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Economics - Psychology's Neglected Branch

"It is impossible to describe any human action if one does not refer to the meaning the actor sees in the stimulus as well as in the end his response is aiming at." --Ludwig von Mises

Economics - to the great dismay of economists - is merely a branch of psychology. It deals with individual behaviour and with mass behaviour. Many of its practitioners sought to disguise its nature as a social science by applying complex mathematics where common sense and direct experimentation would have yielded far better results.

The outcome has been an embarrassing divorce between economic theory and its subjects.

The economic actor is assumed to be constantly engaged in the rational pursuit of self interest. This is not a realistic model - merely a useful approximation. According to this latter day - rational - version of the dismal science, people refrain from repeating their mistakes systematically. They seek to optimize their preferences. Altruism can be such a preference, as well.

Still, many people are non-rational or only nearly rational in certain situations. And the definition of "self-interest" as the pursuit of the fulfillment of preferences is a tautology.

The theory fails to predict important phenomena such as "strong reciprocity" - the propensity to "irrationally" sacrifice resources to reward forthcoming collaborators and punish free-riders. It even fails to account for simpler forms of apparent selflessness, such as reciprocal altruism (motivated by hopes of reciprocal benevolent treatment in the future).

Even the authoritative and mainstream 1995 "Handbook of Experimental Economics", by John Hagel and Alvin Roth (eds.) admits that people do not behave in accordance with the predictions of basic economic theories, such as the standard theory of utility and the theory of general equilibrium. Irritatingly for economists, people change their preferences mysteriously and irrationally. This is called "preference reversals".

Moreover, people's preferences, as evidenced by their choices and decisions in carefully controlled experiments, are inconsistent. They tend to lose control of their actions or procrastinate because they place greater importance (i.e., greater "weight") on the present and the near future than on the far future. This makes most people both irrational and unpredictable.

Either one cannot design an experiment to rigorously and validly test theorems and conjectures in economics - or something is very flawed with the intellectual pillars and models of this field.

Neo-classical economics has failed on several fronts simultaneously. This multiple failure led to despair and the re-examination of basic precepts and tenets.

Consider this sample of outstanding issues:

Unlike other economic actors and agents, governments are accorded a special status and receive special treatment in economic theory. Government is alternately cast as a saint, seeking to selflessly maximize social welfare - or as the villain, seeking to perpetuate and increase its power ruthlessly, as per public choice theories.

Both views are caricatures of reality. Governments indeed seek to perpetuate their clout and increase it - but they do so mostly in order to redistribute income and rarely for self-enrichment.

Economics also failed until recently to account for the role of innovation in growth and development. The discipline often ignored the specific nature of knowledge industries (where returns increase rather than diminish and network effects prevail). Thus, current economic thinking is woefully inadequate to deal with information monopolies (such as Microsoft), path dependence, and pervasive externalities.

Classic cost/benefit analyses fail to tackle very long term investment horizons (i.e., periods). Their underlying assumption - the opportunity cost of delayed consumption - fails when applied beyond the investor's useful economic life expectancy. People care less about their grandchildren's future than about their own. This is because predictions concerned with the far future are highly uncertain and investors refuse to base current decisions on fuzzy "what ifs".

This is a problem because many current investments, such as the fight against global warming, are likely to yield results only decades hence. There is no effective method of cost/benefit analysis applicable to such time horizons.

How are consumer choices influenced by advertising and by pricing? No one seems to have a clear answer. Advertising is concerned with the dissemination of information. Yet it is also a signal sent to consumers that a certain product is useful and qualitative and that the advertiser's stability, longevity, and profitability are secure. Advertising communicates a long term commitment to a winning product by a firm with deep pockets. This is why patrons react to the level of visual exposure to advertising - regardless of its content.

Humans may be too multi-dimensional and hyper-complex to be usefully captured by econometric models. These either lack predictive powers or lapse into logical fallacies, such as the "omitted variable bias" or "reverse causality". The former is concerned with important variables unaccounted for - the latter with reciprocal causation, when every cause is also caused by its own effect.

These are symptoms of an all-pervasive malaise. Economists are simply not sure what precisely constitutes their subject matter. Is economics about the construction and testing of models in accordance with certain basic assumptions? Or should it revolve around the mining of data for emerging patterns, rules, and "laws"?

On the one hand, patterns based on limited - or, worse, non-recurrent - sets of data form a questionable foundation for any kind of "science". On the other hand, models based on assumptions are also in doubt because they are bound to be replaced by new models with new, hopefully improved, assumptions.

One way around this apparent quagmire is to put human cognition (i.e., psychology) at the heart of economics. Assuming that being human is an immutable and knowable constant - it should be amenable to scientific treatment. "Prospect theory", "bounded rationality theories", and the study of "hindsight bias" as well as other cognitive deficiencies are the outcomes of this approach.

To qualify as science, economic theory must satisfy the following cumulative conditions:

All-inclusiveness (anamnetic) - It must encompass, integrate, and incorporate all the facts known about economic behaviour.

Coherence - It must be chronological, structured and causal. It must explain, for instance, why a certain economic policy leads to specific economic outcomes - and why.

Consistency - It must be self-consistent. Its sub-"units" cannot contradict one another or go against the grain of the main "theory". It must also be consistent with the observed phenomena, both those related to economics and those pertaining to non-economic human behaviour. It must adequately cope with irrationality and cognitive deficits.

Logical compatibility - It must not violate the laws of its internal logic and the rules of logic "out there", in the real world.

Insightfulness - It must cast the familiar in a new light, mine patterns and rules from big bodies of data ("data mining"). Its insights must be the inevitable conclusion of the logic, the language, and the evolution of the theory.

Aesthetic - Economic theory must be both plausible and "right", beautiful (aesthetic), not cumbersome, not awkward, not discontinuous, smooth, and so on.

Parsimony - The theory must employ a minimum number of assumptions and entities to explain the maximum number of observed economic behaviours.

Explanatory Powers - It must explain the behaviour of economic actors, their decisions, and why economic events develop the way they do.

