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The 6 Most Horrifying Ingredients in Everyday Cosmetics
K. Montagne ·
Do you have any idea what's in your shaving cream? Or perfume? Probably not; the stuff you have in your bathroom to make you look or smell a little bit better falls under the same category as, say, sausage. As long as it isn't harmful to us, we don't want to know.
But aren't you just a little bit curious? Besides, how gross can it be?
Let's put it this way: It's worse than the sausage.
Lanolin aka Grease from Animal Fur
You Might Have it in Your...
Shaving cream, lotions, skin creams, shampoo, make-up removers, a butt-load of lipsticks.
Lanolin: it sounds soft and comforting, like the kind of fluffy material you'd use to protect a grazed knee. But lanolin is, in reality, the kind of substance you'd normally like to keep several miles away from your mouth if possible.
Why? Think back to the last time you went a few days without washing your hair, and try to remember the greasy crap that built up. Or, go rub your hands in the hair of the nearest hobo. That sticky substance is sebum, which is made from the delightful recipe of wax and the remains of dead fat-producing cells.
Illustrated here.
Now, imagine a sheep in all its woolen finery going through a similar experience, except rather than having a few bath-free days, we're probably heading towards a bath-free year, and its oil-soaked coat hasn't been cut in that entire time. Finally, picture what it would look like if someone came and collected the greasy substance that had accumulated in the woolly locks, and put the resulting gunk into a jar.
Hint: It would look like this.
This is lanolin, the greasy stuff secreted by wool-bearing mammals to help shed water from their coats, squeezed from their harvested wool and bucketed for many uses, including shoe polish, barnacle repellents and rust-proof coatings.
Oh, and also you smear it on your face.
"But I'd Never Use Tha-"
Do you use shaving cream? Shampoo? Well then there's a good chance you've had this stuff on your face and around (or in) your mouth. And as for the ladies (and the more adventurous males out there) you've likely had much closer contact with lanolin than you'd care to think about. In fact, if you've ever used lipstick, lanolin is the stuff that makes it greasy and sticky.
Maybe she's born with it, maybe she's got sheep grease smeared over her lips.
There are over 100 lipsticks on the market that contain lanolin, including some sold by renowned brands Revlon and Estee Lauder. Neither of whom have, as far as we can remember, based their promotions on the sheepish contents of their lip-smacking miracle workers.
Is it bad for you? We're not saying that. We're just saying it's gross.
Squalene aka Shark Liver Oil
Moisturizers, sunscreen, eye make-up, lipstick and bath oils.
Right off the bat, squalene has the gross-sounding name of something slimy collected out of some creature's guts. Specifically, squalene is the gooey oil squeezed from the liver of a shark.
And while some people actually take squalene pills on purpose for its questionable healing properties, we're not talking about that.
The photo of a shark enhances the sharkiness of this product.
If you're a girl and, like most of our readers, have been alive for more than two years, there's a good chance you've had shark liver juice on multiple parts of your body. There are some important benefits of squalene that hold a huge appeal to the cosmetics industry: It's easily absorbed into the skin without leaving a greasy residue; it combines well with other oils; and it is recognized as improving the appearance of skin. For this reason, it is the ideal ingredient for use in all sorts of products from lip balm to sunscreen. The most common use appears to be in facial moisturizer.
Sadly, this isn't how moisturizer is branded.
Many cosmetic companies have shied away from squalene derived from shark livers as it's not considered cool to hunt them anymore, and have instead turned to alternative sources such as olive oil or wheat germ oil (though industry giant Unilever just stopped using it a couple of years ago).
It kind of puts Jaws in a new light, when you realize the sunbathers on the beach were smearing the guts of the shark's buddies all over their skin.
Ambergris aka Whale Vomit
Fancy perfume.
Let's say you're a whale. And like every other whale in the ocean, you fancy eating some squid every now and again. Maybe it's date night or something. So you do, even though you know full well that the tasty squid has a sharp beak that's going to cut your insides up. But it's OK, because your belly produces something called ambergris, a waxy oil that protects your insides from sharp beaks and whatnot.
Now let's imagine that your ambergris has been building up for a while now, and it's time to get rid of it. Awesome. As a whale, you have two choices: poop it out, or throw it up.
It's coming out, either way.
Now here's the fun part: Somewhere a human is going to pick up your oily stomach excrement and shout for joy, because guess what? That shit is worth stupid amounts of money. We're talking prices as high as $20 per gram. Ambergris has even been compared to a fine wine, as its quality increases the longer it has spent aging.
People throughout history have used it as food flavoring, an aphrodisiac and incense, but these days you have it lurking in your bottles of perfume.
RUB IT ON YOUR NECK.
While it has a natural odor of its own, ambergris also enhances other fragrances by helping their scents to last longer. It is the perfumer's dream ingredient, as long as they neglect to list it as "whale shit" on the back of their anti-stink bottles.
Recently, American companies have tended to shy away from the connotations of using this ingredient, whereas the French, as always, are more liberal in their views. Indeed, it is said that you can still find ambergris in the ladies' favorite Chanel No. 5.
Diatomaceous Earth aka Dead Algae
Acne treatments, facial cleanser, exfoliators.
Diatomaceous earth (which we shall hereby call DE because it's a lot easier to type) is the fossilized remains of single-celled algae called diatoms. And what's so disgusting about that that? Well, these are the same little blighters responsible for making your fish tank turn slimy.
Having a few million years on their hands, the tiny little organisms gathered together to bemoan their rough life at sea and dream of happiness in a luxurious fish tank. Over time, nature forced them together so tightly they formed a sedimentary rock known as diatomite, which is actually not the thing that we thought it was when we first heard the word.
The dead algae rock is recognized primarily for its abrasive nature; it is easily crumbled and the grains have a sharpness that is just perfect for slicing troublesome ants in two, or for cutting intestinal worms to death. That's about as badass as a rock made from dead slimy shit can get.
We'll just stop you right there, because the chances are if you've ever used an exfoliating body scrub, you've actually spent time rubbing dead fish tank algae all over yourself. Whilst DE is known to be damaging to some creatures, the grains are too small to do any cutting-based damage to humans, and are still rough enough to remove those pesky, dead skin cells that build up over time.
Interestingly, the Body Shop invites you to buy its Aloe Gentle Exfoliator, which it does it by promoting how its natural "...jojoba beads, which are round is in shape, glide smoothly against skin's surface to gently exfoliate even the most delicate skin." That's a filthy lie. You're not going to exfoliate shit with round jojoba beads. You need the jagged edges of DE, which you can find sitting inconspicuously in its ingredients list and mentioned nowhere in its ads.
