The Difference Among Pedagogy, Andragogy and Heutagogy

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

ON EDUCATION – The Difference Among Pedagogy, Andragogy, And Heutagogy

[By David E. Marcinko and Terry Heick]

Heutagogy; developing agile, reflective lifelong learners | Skilla

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Jackie Gerstein’s passionate thinking about learning is some of my favorite to read. She is rarely pulled down by trend or fad, but is unquestionably progressive and forward-thinking in her approaches to learning and thinking about learning.

She and I also share a passion: self-directed learning. (As does the original summarizer/author of the thinking embedded in table below, Lindy, McKeown Orwin).

I’m embarrassingly interested in any kind of learning at all–formal or informal, self-directed or teacher-centered, authentic or academic. Doesn’t mean I regard them all equally, but I do see a role for almost any system or approach that can cause, support, or glorify the processes of understanding.

Gerstein’s presentation, “Education 3.0 and the Pedagogy of Mobile Learning” uses the concept of mobile learning as a spearhead into a broader discussion of how people learn–different approaches, different domains, and different technologies.

We recently shared some thinking about what “Education 3.0” might mean as well, and are nauseatingly effusive in our praise of self-directed learning (And a primer on self-directed learning here as well.)

HEUTAGOGY: https://www.skilla.com/en/heutagogy-developing-agile-reflective-lifelong-learners/

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With the progress of technology and the rise in mobile learning, now more than ever Self-Directed Learning–or Heutagogy–isn’t just possible, but natural, and almost awkward to not use, something Gerstein capture’s thoroughly and with her characteristic passion in the presentation below.

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UPDATE: The US and Russian Stock Exchanges, Russian Banks, Oil and the Ruble

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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WAR IS ON!

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US Exchange: US stocks climbed out of a deep hole to close higher as investors piled into Big Tech names. One sector that got a boost from the war’s outbreak was cybersecurity: Firms like CrowdStrike surged in anticipation of more cyberattacks from Russia.

10 Year T-Bond: 1.971 down

Russian Exchange: The stock exchange in Moscow suspended trading yesterday but when dealing resumed, stocks went into free-fall. The MOEX index plunged as much as 45%, while the RTS index — which is denominated in dollars — was down more than 40% at 4.15 a.m. ET. The crash wiped about $75 billion off the value of Russia’s biggest companies.

Russian Banks and Oil: These companies were among the hardest hit in volatile trading, with shares in Sberbank — Russia’s largest lender — at one stage losing 57% of their value. Rosneft, in which BP owns a 19.75% stake, plunged as much as 58%. BP shares dropped 5% in London.

Russian Ruble: 1 US Dollar = 82.92 Russian Ruble

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COVID INFECTIONS: The Un-Vaccinated

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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33.6% of COVID Infections Were in Unvaccinated Persons

According to a recent CDC study. Among 422,966 reported SARS-CoV-2 infections in LAC residents aged ≥18 years during November 7, 2021–January 8, 2022:

• 33.6% were in unvaccinated persons
• 13.3% were in fully vaccinated persons with a booster
• 53.2% were in fully vaccinated persons without a booster
• Unvaccinated persons were most likely to be hospitalized, representing 2.8% of COVID infections
• Unvaccinated persons were most likely to be admitted to an ICU, or 0.5% of COVID infections
• Unvaccinated persons were most likely to be require intubation for mechanical ventilation, or 0.2% of COVID infections.

Source: CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, February 1, 2022

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UPDATE: The Markets, Stocks, Treasuries and Ukraine

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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MARKETS: Stocks closed down for a second straight week in the US— and sunk deeper into the red for 2022 so far — as investors assess the risks from escalating tensions in Ukraine and a shift in monetary policy by the Federal Reserve.

And, after another day of turbulence, the Dow and the S&P 500 both fell 0.7% (with the Dow ending Friday at 34,079) and the tech-heavy NASDAQ composite declined 1.2%. The NASDAQ has fallen farthest of the three major U.S. stock indexes to date, down 13.4% for the year, while the S&P 500 is off 8.8% and the Dow is down 6.2%.

Specifically, Intel’s shares declined $2.47, or 5.2%, while those of Boeing were off $4.38 (2.1%), combining for a roughly 45-point drag on the Dow. Salesforce.com Inc. Caterpillar and Honeywell International Inc. also contributed significantly to the decline.

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Shopify, which represented the Covid e-commerce boom, is down 62% from its peak.
Roblox, which represented the Covid gaming boom, is down 63%.
Netflix, which represented the Covid streaming boom, is down 43%.

Noteworthy: A $1 move in any of the Dow’s 30 components equates to a 6.59-point swing.