Predictive (prognostic) Powers - Economic theory must be able to predict future economic events and trends as well as the future behaviour of economic actors.

Prescriptive Powers - The theory must yield policy prescriptions, much like physics yields technology. Economists must develop "economic technology" - a set of tools, blueprints, rules of thumb, and mechanisms with the power to change the " economic world".

Imposing - It must be regarded by society as the preferable and guiding organizing principle in the economic sphere of human behaviour.

Elasticity - Economic theory must possess the intrinsic abilities to self organize, reorganize, give room to emerging order, accommodate new data comfortably, and avoid rigid reactions to attacks from within and from without.

Many current economic theories do not meet these cumulative criteria and are, thus, merely glorified narratives.

But meeting the above conditions is not enough. Scientific theories must also pass the crucial hurdles of testability, verifiability, refutability, falsifiability, and repeatability. Yet, many economists go as far as to argue that no experiments can be designed to test the statements of economic theories.

It is difficult - perhaps impossible - to test hypotheses in economics for four reasons.

Ethical - Experiments would have to involve human subjects, ignorant of the reasons for the experiments and their aims. Sometimes even the very existence of an experiment will have to remain a secret (as with double blind experiments). Some experiments may involve unpleasant experiences. This is ethically unacceptable.

Design Problems - The design of experiments in economics is awkward and difficult. Mistakes are often inevitable, however careful and meticulous the designer of the experiment is.

The Psychological Uncertainty Principle - The current mental state of a human subject can be (theoretically) fully known. But the passage of time and, sometimes, the experiment itself, influence the subject and alter his or her mental state - a problem known in economic literature as "time inconsistencies". The very processes of measurement and observation influence the subject and change it.

Uniqueness - Experiments in economics, therefore, tend to be unique. They cannot be repeated even when the SAME subjects are involved, simply because no human subject remains the same for long. Repeating the experiments with other subjects casts in doubt the scientific value of the results.

The undergeneration of testable hypotheses - Economic theories do not generate a sufficient number of hypotheses, which can be subjected to scientific testing. This has to do with the fabulous (i.e., storytelling) nature of the discipline.

In a way, economics has an affinity with some private languages. It is a form of art and, as such, it is self-sufficient and self-contained. If certain structural, internal constraints and requirements are met - a statement in economics is deemed to be true even if it does not satisfy external (scientific) requirements. Thus, the standard theory of utility is considered valid in economics despite overwhelming empirical evidence to the contrary - simply because it is aesthetic and mathematically convenient.

So, what are economic "theories" good for?

Economic "theories" and narratives offer an organizing principle, a sense of order, predictability, and justice. They postulate an inexorable drive toward greater welfare and utility (i.e., the idea of progress). They render our chaotic world meaningful and make us feel part of a larger whole. Economics strives to answer the "why's" and "how's" of our daily life. It is dialogic and prescriptive (i.e., provides behavioural prescriptions). In certain ways, it is akin to religion.

In its catechism, the believer (let's say, a politician) asks: "Why... (and here follows an economic problem or behaviour)".

The economist answers:

"The situation is like this not because the world is whimsically cruel, irrational, and arbitrary - but because ... (and here follows a causal explanation based on an economic model). If you were to do this or that the situation is bound to improve".

The believer feels reassured by this explanation and by the explicit affirmation that there is hope providing he follows the prescriptions. His belief in the existence of linear order and justice administered by some supreme, transcendental principle is restored.

This sense of "law and order" is further enhanced when the theory yields predictions which come true, either because they are self-fulfilling or because some real "law", or pattern, has emerged. Alas, this happens rarely. As "The Economist" notes gloomily, economists have the most disheartening record of failed predictions - and prescriptions.

The Sacred Numbers Of Pythagoras

The great mathematician Pythagoras used sequences of numbers that were tied closely to sacred geometry. It used a similar method of sequential number summation as the mathematician Fibonacci employed. It is far more complex in scope than the Fibonacci sequence uses, but a lot of the numbers are the same using both methods.

For those of you not so familiar with Pythagoras He is the one credited with the equation:

a^2 + b^2 = c^2

Perfect Square = 3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2 = 25 or any whole number multiplied by these numbers; for instance.

(3 x 3)^2 + (3 x 4)^2 = (3 x 5)^2 = 9^2 + 12^2 = 15^2 = 225

Perfect Square = 5^2 + 12^2 = 13^2 = 169

Pythagoras was also a master of the ancient mysteries, and was a founding member of a secret knowledge Fraternity. He kept his secrets closely guarded, and allowed only persons knowledgeable in mathematics, music, and reason into his fold.

This is the mathematical blueprint for the alchemy of harmonic balance and Unity of spirit, mind, and body, through numeric sequencing according to my interpretation of Pythagoras's terms.

Also injected into the sequence is the secret Philosophy of Hermes Trismegistus

1^3Alpha(Perfect Cube) = SOURCE (GOD) = (Divine meditative thought; the Spirit essence, or the ALL)

7 is the only number between 1 and 13 not used as a sacred number, so it is associated with, and sacred to SOURCE. Associated with peace, and rest.

1 = Unity (The Correspondence between all levels and planes of existence; the active essence of God; Aeon,the first Son))

2 = Duality = 1A +1 (The Creation of polar opposites, or duality of being)

3 = the sum of Unity and Duality. = 1 + 2 (The Creation of Vibration, thus all matter;Trinity of God Mind, Sub Mind, logic mind; Cosmos)

4 =2 + 2; = 2^2; = 8 - 4; = 3^√64; = √16 (Division of the sub-conscious/conscious minds; the creation of time through motion, and the Rhythm of life set into motion)

5 = 2 +3; = 3^√125; = √25(Perfect Root; The root of the manifestation of man; the unfolding of Cause, and Effect)

6 = 1+ 2 + 3 = 3 + 3 (Creation of Man; the combination of Spirit, Sub Mind / Mind, and Body; becoming conscious of Self)

8 = 4 + 4; = 16 - 8; = 2^3; = √64 (The manifestation of Gender in all things)

9 = 3^2; = √81(The introduction to Mathematics, Logic, Music, Philosophies, Reason, Science's, Religion's, Agriculture and Civilization)

10 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4; = √100 (Sacred to the ancient Qabbalah, and all the secret wisdom schools; This is the beginning of the alchemy of the mind, the transmutation from a lower state of being to a higher one)

10 = (The beginning of the 2nd incarnation of the prime 1; 2; 3) 1 is the symbol of unity; 0 is the symbol of infinite mind. So 10 is the number of the Unity of the infinite mind. One and Zero were not really considered numbers, they were considered symbols of the infinite Divine.

