#Darryl Winkler

[thejohnfleming]

Our trip from a Canadian strip club via US neo-Nazis, South Africa to Rhodesia

David Hughes in the 1980s… This all started, three blogs ago, as a piece about David Hughes, who worked as a doorman/cashier/DJ at the Le Strip club in Toronto from 1982 to 1994.  It then began to divert via undercover work for the CSIS (the Canadian Security Intelligence Service), neo-Nazis, a massive counterfeiting scheme, planned terrorism in the 1980s, a far right Christian Identity…

[ulkaralakbarova]

Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Kenneth Feinberg: Michael Keaton Camille Biros: Amy Ryan Charles Wolf: Stanley Tucci Lee Quinn: Tate Donovan Priya Khundi: Shunori Ramanathan Dede Feinberg: Talia Balsam Karen Donato: Laura Benanti Frank Donato: Chris Tardio Darryl Barnes: Ato Blankson-Wood Gloria Toms: Carolyn Mignini John Ashcroft: Victor Slezak Law Student Barron: Logan Hart Law Student Patel: Vihaan Samat Law Student Nguyen: Laura Sohn Bart Cuthbert: Marc Maron Defense Lawyer / William: Alfredo Narciso Plaintiff Lawyer / Gary: Jason Kravits Oliver: Clifton Samuels Older Man (Speaking Spanish): Louis Arcella Attorney 2: Melissa Miller Translator: Ana Isabel Dow Tom Schultz Sr.: Ian Blackman June Schultz: Connie Ray Senator Kennedy: Steve Vinovich Senator Hagel: Bill Winkler Michael Myers: Jeff Biehl Katherine Wolf: Stephanie Heitman 9/11 Mother / Cathy: Deborah Hedwall Blue Collar Man: Tom Bruno Airline Lobbyist: Bradford How Large Fireman: Chris Cardona Richard: David Fierro Laura: Lynne Wintersteller Don: Jon Wenc Jim: Wass Stevens Myrna: Zuzanna Szadkowski Maya: Gayle Rankin Joan: Catherine Curtin Janice: Shernita Anderson Graham Morris: Andy Schneeflock Jose: Brandon Hernandez Carlos: E.R. Ruiz Usher: David Edward Jackson Ruth: Johanna Day Victor: Joseph Ragno Fedex Carrier: Panama Redd Mail Woman: Kay Walbye Fay: Miriam Morales Airline Lobbyist #2: Stephen Reich James: James Ciccone Anthoula: Anthoula Katsimatides Dancer: Jaime Verazin Dancer: Alessandra Marconi Dancer: Lindsey Hailes Dancer: Marc Heitzman Dancer: Jacob ‘Seven Feet’ Melvin Dancer: Jeffery Duffy Meeting Attendee: Billy Lefkowitz Film Crew: Director: Sara Colangelo Producer: Max Borenstein Casting: Kerry Barden Casting: Paul Schnee Original Music Composer: Nico Muhly Costume Design: Mirren Gordon-Crozier Editor: Julia Bloch Production Design: Tommaso Ortino Director of Photography: Pepe Avila del Pino Executive Producer: Nik Bower Executive Producer: Deepak Nayar Executive Producer: Ara Keshishian Executive Producer: Kimberly Fox Unit Production Manager: Charles Miller Executive Producer: Edward Fee Executive Producer: Allen Liu Producer: Marc Butan Producer: Anthony Katagas Producer: Michael Sugar Producer: Brad Dorros Producer: Sean Sorensen Producer: Michael Keaton Set Decoration: Olivia Peebles Makeup Department Head: Ivy Ermert Makeup Artist: Diane Calfee Makeup Artist: Charles Zambrano Visual Effects Supervisor: Eran Dinur Executive Producer: Mary Aloe Set Medic: Bop Tweedie Choreographer: Mark Stuart Production Accountant: James Stayne Producer’s Assistant: Anthony Santos Producer’s Assistant: Laura Pilloni Production Coordinator: Amanda O’Reilly Assistant Production Coordinator: Marilyn Majich Location Assistant: Cenia Hampton Payroll Accountant: Catherine ‘Annie’ Eklund Stand In: Dillon Egyes Production Assistant: Michael Egues Dialogue Coach: Jessica Drake Production Secretary: Dana Darby Post Production Accountant: Nathaniel Carota Script Supervisor: Erika Sanz Corbacho Music Editor: Suzana Peric Music Supervisor: Rupert Hollier Music Supervisor: David Fish Location Manager: Dennis Voskov Assistant Location Manager: Brit Smith Location Scout: Tom Sexton Location Assistant: Lindsey Lambert Location Scout: Eric Jordan Nussbaum Location Assistant: George Marro Location Scout: Sarah Crofts Color Assistant: Ben White Digital Intermediate Editor: Samantha Uber Digital Conform Editor: Josh Perault Finishing Producer: Michael Maida First Assistant Editor: Gordon Holmes Post Production Assistant: Dillon Henry Assistant Editor: Dan Grbic Colorist: Sam Daley Additional Editor: Tariq Anwar Costumer: Kaitie Galligan Assistant Costume Designer: Caitlin Doukas Key Costumer: Sawyer Devuyst Wardrobe Supervisor: Jillian Daidone Set Costumer: Mary Caprari Costume Coordinator: Talia Brody-Barre ADR Voice Casting...