Guanine aka Fish Scales
Shampoo, nail polish and other personal products.
Guanine shows up on product labels as CI 75170, or to give the more beautiful label bestowed on it, natural pearl essence. Hell, that doesn't sound so bad. It comes from pearls, right?
Despite it sounding like the perfect gift for Nana's birthday, natural pearl essence actually is a by-product of one of the smelliest industries we know. Put all thoughts of oysters out of your mind because natural pearl essence is actually made by processing the scraped-off scales of dead fish and suspending them in alcohol.
Sorry to point this out, but yes. Yes, you would. While having nothing to do with pearls, this derivative of guanine does have a similar iridescence to oyster jewels, so it is frequently used in the cosmetics industry to add a certain luster to their products.
So, if you've ever used a colored polish to brighten up the bitten stumps called nails found at the end of your fingers, the chances are you've spent time brushing dead fish scales over your hands, because natural pearl essence is a favored ingredient in a a shit ton of nail polishes. Top brands who have CI 75170 listed in their ingredients include Bourjois and Maybelline.
Some companies have even managed to train fish to apply varnish directly!
Face creams, moisturizer.
Yes, we are talking about that naturally occurring waxy substance responsible for clogging up your arteries.
Found in cheese, milk, beef, pork and pretty much every damn thing that tastes good, cholesterol crops up everywhere. Which is why we're constantly told it's bad for us and will clot our arteries like grease in a drain pipe.
You've already guessed that you or someone you love has smeared this on your face at some point.
You see, cholesterol is found in another important place: your skin. And, more importantly, animal fat. It is one of the components in the uppermost layer of your skin where it helps to retain moisture while protecting the lower layers from exposure to the elements. Thanks to its skin conditioning and emollient properties, cholesterol is an ideal ingredient for helping the skin to retain moisture, which in turn helps to smooth out any wrinkles that have had the audacity to appear.
"Hurry, wipe this cheeseburger on your cheek!"
We can't help but notice that there isn't even a fancy sounding name to disguise the use of cholesterol in these anti-aging creams, including L'Oreal, Dove and Elizabeth Arden. We can only assume that this is because the anti-wrinkle cream branch of the industry is so confident of the need of the aging population to keep their youthful looks intact, they assume that there is simply no limit to what these people will rub into their faces. Considering they sell something called Snail Gel in the UK, they might not be wrong.
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MLB's postseason picture with one week of games left
By Michael Thomas Sep 28, 2015 in Sports
There are just seven days left in MLB's regular season but plenty of titles are still up for grabs. Here's a look at what's left as the final week gets underway.
The Toronto Blue Jays have been the talk of the AL East since the trade deadline, where GM Alex Anthopoulos transformed his team into a major post-season threat with the addition of all-start shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, ace pitcher David Price, outfield speedster Ben Revere and veteran bullpen arms LaTroy Hawkins and Mark Lowe. The team has done little but win since, earning its 90th win Sunday and holding a four-game lead over the New York Yankees.
Toronto will open a four-game series against the Orioles (who were just blanked in three straight games) Monday night, and will conclude regular season play against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The Yankees will open a four-game series at home against bitter rivals Boston, followed by three games against the Orioles at Camden Yards. Though the Jays' lead looks comfortable, anything could happen — both the Yankees and Jays are now rarely losing more than two games in a row.
Though the Yankees lost first basemen Mark Texeira to injuries, rookie Greg Bird has been a powerful substitute. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays continue to wait on Troy Tulowitzki's scapula injury, with no set timetable for his return.
Not much to talk about here, as the Kansas City Royals clinched the Central title, their first division title since 1985. Though the Royals are guaranteed a spot in the first round of the playoffs, the last seven games will be crucial in deciding whether they or the Blue Jays end with the overall best American League record. As of Monday, both teams hold a 90-65 record.
The Royals will play a makeup game against the Chicago Cubs Monday night, followed by three games against the White Sox and three against the Twins.
The battle of the west looks to go right down to the wire. The surging Texas Rangers knocked the Astros out of first place and hold a 2.5-game lead as of Monday. The Astros gained some ground in the weekend series with their rivals, but will have to deal with the Mariners and, thanks to a bizarre schedule, the Diamondbacks. The latter may put the team at a slight disadvantage because the series will be on Arizona's turf. Though Texas will be playing at home for its final seven games, the team won't necessarily have it it easy — they'll play three games against the Detroit Tigers and then four against the Angels, who stand just 0.5 games behind the Astros for the second wild-card spot.
The last week for this division will be mostly quiet — the New York Mets have clinched the division title and all other teams have fallen by the wayside, including the Washington Nationals, who many expected to be at the top at the beginning of October. The Mets will enjoy an off day Monday followed by a three-game series against Philadelphia — the worst team in baseball — and then three against the Nationals.
All the National League action will be on the Central division this week. The St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs have all clinched post-season berths, but right now it's unclear who will end up in what position. The Cardinals have a major-league best 98-58 record, but have gone 6-4 in their last 10 games. The Pirates are sitting three games back for the division title with the first wild-card spot, while the Cubs are in possession of the second wild-card berth.
The Pirates will be playing three games at home against the Cardinals in what is by far the most crucial series of the week. Should the Pirates (8-2 in their last 10 games) pull off a sweep, they'll be tied with the Cardinals. The Cardinals will then play three against the Braves and the Pirates will face the Reds — the Pirates will have a slight advantage in these final three games since they're playing at home.
The most expensive team in baseball, the LA Dodgers, are sitting with a six-game lead for the division title over the San Francisco Giants. The rivals will face each other in a four-game series starting Monday. In a nightmare scenario for LA, should the team lose seven straight and the Giants win, it will find itself locked out of October baseball. Neither the LA Dodgers (3-7 of last 10) and the Giants (5-5) have played particularly well lately, so what happens in the teams' final seven games is anyone's guess.
AL Wild Card
As it stands, the Yankees have the first wild-card spot and the Astros hold the second. However, several teams have a theoretical shot at dethroning one or both of those teams, including the aforementioned Angels. The Minnesota Twins are 1.5 games behind, and Cleveland (4 games) and Baltimore (5.5 games) have outside shots too. The Angels can make a difference in the race with four games against the Rangers, but the Twins have their work cut out for them with four games against the Indians and three against the Royals.
NL Wild Card
As noted above, it will just be a matter of what order St. Louis, Pittsburgh and the Cubs will be in. The Cubs sit 4.5 games below Pittsburgh and will face the Royals in a makeup game followed by two teams with losing records, the Reds and the Brewers.