TREASURIES: 10 Year 1.928%

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UKRAINE: Investors watched the latest developments in Ukraine, where Russia has been amassing troops on the border. The tensions are yet another concern for investors as they also try to determine how the economy will react to rising inflation and looming interest rate hikes.

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UPDATE: Markets, Inflation, Earnings, Oil, Covid and the Economy

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Markets: Major stock market indexes, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ posted their best week so far this year. And, potential buyers for Peloton include Amazon, Nike, Apple, Google, Netflix, Microsoft, or a private equity firm.
Inflation: The monthly inflation report will drop on Thursday, and consumer prices are projected to have jumped 0.5% from the previous month and 7.3% over the past year—the biggest increase since 1982.
Earnings: From Snap’s 59% gain to Meta’s 26% wipeout. the companies reporting this week—Pfizer, Disney, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Twitter and Zillow know that any small stain on their financials could lead to a stock plunge.
Oil: The big news is that US oil prices topped $90 for the first time since 2014, despite attempts by the Biden administration to keep them down. Gas prices are back up to their highest levels in more than seven years.
Covid: The US death toll from Covid-19 has now surpassed 900,000. And, Omicron has gotten more people around the world sick at the same time than at any point since the 1918–1919 flu pandemic, the WSJ points out.
Economy: The jobs report stunned experts by adding 467,000 jobs last month, far more than expected and a sign of an extraordinarily strong labor market.
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FEBRUARY: Celebrating & Promoting American Heart Month 2022

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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It’s February – American Heart Month – a time when the nation spotlights heart disease, the No. 1 killer of Americans.

President Lyndon B. Johnson, among the millions of people in the country who’d had heart attacks, issued the first proclamation in 1964. Since then, U.S. presidents have annually declared February American Heart Month.

Throughout the month, the American Heart Association’s “Heart to Heart: Why Losing One Woman Is Too Many” campaign will raise awareness about how 1 in 3 women are diagnosed with heart disease annually.

The first Friday of American Heart Month, Feb. 5, is also National Wear Red Day as part of the AHA’s Go Red for Women initiative. Coast to coast, landmarks, news anchors and neighborhoods go red to raise awareness and support for the fight against heart disease. For more information on the event and other activities during the month, visit goredforwomen.org.

This year, the federally designated event is even more important due to the impact of the coronavirus on the public’s heart health, including potential harmful effects on the heart and vascular system, according to recent research.

Also, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have delayed or avoided going to hospitals for heart attacks and strokes – netting poorer outcomes and prompting the AHA to create “Don’t Die of Doubt,” a national awareness campaign that reminds people that hospitals are the safest place to go when you have symptoms.

And while in lock-down, more people have engaged in unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, such as eating poorly, drinking more alcohol and limiting physical activity, that can contribute to heart disease.

Meanwhile, heart disease continues to be the greatest health threat to Americans and is still the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the AHA’s Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2021 Update.

The update, published in the association’s flagship journal Circulation, reports that nearly 18.6 million people across the globe died of cardiovascular disease in 2019, the latest year for which worldwide statistics are calculated. That’s a 17.1% increase over the past decade. And 523.2 million cases of cardiovascular disease were reported in 2019, a 26.6% increase over 2010.

During American Heart Month, the AHA and other organizations reinforce the importance of heart health, the need for more research and efforts to ensure that millions of people live longer and healthier.

In most cases, heart disease is preventable when people adopt a healthy lifestyle, which includes not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, controlling blood sugar and cholesterol, treating high blood pressure, getting at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week and getting regular checkups.

CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/american_heart_month.htm

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SENIOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: Transportation and Travel Discounts

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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For those those senior healthcare professionals that like to get out of town, vacation, or visit the grandchildren, be sure to always ask for discounts from the various travel providers. This is especially true for all travelers age 55 years and over. Here are a few we know about … for you to consider post pandemic:

American Airlines: There are various senior discounts that apply to various trips. Call to find out which are available.
Amtrak: Senior pricing is available for most Amtrak locations. This ranges from 10 to 15 percent off.
Alaska Airlines: Seniors can save a significant amount with discount plane tickets. However, discounts vary from one time frame to the next. Most commonly, seniors can save 10 percent.
Southwest Airlines: Seniors over 65 who are traveling with Southwest Airlines may be eligible for Senior Fares. These are available online and for international and domestic travel. You can also purchase Senior Fares through a customer service representative at the airline or a travel agency. You will need to arrive early at the gate to be able to prove your age in order to be checked in for your flight.
United Airlines: United offers discounted prices for flights for seniors over 65. Seniors need to select the Over 65 category when purchasing tickets online or with a customer service agent. Discounts vary depending on the flight and location.
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PODCAST: The Markets, Social Media Scams and Employment

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Markets: Stocks just finished a period of high volatility and biotech companies in particular are feeling unsteady. The sector is off to its worst start to a year since 2016 and Moderna is the worst performer in the S&P 500.