11 = √121;= 10 + 1

12 = √144 = 6 + 6; = 10 + 2

13 = √169; = 10 + 3

15 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5

16 = 8 + 8; = 32 - 16; = 2^4; = 4^2

20 = 10 + 10 (Beginning of the 3rd incarnation of the prime 1;2;3)

21 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6; = 10 + 11

22 = 11 + 11

23 = 11 + 12

24 = 12 + 12; = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3; = 6 + 6 + 6 + 6; = 8 + 8 + 8

25 = 12 + 13; = 5^2 = 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5; = 3^2 + 4^2

27 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3; = 3^3(Perfect Cube)

28 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7

30 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3; = 9 + 10 + 11 (Beginning of the 4th and final incarnation of the prime 1;2;3)

31 = 10 + 10 +11

32 = 16 + 16; = 64 - 32; = 2^5; = 10 + 11 + 11

33 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3; 10 + 11 + 12

36 = 1^3 + 2^3 + 3^3; = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +8; = 11 + 12 + 13; = 6^2; = 3^2 x 2^2; (Harmony of Body)

45 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +8 + 9

55 = 1^2 + 2^2 + 3^2 + 4^2 + 5^2; = 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5; = 27 + 28; = 91 - 36

55 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +8 + 9 + 10

64 = 32 + 32; = 2^6; = 4^3; = 8^2(Perfect Cube)

66 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +8 + 9 + 10 + 11; = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 +3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3; = 21+22+23(Harmony of Mind and Body, Master of Self)

78 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 +8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12

81 = 3^4; = 9^2

91 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 11 + 12 + 13

91 = 4^3 + 3^3; = 6^2 + 5^2 + 4^2 + 3^2 + 2^2 + 1^2; = 55 + 36

96 = 31 + 32 + 33; = 32 + 32 + 32; = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

100 = 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10; = 6^2 + 8^2 = 10^2 (Perfect Square)

121 = 11^2; = 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11

125 = 5^3(Perfect Cube)

144 = 12^2; = 36 + 36 + 36 + 36; = 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12

169 = 5^2 + 12^2 = 13^2; = 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13(Perfect Square)

Reverse Order(The Symmetry of similar terms is important)

169 = 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13 + 13; = 5^2 + 12^2 = 13^2(Perfect Square)

144 = 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12; = 36 + 36 + 36 + 36; = 12^2

125 = 5^3(Perfect Cube)

121 = 11^2; = 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 + 11

100 = 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10; = 10^2 (perfect square)

96 = 33 + 32 + 31; = 32 + 32 + 32; = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

91 = 13 + 12 + 11 + 10 + 9 +8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1

90 = 13 + 12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7+ 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2

88 = 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8; = 13 + 12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 8+ 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3

85 = 13 + 12 + 11 + 10 + 9+ 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4

81 = 13 + 12 + 11 + 10+ 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5; =3^4; = 9^2

76 = 13 + 12 + 11+ 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6

70 = 13 + 12+ 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7

64 = 32 + 32; = 2^6; = 4^3; = 8^2(Perfect Cube)

63 = 13+ 12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 8

55 = 13 + 12 + 11 + 10 + 9

46 = 13 + 12 + 11 + 10

36 = 13 + 12 + 11

33 = 12 + 11 + 10; = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

32 = 11 + 11 + 10; = 16 + 16; = 64 - 32; = 2^5

31 = 11 + 10 +10

30 = 11 + 10 + 9; = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3; = (End of 4th and final incarnation of the prime 1;2;3)

25 = 5^2 = 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5; = 13 + 12; = 3^2 + 4^2 = (Perfect Square)

23 = 12 + 11

22 = 11 + 11

21 = 6 + 5 +4 + 3 + 2 + 1; = 11 + 10

20 = 10 + 10 (End of the 3rd incarnation of the prime 1;2;3)

13 = √169

12 = √144

11 = √121

10 = √100; = (The End of the 2nd incarnation of the prime; the beginning of the illuminated being)

9 = √81 (The beginning of the Correspondence of the 3 planes of existence to the Duality of Mind)

6 = √36 (Man is the mirror image of God, only separated by degree)

5 =3 + 2; =3^√125; = √25(Perfect Root; This is the root of enlightenment, Correspondence through Active Meditation)

3 = the sum of Unity and Duality. = 1 + 2 (Realization of True Self; The true Illuminate)

2 = Duality = 1A +1 (Balancing of the sub-conscious and conscious minds;Opening of the 3rd EYE)

Ascension to Fully Enlightened Being requires the completion of the circle of servitude. One must Know how to be the Master, and the Servant before one can be an ascended Master.

666 = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 +... 36; = (Fully enlightened being, Completion of the circle of Servitude)

13^√666 = 1.648884841 This is very close to being equal to (PHI) = φ = 1.618 (This shows that even the Enlightened Being is irrational in nature before the Pure nature of GOD.

The final requirement is that one must sacrifice something of them self for the benefit of the whole. Only then will one be invited to join the Sacred ranks of the ascended Masters.

