that it has its own timetable. The first wave of shutdowns helped reverse the frightening trend lines of March and early April but came nowhere close to crushing the opportunistic pathogen. And now the season of the pandemic is indisputably the year of the pandemic.

“This will be a long, long haul unless virtually everybody — or a very, very high percentage of the population, including the young people — take very seriously the kind of prevention principles that we’ve been talking about,” Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said in an interview.

“It is within our power and within our will to really get it down to a level that’s low enough that we can do many of the things that would get our economy going again,” he added. “There will be a long slog if everybody doesn’t pitch in.”

Not everyone is experiencing the same level of stress, and everyone’s pandemic struggles differ. Any “essential” worker exposed to high-risk conditions day after day has more urgent concerns than someone merely stuck at home and missing out on summer barbecues.

In Cadiz, Ky., Stephanie Grant has endured one of the most trying years of her life. The 42-year-old lost her job at the end of April. For more than two months, as she waited for unemployment benefits to kick in, she fell behind on her car payment, utilities, insurance and rent for the apartment she shares with her two teenage daughters.

She drained most of her savings trying to remain afloat. She applied for jobs at gas stations and dollar stores. She pursued becoming a coronavirus contract tracer, but that also didn’t come through.

“I could not get a job anywhere,” she said. “I want to get back out there and work.”

As her stress and her bills mounted, Grant turned to a Kentucky nonprofit focused on housing and homelessness. The group helped her catch up on her rent, and the arrival of her unemployment payments in late July have allowed her to catch her breath. For now.

“Right now, I’m wary. It seems like we are falling apart. The stress, the tensions, everything that’s going on. … People are scared,” she said.

And many people are bored, eager to socialize. In Harvey, La., Marlon “Buck” Horton operates a popular bar, Wo-de’s Chill Spot. But Horton’s bar permit was suspended in late July after complaints about what the state fire marshal described as “a large, non-socially distanced crowd.”

Horton, 39, denied the fire marshal’s report that he served alcohol indoors. He said people simply eager to grab a beer crowded outside, and a passerby posted a video of the gathering on Facebook, leading to the crackdown.

“We’re stuck. We don’t have assistance, and we still have landlords,” Horton said last week. At a hearing soon after, the suspension was lifted when he agreed to pay a fine and abide by the state’s coronavirus rules.

Although some states battered by the virus have made progress against it in recent weeks, it has infiltrated small towns with little previous exposure.

In Mississippi, George County is among eight counties that have been told to delay school reopenings for grades seven to 12 until Aug. 17 because of high rates of virus transmission. Superintendent of Education Wade Whitney realized how serious the pandemic had become locally when a co-worker in an adjacent office became severely ill and was hospitalized for five days.

“When that person catches it, it kind of hits you right between the eyes,” Whitney said. “Small-town George County is not immune.”

That co-worker was Matt Caldwell, the director of operations for the school district and the former head football coach at the high school. Caldwell, a big man who played offensive line for the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the early 1990s, had assumed it would be no big deal if he was infected.

“Boy, was I wrong,” he said. “I definitely underestimated it. I tell everybody I talk to it’s a real thing. Those people who think its just a hoax and all that — I know this, I wouldn’t wish what I went through on anybody.”

Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University, has become an oft-quoted expert during the coronavirus pandemic. But she’s also a mother who is dismayed that her son Miles, 7, who should be entering second grade in a Maryland public school, will start the year with online-only instruction.

“I’m absolutely devastated. It’s not learning,” Nuzzo said.

The Washington Nationals host the New York Mets on Aug. 4 in an otherwise empty Nationals Park. The Washington Nationals host the New York Mets on Aug. 4 in an otherwise empty Nationals Park. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) This is not just back-to-school season, it’s also the time when many counties and states hold their annual fairs. Those are being canceled right and left. Professional sports is now back on air, but in most cases without fans in the stadiums and arenas. Major League Baseball is trying to keep its revived season intact after several outbreaks of infection.

And there are the ordinary cancellations so many people have endured — birthdays not celebrated, weddings and funerals carried out over Zoom, trips not taken, loved ones not visited.