Social Media: More than 95,000 people lost a collective $770 million due to fraud on social media last year, a new FTC report found. That represents 25% of all reported losses to fraud in 2021 and a breathtaking 18x increase over social media scam losses in 2017. Driving the surge was bogus cryptocurrencies. In fact, investment-related scams were the most prevalent type of fraud on social media, accounting for 37% of all losses. Romance scams (24%) were No. 2, and online shopping scams (14%) won the bronze medal.

Employment: The January employment rate dropped, but with Omicron forcing so many Americans to call out sick last month, the data may be specious. Economists polled by Dow Jones are estimating the economy added 200,000 jobs last month.

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UPDATE: Stock Market, Federal Reserve, Economy and Cyber-Crime

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Stock Market: US stocks jumped yesterday with the NASDAQ 100 surging more than 3% as a wave of corporate earnings results helped investors overcome fears of a hawkish Federal Reserve.

Federal Reserve: Friday’s action helped the broader stock market indices end the week mostly flat after a series of volatile trading sessions sparked by the Federal Reserve’s Wednesday meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded a swing of 1,100 points on Monday alone.

Economy: Americans are the most pessimistic about the economy they’ve been in a decade — with spirits even lower than in the early pandemic lock-downs in spring 2020. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index sank to 67.2 from 70.6 in January, according to data published Friday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected sentiment to slide to 68.7. The final January figure is the lowest since November 2011 and sits 11.8 points below levels seen one year ago.

Cyber-Crime: Lazarus, a known cyber-crime group with ties to the North Korean government, has managed to abuse the MSFT Windows Update Client to distribute malware, cybersecurity researchers from Malwarebytes have found. In a blog post detailing their findings, the researchers said they were investigating a phishing campaign impersonating Lockheed Martin, an American aerospace, arms, defense, information security, and technology corporation.

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UPDATE: The Markets, Supreme Court and FCC

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Markets: Volatility continued on Wall Street, with stocks giving up big gains early in the day to close lower. Netflix avoided the sell-off thanks to billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who bought a stake in the company worth nearly $1.1 billion. And, Robinhood stock fell 12% after hours Thursday when it revealed a wider loss than expected.
Supreme Court: Justice Stephen Breyer formally announced his retirement at the White House yesterday, and President Biden affirmed his campaign promise to appoint the first-ever Black woman to the highest court in the land.
FCC: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously yesterday to require the Comcasts and Verizons of the world to create broadband “nutrition labels” that lay out cost, speed, and data allowances of internet offerings more clearly for consumers as early as November.
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UPDATE: Stock Markets, the Economy and Pandemic

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Stock Markets: US stocks staged a big afternoon comeback for the second day in a row … but still not big enough to close in the green. American Express was the top performer in both the S&P and the Dow after the company reported its highest billings volume ever in Q4. And, enthusiasm over meme stocks more broadly appears to be dwindling along with cryptos. And, while NASDAQ took a hit, Microsoft reported quarterly sales of more than $50 billion for the first time ever.
Economy: The weight of the financial world is on Jerome Powell’s shoulders today. The Federal Reserve chair will provide an update on the central bank’s views on sky-high inflation and its plan for interest rate hikes this year (though none are expected until March).
Pandemic: Pfizer and BioNTech started clinical trials for an Omicron-specific vaccine yesterday. The results will help the pharma partners decide whether to replace their current jab formula with one that targets the most dominant Covid variant. The new vaccine is being tested both as a three-shot series for un-vaccinated participants and as a booster for the already vaccinated.
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UPDATE: On the Markets, Pandemic, Crypto, Federal Reserve and Tax Season

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Stock Markets: The S&P is off to its worst start to a year since 2016. The NASDAQ is in a correction. And the week ahead features a busy earnings slate and a Federal Reserve meeting.
Covis Pandemic: Tony Dr. Fauci said he is “confident as you can be” that the Omicron wave in the US will peak by mid-February. In a growing number of states, that peak has already come and gone and cases are plunging in states like New York and Florida. Other states, such as Oklahoma, Idaho, and Wyoming, are still reporting an uptick in new Covid cases.
Crypto-Currency: Crypto investors, meanwhile, wish they got the weekend off like stock traders, because bitcoin, ethereum, and other digital tokens continued to sink.
Federal Reserve: Federal Reserve officials will get together on Tuesday and Wednesday against the backdrop of quaking markets. Investors will want to hear an update on Chair Jerome Powell’s views on inflation. This Fed meeting will likely be the last before an anticipated interest rate hike in March. And, a blizzard of companies will report including nearly half of the Dow’s 30 giants (American Express, 3M, IBM, and more) and tech heavyweights such as Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla.
Tax Season: The income tax filing season opens today and government officials warn it could be bumpy due to a depleted IRS. The Treasury says to file early, file online, and request your refund via direct deposit to avoid the severe headaches.
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UPDATE: Markets and the Economy