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Tuesday is a big day for 2016's presidential candidates, with voters heading to the polls for the crucial New York primary.
While the party frontrunners — Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump — have put substantial distance between themselves and their opponents, said opponents are hoping to close those gaps.
Every single delegate counts, so the late-voting state has taken on unusual significance.
With the contenders scrambling for New Yorkers' hard-to-get approval, who will win?
Of the five remaining candidates in the running, three can claim ties to the state: Trump hails from Queens and owns real estate all over New York City. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont also comes from one of the city's five boroughs — Brooklyn — but so far, hasn't overtaken Democratic frontrunner and former New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for the party's nomination.
According to RealClearPolitics, Clinton has at 12-point lead on Sanders in New York, with an average of 53% voter support to his 41%. Both have campaigned actively in the Big Apple — with Clinton going after the Beyoncé vote recently by naming hot sauce as the constant passenger in her purse.
For his part, though, Sanders doesn't see winning the state as his campaign's end-all-be-all — he's just looking to add some of the state party's 247 pledged delegates to his corral and sustain the momentum he's built over the last stretch of state primaries.
The Republican frontrunner, however, intends to best his main opponent, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, and to take home all 95 delegates at stake in the state's winner-take-most Republican primary. According to RealClearPolitics, Trump's currently up by 30 percentage points, with 53% support to Ohio Gov. John Kasich's 23% and Cruz's 18%. The latter's abhorrence of "New York values" hasn't endeared him to the state or its biggest city — he was roundly rebuffed at a Bronx campaign stop earlier in April.
Kasich has gained some ground lately, but as Bloomberg reported, it looks likely that the Empire State will go to the party frontrunners — New York City-based predictions project PredictWise, which Bloomberg noted has accurately forecasted "55 of 65 nominating contests it's covered so far this year," gave Trump a 98% shot at the win and Clinton, 91%.
We won't know for sure until after polls close at 9 p.m. Eastern and the votes are counted. Check back with Mic for a full rundown of the evening.


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In Ghana, improving livelihoods — and an ecosystem — with a game
Posted on November 13, 2019 by Alexandre Grais & Lara Murray
This article was originally published in USAID's Climatelinks.
In Ghana, a changing climate is affecting the production of cocoa, one of the country's major cash crops and its second leading foreign exchange earner. USAID and Winrock International worked together to produce ECO Game: Northern Ghana to provide communities with a better sense of land use planning and ecosystem services. The purpose of the game is to show players that more sustainable land uses lead to better long-term outcomes. A follow-up, called ECO Game: Ghana Deforestation-Free Cocoa, is currently under development and scheduled for release in late 2019.
Once an indulgence reserved for Mayan rituals or European high society, chocolate has become a treat that millions of people around the world delight in every day. The basis of this enormous industry is the small Theobroma cacao tree, which produces pods along its trunk whose seeds are processed into chocolate. These trees dominate Ghana's once heavily forested Western Region. The country supplies 20 percent of the world's cocoa. The commodity forms the backbone of its economy, and is the primary livelihood of over 800,000 Ghanaians.
Yet cocoa yields in Ghana are declining, with already aging farms suffering from exposure to higher temperatures and drier conditions associated with climate change, as well as pests and diseases. Sustaining Ghana's cocoa industry, and all those who rely on it, requires a landscape-scale approach to rehabilitate farms, protect natural forests to mitigate climate change and bolster resilience, and empower communities to invest in long-term solutions.
Cocoa farm in the western region of Ghana. Photo: Gabriel Sidman
Addressing Threats to Ghanaian Cocoa
USAID's Supporting Deforestation-Free Cocoa in Ghana Activity is working to accomplish these objectives by combining the financial resources, political will, and public participation to reduce deforestation and promote reforestation by improving tenure security, rehabilitating old and diseased cocoa farms, and promoting participatory community land use planning.
While improving tenure security and the benefits of rehabilitating cocoa farms offer clear, direct benefits to participating communities, the role of natural forests in enhancing long-term mitigation of and resilience against climate change is a harder message to effectively convey. And given the tantalizing draw of gold mining, despite devastating environmental impacts, the imperative to bring to light the value of natural systems is even more critical.
USAID's Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (AgNRM) project faced this dilemma in northern Ghana, where Winrock International worked to improve sustainable community land use planning. The project completed a technical study on economic benefits and ecosystem services associated with common land uses in the region, yet deep down, we knew that few would read it – not least the farmers in rural communities for whom the information was intended.
A staff member from USAID's Agriculture and Natural Resource Program discusses impacts of land use changes with community members during Eco Game: Northern Ghana piloting. Photo: Alexandre Grais
Mobilizing a Community With Games
So why not translate results through a game? We learn best through experiences: making decisions, feeling impacts, and then linking cause and effect. Games simulate those experiences, making them a powerful, fun way to learn sometimes complex and interconnected concepts. Not surprisingly, many games have been created by the development community and educators around the world to explain concepts around water management, climate change, and sustainable development. When we first proposed the idea of a game about ecosystem services and land use planning to our local Ghanaian community mobilizer, Martin Yelibora, he was skeptical, arguing that the communities we were working with make decisions based on immediate economic needs or limitations, not on esoteric concepts like ecosystem health and resilience to climate change.
Nevertheless, Martin and his team provided invaluable support in developing the Eco Game: Northern Ghana, where players strategically select land uses to meet community needs and face natural disasters and economic or social chance events with negative or positive outcomes. Over the course of the game, players learn that selecting land uses that involve more sustainable soil, water, and other natural resource management lead to better long-term outcomes.
And soon enough, Martin was a champion of this approach. On a hot, dry day in Ghana, we huddled under a couple of shade trees while Martin introduced the game to more than 40 attentive community members. Their response was overwhelmingly positive, participating enthusiastically and discussing decisions. After the game, we were delighted to hear players have lively discussions about the impact land use choices had on food and energy production, water needs, and resilience.
We are now working to adapt the game approach through the ECO Game: Ghana Deforestation-Free Cocoa. In this game, players interactively explore challenges and balance the tradeoffs associated with rehabilitating cocoa farms and maintaining forest cover in a landscape where land is scarce, and the boom-or-bust draw of gold mining offers short-term gains. Simultaneously, players grapple with insecure land tenure, regional social and economic forces, and the realities of the climate crisis. We are in the final stages of development, and Martin is eager to roll it out in late 2019.
Click here for more information on the Eco Game.
