Monday, June 22, 2020

Aha! Moments



circa 2012...
Career coaching a 12 year old, I want to be a footballer. But that might not work so I want to train as a mechanic also 
Two days later I discovered Mattersburg Football Academy, where kids can play football AND train for another carer locally
Austria, can deliver your dreams. Play your balls well. Return to your own country 20 years later with a solid education and experience to contribute in your homeland of birth




Saturday, June 20, 2020

People will come ...





Field of Dreams | "If You Build It, He Will Come"

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Baseball's All Star Game is around the corner, so of course it's a good time to revisit Field of Dreams! Here is a compilation of the movie's most iconic and emotional moments. #Baseball #AllStarGame #MLB #FieldOfDreams #KevinCostner Buy/Rent Field of Dreams! Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Field-Dreams-K... iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/fie... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lesns... Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/movies/... Fandango Now: https://www.fandangonow.com/details/m... VUDU: https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/d... Universal Pictures Home Entertainment: https://www.uphe.com/movies/field-of-... Synopsis: "If you build it, he will come." With these words, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is inspired by a voice he can't ignore to pursue a dream he can hardly believe. Also starring Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, and Amy Madigan, Field of Dreams is an extraordinary and unforgettable experience that has moved critics and audiences like no other film of its generation. Field of Dreams is a glowing tribute to all who dare to dream. © 1989 Universal City Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Cast: Kevin Costner, James Earl Jones, Amy Madigan, Burt Lancaster, Ray Liotta Produced by: Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon Written and Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson

Sounds of Silence



 

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Being a man is so hard at times. One of the most dangerous and violent creature on this planet but we do hurt probably just as much as women but we just hide it. We also wanna be loved and missed and be treated with some respect. Sometimes trying to keep it together in your job or at home with family, always fighting our animal instinct. Respect to all the hard working and courageous man out there.
That only proves your delicate soul. These man are getting living even harder. I am fully with you on this one. Greetings from Poland
GB is not any better our violent crime and murder have hit record highs . I myself have had a long recovery after being left for dead on very dark road . I died a few times. Then i had facial reconstructive surgery That happend to 17 yrs ago there is alot more but it would take ages
So true. We feel pain just as much as women but society doesn’t want to accept it. They think we’re emotionless, aggressive, and violent. And some of us might be! But that doesn’t mean all of us are. People really do need to open their eyes and recognize that we’re humans too. We want to be loved, accepted, cared for, and respected as a person. People talk about sexism against women but there is also sexism against men. Both need to be treated equally, along with others. Thank you so much for bringing attention to this and have an amazing day 😊

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Coronavirus vs Seasonal flu? Simplified...

Feeling confused as to why Coronavirus is a bigger deal than Seasonal flu? Here it is in a nutshell. I hope this helps. Feel free to share this to others who don’t understand...

It has to do with RNA sequencing.... I.e. genetics.

Seasonal flu is an “all human virus”. The DNA/RNA chains that make up the virus are recognized by the human immune system. This means that your body has some immunity to it before it comes around each year... you get immunity two ways...through exposure to a virus, or by getting a flu shot.

Novel viruses, come from animals.... the WHO tracks novel viruses in animals, (sometimes for years watching for mutations). Usually these viruses only transfer from animal to animal (pigs in the case of H1N1) (birds in the case of the Spanish flu). But once, one of these animal viruses mutates, and starts to transfer from animals to humans... then it’s a problem, Why? Because we have no natural or acquired immunity.. the RNA sequencing of the genes inside the virus isn’t human, and the human immune system doesn’t recognize it so, we can’t fight it off.

Now.... sometimes, the mutation only allows transfer from animal to human, for years it’s only transmission is from an infected animal to a human before it finally mutates so that it can now transfer human to human... once that happens..we have a new contagion phase. And depending on the fashion of this new mutation, thats what decides how contagious, or how deadly it’s gonna be..

H1N1 was deadly....but it did not mutate in a way that was as deadly as the Spanish flu. It’s RNA was slower to mutate and it attacked its host differently, too.

Fast forward.

Now, here comes this Coronavirus... it existed in animals only, for nobody knows how long...but one day, at an animal market, in Wuhan China, in December 2019, it mutated and made the jump from animal to people. At first, only animals could give it to a person... But here is the scary part.... in just TWO WEEKS it mutated again and gained the ability to jump from human to human. Scientists call this quick ability, “slippery”

This Coronavirus, not being in any form a “human” virus (whereas we would all have some natural or acquired immunity). Took off like a rocket. And this was because, Humans have no known immunity...doctors have no known medicines for it.

And it just so happens that this particular mutated animal virus, changed itself in such a way the way9 that it causes great damage to human lungs.

That’s why Coronavirus is different from seasonal flu, or H1N1 or any other type of influenza.... this one is slippery. And it’s a lung eater... And, it’s already mutated AGAIN, so that we now have two strains to deal with, strain s, and strain L....which makes it twice as hard to develop a vaccine.

We really have no tools in our shed, with this. History has shown that fast and immediate closings of public places has helped in the past pandemics. Philadelphia and Baltimore were reluctant to close events in 1918 and they were the hardest hit in the US during the Spanish Flu.

Factoid: Henry VIII stayed in his room and allowed no one near him, till the Black Plague passed...(honestly...I understand him so much better now). Just like us, he had no tools in his shed, except social isolation...

And let me end by saying....right now it’s hitting older folks harder... but this genome is so slippery...if it mutates again (and it will). Who is to say, what it will do next.

Be smart folks... acting like you’re unafraid, like it's no big deal, like all the requests for people to stay home and not travel, did not include you is naive.... You are actually being very selfish. Stay home folks... and share this to those that just are not catching on.

Comments
  • Liz McManamy Great info can you make it shareable?
  • Sarah Musgo Reminder - humans are animals. We need to stop exploiting and consuming non-human animals. Failure to do so will cause another epidemic/pandemic. Mad cow, swine flu, avian flu, SARS, MERS, and E-bola are all linked to human animals consuming non-human animals. Now, more than ever, adopting an animal- free lifestyle is much easier. I wish it didn't take a pandemic to get us to recognize some of the many changes we need to make to live more sustainably, equitably, and healthier.