Are we heading for another economic crisis? “The Hemline index was based on the observation by George Taylor in 1926 that the hemlines in women’s rise with the stock prices. This has been collaborated with the miniskirts in the 1960s and late 1980s. Also the hemlines dropped in the dower 1970s and early 1990s. There [...]
Are we heading for another economic crisis?
“The Hemline index was based on the observation by George Taylor in 1926 that the hemlines in women’s rise with the stock prices.
This has been collaborated with the miniskirts in the 1960s and late 1980s. Also the hemlines dropped in the dower 1970s and early 1990s.
There is also a secondary observation. When the economic times are bad, the fashion is towards formal or work-like clothes. When times are good, the fashion is for casual clothes.
This ties-in with the value of scarcity,”
Taken from an earlier post
On the street, the hemlines are high but the current economic situation is not good. There is a mismatch according to the hemline index.
Can the hemlines go any higher, I do not think it is possible anatomically. The only way is down. Fashion works in 2 ways – either in small changes or a big
dramatic leap to a new trend. I have seen maxi skirts in the shops and being worn. Perhaps, this will be the trend this autumn?
The economy – this has been limping along since 2008. Where is it going. At the moment, precisely nowhere. There have been serious crisis in Europe but I think they are precursors to the coming event. The world is structurally weak,
The coming downturn will clear many outstanding issues – mainly outstanding debt and weak businesses. It will then focus the minds of many people. The recovery will be strong and expect this to be about mid-2012?. This will be a start of a new bull market which should last till the early 2020s.
Why am I using the hemline index to predict the future? Well, it is more news worthy than the dry topic of economic indicators. Truth be told, I rely on established economic indicators but they are very different from the ones used in the media.
Lets see what happens next.
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A Cursed stone was part of the millennium celebrations in Carlisle. Since 2000, the city has had 2 floods, a foot and mouth epidemic and now 12 persons were killed by a lone gunman. Is the cause this cursed stone? If so, will there be more serious problems in the future?
A lone gunman, Derrick Bird killed 12 people and injured a number in the county of Cumbria in the North West of England. Derrick Bird subsequently shot himself. As I heard this, I recalled a number of other problems in Carlisle, the capital city of Cumbria. This county is a very peaceful place and has the lowest crime rate in the UK.
Recent Natural Disasters
2009 – Flooding (a 1 in 200 year flood)
2005 – Flooding (a 1 in 200 year flood)
2001 – A serious foot and mouth epidemic
There have been other possibly related incidents like – major fires, University having financial problems, high unemployment rates,
There has been talk that these events are related to the
As part of the millennium celebrations, the local council commissioned a 14 ton granite stone inscribed with all 1069 words of a curse first invoked by Archbishop Dunbar of Glasgow in 1525.
Are these natural disasters related to the curse or is it just co-incidence?
My opinion.
I am a scientist by education and a forensic scientist by training. One of the skills of a Forensic Scientist is the identification of trends. There have been three natural disasters – 2 floods and a foot and mouth epidemic and now mass killings in the county. All this within 10 years after placing the cursed stone. Is it a co-incidence?
Because you do not understand the curse, it does not mean that is not the cause of the disasters. Why tempt fate unnecessarily.
In the Far East where I come from, I have seen the effect of curses a number of times. Previously healthy people suddenly fall ill. Practitioners of Western medicine cannot understand the symptoms or diagnose the illness. The person then dies. Then, there are the pragmatic people who seek advice from practitioners of Eastern witchcraft to counter the curse. They are very much alive and very healthy indeed.
Dr Michael Oon