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Read in 2019 Masterpost

Italics = 7-8 out of 10; Bold = 9-10 out of 10; Struck = unreviewed; * = in home library

Fantasy

Lies Sleeping - Ben Aaronovitch * In an Absent Dream - Seanan McGuire * The Kingdom of Copper - S.A. Chakraborty The Wolf in the Whale - Jordanna Max Brodsky Treason of Hawks - Lila Bowen That Ain’t Witchcraft - Seanan McGuire * A Labyrinth of Scions and Sorcery - Curtis Craddock Magic For Liars - Sarah Gailey Storm of Locusts - Rebecca Roanhorse Blood of Tyrants - Naomi Novik * Blood Engines - T.A. Pratt Middlegame - Seanan McGuire The October Man - Ben Aaronovitch Grave Importance - Vivian Shaw The Unkindest Tide - Seanan McGuire The Secret Commonwealth - Philip Pullman

Rereads

Discount Armageddon, Midnight Blue-Light Special, Half-Off Ragnarok, and Pocket Apocalypse by Seanan McGuire *

Making Money, Unseen Academicals, Snuff, and Hogfather by Terry Pratchett *

Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett *

Broken Homes, Foxglove Summer, and The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch *

DNF The Vampire Files, Volume Five - P.N. Elrod * DNF The Ten Thousand Doors of January - Alix E. Harrow

Science Fiction

Mutiny at Vesta - R.E. Stearns Bellwether - Connie Willis * Blindsight - Peter Watts * Ringworld - Larry Niven * The Nobody People - Bob Proehl Fortuna - Kristyn Merbeth

DNF A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet - Becky Chambers DNF Space Opera - Catherynne M. Valente

Young Adult

Our Dark Duet - Victoria Schwab Hello Girls - Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens - Tanya Boteju The Princess and the Fangirl - Ashley Poston Night of Cake and Puppets - Laini Taylor

DNF Dread Nation - Justina Ireland

Graphic Novels

Rivers of London, Vol. 6 - Ben Aaronovitch * America, Vol. 1 - Gabby Rivera * Shades of Magic, Vol. 1 - V.E. Schwab Moonstruck, Vol. 2 - Grace Ellis West Coast Avengers, Vol. 1 - Kelly Thompson The Prince and the Dressmaker - Jen Wang Ms. Marvel, Vol. 5 - G. Willow Wilson * The Unwritten, Vol. 7 - Mike Carey * Rivers of London, Vol. 7 - Ben Aaronovitch *

Middle Grade

From Night Owl to Dogfish - Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer The Shepherd’s Crown - Terry Pratchett *

Rereads

Wintersmith and I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett *

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett *

Romance

A Princess in Theory - Alyssa Cole Red, White and Royal Blue - Casey McQuiston A Duke by Default - Alyssa Cole Well Met - Jen DeLuca My Fake Rake - Eva Leigh Once Ghosted, Twice Shy - Alyssa Cole •

Mystery

Murder Lo Mein - Vivien Chien Wonton Terror - Viven Chien The Alienist - Caleb Carr *

Other Fiction

Aces Abroad - George R.R. Martin, ed. * The Two Gentlemen of Verona - William Shakespeare * The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters - Balli Kaur Jaswal The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid A Bend in the Stars - Rachel Barenbaum Tipping the Velvet - Sarah Waters Three Men on the Bummel - Jerome K. Jerome Daisy Jones and the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded - Ann and Jeff Vandermeer * Amberlough- Lara Elena Donnelly The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett •

Rereads

Gulliver’s Travels - Jonathan Swift

DNF - City of Girls - Elizabeth Gilbert DNF - Donna Has Left the Building - Susan Jane Gilman DNF - Less - Andrew Sean Greer