Joseph and Kelli Crawford of Gilbert, Ariz., had planned to travel to London in April for their 10th anniversary and for her sister’s 30th birthday. Everything was booked: Flights, lodging, tickets to concerts and plays.

They rescheduled for March 2021. But now they worry that even that might be optimistic.

“I’m crossing my fingers. But I’m also not going to be packing my bags,” said Kelli, 33.

A flight attendant, she also agreed to an 18-month voluntary separation from her work. She’ll keep her health insurance and part of her salary.

But she won’t be bored. All four of the Crawfords’ children, ages 4, 5, 10 and 13, are home. The three oldest have begun remote classes. Their 4-year-old daughter has been aching to start preschool since she saw her older brother do so last year. But there is no virtual preschool, so that plan is on hold.

“It’s one thing for the adults to be lonely,” Kelli said. “But these poor kids, I get so heartbroken about the loneliness they’re experiencing.”

There are glimmers of hope for those staggered by this dire moment: The vaccine development for the novel coronavirus appears to be moving at unprecedented speed. There are promising therapeutics that may lower the mortality rate of those who become severely ill.

The pandemic will someday come to an end, experts promise, because all pandemics have. And though SARS-CoV-2 is a slippery and unpredictable virus, it has not proved as deadly as the 1918 influenza virus that swept across much of the planet.

“In 1918, practically every city in the country ran out of coffins,” Barry said. Victims commonly died at home. “All these things led to much greater fear, which meant that people were also more willing to put up with anything that might help.”

Howard Markel, a medical historian at the University of Michigan, said that though similarities exist between today’s outbreak and the influenza pandemic a century ago, American society was different at that time.

Americans had experienced epidemics of cholera, diphtheria and other diseases in the not-so-distant past. They were accustomed to children dying of smallpox, whooping cough and other diseases.

Rep. T.S. McMillan, a Democrat from Charleston, S.C., with two flappers, dances the Charleston in Washington in the 1920s. Rep. T.S. McMillan, a Democrat from Charleston, S.C., with two flappers, dances the Charleston in Washington in the 1920s. (Library of Congress) Unlike today, most Americans also had little confidence that a magic bullet would end the suffering and exasperation. “Another expectation of our era is the expectation that science will come up with a fix quickly,” Markel said. “None of us have the patience for lengthy processes. We live in an instant society.”

Still, Markel said, despite the seemingly endless nature of the current situation, history offers reasons for optimism. When the pandemic of 1918-1919 was over, for instance, people rebounded quickly.

“They went out and started dancing the Charleston, buying raccoon coats and buying stocks and bonds,” he said. “It went from zero to 60 in no time flat.”

This crisis, too, will pass.

“No question, epidemic fatigue or pandemic fatigue is real. We are experiencing it,” Markel said. “But throughout human history, there have been terrible pandemics and contagious threats. Every civilization, every nation, has come through to the other side. And we will, too.”

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showdepremiosclub · 5 years ago

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The Trading Teacher

When I studied the concepts of investing in college, I was taught that the price of a share reflected the value of the firm. With essential evaluation, there are several approaches on exactly how one can analyse the monetary statements of firms to learn whether a share is a great or a negative investment. You can conduct horizontal as well as vertical evaluations on standard economic statements, which are just elegant terms for contrasting numbers. You can calculate specific monetary proportions to obtain a better understanding of a business's liquidity, functioning resources monitoring, its ability to stay in business over the long term, as well as its profitability.

I used these ideas when I began trading the stock market. Soon I found that if I wished to trade shares in a duration of much less than 3 months, decisions based on these evaluations were not valuable. I did not intend to purchase shares only to obtain rewards. I wanted to trade for capital gains.

I was disappointed with my understanding, the tools as well as the techniques that I needed to trade the marketplaces. With my need to trade a duration shorter than three months and also my strengthening belief that feelings greatly impact on trading, I began to look for different strategies to buying and selling shares.