COUNTRY AfghanistanBangladeshBelizeBeninBrazilBurkina FasoBurmaBurundiCambodiaCanadaChileChinaColombiaCubaDemocratic Republic of CongoEthiopiaGeorgiaGhanaGuatemalaGuineaGuyanaIndonesiaJamaicaKenyaLaosLiberiaMacedoniaMalawiMalaysiaMaliMexicoMozambiqueNepalNigerNigeriaPakistanPanamaPapua New GuineaPhilippinesRwandaSenegalSouth SudanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTurkmenistanUgandaUnited StatesVietnamZambia ISSUE AREA Sustainable Agriculture Human & Social Capital Economic Development Energy & Environment Services


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Technology advances have made it possible for you to get more business. "Like Us On Facebook" is the new "Find Us in the Yellow Pages." Your customers are finding you in some time-trusted ways, certainly: traditional advertising, word of mouth, driving by your place of business. But more of your potential customers are using technology to shorten the time and reduce the effort to find providers of the goods and services they need.
Technology advances make it possible for you to serve your customers better, faster, and smarter. Your inventory can be more current. Your invoices can be more accurate. You can keep better records of past purchases so you can suggest complementary items. You can keep in touch with your customer base more regularly, keeping your business in front of them, rather than letting them go searching again.
Technology advances can make it easier for you to learn what your competitors are offering. You can bet your competitors are using technology to find ways to steal your customers.
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JJ is loyal, obedient, and friendly. She could be anyone's dog, but it just so happens that she's Kaelyn Krawczyk's dog. Otherwise known as KK, Kaelyn has a rare condition that causes sometimes life-threatening reactions. JJ has been specially trained to detect KK's episodes, and it was because of her amazing abilities that JJ became the first dog ever allowed to sit inside an operating room during surgery.
KK was born with mast cell activation disorder, a condition that causes reactions when she gets too hot, too cold, or becomes stress. One of her biggest triggers is fatigue.
"Everyday things that every 7-year-old wants to do, like run around and play or go to the park or anything like that, I mean, any of those things can be a potential trigger," Michelle Krawczyk, KK's mother, told NBC affiliate, WNCN in Raleigh, N.C.
Reactions can range from simply feeling a little uncomfortable to life-threatening reactions that cause stomach cramps, vomiting, difficulty breathing and drops in her blood pressure. Those reactions meant that KK needed to be monitored constantly. Even in sleep, KKs parents worried.
Michelle had heard that dogs could be trained to detect seizures in people, so she eventually started looking into finding one that might help detect her daughter's episodes. She ran into one dead end after another, being told that medical alert dogs simply weren't trained to monitor a condition like KK's, or they weren't trained to monitor a child so young. Then Michelle found Deb Cunningham.
Deb is the program director of Eyes, Ears, Nose and Paws, a nonprofit in Chapel Hill, N.C. Her center trained JJ, a now 2-year-old rescue dog, with the same method used to train diabetic-alert dogs. Apparently the method worked because, according to Michelle, the 2-year-old dog detects KK's episodes sometimes minutes in advance, giving her family precious advance notice.
"She is the reason why we can sleep at night, she is the reason why KK can have a more normal life, and that might not seem like a lot, but when you have to restrict your child from normal every day activities, the ability to do anything more is just phenomenal," Michelle said.
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"Our concerns for infections were pretty low and we thought that the benefits of having JJ as an extra anesthesia monitor would be of greater benefit than the risk of infection," Taicher said.
As you may have guessed, JJ did her job very well. She sat calmly underneath her trainer's chair throughout the procedure giving only a mild, controlled reaction a couple of times. However, the procedure 'went perfectly' and there weren't any major reactions from JJ, Dr. Taicher said.
And Michelle couldn't be happier – not just for JJ being there for the surgery, but for her being there each and every day.
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The Incredible Story Of The Root Beer Lady – The Last Person To Live In The Boundary Waters
Ken Hayes Published: November 15, 2022
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Did you know that people used to live and operate resorts in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area? As long as I could remember it's been part of the Superior National Forest and heavily regulated by the U.S. Forest Service. But, years ago people actually owned resorts and lived there year-round.
One of those people that lived there was Dorothy Molter. Her life was so remarkable that a museum was created to honor her memory. It's in Ely, Minnesota.
When Dorothy graduated high school, she went on to nursing school in Chicago. One year, her family made the trip to the Boundary waters in the 1930s. She fell in love with the outdoors, something she had never experienced before. She eventually moved to the Isle of Pines and worked at a resort with the owner. He promised her that he would give the Isle of Pines resort to her when he died. He ended up passing away in the 1950s.
Here's the remarkable thing about all of this. As time went on, living so remotely got harder and harder, not easier. Dorothy found a way to overcome incredible odds to live over 50 years on the island. She became a celebrity and a piece of folklore for paddlers that would come to see her. Sometimes she would get 200 visitors in a day.
President Harry Truman banned floatplanes from the Boundary Waters area in 1949. That's how people like Dorothy got her supplies. Some rogue pilots kept flying out of protest to bring supplies, but after the government started confiscating planes that stopped. The only way to get to nearby Ely was by canoe with included 5 portages. The closest road to Dorothy was 15 miles away. That's how remote this place was.
When the planes stopped bringing supplies in, she started making her own rootbeer. She'd get the syrup from Ely, add sugar and yeast, and get the water from Knife Lake. Her rootbeer was a treat for paddlers that would look forward to a refreshing drink. She also sold candy. One time she was even attacked by a bear, who ripped the backpack of candy right off her back.
In 1964 The Wilderness Act was passed and the U.S. Government forced her to sell them the property. She was allowed to temporarily stay there, and eventually, she was allowed to live there for the rest of her life after she didn't leave. Local forest rangers and authorities liked having Dorothy there. They even gave her a two-way radio and called her a volunteer in service. Not a bad idea to have a trained nurse in the middle of nowhere either.
Dorothy passed away in 1986. She left such a legacy that her friends and volunteers dismantled her cabins one by one and brought them to Ely, where the museum was built in her memory. You also can still buy her rootbeer there, and in other places in the area as well.
Dorothy Molter was a woman before her time. When she was born, women didn't even have the right to vote. For her to continue on and make such an impact is truly remarkable. The museum is closed for the season, but I'll be sure to be making a trip this summer. Watch the video from Minnesota Historia from WDIO - WIRT for the full story. Very cool stuff!
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Stony Brook celebrated the end of Black History Month with a packed house, as the audience enjoyed student performances, food, and an interview with Ilyasah Shabazz, author, social activist and Malcolm X's daughter.