Posted on January 21, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Markets: The S&P 500 closed below 4,500 points for the first time since October after a heavy sell-off in the final hour of the trading day. Netflix stock tumbled in after-hours trading when it revealed slowing subscriber growth for the prior and current quarters.
Economy: The number of people filing jobless claims took an unexpectedly big jump last week after a period of historically low readings. The pop is likely a sign of Omicron disruptions hitting the labor market, and economists expect it to be temporary.
NASDAQ Sentiment: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/savingandinvesting/a-bullish-sign-nasdaq-investor-sentiment-is-worse-now-than-it-was-in-march-2020/ar-AASZ5f5?li=BBnb7Kz
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UPDATE: Markets, Economy and the Pandemic

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Stock Markets: The NASDAQ made it official, closing in correction territory yesterday (meaning a 10% drop from a recent high). Meanwhile, Microsoft’s massive deal to acquire Activision Blizzard rippled across markets: Gaming company Take-Two Interactive got a bump (perhaps because it, too, could be a takeover target), while Microsoft rival Sony plunged nearly 13% in Tokyo trading.

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Economy: President Biden has overseen a historic recovery in the labor market, where the unemployment rate has plunged to 3.9% from a pandemic high of 14.8%. The problem is there is currently too much money chasing too few goods. Inflation hit its highest rate since 1982 in December, while wages haven’t kept up with price growth.

Covid: The pandemic continues to rage despite the availability of vaccines. More people died of Covid in the US in 2021 than in 2020. Getting Americans vaccinated has proven to be a major challenge. President Biden’s vaccine mandate on large employers was blocked by the Supreme Court, and only 63.8% of Americans are fully vaccinated putting it behind virtually all of its wealthy peers.

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UPDATE: Markets, Energy, Gaming and the Pandemic

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Stock Markets: The prospect of higher borrowing costs has pummeled tech companies this year, and that didn’t change even after the market’s day off Monday. The 10-year yield jumped to its highest level in two years yesterday, pushing stocks (especially the tech-heavy NASDAQ) lower.
Oil Energy: Oil prices jumped to a 7-year high after an attack in the UAE raised concerns about a supply squeeze. Goldman Sachs predicts that Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, will top $100 a barrel this year because the pandemic hasn’t hurt demand for fuel as much as expected.
Gaming: An Activision Blizzard takeover would also be the biggest deal in the history of gaming, easily topping Take-Two’s purchase of Zynga for $12.7 billion last week. And, with the help of Activision’s impressive portfolio of titles including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Candy Crush, Microsoft will try to galvanize its monthly subscription business, Xbox Game Pass, as the “Netflix for games.”
Pandemic: New Covid cases have peaked in US regions that were hit hardest by the highly contagious variant, like the Northeast. For example, in New York City, the 7-day average of daily new cases has fallen to less than 20,000 from a high of almost 43,000 earlier this month. And, in the capital of Washington, DC, case numbers are down 20% over the last 14 days. Still, because hospitalizations tend to lag case growth by a few weeks, health care facilities are still treating more Covid patients. The average number of Covid hospitalizations has jumped 54% in the last two weeks, to 157,000.
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75% of Hospitals Seeking Temporary Allied Health Care Professionals

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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75% of Hospitals Seeking Temporary Allied Healthcare Professionals

• 96% have used allied healthcare professionals of various types to fill temporary assignments during the last 12 months.
• 75% of hospitals and other healthcare facilities currently are seeking temporary allied health care professionals.
• 73% of facilities surveyed, cited a need to fill gaps while permanent workers are being sought.
• 71% of facilities surveyed, cited that it is to prevent the burnout of existing staff.

Source: AMN Healthcare via Business Wire, December 29, 2021

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Happy National BLUE MONDAY 2022

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Blue Monday is considered to be the most depressing day of the year, but some people may be confused whether this label is real or just pseudoscience.

There are claims around this time of year that this specific day commonly coincides with the arrival of some of the year’s toughest psychological challenges.

Issues can include a combination of particularly bleak winter weather, the post-Christmas comedown and being wracked with guilt over yet more failed New Year’s resolutions.

And, additionally, people have over the past two years witnessed the trauma of dealing with the concerns about COVID-19’s effects on physical and mental health.