I went back to among my books in university. I wanted to know how else I can evaluate the markets. From the flow I read, I discovered that a person can analyse the marketplaces in a couple of methods: basic analysis as well as technological evaluation.

I ran across a newspaper ad one day for a trading workshop. While checking out the ad I saw words: technological evaluation. A specialist trader was going to talk on the specific topic I wanted discovering. It was a cost-free seminar and also everyone rated ahead along. So I called a friend of mine and also I asked if he would certainly have an interest in attending this trading seminar. He was.

The workshop was organised by an organisation marketing trading training courses: training courses to advise individuals on how to trade the share market. When we got here, we were led into a small room. There were about thirty individuals. The spokesperson was obviously an experienced investor who composed 2 publications on trading. Allow's call him Bauer for the function of this write-up. Bauer had an extremely solid existence. He was a massive, tall male with a clean-shaven head.

I got on the front row seat trying to listen as well as recognize every word this man claimed. It was his mentors that planted the seeds of exactly how I ultimately expanded as an investor for many years. Often times, I heard his voice in my head, reminding me of the lessons I gained from his books as well as the lessons I learnt from him that day. I will try to enumerate the lessons I gained from this man to aid you the method they assisted me.

This male had my interest from the very start. "The share market is a game where individuals try to steal cash from other people. That is the objective of the game and also it is lawful", he started. I questioned what the experts in Wall surface Street would have thought of that statement if they heard it. I smiled. I liked him already.

He proceeded: "If you are mosting likely to join this video game, you are essentially permitted to swipe cash from other individuals and in exchange, you are alright with them taking your money likewise. Some of the brightest individuals in the world will be playing with you. For that reason, if you are fighting and battle an army with genuine tools, you far better ensure you do not go there with a plastic weapon."

He stated that people hurry to the marketplaces to lose their money. It sounded absurd yet I think it was the only verdict one can attract from the truth that most individuals begin trading without completely preparing as well as informing themselves. Obviously, a lot of us do not put on a profession with the hope of shedding our money; however, that is what we are properly doing when we trade without sufficient prep work.

" They just can not wait to lose their money. They do not bother finding out about the market initially. They assume it is simple. Many people understand that they need training before they can fly an airplane or do surgical treatment, but I do not recognize why they believe it is very easy to generate income trading", he exclaimed. He was quite emotional about it.

" Trading is tough", he stated. Just about 5% of individuals recognize just how to trade profitably. And so the probability of finding somebody else who recognizes what they are doing is extremely, very small. "Do not depend solely on the recommendations of your brokers, your fund supervisors or whoever else. Your best expect success is to educate yourself. The sooner you do that, the much better off you'll be."

" When it concerns buying and selling shares, there is no such point as investing. What individuals generally describe as investing suggests lasting trading to me". When people hold on to their investments for five or even more years with the purpose to sell later, after that all they are effectively doing is trading ... simply with a longer period.

" Do deny shares entirely for the dividend repayments. They supply you measly rewards", he claimed. "Do profession just with the purpose of making money from resources gains. Buy low, offer high which's exactly how you should make your profit."

At the time, I was handling between the principles of short-term trading or spending for the lasting. I did not understand whether I was taking the right approach by attempting to make temporary earnings. He made his position on the matter highly.

He asked us if we understood what drove costs up or down. Remembering what my lecturer stated in university, I responded, "the rate moves up as well as down near the inherent value of the share".

He turned his attention to me as well as asked, "What share are you trading?"

" XYZ (I changed the name for the purpose of this article)", I responded rather happily. Maybe I could press a suggestion or two from him regarding the supply.

" Do you know what the inherent worth of XYZ Business is", he asked.

I responded my head laterally as well as muttered, "no".

" I'll inform you what the value of XYZ is ... it is zero!" He barked.

I was surprised by his feedback. No? After that what are we paying cash for when we get a share? I believed. Then he clarified himself.

" Cost is only an assumption-- it is individuals's assumption of what they assume the value of the share price is".