1 = Unity (United to Source; Ascended Master; These are drawn back to Source by Source)

1^3Alpha = SOURCE (Divine thought; GOD) = Perfect Cube; (7) is the divine number of God

Pythagoras's Numbers

Primary numbers = 1;2;3;6;10;15;21;28;36;45;55;66;78;91;96

2nd incarnation of the prime 1;2,3 = 11;12;13 = 36

3rd incarnation of the prime 1;2;3 = 21;22;23 = 66

4th incarnation of the prime 1;2;3 = 31;32;33 = 96

Secondary numbers = 5;25;36;46;63;70;76;81;85;88;90;91

Squares = 4;8;9;16;25;36;64;81;100;121;144;169

Perfect Squares = 25;100;169

Perfect Cubes = 1Alpha;27;64;125

Fibonacci sequence

1; 2; 3; 5; 8; 13; 21; 34; 55; 89; 144

Obviously there is a lot involved with Pythagoras's sequence of sacred numbers. There are many aspects of this sequence that I have not even considered yet. Fibonacci kept it fairly simple, although it does go much deeper than this article takes it.

I hope that you are starting to understand the significance of the sacred numbers as they relate to the construction of the Universe and Man's 3 fold spiritual, Mental, and Physical development.

For instance 2^2 √6 = 9.797958971 this is very close to being equal to the gravitational fore of Earth. This could very well be a coincidence, but I doubt it. All life is dependent upon gravity for many different reasons.

Both numbers are sacred, 2 ^2 represents Duality squared. 6 is the number of man, it is derived by taking the sum of the sum of Unity and Duality, and the sum of Unity and Duality = 3 + 3.The square root of 6 represents origin of man, it is an irrational number, I wounder why?

√6 = 2.449489743 this is between 2 and 3, so man was raised from his original state of being to the higher state of being that we exist in now.

The number 666 has long been a feared number by those of certain religious faiths. According to my reasoning, the Pythagorian school of thought would maintain that this number represents mans ascension to enlightenment.

If there are 36 degrees of ascension for the Spirit, Mind, and Body to attain the balance and harmony that Unity is, there would be 12 degrees of ascension for each aspect of Spirit, Mind, and Body.

12 x 36 = 432; 666 - 432 = 234; 432 - 234 = 198 which is very close to equaling (φ^11) - 1 = 197.96;

666 / 12 = 55.5 which is very close to the mean resonance of the resonance of the Earth = 60.57Hz, and the resonance of our Solar system = 50.177Hz;

(60.57 + 50.177) / 2 = 55.3735Hz.

666 / 36 = 18.5; 18.5 / 3 = 6.1666666667 If you divide this by 10 it is very close to equaling phi =.618

3^2((6^2 x 2) + 2) = 666

666, This number simply represents the harmonic Unity of the 3 aspects of the fully enlightened Human Being. I think that someone of this nature would definitely pose a problem to most theological schools of thought prevalent in the world today. Also 666 represents man's elemental construction being composed of the carbon element which has 6 neutrons, 6 protons, and 6 electrons.

I do not wish to imply that we should all go around wearing 666 as a mantra, this number has a negative meaning to a lot of people, so it is best to be understanding. Be respectful of others beliefs, refrain from any practices that would create a negative influence in the minds of others.

There are 2 paths for all beings to follow. One is on the high frequency range, the other on the lower frequency range. All enlightened beings should follow the higher frequency range for obvious reasons.

Even enlightened beings can become negatively influenced by too much power.

Ego is the darkness that casts shadows over the light of Love.

It is not wise to seek power over others, this creates conflict. Greed, and the lust of power over others are what destroys families and Nations.

Be mindful of each thought, and even more so of the words you choose to use, they have more power than you think. Thoughts and words are vibrations that can have a positive or negative affect on us.

Thank you for joining me on my quest for Truth and higher knowledge, I hope that your mind has been opened by my words and equations.

Like all of my articles, this is a work in progress and updates will be frequent.

PEACE!

The International Dance Festival in Monaco - December 2004

The recently past year Monaco was the scene for the grand biennial Dance Forum. The event took place between 14 and 18 December 2004 and was held mostly at Grimaldi Forum. The four days unfolded on various levels:

Performances, Multimedia Forum, Dance on Screen, The ADvANCE Project, First Job Audition, Exhibitions - monographic and thematic ones, Karl Lagerfeld's photo exhibition, Rendez-vous - great opportunities open for the public to meet famous choreographers from all over the world. Most notable performances included Orfeo ed Euridice, by Emio Greco/PC and Opera North / Netherlands, UK and Fairy, by Jyrki Karttunen and Co / Finland, Henry Oguike Dance Company from the UK and Compania Maria Pages, a Spanish company that blends flamenco with contemporary jazz standards.

The ceremony of the 2004 Nijinsky Awards was held on December 18 at the Forum Grimaldi in Monte Carlo. The most coveted prizes were awarded to Nicolas Le Riche of the Ballet de l'Opera National de Paris and the Romanian performer Alina Cojocaru of the London Royal Ballet in the male and female dancer categories.

The multimedia forum constituted an innovative way to lead dance beyond boundaries of gravity and scenic space constraints, bonding new ties with other arts - music, film, visual arts.The multimedia projects reunited choreographers, stage designers, musicians, graphic artists etc. Three forms were accepted: software, live choregraphic pieces making use of numeric devices and choreographic installations.

There were 142 candidates from 29 countries. The SACD prize was awarded to the unfinished project "Donât ask the Blond" initiated by Cosmin Manolescu in collaboration with Kira Riikonen and Roberto Casarotto. The project reunites the collective work of choreographers and other artists from Finland, Italy and Romania and will be developed in 2005. The final show will be accompanied by visual and sonorous creations. Ten persons from the audience will be invited to take part in the performance each time. The premiere will be in Finland, in July 2005.

The section Dance on Screen was intended to offer to audiovisual producers and dance companies an opportunity to meet partners such as directors of festivals, theatre programmers, TV broadcasters, general and specialized media journalists with the view of future project development, promotion and marketing.

The results of the ADVANCE Project were presented at a conference during Monaco Dance Forum. This project was initiated three years ago by the International Organization for the Transition of Professional Dancers (IOTPD) aiming to improve the challenges met by the professional dancers when transitioning to a post-dance career.

On December 14 and 15, 100 pre-professional dancers selected from around the world had the opportunity to obtain their first full time contract on the First Job Audition. The audition consisted of one classical ballet class and a contemporary workshop with an invited choreographer. The First Job Audition ended with the Bursary Awards Ceremony which took place on December 16 at "Espace Karrement"(Grimaldi Forum) in the presence of H.R.H. Princess Caroline of Hanover.