As with every year, Blue Monday rolls around every year on the first month’s third Monday, meaning in 2022 it is said to arrive today, on January 17th.

QUESTION: However, is this specific time of the year something people should really note?

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ABOUT RHETORICAL DEVICES AND PERSUASIVE APPEALS: Ethos, Pathos and Logos; etc

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

KAIROS; TOO!

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The modes of persuasion, modes of appeal or rhetorical appeals (Greek: pisteis) are strategies of rhetoric that classify a speaker’s or writer’s appeal to their audience. These include ethos, pathos, and logos.

CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0826102549

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Rhetorical appeal with persuasion elements are often key attributes for doctors, medical professionals, lawyers, CPAs, and all sorts of financial advisors and medical management consultants, etc.

Learning: https://medicalexecutivepost.com/2020/08/18/top-15-evolutions-of-learning/

So, here is a brief review for your consideration.

Examples: https://pathosethoslogos.com/

KAIROS: https://louisville.edu/writingcenter/for-students-1/handouts-and-resources/handouts-1/logos-ethos-pathos-kairos

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PARKINSON’S LAW: Beware in 2022

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

The 2-Ps [80/20] Rule

[By staff reporters]

Pareto’s law is either of the following closely related ideas: Pareto principle or law of the vital few, stating that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes Pareto distribution

Pareto distribution

The Pareto distribution, named after the Italian civil engineer, economist, and sociologist Vilfredo Pareto, is a power law probability distribution that is used in description of social, scientific, geophysical, actuarial, and many other types of observable phenomena. en.wikipedia.org

Parkinson’s law

Originally, Parkinson’s law is the adage that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”, and the title of a book which made it well-known.

Assessment

However, in current understanding, Parkinson’s law is a reference to the self-satisfying uncontrolled growth of the bureaucratic apparatus in an organization.

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SPIKE: Hospitals Suing Patients for Unpaid Medical Bills

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Spike in Hospitals Suing Patients for Unpaid Medical Bills

• Lawsuits over unpaid bills for hospitals rose by 37% in Wisconsin from 2001 to 18.
• Wage garnishments from the lawsuits rose 27% in that time period.
• 5% of hospitals account for 25% of lawsuits. Nonprofit hospitals and critical access hospitals are more likely to sue patients, according to the study.
• There were 1.86 lawsuits per 1,000 Black residents in 2018, compared to 1.32 per 1,000 white residents.

Source: YaleNews, December 6, 2021

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PANDEMIC UPDATE: COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment

The majority of COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals are unvaccinated or have not received a booster dose of the vaccine. These hospitalizations show how vaccines work and highlight the importance of continued vaccination efforts. President Biden has emphasized that vaccines, boosters, and therapeutic drugs have lessened the danger of COVID-19 for vaccinated people.

Vaccine Recommendations: A new recommendation from the CDC says that people who were initially immunized with the Pfizer vaccine should now receive their booster dose after five months, down from six. Some people with weakened immune systems will soon be eligible for a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and an Omicron specific vaccine could be ready by March.
Vaccine Mandates: The Supreme Court is weighing the Biden administration’s requirement that workers get vaccinated or be tested regularly for COVID-19. Many states and cities have created their own vaccine rules and employers are left confused about what to do next during the legal battles and the current rise in cases.
At-Home Testing Shortage: There is a shortage of COVID-19 at-home test kits and kit prices are rising as are reports of price gouging. The White House announced a policy to make at-home tests freely available to Americans. Learn more about at-home tests and their accuracy here.
Antiviral Pills: Doctors express concern that the limited supply of antiviral drugs is unlikely to ameliorate the strain hospitals are experiencing. The U.S. doubled its order for Pfizer’s COVID pill so there’s enough for 20 million people.
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UPDATE: Stock Markets and the Pandemic

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

BY STAFF REPORTERS

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Stock Markets: An inflation report couldn’t stop stocks from pushing higher yesterday, likely because it wasn’t worse than expected. Biogen shares tumbled after Medicare said it would limit coverage of its controversial $28,000 Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm; as the ME-P has noted.
Covid Pandemic: The current Omicron wave is projected to peak by January 19th in the US, according to an influential model from the University of Washington. Then, cases are expected to plummet “simply because everybody who could be infected will be infected,” Washington professor Ali Mokdad told the AP. Cases appear to have already peaked in Britain.
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33.7% of Nurses Intend to Reduce Work Hours

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

33.7% of Nurses Intend to Reduce Work Hours

According to a recent study among 20,665 respondents at 124 institutions, intention to reduce hours were shown to be:

• Nurses: 33.7%
• Physicians: 31.4%
• Advanced practice providers: 28.9%
• Clerical staff: 13.6%
• Administrators: 6.8%