Activist Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of Malcolm X, was interviewed by Africana Studies Professor Zebulon Miletsky.
Shabazz sat down for the interview with Dr. Zebulon Miletsky, a professor in Africana studies, to discuss a wide range of questions on her father and her own experiences. Throughout her talk, she encouraged a love of community, emphasized the need to seek and speak truth, the power of an individual to write history, and the importance of the connections we have with each other.
"It's important to know that all of the work that my father did, he did for the love of his people, for the love of his country, and for the love of humanity," Shabazz said.
Shabazz stressed that in order to be effective activists, young people need to be more than just engaged on social media. An activist needs to organize like-minded people to physical action with a checklist of goals they want to accomplish so that every march, demonstration, or protest isn't done in vain.
"Instead of thinking that others are going to do something for you, understand that you have the power to do for yourself and accomplish whatever it is that you want," she said.
Shabazz was presented with the Empowerment Award on behalf of the Stony Brook Black History Month Committee, as well as a certificate of appreciation from the Brookhaven Town Board.
Along with Shabazz, Johnson Graham, retiring Stony Brook professor and Black History Month committee member of 15 years, was honored for his vast contributions to Stony Brook's Black community throughout the years. Special acknowledgment was also given to the Department of Africana Studies, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a program at Stony Brook.
Winners of the Spoken Word contest were announced, including Kelly "Shiloh" Smith, Kaydon Davis, and Michelle Louijean. Smith was given the top prize, and gave an encore performance of her winning piece.
Other performers included the Cadence Step Team and the Diamonds Majorettes, performing in different styles of dance and step. Stepping comes from traditional South African origins, while the Majorettes have traditionally been known to be part of historically black college and university marching bands.
With the end of Black History Month, it's important to recognize that Black history isn't confined to a single month. Black history is American history, and a continuous education on the contributions of Black Americans and other members of the African Diaspora is necessary for a complete perspective on history.
If you missed the closing ceremony, mark your calendars for next February, and in the meantime, you can learn more about Black history at Stony Brook here.


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The International Indigenous Policy Journal
Scholarship@Western > IIPJ > Vol. 8 > Iss. 2 (2017)
Laying the Groundwork: A Practical Guide for Ethical Research with Indigenous Communities
Julia K. Riddell, York UniversityFollow
Angela Salamanca, York UniversityFollow
Debra J. Pepler, York UniversityFollow
Shelley Cardinal, Canadian Red CrossFollow
Onowa McIvor, University of VictoriaFollow
Although there are numerous ethical guidelines for research with Indigenous communities, not all research is conducted in an ethical, culturally respectful, and effective way. To address this gap, we review four ethical frameworks for research with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Drawing upon our experiences conducting a transformative social justice research project in five Indigenous communities, we discuss the ethical tensions we have encountered and how we have attempted to address these challenges. Finally, drawing on these experiences, we make recommendations to support those planning to conduct research with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. We discuss the importance of training to highlight the intricacies and nuances of bringing the ethical guidelines to life through co-created research with Indigenous communities.
We are deeply grateful to our partner communities who have walked beside us on our research journey.
Riddell, J. K. , Salamanca, A. , Pepler, D. J. , Cardinal, S. , McIvor, O. (2017). Laying the Groundwork: A Practical Guide for Ethical Research with Indigenous Communities. The International Indigenous Policy Journal, 8(2) . Retrieved from: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/iipj/vol8/iss2/6
DOI: 10.18584/iipj.2017.8.2.6
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· Micro and Macro: Styles of Economics
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We have all read the headlines in the newspaper and heard them on the nightly news, "Economy Grows at a Sluggish Pace", "Senate Implements Economic Stimulus Plan", "Economic Worries Dent Tourism Numbers", or "Smart Planning is Critical to Economic Progress."
Although we have seen the words in print or heard them being broadcasted, do we really understand what, on a basic level, economics refers to or how the concept applies to our everyday lives?
In an attempt to help make sense of economics, what it does, how it works and, as a whole, and the sizable role it plays in shaping a society's infrastructure, this course will attempt to take complex ideas and present them in comprehensible, nugget size pieces of information.
When we speak of broad topics with far ranging ramifications, we do better discussing them in very general terms. If we begin to isolate specific examples, we run the risk of losing sight of the bigger picture.
This then, is the case with the term economics. Covering a most expansive subject area, we begin with an all encompassing definition from which we will later extrapolate to detailed themes and congruent ideas.
The purpose in studying economics leads to the formulation of principles. All of the following social elements: history, politics, and the social sciences, cannot be fully grasped without first coming to a basic understanding of economic principles.
Wants and Needs versus Scarcity
In the previous definition, the notion of wants and needs enters into the equation. Due to the pivotal role each plays, it is important to separate the two by identifying wants as those thingsnot considered essential whereas needs are critical to continued survival. To discern the difference between the two, decisions with economic consequences must be made.
Scarcity of resources is another factor that often comes into the economics spectrum. When items such as fuel sources, designer or luxury merchandise, or livestock products become less plentiful, decisions regarding the introduction of alternative products or the rate at which to increase prices need to be weighed.
As a whole, when the problem of scarcity, or limited resources, is part of the dynamics, then both manufacturers and buyers alike are confronted with an array of issues.
In subsequent lessons, we will explore, from both a macro and microeconomic mentality, the factors that play a part in determining how and why economic based decisions are made; metrics on which economic systems are evaluated, and the basic economic principles to employ as a business owner or as a person within the corporate sector. For the meantime, however, we will provide an overview of the term and its usage in the Twenty-First Century.
Economics: Brief History
Economics first came to be recognized as an independent discipline about the third century BC (384 BC - 322 BC). It was then that Aristotle explored the idea of accumulation and acquisition of wealth and land whether the latter was privately or publicly owned. Over time, schools of thought on economics shifted from that of Feudalism (Middle Ages) to Mercantilism (Renaissance period). The theory to which we ascribe today came into prominence during the Industrial era. This is on account of the growing emergence of technological developments, global expansion, and consumer fueled interest in material goods and exclusive products.
Economics: Real World Applications
Economics takes into consideration the broader picture from demographics to market trends and involves more than finances or monetary worth.
As a whole, principles of economics can be applied to all facets of life, from consumerism to politics. While classified as a social science, many argue that because it is difficult for economists to perform formalized experiments, establish hypotheses, or make predictions, economics does not qualify as an exact science. Unique in that sense, economics is plagued with practical and moral ambiguities that result in unpredictable outcomes based upon human behavior.