Princess Caroline, who is president of the Monte Carlo Ballet, founded by Princess Grace, has worked hard to fulfil her mother's dream of making dance an essential part of Monaco's cultural life. The most important moments of the Forum, culminating with the Nijinsky Awards night at the Salle des Princes of the Grimaldi Forum, were marked by her presence.

Provisional Patent Applications for Entrepreneurial Pivots

Successful entrepreneurship is rarely a linear process of having a great idea, developing that idea into a product, and then being wildly successful in the market. Instead, entrepreneurs typically roll out a concept to potential customers and find it isn't quite right. So they execute a pivot and modify the product or service so that it is more interesting to customers. A start-up will often go through multiple pivots before finally nailing what the market wants. The pivot process is standard for truly innovative ideas. The inventor has a good idea how to refill an unmet need, but it always takes lots of experimentation and feedback before she gets the details right.

These regular pivots make it more difficult to protect valuable innovations. Too often an inventor will quickly file a patent application to protect a great idea so that he can freely disclose the invention and offer it for sale without losing any patent rights.

Offering an innovation to customers is the best way to discover the changes needed to improve the product. However, an offer for sale also ends one's right to file for patent protection in most countries, and starts the clock for when patent protection can't be obtained in the United States. So an early marketing trial in the United States can preclude later valuable patents in China and Europe.

Disclosing great ideas to potential suppliers and customers also often spawns competitors who are impressed with the potential of the invention. Filing for patent protection makes assures priority for the inventor, and prevents losing one's right to file. As a result, it is often imperative to file for protection before disclosing or selling an invention.

However, patent applications filed early in the development cycle often become obsolete when a pivot is made. The features and inventive elements that were key to a first version of a product or service are suddenly much less valuable.

To protect the future patent rights of great ideas that are likely to mature through repeated pivots, one should file flash provisional patent applications. Provisional patent applications preserve the right of patent protection for one year, both in the United States and internationally. They are not examined, and are kept secret by the patent office. However, when a utility patent application is later filed claiming priority to the provisional, then the utility patent application is treated as though it has the filing date of the provisional.

Provisional applications allow an inventor to protect an idea by for a fraction of the cost of a utility patent. She is then free to sell the idea, and gain the market information for a product pivot. Then when the idea pivots, a new provisional is filed so that the updated concept can also be sold without losing patent rights. The inventor only files a utility patent application when she finally nails the concept. By filing flash provisional patent applications, the inventor gets the market intelligence of early sales while preserving patent rights worldwide.

Create a Rocking Autoresponder

You've probably seen, read and heard how an autoresponder is the key to a successful online business. But, do you know HOW to use it effectively? Did you know you can load email messages into your autoresponder to go out any time of day and schedule them for many months in the future?

How is that for automated?

Autoresponder Essentials

In order to actually create a useful autoresponder, you have to first lay some groundwork...

A reliable, user-friendly autoresponder is key. There are many autoresponder services online, but finding one that meets your needs is another matter altogether. Do you do any selling? Meaning do you recommend your own products or someone else's products for purchase? If so, making sure your autoresponder allows for the selling of products and services is crucial.

You don't want to get trapped by a blocked account, just because you offered a product for sale! Check the service's Terms of Service for this information. (Aweber is one that does allow marketing.)

Next step is to set up a list. The name you give your list should help jog your memory about it. You will eventually have several lists in your autoresponder, so make it easy to remember. Go through the steps in setting it up - fill in your company name. Also, select the type of opt-in you want to use for this list. Which brings us to the next decision...

About confirmed opt-in vs. single opt-in. There is an option to turn off the confirmed opt-in in your autoresponder (most are double confirmed by default). Basically, what a confirmed opt-in does is direct your new subscribers back to their email to confirm their email address. This makes it a two-step process.

Whereas a single opt-in directs the new subscriber, not to confirm their email, but to another website or page or directly to the offer. A confirmed subscriber means that if you ever want to move your list to another service, then you have them confirmed already. Unconfirmed will need to confirm at that time.

Follow-up messages - Once you set up your new list, you have the option of adding follow-up messages. These follow-up messages can make your business very close to being automated.

A good example is an opt-in for a free gift on gardening. They receive their free gift from you and then you immediately have another message that goes out as a Welcome or Thank you message.

Then, in the next 2 days, another message goes out with a tip from the free gift about gardening. It doesn't have to be long - a short and sweet tip is sometimes better than a long, boring message.

In another 2 days, you send another tip.

In another 2 days, you send a link to a blog post you wrote.

Then, you send out an offer for another product.

This is not the scientific, set-in-stone way to send a follow-up sequence - just an example.

After this follow-up sequence, you can automatically direct the new buyers to another list and then the free gift subscribers start another sequence for something else.

Why mastering your autoresponder is crucial

Once you understand the power of an autoresponder, you won't want to put it down. You can set up your business to run seamlessly while you are away or set up a sequence for a new product you are releasing.

And the best thing, an autoresponder will run on autopilot if you want it to!

An autoresponder allows you to focus on other tasks - it takes care of the messaging, management, and even tracking of your entire subscriber list.

How PPC Management Can Help You Earn More Money

There are a lot of available online marketing techniques for everyone, but none has come so close to being very effective like the usage of Pay Per Click search engines. PPC management systems or Pay Per Click management systems can maximize the effects of the website by placing them in search engines. Being familiar with the entire process will guarantee you a successful business. Familiarizing yourself with the PPC search engines will help you understand how this system works. Utilizing these will allow you to gain a lot of favorable traffic to your internet page at an affordable cost. The fact is this is not expensive because you just have to pay for the clicks that your ads will receive. You will be able to determine your total cost with the initial bid that you have made on the relevant keywords or keyword phrases that will show up together with your adverts. This bid is going to be the price charged to you whenever a visitor who has clicked on an advert will be directed to your site.