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes via ScienceDirect, December 2021

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UPDATE: Markets, Pandemic, Economy and the IRS

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Stock Markets: Down more than 2% with its back against the wall, the NASDAQ staged a huge comeback yesterday afternoon to close in the green and snap a 4-day losing streak.
Pandemic: Moderna was the S&P 500’s top performer after its CEO said that a booster shot targeting Omicron would soon enter clinical trials. Pfizer also said its Omicron booster would be ready by March.
Economy: A growing number of finance experts are taking the over when it comes to the number of interest rate hikes this year. Goldman Sachs now predicts the Fed will raise rates four times in 2022 (more than previously forecast) and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he’d be surprised if it were only four hikes.
IRS: Even though tax filing season is just around the corner (opening January 24th with an April 18th deadline), the typically joyful and charismatic IRS has a case of the blues. On Monday, the Treasury Department warned that the agency has had a rough year and taxpayers should expect delays as returns are processed. According to Treasury officials, budget cuts and pandemic-related staffing shortages have created a towering backlog at the agency, and a “frustrating season” is on the horizon. While the IRS typically enters filing season with about 1 million unaddressed returns, the number stood at around 8.6 million in mid-Nov. 2021.
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UPDATE: Stock Market and the Economy

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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The stock market was very sharply mixed yesterday, and the NASDAQ Composite took the brunt of the damage. Even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up triple digits, the NASDAQ fell almost 2% as of 1:45 p.m. ET; and finishing down 210.08 points or (‎-1.33%).

Physicians and other investors looking at the biggest stocks in the NASDAQ would have to go through three dozen stocks on the list before finding a single one that rose more than 1%. Many of the top tech giants were down 1% to 5% or more on the day. Yet there were some winning NASDAQ stocks, and a few in particular might seem surprising to those used to seeing more popular names among top performers.

Bond yields gained thanks to bullish attitudes around economic growth.

Economy: The Great Resignation rolls on as a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs in November. That’s equivalent to 3% of the workforce.

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PERCENTAGE of Covered Employees Enrolled in Account-Based CDHP’s

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

In the United States, a high-deductible health plan is a health insurance plan with lower premiums and higher deductibles than a traditional health plan. It is intended to incentivize consumer-driven healthcare. Being covered by an HDHP is also a requirement for having a health savings account. Some HDHP plans also offer additional “wellness” benefits, provided before a deductible is paid.

High-deductible health plans are a form of catastrophic coverage, intended to cover for catastrophic illnesses. Adoption rates of HDHPs have been growing since their inception in 2004, not only with increasing employer options, but also increasing government options. As of 2016, HDHPs represented 29% of the total covered workers in the United States; however, the impact of such benefit design is not widely understood.

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% Covered Employees Enrolled in Account-Based CDHP’s

• 2021: 40%
• 2020: 38%
• 2019: 36%
• 2018: 33%
• 2017: 30%

Note: Percentage enrolled in high-deductible Consumer-Directed Health Plans, primarily Health Savings Account-eligible plans.
Source: Mercer National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans, December 2021

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An Open Letter to the ME-P from Alfredo Morabia, MD, PhD

Posted on January 4, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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With warm wishes for a joyful holiday, we are please to announce that the layout of AJPH is almost back on schedule, following COVID-19 related impacts to our production team. To keep these monthly highlight emails synched, we are going to highlight articles in two issues of AJPH.

The December issue of AJPH features multiple articles focused on surveillance, surveys and COVID-19, along with articles discussing physical and mental health of home health care workers, racial and ethnic disparities in the impact of COVID-19 in the active U.S. military and firearm injury & gun violence. Here are a few of the many articles in the December 2021 issue:

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PODCAST Year End 2021: Rich Helppie Interviews Dr. James R. Baker, Jr., M.D.

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

The Common Bridge

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Entering the Last Chapter of Covid, From Omicron and Beyond – With Dr. James R. Baker, Jr., M.D.

Richard Helppie welcomes back University of Michigan Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine, and Virologist, Dr. James R. Baker, Jr., M.D., who brings words of both encouragement and warning as the world comes to what he feels is the beginning of the final throws of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr. Baker has been a valued guest on the Common Bridge since the beginnings of the coronavirus over a year ago, and brings thoughtful, scientific, data-driven analysis to the most significant health issue of our lifetime.