To gain a better understanding of the workings and connections between financial systems and markets, individuals study the principles of economics not only in school but also in business or in academic environments.
Due to constant changes and sweeping evolutionary arcs, economics certainly does make for a challenging subject to study. Based not only upon theoretical ideas, but also on multifaceted systems, using the principles is not always easy when considering real world applications of economics.
For students and people pursuing vocational options, there exists a plenitude of areas in which the principles of economics may be applied. From consumerism to technology, the impact of economics has a sweeping effect that can be felt across all industries and sectors of life.
Economics: Subdivisions
To gain a sense of the widespread use of economics, we provide a sampling of various subdivisions of economics that currently exist:
· Globalization. Also referred to as global economies, this is the process by which the people of the world become unified within one concentric system. It is often applied to practices that are brought from one culture and then applied on a broader, international scale. Aside from economics, the ideas of sociocultural, technological, and political forces also contribute to the concept of globalization.
· Macroeconomic. This is the study of the overall system of economics.
· Microeconomics. This is the study of how one component of the overall system affects a particular business or other parts of the system.
· Market Economy. This is a system where all facets of the supply and demand process, such as, production, distribution, and exchange are carried out by private companies.
· Political Economy. Differing from the previous definition for market economy, political economies are guided by market forces which, in turn, are set by public policies.
· Socioeconomics. Study of the relationship that exists between economic activity and real life interactions. Due to the emergence of theories and methods from sociology, economics, history, and psychology, socioeconomics is considered to be a multidisciplinary field.
· Urban economics. Considered to be a growing field, urban economics concentrates on the crossover areas between real estate or land use and legal tender. Going beyond the simple ideas of land placement and utilities, urban economics takes into account such city issues as crime, education, public transit, housing, and local government finance.
From banking and healthcare to government and civil service, a wide range of job opportunities exist in the field of economics. Examples include financial analysts, budget controllers, public policy administrators, market research facilitators, statisticians, and econometricians.
In short, Economics encapsulates a vast body of information. It is not always an easy subject to pare down into comprehensible components. In some ways, economics is actually relatively simple, dealing with revenue streams and the viability of markets and nations. However, in other areas the likes of market forces, recessions, and inflation, economics becomes extremely layered and based on the situations at hand.
Further complicating matters are an unending number of variables. For example, unemployment rates, monetary values, and interest rates involved within the economic structure.
In light of the labyrinth of data and possible scenarios, economists tend to speak in beliefs and forecasting terms as opposed to making statements in concrete terms.
Yet, if one was to boil down the whole concept of economics into a simple idea or phrase, "money makes the world go round" could be used as one way of simply explaining economics.
Lesson 1: Definition, History and Various Forms of Economics
The purpose in studying economics leads to the formulation of principles. The following societal elements: history, politics, and the social sciences, cannot be fully grasped without first coming to some basic understanding of economic principles. 48 Total Points
Lesson discussions: Study of Economics; Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1, Assignment 1
Assessment: Lesson I Quiz
Lesson 2: Schools of Thought
Since its infancy, the complex study of economics has attracted more than its fair share of viewpoints and opinion makers. 39 Total Points
Lesson discussions: Impact!
Assessment: Lesson 2 Quiz
Lesson 3: Ten Major Principles of Economics
Mankiw's objective with his work, "Principles of Economics" was to present readers with a basic framework of how economics works and fundamental structures for analyzing economic systems presently in place. 38 Total Points
Lesson 4: World Economic Systems and Comparative Economics
This lesson will focus on different types of economic systems that exist throughout the world; the degree to which they effectively serve their respective environments and the ways in which they complement or clash with one another. 49 Total Points
Lesson 5: Components in Societal Economy
One of the purposes behind the science of economics is to present a structure by which a society's economy may be compared or contrasted against those of other societies. 27 Total Points
Lesson 6: Basic Tenets of the U.S. Economic System
The strengths of the U.S. economic system depends on natural resources, labor, and capital. 29 Total Points
Lesson 7: Global Economies: Ranking National Economies
While the U.S. was formerly viewed to be the sole super economic power, over the past decade, it has declined in many financial and economic areas. 48 Total Points
Lesson 8: Micro and Macro: Styles of Economics
Interweaving many of the previously discussed elements relating to economics, the concepts of macroeconomics and microeconomics are useful tools for comparing and contrasting economic activity among world nations. 28 Total Points
Lesson 9: Federal Reserve System: aka "The Fed"
By order of Congress, the Federal Reserve System was introduced as part of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. 40 Total Points
Lesson discussions: Money, Money, Money
Lesson 10: Managerial Economics
As a category, economic activities occurring within corporate structures are known either as managerial economics or business economics. 27 Total Points
Complete: Lesson 10, Assignment 1
Assessment: Lesson 10 Quiz
Lesson 11: Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Both GNP and GDP are used to facilitate the economic policy making process performed by government, and to contribute to the planning and strategy sessions conducted by corporate executives. 498 Total Points
Lesson discussions: How would you rate this course?; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
Define economics.
Summarize the history of economics.
Describe the ten major principles of economics.
Describe the components in Societal Economy.
Summarize Global Economies.
Compare and contrast Micro and Macro Economics.
Describe the Federal Reserve System.
Define the Gross National Product (GNP) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Israel is set to release 26 prisoners next week, august 13th, the first of four "batches" of Palestinian detainees who are scheduled to be freed during the course of the peace talks.
The Israeli cabinet approved the release of a total of 104 prisoners last week. Israeli officials have said prisoners will be released every six to eight weeks according to the progress made during the negotiations.
All of the 104 Palestinian prisoners were incarcerated prior to the implementation of the Oslo accords, most serving life sentences in one of the ten Israeli military Prisons.
The "goodwill gesture" by Israel has done little to quell widespread skepticism around the chances of success in the renewed peace talks. In Palestine every major political faction, outside of ruling Fatah, have come out against the negotiations.
In an inteview with Al-Monitor, Rabah Mhanna, senior memeber of the Popular Front for Liberation Of Palestine (PFLP) party said the peace talks were "political suicide" that resuming negotiations "will only lend Isreal more legitimacy and give it free hands to commit more crimes while providing a cover for its ongoing atrocious policies in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank."
Talks between Isreali and Palestinian negotiators will resume next week in Jerusalem. The last round of negotiations collapsed in 2010 in the midst of continued Israeli settlment expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.


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There was a time when the Geelong Palais was a beacon to dancers and singers and wonderful foot tapping, hand clapping shows from here and around the country.