Keep in mind that if your campaign will be mismanaged, you will eventually end up losing more money. You do not want to spend money and end up with the wrong kind of traffic. There are methods on how to make certain that you will have a fruitful venture. The main function of PPC management is to supervise the costs of the business involving an account while ensuring that the campaign is properly executed. Bear in mind that it's not easy to carry out as it requires a thorough evaluation of the data before reaching the proper results. If you are not familiar with this process, the best choice is to outsource the professionals to do everything for you. They are familiar with what needs to be done in order to be successful.

This involves more than one method like keyword bidding, budget oversight, and reviews of click-through figures which is why it is highly necessary to have a knowledgeable team that will be able manage everything for you. It is easy to choose the automated programs to do the job for you but it is always the best choice to hire website publishers as they will be able to lead you to great success. They have also gone through the necessary Pay Per Click course which makes them qualified to carry out the job successfully. It is important that your PPC venture will be organized and managed well so that you won't end up losing money in the process.

How Can I Make a Medical Negligence Claim?

Nobody looks forward to having a medical procedure. Having surgery or any other sort of treatment can be stressful, painful or uncomfortable at the best of times. So it's no wonder that so many people are afraid of something going wrong during their treatment.

While it's a rare occurrence, things do occasionally go wrong with medical treatment. Whether as a result of accident, abuse or carelessness, you can become seriously and lastingly hurt by improper medical care. And if that happens, the prospect of receiving compensation for your injuries can be a great support on your road to recovery.

But some people think that making a medical negligence claim is a daunting, difficult prospect with very little chance of success.

Fortunately, that isn't the case. As long as you make your claim in the right way.

Step One: Hire specialist solicitors

You should always look for specialist medical negligence solicitors, as they have all of the skills and experience that you need to have the best possible chance of a successful outcome. They'll then discuss your case with you and let you know whether you are in fact owed compensation.

Step Two: Look for experience

While daytime TV is full of adverts for companies offering "no win, no fee" settlements, the reality of making a claim is somewhat different. These firms only take on easy cases which can be settled quickly and without much work, meaning that they won't be too happy to take on a potentially puzzling medical negligence case.

However, really skilled medical negligence solicitors do take on more complex no win, no fee cases. It is important to seek out a firm with expertise in the type of claim you wish to pursue as they'll know the ins and outs of this type of case, and they'll have a network of experts and contacts to help put together a convincing argument. In short, they'll get you what you're owed.

Step Three: Act quickly and know the process

In the United Kingdom, adults need to make a claim for negligence within three years of the incident, while children must claim before their 21st birthday. But as with all court cases, witness memories play a huge part - so you need to make your claim as soon as possible.

And when you do, ask your solicitors to explain every step of the process with you, so that you can get a grip on how long it will take to bring your case to court, and to receive any compensation. This will stop you from becoming demoralised at the amount of time that these cases can take to be resolved.

Find the right firm, make sure they know their stuff, and act quickly!

Composite Decking Maintenance: How to Paint

It will probably be a long time before homeowners give up on wood altogether when it comes to building their decks, patios, and balconies. There is a timeless quality to one of nature's greatest gifts to man that isn't likely to go out of fashion. That said, using wood comes with a host of drawbacks, most of which patio-owners are more than familiar with. By mixing plastic into the stew, composite decking gives the owner all of the appearance benefits of wood while minimizing some of the drawbacks. Even though regular painting and staining isn't required with this material, you may want to change colors down the line. Here's how to paint.

Clear Your Area

Don't try to paint your composite decking without clearing your surface. This isn't a job you can finish in between the commercials of the football game. Trying to complete it without moving all the furniture and plants off the surface is only going to result in frustration. You'll be constantly moving these items around and you're almost certain to get paint on them. Just take everything off your platform and set it aside for now. If your deck abuts your house, you'll want to do some masking to keep the paint off your home's exterior.

Clean the Surface

Paint should have a nice, clean surface. You don't want what painters call "trash" getting into your work. Sweep the surface carefully and then spray it down with a hose to get rid of any little bits of debris and dust that remain. Some homeowners find success in using a push broom to thoroughly wash the composite decking with soap and water. The cleaner you can get the surface, the better it will accept the paint you're getting ready to put on. Let the surface dry completely and you'll be ready to move forward with the job.

Prime and Paint

You're taking a big risk if you paint without putting primer on first. Some composite decking is ready to accept paint without primer, but you'll probably do better to prime anyway. The primer will give you the smoothest surface possible. You can use either a brush or a spray gun to apply the primer. Once it has dried, you can use an approved exterior paint to get the color you desire. You will get better results with two separate thin coats than a single thick one. Once it has dried, you can replace your furniture and plants.

Achieving Optimum Health

"Optimum health is not just the absence of disease but the presence of wellness in mental, emotional, physical, spiritual and social areas. Some would also include financial health."

Introduction

Optimum health is essential at all levels, from the individual to the society we live in to the environment around us. We have to start thinking of wealth not just in terms of possession of money and properties but also the possession of mental, emotional, physical, social and spiritual well-being.

Mental Health

The truth is mind is the forerunner of all states.

With a proper mindset, a poor man can still be happy. Conversely, if the mindset is not right, no matter how much material possessions you may have, you may still be a very unhappy person. Thus, Gandhi said, "The world has enough for everyone's needs, but not enough for even a single person's greed."

So a healthy mind is one that possesses a mindset that can lead to happiness and contentment with self and the world around us. It provides clarity of thoughts, good insight and the ability to see things through an unbiased mind.

To be able to see things through an unbiased mind is no small feat. It is extremely difficult to note or observe the unfolding of events and phenomena without judging. We habitually associate emotions or feelings to events, and allow such emotions to direct our actions. Our likes for certain things and dislikes for others are closely associated with our emotions.

Emotional Health

It is our emotions that lead us to act impulsively at times. Thus a high level of self-awareness in this area is extremely useful. In fact, it is essential to our well-being. After all, things and relationships that may take us years to build can be destroyed in a moment of anger.

There are positive and negative emotions. Positive emotions such as love, compassion and joy should be cultivated, while negative emotions such as fear, anger and hate need to be eradicated.