" The secret to success in trading is psychology", he continued. Psychology? I believed. Exactly how did psychology get associated with this? "The stock exchange is like an opinion poll. It is an action of what individuals assume is mosting likely to occur. If they think the cost will certainly go up, you will certainly see an upward movement on the graph because there are more purchasers so the vendors increase their cost since several of these buyers want to purchase higher costs", he described.

He then made use of an instance to discuss a regular trader's behavior when he trades without a system. As he explained it, I identified my very own behavior in his presentation.

This was all a discovery for me. When I was buying and selling shares I wondered what type of individuals were on the opposite of the profession since collectively, they were pretty clever. Now I recognize. It was people like Bauer that were on the opposite side of those purchases, doing the precise opposite of what I was doing, utilizing comparable approaches like the ones he was using. They were looking at the share market with an ideology as well as a technique that were completely alien to me. Traders like him were making all the money and traders like me were losing.

I shook my head in shock that individuals saw points the means they did. I really felt fired up understanding that there was an additional choice, one more approach in analysing the marketplaces.

" What you need, is to create your own trading system." He said loudly to everybody in the entire room. "Without a trading system, you will stop working. I assure you. This trading system should be something that is matched for you as well as you just. Even if I give you my trading system I am particular that you will certainly fall short to make money, due to the fact that my system is not made for you. It is made for me. That is why you need to discover exactly how to utilize the tools as well as acquire the skills required to be an investor".

I accepted his guidance without completely recognizing this concept of matching a trading system to fit the trader's very own character. It lingered in my mind for a long period of time. The knowledge of his suggestions emerged to me as I gradually learnt more regarding the nature of trading.

Bauer diverted our focus to the charts on the screen predicted from his laptop computer. All I saw were lines, curves, rectangular boxes and also more squiggly lines. The tools of a specialist trader: I believed. I was being shown the tools that my market 'foes' have been making use of to 'clobber' me with all this time. My heart was beating faster than normal. I was in awe. I desired those tools.

I asked Bauer what program he utilized to analyse the markets. He informed me. I additionally asked him the amount of indications he utilized. I had actually read enough about technological evaluation by that time to recognize that technological analysts use indicators to evaluate share costs. There are lots of signs to pick from so I wanted to know the number of those are utilized by professional traders. He began counting his fingers. '7', he said.

I assume many individuals there had not really check out technical analysis yet I had done my homework as well as by that time, I was pretty much the only person in dialog with him, asking him concerns. I wished to get as much knowledge and also knowledge he agreed to provide me.

Then I heard among the most crucial lessons I have actually learnt which minimised my losses throughout my early years of trading: "Trade so small that it is practically a waste of your time. Presume the next profession is going to be the first out of a thousand trades you are going to be making in your life. Despite the fact that your profits are smaller sized, your losses are smaller as well. There is no demand to rush. Do not fret about obtaining abundant also rapidly."

He was suggesting that newbies like me should trade using small setting dimensions. That means to buy handful of shares at the beginning. I was intrigued. I did not understand an individual must trade that 'small'.

Eventually, the workshop finished. I ordered the booklets as well as sales brochures handed out by several of the staff. In among these pamphlets was the name of the program he makes use of. They were marketing the software application with the programs they were providing. I could not manage the entire bundle however I understood I needed to acquire the very same charting software application Bauer used. I determined to learn as much as I might around just how to utilize charts and graphs to evaluate the marketplace. I needed to create my own trading system.

As for my friend, he stated he had an auto loan to take care of very first. He would explore trading shares later when he had a little even more money to allot.

A couple of days later, I got a telephone call from the organiser of the seminar, telling me that based from the concerns I had actually been asking that evening, I was the type of person that would certainly most gain from their education and learning bundle. Bauer was asked to demonstrate the demand for trading education and learning because he traded the markets. While doing so, he was selling the courses well. Bauer seemed educated and also experienced. He has actually informed me as well as possibly a number of other people in that space regarding how much there was to learn. I was offered. I just could not manage the programs at the time but I desired them so severely that I asked the sales person on the various other end of the line if I can help them for the course.