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PODCAST: https://richardhelppie.com/james-baker/

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66% of Nurses Expressed Consideration to Leave The Profession

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By staff reporters

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66% of Nurses Expressed Consideration to Leave The Profession

A survey of 570 nurses between May and June 2021 found:

• 66% of nurses expressed some level of consideration to leave the profession.
• 97% of polled participants agree, that increases to pay rates and other incentives would attract and retain nurses.
• 58% agree that tele-health should be a cornerstone of care delivery.
• 85% believe that we must improve cross training to adapt to crisis events.
• 85% strongly believe national licensure would have greatly benefited the country during the pandemic.

Source: Cross Country Healthcare via Businesswire, December 1, 2021

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An X-Mass Emergency Room Joke

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2021

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“Don’t Weigh Me” Cards

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Wither a Good Idea?

READ HERE: https://more-love.org/free-dont-weigh-me-cards/

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Happy PALINDROMIC Wednesday

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

The “Numbers” Day

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DEFINITION: A palindrome is a word, number, phrase, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward as forward, such as madam or racecar. There are also numeric palindromes, including date/time stamps using short digits 11/11/11 11:11 and long digits 02/02/2020.

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List of Interesting Palindrome Words & Phrases You're Sure to Love! • 7ESL

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CRUNCH: According to mathematician Neal Freyman, today is the sound of mathematicians scrambling to find another topic to tweet about besides dates that form palindromes.

WHY: Today, 12/22/21, is the 22nd and final palindromic date of the year. There won’t be another year with 22 palindromic dates until 2111.

FACT: 1/20/21 was the first Inauguration Day with a palindromic date in American history. The next one will come in 1,000 years, on 1/20/3021.

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PODCAST: Patient Trust in Health Care?

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

PERSUASION = Ethos, Pathos and Logos

BY ERIC BRICKER MD

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UPDATE: Stock Markets and Politics

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Markets: With Omicron concerns swirling and President Biden’s big spending plan KO’d by Senator Joe Manchin, the S&P posted its biggest three-day drop since September. Tesla shares have now fallen back to their price before their big Hertz deal was announced in October.
Build Back Better: Goldman Sachs cut its economic growth forecast for next year after Joe Manchin said he wouldn’t vote for Democrats’ $2 trillion social spending bill. But yesterday the senator detailed some changes to the bill he’d support, reviving hopes that negotiations could resume in January.
CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/082610254

UPDATE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/us-futures-rebound-after-stock-market-sell-off-but-omicron-risks-remain/ar-AAS1fv3?li=BBnb7Kz

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Face Masks and Human Sneezes

Posted on December 21, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Now – Do You Get It?

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PODCAST: Why Tech Companies Fail at Health Care

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

HEALTH PLAN “AGE” AS RISK FACTOR

BY ERIC BRICKER MD

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The Science of Happiness?

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

HAPPINESS?

By NIHCM Foundation

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TRIFECTA Update: Markets, Covid and Congress

Posted on December 8, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

TOPICS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED ON THE ME-P

By Staff Reporters

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Markets: Omicron who? Fed tapering what? Stocks continued to roar back from their post-Thanksgiving hangover, with tech shares leading the way. The NASDAQ had its best day since March.
Covid: Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine is less effective, but still provides some protection, against the Omicron variant, an early study from South Africa showed.
US Government: Congress had a busy evening. Lawmakers reached a deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling, and the House passed a $768 billion defense policy bill that increases pay for service members.
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Marriage Penalty Fading – Single Penalty Rising

Posted on December 7, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

A Curated Report

By Staff Reporters

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The marriage penalty has faded in recent years, particularly after the 2017 Republican tax cuts that targeted high incomes. But the singles penalty remains — the tax code is still written to benefit people in 1950s middle-class marriages who own their homes. That’s not great for the millions of households who are shouldering other cost burdens around single life.

CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0826102549

Progressive tax codes are intended, at least theoretically, to ensure equitable distribution of the costs of maintaining civilization. They should (again, theoretically) be readjusted when a certain group begins to shoulder a disproportionate amount of that burden — like, for instance, single or divorced people. That’s not what’s happened, not for couples with two earners and not for the growing number of single or solo households. The reality of how people live and who works has changed. The policy has not kept pace.

The same principle holds true for Social Security, which was created first and foremost as a means of protecting the elderly from living out their final years in the literal poorhouse. The idea was simple: You and your employers pay in part of your salary now, and when you retire, you have enough to survive.

READ FULL REPORT HERE: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/22788620/single-living-alone-cost

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Recent Weekend Stock Market Volatility

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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WHAT A WEEK!

Markets: Stocks ended a topsy-turvy week with another stinker yesterday, dragged netherward (big word alert) by the tech sector. Meta shares nearly entered a bear market, falling almost 20% from a closing record in September. Still, the S&P was down less than 1% for the week.
CITE: https://www.r2library.com/Resource/Title/0826102549
Covid: The first bits of solid Omicron data are starting to trickle out. One study from South Africa showed that the new variant may cause a higher rate of reinfection in people who already got Covid. Critical information on the effectiveness of current vaccines against Omicron could come in a few days, a WHO scientist said.