When asked about this, a wise sage of India once illustrated with a story:

An old man said to his grandson, "Boy, I have two tigers caged within me. One is love and compassion. The other is fear and anger."

The young boy asked, "Which one will win, grandfather?"

The old man replied, "The one I feed."

At times, it may seem that we have no control over our emotions. This is not true. The truth is how well we manage our emotions depends on how aware we are of our emotions, particularly on the arising of our emotions. The earlier we are able to note the arising of our emotions, we better we can manage them.

More and more researches are showing that our well-being is closely linked to our emotional and mental health. Our body's immune system is generally enhanced by positive mental outlook and emotion. Conversely, it is depressed by negative mental and emotional states. Thus, stress, worry, anger and fear are some states that may lead to physical illnesses such as hypertension, cardiac diseases, peptic ulcers, depression and a host of other ailments.

Physical Health

To maintain an optimum physical well-being, therefore, requires us to focus not only on our body but also our mind and emotions.

On a physical level, our body can be kept healthy through adequate sleep and rest, proper nutrition, regular exercises and a healthy environment that is free from pollution.

Spiritual Health

Throughout the ages, wise men have consistently informed and taught us that we are essentially spiritual beings.

Although medical science has not been able to reveal to us our spiritual nature, there are many indirect evidence that we would be foolish to ignore. Stories from people who had gone through a near death experience (NDE), or dying people with heightened nearing death awareness, or simply a cure from an 'incurable' disease all suggest that there is more to life than just the physical state.

Major religions of the world all based their teachings on the belief that we are essentially spiritual beings. According to these teachings, our physical existence is secondary.

While it may be true that we should focus our life more on our spiritual nature than our physical nature, it would be difficult for the majority of people to do so, at least not immediately. Things cannot change overnight. Mindset, however, can, and that is perhaps the best place to start.

Financial Health

However, on a more mundane level, most people are still stuck on how to survive from day to day, where to get the next cheque to pay for the house installment, so on and so forth.

Practically, therefore, we need to look into ways to achieve a financial state that would theoretically free us from the constrain of 'forced' work. This is where the concept of financial freedom is so attractive. According to this concept, one should strive for a state where we have one or more than one source of income that can be generated passively, that is, even when we don't work.

This is what Robert Kiyosaki termed as 'passive income'.

According to him, passive income can only be achieved by becoming an investor or a business owner, not a sole proprietor or an employee. To become an investor or a business owner, you must spend the time and money to acquire financial intelligence. Unlike IQ or EQ, you can acquire financial intelligence through self education.

To get a financial health check-up, consult an accountant, a banker or a financial planner you can trust.

Healthy Relationship

"No man is an island, entire by itself."

As a medical doctor, I am in a unique position to confront and comfort dying patients. One of the most important thing that I have observed is that dying people do not ask about their money or possessions. Instead, they focus their remaining energy and strength on trying to heal wounded relationships. It is as though there is an inherent need to get a proper closure to a relationship.

Thus, forming and cultivating a healthy relationship is important for our well-being. Unfortunately, this is something we often ignored until it is too late. If there is any forgiving to be done, or the need to be forgiven, leaving things to the last minutes may end up with an unfulfilled desire for a closure.

Knowing this now, shouldn't we spend more time and effort in improving our relationship with our loved ones, especially with our parents, spouse, children and siblings?

Evolve Yourself With the Best SEO Services Ever

Since the commencement of the (WWW) World Wide Web most of the online businesses created a website for their company to showcase the different services and products they deal with and also list their success and achievements on the website. Just having a stagnant website with attractive images and graphics does not meet the reason for doing online business effectively. The most important thing is that your website must be updated with unique content that is relevant to the services and products that your company deals with. This will automatically increase the productivity of your website. This enormous requirement for website content has been impulsive and is swiftly changing the way public look for appropriate information. The principal amount or share of content writing is engrossed by these websites and is developing at a faster pace.

Content or copy writing services is a flourishing industry that has come up as a rewarding career choice for many individuals. Website content writers are in huge demand nowadays, to meet up this vast need, through the online medium. Now, a question might arise in your mind regarding the increasing need and demand for content writers and the reason behind its popularity? The sole reason behind this increasing popularity is the way these website contents are developed. The process is unique and effective.

The process of writing web content is quite different from writing for the print media. To achieve excellence while writing web content with the correct expression and style is a very difficult task to fulfill. There is no position for substandard or amateurish delivery as the philosophy of online intermediate says that "time is money". This gap can be fulfilled with the help of proficiently skilled content writers who know the basic fundamentals of online content writing. A qualified content writing company will offer you well researched and written content for your website that will be written to appeal your target audience and also increase the traffic of your website.

Superior contents play a crucial role that helps your website to reach a high rank on the popular search engines. Few years back, website content was not given as much importance as it is given today. Web content is an indispensable part of a website that contributes profoundly in the success of the website. It is the backbone of online marketing approach. A well written blog or article is an important part of your marketing strategy and it can make a hell lot difference to your online marketing strategy. Content writing firms are experts in providing mass content writing projects with a flexible rotate time that would not cost you much.

Professional SEO copywriting services are worth for the amount of money you invest and when it comes to increase the profit of your business, you have surely taken the right decision. Expert content writing firms offer high quality content that appeals the viewers. Content services by a renowned content writing firm actually convert into a radiant marketing copy with keywords placed in the right position. So when you think of a larger picture, you will end up making loads of profit because you are getting two services at the cost of one service.

Boat Insurance Policy Limitations

Boat insurance is an important asset for those who own and operate watercraft on either a regular or seasonal basis. The degree of protection afforded to those who purchase damage policies can remove the worries of an accident and even assist in the overall process of repairing the vehicle. However, there are certain limitations commonly put on the average boat insurance policy, requiring boat owners to recognize what kind of vehicle they are using and what kind of insurance policy applies to that watercraft.