I did not get to do the training course yet I acquired the software application from a various representative at a less expensive cost. I likewise got the two books Bauer composed. I figured that I might obtain the abilities as well as knowledge via self-education. I found out a lot from those 2 books and also from making use of the software. Having that opportunity to attend that workshop was a 'present from the heavens', regarding I was concerned. Wherever you are, Bauer, I thanks. You-- as well as others like you-- have made me acknowledge the worth of handing down expertise and also experience for others to follow.

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melindarowens · 7 years ago

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Weekend Reads: When in Rome . . .

“We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find ourselves. We travel to open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in essence, to become young fools again — to slow time down and get taken in, and fall in love once more.” — Pico Iyer, “Why We Travel“

Feeling somewhat wistful this week, I found myself drawn — yet again — to the opening sentences of Pico Iyer’s beautiful essay. No matter how many times I have read those lines, they remain as timeless and relevant as when I first read them. Iyer’s words remind me why it’s important not to lose one’s sense of adventure.

In a new podcast, Carl Richards, also known as the “Sketch Guy,” tells Robin Powell what drove him and his family to move from Utah to New Zealand for a year. “We as a family, we really value adventure, and by adventure I mean navigating wild landscapes, if you will, whether those are cultural, or emotional, or environmental, or physical,” he says. After Carl’s wife nearly died in a climbing accident, he wrote a column about regret: “On your deathbed, it’s too late to make wish lists,” he tells readers, before challenging them to consider, “What’s on your wish list? What might you regret if you don’t do it soon?”

I’ve been thinking a lot about travel and adventure these past few weeks as I recently returned from a two-week holiday in Italy. This trip marked a first for me in one key respect: I decided not to check work email, Twitter, or to read the news media, for the duration. It was tough at first, but I was resolute and returned with a few insights:

You’ve got to stick with your out-of-office message. If you say you’re not checking email but respond as soon as you receive one, nobody will believe what you say and you’ll be expected to reply throughout your so-called time off. And guess what? When I returned after two weeks, the building was still standing, the team was still working, and the world was still turning.

Garbage in, garbage out. In tech, this is known as GIGO and refers to the idea that a computer is “only as good as the data it receives and the instructions it is given.” For me, GIGO refers to my psychological state. The more negative news I consume, the more jaded and negative I feel. I usually say “junk in, junk out,” when applying the phrase to my mental temperament. A good example is when I’m pushing myself during a hard workout. The moment I succumb to “junk,” or negativity, my willpower shrivels and I give in. Old habits die hard. I’ve been a reporter for most of my career, so checking the news is baked into my DNA. But freeing myself from my compulsion made me feel happier and allowed me to focus on reading.

Less social media, more bibliotherapy. As Ceridwen Dovey put it in her essay, “Can Reading Make You Happier?” “Bibliotherapy is a very broad term for the ancient practice of encouraging reading for therapeutic effect.” Reading remains one of my greatest pleasures, but over the past few years, I’ve struggled to stay focused on the page. I can barely make it through one or two pages before flicking through my smartphone to check email, Twitter, and Facebook. There is more than a hint of irony that one of the books on my nightstand — that I have yet to open — is The Distracted Mind. So when I headed to Italy, I had to make a conscious choice to rid myself of distractions. As Shane Parrish writes, “As simple as it sounds, finding time to read boils down to choices about how you allocate your time.” I’m happy to report I made it through Christopher McDougall’s best-selling tome about running, Born to Run, (no doubt distinguishing myself as close-to-the-last runner on the planet to read it), and David Grann’s fascinating true-crime narrative, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.

I have a gaping hole in my education when it comes to the history of ancient Rome and want to learn more. Have any good suggestions for what I should read? Leave a comment below.

It’s the simple things in life that count: lashings of extra virgin olive oil; a Bialetti stovetop espresso maker; quality coffee beans; fresh, seasonal local produce; freshly baked bread; a fine bottle of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano (after all, In Vino Veritas, “There is truth in wine”); rest; and books.