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INTERNATIONAL DAY for Persons with DISABILITIES 2021

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying degrees of success around the planet.

The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life. It was originally called “International Day of Disabled Persons” until 2007.

MORE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations’_International_Day_of_Persons_with_Disabilities

Each year the day focuses on a different issue.

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DICTIONARY: https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Health-Insurance-Managed-Care/dp/0826149944/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275315485&sr=1-4

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WORLD AIDS DAY 2021

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

December 1, 2021

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World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease.

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National Philanthropy Day 2021

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

CELEBRATE AND GIVE TODAY?

By Staff Reporters

National Philanthropy Day is an observance designated by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

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It is a day to celebrate charitable activities, in the form of donated financial, in-kind and volunteering support. It is celebrated with blog postings by AFP highlighting outstanding charitable activities, as well as luncheons and awards throughout the USA by different AFP chapters.

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The “Halloween Indicator” [Investment Strategy]

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

What it is – How it works?

[By Dr. Marcinko and staff reporters]

Sell in May and go away is an investment strategy for stocks based on a theory (sometimes known as the Halloween indicator) that the period from November to April inclusive has significantly stronger growth on average than the other months.

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“DANCE OF DEATH”

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The Strategy

In such strategies, stocks are sold at the start of May and the proceeds held in cash (e.g. a money market fund); stocks are bought again in the autumn, typically around Halloween. “Sell in May” can be characterised as the belief that it is better to avoid holding stock during the summer period.

Though this seasonality is often mentioned informally, it has largely been ignored in academic circles (perhaps being assumed to be a mere superstition). Nonetheless analysis by Bouman and Jacobsen (2002) shows that the effect has indeed occurred in 36 out of 37 countries examined, and since the 17th century (1694) in the United Kingdom; it is strongest in Europe. While the effect may reflect a failure of the efficient-market hypothesis, alternatives exist such as small sample size or time variation in expected stock market returns.

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Causes the Effect

Although it’s not clear what causes the effect, what’s most interesting is that it shows that stock market returns in many countries during the period May–October are systematically negative or lower than the short-term interest rate, which also goes against the efficient-market hypothesis. Stock market returns should not be predictably lower than the short-term interest rate (risk free rate).

Popular media often refer to this market wisdom in the month of May, claiming that in the six months to come things will be different and the pattern will not show.

However, as the effect has been strongly present in most developed markets (including the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and most European countries) in the last decade – especially May–October 2009 – these claims are often proved wrong.

That said, between April 30 and October 30, 2009, the FTSE 100 gained 20% (from 4,189.59 to 5,044.55)

Academics

The effect has largely been ignored in academic circles. The idea contradicts much established theory, especially the efficient-market hypothesis.

Maberly and Pierce extended the data to April 2003. They also tested the strategy for April 1982 through April 2003 except for two months, October 1987 and August 1998. They found that it doesn’t work well in the time period April 1982–September 1987 plus November 1987–July 1998 plus September 1998–April 2003.^[7] Other regression models using the same data but controlling for extreme outliers have found the Halloween effect to still be significant.^[8]

“Sell in May and go away” has persisted as a profitable market-timing strategy for stock investors, according to a follow-up study by Andrade, Chhaochharia and Fuerst (2012). They find that the Sell-in-May seasonal pattern persists after the end of Bouman and Jacobsen’s (2002) sample. This is important in showing that the Halloween effect is not a statistical fluke detected by data mining. Strikingly, in the 1998–2012 sample on average November–April returns are larger than May–October returns in all 37 markets they study. On average, the difference is equal to about 10% percentage points. Also strikingly, the magnitude of the difference is the same in Bouman and Jacobsen’s (2002) and in the out-of-sample analysis of Andrade, Chhaochharia and Fuerst (2012). Further backtesting by Mebane Faber has shown this effect has been in place since 1950.

Source: Sell in May – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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October 18, 2021 (every third Monday in October) is Multicultural Diversity Day, a national day created by Cleorah Scruggs, a fourth-grade teacher in Flint, Michigan.

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US SENATE: Averts Government Shutdown?

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Senate passes last-minute deal to avert government shutdown

The Senate on Thursday afternoon just passed a deal party leaders reached late Wednesday to avert a government shutdown that would have affected hundreds of thousands of federal workers and slammed an economy still struggling to recover from the pandemic, all with just hours left to stave off a crisis.

READ: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/senate-passes-last-minute-deal-to-avert-government-shutdown/ar-AAP0mXN

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