For some insurers, size or value may immediately disqualify a vehicle from receiving coverage. This largely becomes an issue because of the cost of repairs on these vehicles, which can easily become prohibitively expensive for insurers who offer comprehensive damage coverage. Although insurers may determine what they are willing to take a risk when setting these limits, large boats or vehicles worth greater than $250,000 may need specialized insurance policies that handle more valuable or massive vehicles. Similarly, personal watercraft can occasionally be assigned a limit on worth.

The age of the boat may also be a concern for some insurers. Generally speaking, a hazardous collision is more likely in an older vehicle, as there is a greater chance for a malfunction to occur either with old propulsion systems or worn down navigation systems. Particularly, a company may have a policy range between 15 and 20 years, making any boat that is older than that limit ineligible for certain types of coverage or policy options.

Finally, boats must fit legal standards and expectations, as well as insurance definitions of a boat. This immediately disqualifies houseboats, as they generally do not fit the insurance industry's concept of a vehicular boat. Instead, these boats may be treated differently altogether. On the other hand, boats that violate state or federal regulations for watercraft may be treated likewise, and may not be given an insurance policy.

To learn more about boat insurance options and limitations, contact an auto insurer.

Platinum Thermocouple Wires

Thermocouples Defined

Thermocouples are sensors used to measure temperature. Thermocouple wires are usually made of two dissimilar metals joined at one sending end. A thermocouple wire functions by forming a sensing point where the cold junction compensation or CJC end can be read.

There are many types of thermocouple wires, and these types are used for different purposes. Thermocouple types are named according to alphabets such as B, R, S, J, K, T, E, etc. The types differ according to the metal content of the wire.

The Platinum Wire

Among the different types of wires, one of the most favoured types is called the platinum thermocouple wire. The conductors of this type are often made of platinum or platinum-rhodium alloys for its conductors. Such wires are classified into three types. Class B PT wires are suitable for use in temperatures up to 1800 °C. They produce a similar output between 0 to 42 °C. As such, they are suitable for use below 50 °C. The Class R PT wires are used in temperatures up to 1600 °C. Class S PT wires are among the purest of PT wire types. It is similar to the class R in its temperature limit but is used as the calibration standard for the melting point of Argentum or gold, which is 1064.43 °C.

Uses

A Platinum thermocouple wire is often used in high-temperature measurements. Unlike other thermocouple mixes, the PT wire made from platinum is reserved for use in costly projects where high-temperature measurements are expected.

How I lost A million Dollars In A Bank Robbery

The Million dollars was my life-savings earmarked for prime the pump money for my biotech start-up. I am the Gerald Armstrong the owner of Gen Cells Cures…Gen Cells Cures is focused on private medical research for the individual. Searching for cures for incurable diseases and aging. Of course, with the best scientific technologies on the planet! With President Bush trying to ride the middle of the road on stem cell research and his rejection of therapeutic cloning. I packed my bags and went offshore. A great place to go, but leave your money at home. I transferred the money to a carribean island and the local banker stole every last penny.

The local government gave me back the money, but in their currency then devalued the currency almost 100% and I walked away almost flat broke. The banker also robbed 2.2 billion dollars of the local folks money. He bought himself out of the scandel and is enjoying my million along with the other billions he robbed and his new helocopters and yahts in his home-country! I am pretty sure he will show up on the Forbes billionaire list next year. Not a bad business…Robbing banks, if you have the conscience for it! Don’t worry about the country, the International Monetary Fund stepped in to replace the stolen money, no questions asked. The American Embassy screamed for justice in the scandel but to no avail.

After the electric company cut my lights for non-payment I lost all of my cell lines and had to shut down the lab. Chris Reeve had expressed an interest in helping me get back on track before his untimely passing. I had to give up my small scale philanthropy of giving food to the poor people that I had met on the island. My favorite individual charity was a young lady and her three children whose husband had died of cancer in his early 60’s. She and her children are on the street. I have discontinued her support because I don’t have the $200 monthly it takes for her food and housing costs. I have contacted several billionaires for help in opening my doors again (the biotech and my food charity) while at the same time looking for their future cures. I was turned down flat by the Annenberg’s from Pennsylvania, Jeff Skoll, Pierre and Pam Omidyar and Carl and Eloise Pohlad from Minnesota. James and Virginia Stowers never answered my letter. I was hoping for maybe some hand me down michroscopes from their biotech.

Hey but Jim Pattison the owner of “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” from Canada is considering us, and Kirk Kerkorian appreciated it, and Richard Branson is keeping us in mind in the event that he needs our services, however, Richard Branson probably has some of the best genes that any one could ever want …living life like a teenager at 54 with all of his famous stunts. I wouldn’t be surprised if he lives to be over 100 years old without Gen Cells Cure’s help. But a little help from Gen Cells Cures medical scientists could guarantee that he sees 100 plus! Plus! But let’s wait to see what Donald has to say about the idea…That is Donald trump. So far not one penny is back in the Gen Cells Cures coffers.

Article by Gerald Armstrong- scientist0707@yahoo.com Gerald is the owner of Gen Cells Cures- [http://www.msnusers.com/cures]

Visit his site for information on cures for incurable diseases and aging.

You have my permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated.

Relationship Advice: The Law of Reconnecting

Country singer Jeff Bates sings about trying to reconnect with his wife in the song "Long Slow Kisses."

In the song, he turns around after leaving for work and comes back home because his wife had said she was lonely. One of the lyrics implies that they may talk all day or "maybe we won't talk at all...."

Sounds like a reasonable and perhaps even fun way to reconnect, doesn't it?

One way to not reconnect

Well, as I so often do, I learned a lot from a client this week who used that song as an example of what not to do.

Working with a couple in my office one day, the wife went on what could only be called a rant about the misleading messages in "Long Slow Kisses."

According to my client that song is not the way to reconnect with a woman.

One way to reconnect

After she got done with her rant, I asked her, since she was the only representative of the female gender in the room, what were some way to reconnect.

At first she said communication. Then she said no, communication could be just saying that the sky is blue.

She went on to say that the way to begin reconnecting is with conversation. One example she have would be if her husband were to simply say that he did not like it that they seemed so far apart.

Amazingly to him, she said this would be more effective than a day of lovemaking.

I think there is something for all of us to learn here.