FAMOUS PEOPLE I‘VE KNOWN  
by irenebaron.com

I was asked by Terry Ball, the daughter of a very dear friend, to list famous people with whom I had personally met and talked. 

I had to stop and think.  I remembered some and may remember more to later include.  I’ve listed them alphabetically by their last name. Each famous person appeared humble, sincere, kind and considerate. It would have been wonderful to know every single one of them better.  What blessings I have been given to experience such greatness…

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SOAP KILLS COVID-19 VIRUSES 
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SOAP KILLS COVID-19 VIRUSES! 
It is important to use ordinary soap in hard or liquid form to vigorously wash your hands as soon as possible after touching anything which may have been contaminated with COVID-19 virus.

I had a friend ask the day before this was posted if dish soap was as good as soap bars to kill the COVID-19 virus.  I had to look it up. I reported back to her that dish soap would destroy the COVID-19 virus as effectively as bar soap.

HOW DOES SOAP…

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BULLETPROOF CLOTHING
by Irene Baron

Have you wondered what bulletproof suits look like or where to buy one? 

I began researching bulletproof clothing over 10 years ago for the "Mindreacher" psychological and geopolitical thriller novels. At that time you could buy a bulletproof suit in Colombia for about $20,000. Now, you can purchase one stateside for under $3,000.00 such as the “essential” Brioni Roma suit pictured to the left and sold by Neiman Marcus. It’s “essential” as it provides protection while…

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SPACE INSTRUMENT MODELS
TO PRINT & BUILD 
www.irenebaron.com Telescopes & More - ​​​​​​Build them all!

You will need a printer, paper (card stock is best), scissors, glue, etc.

Skill levels are listed for each model from "easy" to "complex". These are fun models to build by yourself or with others. Children in 3rd grade can build easy ones, sometimes needing adult guidance. Adults will find great pleasure constructing models of all levels. Builders will create an educational collection that will last for…

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CINNAMON IS ANTIVIRAL 
Cinnamomum zeylanicum 
Cinnamon Lauraceae 

I never had a cold or flu until I was about 20 years old. Everyone in our family was healthy.  I always thought it was just all the milk we drank and the great meals my parents prepared. Could our good health be attributed to all the cinnamon we consumed? 

Many mornings our toast had butter sprinkled with a sugar-cinnamon mix. Kept in a shake, like salt, we sprinkled cinnamon on hot cereals.  If food tasted better with cinnamon, we added that…

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VETERAN SUICIDES RELATED TO  
SINGLE- HEMISPHERIC SLEEP 

www.Irene Baron.com   https://irenebaron.com/irene-baron-blog 

Scientific American MIND  magazine published proof that brains experience single-hemispheric sleep during stress situations.  What is more stressful than combat situations?

Stress situations are encountered by persons living in dangerous occupations such as the armed forces, law enforcement, and fire-fighting. Persons in the private sector may also have highly stressful jobs. One of the…

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AT SEA DURING A TROPICAL STORM     

by Irene Baron     www.irenebaron.com 
Updated January 2020

AN ANGRY SEA EXPERIENCE 

When I saw a video about angry seas, I thought back to an adventure I experienced in 1961 during an Atlantic crossing on the Holland American Lines ship, the Grotte Beer out of Rotterdam. This was a 600+ passenger ship which took me on a round trip journey between New York City and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 

This ship, pictured to the left, was one of three Victory Class ships built for…

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THE MYANMAR/BURMA INCIDENT          
by Irene Baron        www.irenebaron.com  
Updated January 2020

What happens when individuals in another country want to secretly contact the President of the United States? 

Such international intrigue happened to me in Southeast Asia in 1969. It was a secret affair which remained so until I was ensconced safely back in the United States. 

As a resident of Bangkok, Thailand, I worked for Battelle Memorial Institute and was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of…

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USMC SCOUT/SNIPER TRAINING MANUAL  
by Irene Baron      www.irenebaron.com

THE SNIPER MANUAL
A Marksman is a qualified Specialist who operates alone, in a pair, or with a sniper team to maintain close visual contact with the enemy and shoot enemies from concealed positions or distances exceeding the detection capabilities of enemy personnel.

The U.S. Marine training Manual was the first source I studied before practice firing 50-caliber sniper firearms like the ROBAR. U.S Marine Corps Scout Sniper Training…

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HOW-TO-SLEEP
Revised February 2020
www.irenebaron.com     PART II: 
SINGLE HEMISPHERIC SLEEP   

Persons in especially dangerous occupations have a history of being alert while sleeping. This includes those in the military in combat zones, law enforcement, and firefighters. When anyone is in a new or unfamiliar location, is worried and/or does not feel safe or secure, they cannot relax and may sleep in an alert mode with only one hemisphere of their brain asleep. 

These situations are created when only one of…

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