And now, on to some articles and multimedia I have enjoyed in recent weeks, in case you missed them:

“Adventurers are being sought for the first attempt by an all-woman team to walk to the North Pole. . . . Applications are invited from women of any age, background, and occupation, but they will have to prove fitness and commitment. They will have to put up with real pain and discomfort. They will wonder every ten steps what they are doing but they have the opportunity to take part in an epic endeavor.” So read a notice that appeared in the classified ads of The Telegraph that ultimately led to “The Amazing Story of the First All-Women North Pole Expedition.” (Smithsonian)

After spending time walking around the Colosseum and Roman Forum, I had a desire to learn more. One of the first things I found is this video simulation, “Visualizing Imperial Rome” around the year 320 AD. (Khan Academy)

When in Rome, eat amatriciana, one of the city’s staple pasta dishes. But never, ever make it with garlic. For if you do, you risk shame. According to officials in Amatrice, real amatriciana contains only six ingredients: pecorino cheese, white wine, guanciale (pork jowl), tomatoes from San Marzano, pepper, and chili. (The Guardian)

“Nowhere in Italy, where calamity comes embellished with rococo gestures and embroidered in exclamation points, is there a crisis more beautifully framed than Venice. Neither land nor water, but shimmering somewhere in between, the city lifts like a mirage from a lagoon at the head of the Adriatic. For centuries it has threatened to vanish beneath the waves of the acqua alta, relentlessly regular flooding caused by the complicity of rising tides and sinking foundations, but that is the least of its problems.” See “Vanishing Venice.” (National Geographic)

A look at Venice, Italy, during a flood and a short video about how La Serenissima, Bride of the Sea, works with its intricate web of canals, bridges, and wooden polls. (Boston Globe, Venice Backstage)

“A Brief History of the World’s Most Influential Art Exhibition” (The Atlantic)

If you are a regular reader, you will recall that I’ve included Oliver Sacks’s essay “Speak, Memory” in at least one roundup. It’s a fascinating piece about Sacks’s surreal discovery about this own memories: “I accepted that I must have forgotten or lost a great deal, but assumed that the memories I did have — especially those that were very vivid, concrete, and circumstantial — were essentially valid and reliable; and it was a shock to me when I found that some of them were not.” Even though I’ve read about how notoriously unreliable our memories are, it was still shocking to read “Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit“: “DNA evidence exonerated six convicted killers. So why do some of them recall the crime so clearly?” (The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker)

In a recent blog post, Ben Carlson, CFA, outlines the reasons why he believes simple beats complex in the investment world. (A Wealth of Common Sense)

Thinking about penning a book? Jason Zweig offers “Ten Tips for Writing a Book Without Making Your Head Explode.” (Jason Zweig)

Speaking of writing, Barry Ritholtz makes an excellent point about the art of curating content: “Curate viciously,” he says. “What you choose to omit is crucial to making any list special.” (Bloomberg View)

I enjoyed Patrick O’Shaughnessy’s recent post on lessons learned from a year of podcasting. Two of those lessons apply beyond podcasts: Conversation is an underused method of learning, and “preparation and careful listening are everything.” (The Investor’s Field Guide)

“Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together, and you have a kingdom.” Nice quote from Jack LaLanne in “How Aging Research is Changing Our Lives.” (Nautilus)

Chief Justice John Roberts of the US Supreme Court gave an unconventional speech to his son’s graduating class that has been doing the rounds on social media. If you missed it, it’s worth a read. (Time)

For something completely different, a beautifully written essay: “The Fish: A Story of Love and Letting Go.” (On Being)

This week marked Henry David Thoreau’s 200th birthday and so it seems appropriate to close with this quote from Walden: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.” (Washington Post)

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Lauren Foster

Lauren Foster is managing editor of Enterprising Investor and co-lead of CFA Institute’s Women in Investment Management initiative. Previously, she worked as a freelance writer for Barron’s and the Financial Times. Prior to her freelance work, Foster spent nearly a decade on staff at the FT as a reporter and editor based in the New York bureau. Foster holds a BA in political science from the University of Cape Town, and an MS in journalism from Columbia University.

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everettwilkinson · 7 years ago