It was a time of belonging and laughter, of love and togetherness.
PALAIS GEELONG
Palais History
est.1926
Oral History Project - Call Out
Personal stories gathered for the oral history project will document the central social significance of the Palais for Geelong and its connected regional communities for forging personal relationships as well as community and business networking. Living memory has a reach to the 1950s, but some members of the community remember the stories of forebears who told stories of the Palais from earlier times.
The oral history will be integrated with historical research of untapped archival material and cover a range of themes. Together with archival research the oral histories will highlight how the chapters of the Palais story reflect the fortunes and growth of Geelong in the 20th Century as
it evolved as a modern multicultural city.
Please share below your contact details and brief description of your historical story or memory of the Palais Theatre. We will be in touch to discuss and organise an oral history recording with our Historian. We look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks for sharing your Palais stories with us!!!
If you previously were engaged with the Palais House Of Dreams project in June 2021 we have your wonderful stories thankyou. If you have further history of the building and the community please do get in touch.
The Palais Oral History project is funded by the Community History Grant Scheme
managed by the Public Record Office of Victoria.
TICKET ENQUIRIES
ticketing@palaisgeelong.com
297 Moorabool Street Geelong VIC 3220
We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the Palais Theatre, Geelong stands, the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past, to Elders present and to emerging leaders, recognising their continuing connection to land, water, culture and community.


Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, U.K.
1. On three separate occasions, at least 1 week apart, seven young healthy male subjects received intravenous infusions of either adrenaline, 50 ng min−1 kg−1 (high A), adrenaline, 10 ng min−1 kg−1 (low A) or sodium chloride solution (saline :154 mmol of NaCl/1) plus ascorbic acid, 1 mg/ml (control), over 30 min.
2. Venous adrenaline concentrations of 2.19 ± 0.15 nmol/l, 0.73 ± 0.08 nmol/l and 0.15 ± 0.03 nmol/l were achieved during the high A, low A and control infusions respectively.
3. Heart rate rose significantly by 19 ± 3 beats/min (high A) and by 6 ± 1 beats/min (low A). Heart rate remained significantly elevated 30 min after cessation of the high A infusion, despite venous plasma adrenaline concentration having fallen to control levels.
4. The diastolic blood pressure fell during the high A and low A infusions, but the systolic blood pressure rose only during the high A infusion.
5. Vasodilatation occurred in the calf vascular bed during both high A and low A infusions. The changes in hand blood flow and hand vascular resistance were not statistically significant, although there was a tendency to vasoconstriction during the infusion of adrenaline.
6. Metabolic rate rose significantly by 23.5 ± 1.8% (high A) and by 11.8 ± 1.6% (low A). Metabolic rate remained elevated between 15 and 30 min after termination of the high A infusion. There was an initial transient increase in respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during the adrenaline infusions. During the later stages of the adrenaline infusions and after their cessation, RER fell, probably reflecting increased fat oxidation.
7. Blood glucose, glycerol and lactate concentrations all rose significantly during the high A infusion, but only the blood glycerol concentration rose during the low A infusion. Plasma potassium concentration fell during and after the high A infusion but only after cessation of the low A infusion.
8. When adrenaline was infused intravenously at rates that elevated the plasma adrenaline concentration within the physiological range, peripheral circulatory effects were observed similar to those previously described for larger doses of adrenaline. The persistent tachycardia noted after stopping the high A infusion may, at least in part, have been a consequence of the concomitantly elevated metabolic rate.


On January 25th, I published the dividend increase predictions expected in the DGI For The DIY Portfolio during the first quarter of 2017. After seeing dividend growth announcements from Polaris Industries, and then from Church & Dwight and Gilead Sciences, my sights moved towards the two soft drink companies in my portfolio, The Coca-Cola Company $KO and Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. $DPS.
One of the more enjoyable aspects of dividend growth investing is being able to see my income grow on a consistent basis. Between the reinvestment of dividends and the organic growth produced by dividend increases, my portfolio income has been on a steady march higher since it was built in early 2013.
It's a nice comfort knowing that my income will grow regardless of what the market is doing on a day to day, monthly, or quarterly basis. Even better, if the market does have a large correction, it actually works in my favor, as my dividends are reinvested at an even higher yield than they would have otherwise, further increasing my income.
Seeking Alpha contributor David Fish recently wrote a series of articles highlighting the Champions, Contenders, and Challengers that are expected to raise their dividends during the first quarter of 2017. This gave me the inspiration to take a closer look at the holdings in my portfolio, and see which ones are due to raise their payouts.
I wrote up an article on Seeking Alpha providing my dividend growth expectations for each company, and my guess at the date that they will be announced.
If you are interested in seeing those predictions please follow the link below.
I am not a professional investment adviser or financial analyst. This content is not an endorsement for the stocks mentioned and is for informational purposes only.
Please perform your own due diligence and/or contact your financial adviser before you decide to trade any securities or other products.


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"Spectrum The Future of All Technology" [Ian King]
David April 14, 2020
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How to Invest in Spectrum The Future of All Technology
Merits of Spectrum The Future of All Technology
Demerits of Spectrum The Future of All Technology
Is Spectrum The Future of All Technology legit?
My Final Word on Spectrum The Future of All Technology
"Spectrum The Future of All Technology" by Ian King is a presentation concerning investing in the 5G rollout.
Going by his estimates, 5G will create a 12 trillion-dollar industry that will have a far-reaching impact bigger than that of Big Data, Blockchain, and Artificial Intelligence.
It will also inject more money into the economy than each of those sectors: 400 times bigger than Big Data, more than 2,000 times what Blockchain has to offer, and double what Artificial Intelligence brings to the table.
Over the past few weeks, I have reviewed other presentations regarding 5G like Tiny Silver Smart Antenna and The State of 5G Summit by Jeff Brown.
Each of them makes bold claims about the introduction of 5G even as the coronavirus epidemic appears to have had an impact on the global economy few could have foreseen.
Ian King refers to 5G as the "spectrum technology" that will spark the technology renaissance of the 21st Century.
President Trump acknowledges this fact and he wants the US to be the global pioneer of 5G.
Ian says that the president issuing a presidential memorandum (Memorandum 02518) shows his desire to make that happen.
Institutional heavyweights like Vanguard Group, Berkshire Hathaway, and Morgan Stanley appear to have noted this and in an attempt to make the most of it, have started investing in 5G-affiliated companies.
Ian King is a professional trader and a former hedge fund manager. He has been involved in the financial services industry for over 20 years.
He is a senior analyst at Banyan Hill where he is the leading editor of two services, Automatic Fortunes, and Crypto Profit Trader. He also contributes to the Sovereign Investor Daily every week.
The first time I came across Ian King was whilst sharing details on his Fluorescent Sand investment.
In addition to writing newsletters, he helped craft the Crypto Trading course offered by Investopedia Academy and was an options trader at Peahi Capital.
He is best known for identifying good investment opportunities that other traders have either ignored or are unaware of. He focuses on cryptocurrencies and the tech industry.
Ian King has identified a California-based company that is currently trading at less than $10 as the stock that he will invest in as he looks forward to the introduction of 5G. At the time of the presentation, the company had a market cap of $400 million.
It manufactures 5G routers making it quite similar to what Ray Blanco uncovered in his "Halo Fi" presentation.
The routers act as 5G access points that work even without cell towers or fiber-optic connections. They allow users to access super-fast internet.
The company Ian wants you to invest in appealed to him for a couple of reasons:
It has over 1,400 patents for its technology thus securing its market share.
It has high growth potential. It projects that over 30 million households will buy its gadget.
It has formed partnerships with key players of the telecommunications industry that want to use its routers.
The Presidential Memorandum is its looming catalyst. Ian describes a looming catalyst as the spark that ignites rapid growth in stock with all other elements kept constant.
To learn more about it and possibly invest in it, you need to read a report by Ian called The $5 Stock Leading the 5G Revolution. In the report, he reveals its name and ticker symbol.
To get a copy of the report, you have to be among the first 1,000 subscribers of Ian's investment newsletter, Automatic Fortunes. The subscription fee as I write this is $47, down from the usual $199.
If you join the newsletter, you will receive two reports for free:
The Driverless Car Race is Here. This report goes deep into investment opportunities in the self-driving vehicle market.
Fintech Fortunes. This one concerns a financial technology (Fintech) company that provides a crucial service in the finance industry.
A sound 5G investment could bring in triple-digit gains in the next one year.
Automatic Fortunes comes with a one-year money-back guarantee.
You receive the report for free when you subscribe to Automatic Fortunes
Ian is a competent trader with a track record of spotting profitable trades.
Although Ian is assuring us that his recommendation will be profitable, there is always a chance that it won't because all investments harbor risk.
Spectrum The Future of All Technology is legit.
5G will be a success given how the government is pushing for it to become a reality.
Trump has gone all in to make the US the market leader and that will benefit 5G companies in the US – such as the one Ian is touting.
Institutional investors gravitating towards 5G stock also shows that the 5G rollout is likely to happen very soon. Therefore, the investment opportunity proposed by Ian King is legit.
It appears that even amid the coronavirus pandemic, the 5G rollout will go on as planned. With many analysts pushing 5G stocks, Ian doesn't want his readers to be left behind.
In itself, 5G (Spectrum technology) will spark the growth of network-dependent techs like AI, IoT, Self-driving cars, blockchain, and Robotics. It will create a platform for the rapid transfer of information that each of these technologies craves.
If you want to add 5G cover to your portfolio, Ian King's "Spectrum The Future of All Technology" looks like a stock worth looking into.
Spectrum The Future Of All Technology is a pitch by Ian King for his newsletter Automatic Fortunes. Spectrum refers to 5G technology.
Ian King is the man behind the Spectrum The Future Of All Technology website. He is a professional trader and a former hedge fund manager. He now shares investment research via his newsletters Automatic Fortunes and Crypto Profit Trader.
Is Spectrum Technology Legit?
Yes, Spectrum Technology refers to 5G which has investors like Ian believe will make many early investors great fortunes. The Spectrum Technology company he has discovered is making 5G routers.
How To Invest In Spectrum Technology
Ian King has put together a report titled The $5 Stock Leading The 5G Revolution and inside this report he reveals the company. This company is leading the revolution he claims by creating 5G routers. To receive the report you need to join his service Automatic Fortunes which costs $47.


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Rob Hegel
Santa Claus Loves Las Vegas
Tommy, Judy & Me
Make It Magical
A few years ago I was performing at several wineries on the Central Coast of California. My repertoire included some of my original songs, and I enjoyed putting my own spin to songs from other writers. Songs written by The Beatles, Bee Gees, John Sebastian, James Taylor, George Gershwin, and Harold Arlen were performed, and people began asking me if I would record some of these songs. That was the spark that led to the MAKE IT MAGICAL project.
After 2 CD releases of original material ("HEGEL2 – displays" and "ROAD SIGNS") I decided I wanted to record a CD that included some of the cover songs I used to perform at the wineries. I took the idea to my producer, Harper Hug, at Thunder Underground Recording Studio in Palm Springs. Both of us were adamant that only real musicians should be hired, and that we would make a record like records used to be made - (no computerized sounds or vocal enhancements). We quickly recorded 10 guitar/piano vocal demos of the songs I had in mind for the project (5 originals and 5 covers), and Harper said he would play them for some people, line up some musicians, and get back to me.
Harper called me the next day and asked if it would be all right if Robby Krieger co-produced the album. I inquired, "You mean Robby Krieger from The Doors?" Harper said, yes, he had played a couple of the demos for Robby, and Robby really liked what he heard and wanted to be involved. Harper did not have to ask me twice.
And that is how the MAGIC started. In my first meeting with Robby he told me how much he liked what he heard, especially the original material. Robby asked to hear some more of my songs, and the project quickly went from 5 originals and 5 covers to 11 originals.
And the MAGIC continued. The group of amazing musicians that Robby, Harper, and engineer Michael Dumas brought together was a veritable who's who. Bob Glaub and Mario Calire played bass and drums; Doug Pettibone was enlisted for guitar, banjo and ukulele; Elliott Randall added guitars all the way from London; Lee Thornburg played trumpet, valve trombone, and flugelhorn; Richard T Bear and Ronnie King joined Rob on the keyboards, and Robby added his brilliant and unique sound and ideas to every track. We had our first recording session in December 2014, and all of the tracks were mixed and mastered by the end of April 2015. The dedication toward the project from all the musicians, and especially Harper and Robby will always be astounding to me.
It was a truly joyful and rewarding experience. I certainly hope you enjoy listening to the songs on "MAKE IT MAGICAL" and will watch the videos as we release them. Go to the CONTACT page and send an email letting me know what you think!
MAKE IT MAGICAL, co-produced by Robby Krieger (The Doors) and Harper Hug, is an 11-song album showcasing Rob's songwriting and vocal abilities, and features some of the finest musicians on the planet.
Available on CD, vinyl and download.
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