Poetry

Monster Verse - Tony Barnstone and Michelle Mitchell-Foust, ed. * The Complete Poems - John Donne

History

How to Be a Victorian - Ruth Goodman * How to Be a Tudor - Ruth Goodman David Bowie Made Me Gay - Darryl W. Bullock Heart of Europe - Peter H. Wilson *

True Crime

Death in the Air - Kate Winkler Dawson Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann Chase Darkness With Me - Billy Jensen The Kill Jar - J Reuben Appelman

Other Non-Fiction

Twisted Tales from Shakespeare - Richard Armour Because Internet - Gretchen McCulloch The Survival Guide to British Columbia - Ian Ferguson In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond - John Zada * Giants, Cannibals and Monsters - Kathy Moskowitz Strain * The Curious Cures of Old England -Nigel Cawthorne *

Rereads - The Science of Discworld III by Terry Pratchett, Jack Cohen, and Ian Stewart *

Skimmed for research

Songs of the Pacific Northwest by Jon Bartlett and Phil Thomas

Dead Horse on the Tulameen - Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat

Ask a Queer Chick - Lindsay King-Miller

Astrology, Magic, and Alchemy in Art - Matilde Battistini

Total First Time: 75 Total Rereads: 17 Total Skimmed: 4 DNFs: 8

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[atlanticcanada]

Anti-war protest held in Halifax after world’s largest aircraft carrier docks

It’s been two days since the world’s largest aircraft carrier and some NATO allies arrived in Halifax. While their presence has sparked a lot of curiosity, some aren’t happy the warships are here, including the members of Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace.

While their numbers were small, the members were determined to get their voices out.

“There’s a narrative that this is a wonderful thing, but we have a history of the Halifax explosion and that was during a time of war and related to war,” said organizer Katherine Winkler.

Standing alongside the boardwalk with their posts and white poppies, the group protested the aircraft carrier and the seven warships that arrived in the Halifax Harbour on Friday.

The group says the arrival of these ships negatively impact the environment. They also believe the money is better spent helping with food and housing insecurity, adding that decreasing the carbon footprint should be more of a priority.

“If we are at all sincere about meeting any green targets, we have to consider that the Department of National Defense’s carbon footprint is not measured,” said Winkler.

The aircraft carrier and warships are training in different missions, working closely with allies and partners.

Carrier Strike Darryl Trent says training further solidifies Canada’s partnership with its NATO allies.

“Whether you look at NORAD or NATO, that is a tight bond that we have, and that gives strength to the world on what we’re doing and it legitimizes what we’re here to do,” he said. “As you look around, the capabilities that these platforms have that we can share with our partners is critical in our success.”

The last time an American aircraft carrier visited Halifax was in June 2017.

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'La La Land,' 'Stranger Things' and 'Atlanta' sweep 2017 PGA Awards

“La La Land” is easily sweeping up all the awards this year, but Netflix’s “Stranger Things” jumped in on the action along with “Atlanta” for the 28th annual Producers Guild Awards (PGA).

The musical comedy-drama went up against “Arrival,” “Deadpool,” “Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge,” “Hell or High Water,” “Hidden Figures,”  “Lion,” “Manchester by the Sea,” and “Moonlight,” but was able to come out the winner which was presented by Dustin Hoffman.

The guild recognized the candy-colored musical with its Darryl F. Zanuck Award for theatrical motion picture production Saturday, a prize that often precedes the best picture Academy Award. (Last year was an exception, when “The Big Short” won the guild award, while “Spotlight” got the Oscar.) The nominees for the guild’s top film prize echo Oscars’ best picture nominees this year, with the exception of “Deadpool,” which made the cut with producers but not the film academy.

But the guild’s celebration at the Beverly Hilton Hotel of the year’s outstanding film and television productions had a decidedly political tone, as President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and visitors from several Muslim countries triggered protests in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle and other cities.

“Our America is big, it is free, and it is open to dreamers of all races, all countries, all religions,” singer John Legend said as he introduced “La La Land” at Saturday’s untelevised ceremony. “Our vision of America is directly antithetical to that of President Trump. I want to specifically, tonight, reject his vision and affirm America has to be better than that.”

Ezra Edelman, producer and director of “O.J.: Made in America,” which claimed the guild’s documentary prize, echoed Legend’s sentiments.

“Please keep telling stories that are about our humanity,” he said.

Other winners Saturday included “Zootopia” for animated feature, “Atlanta” for episodic television comedy and “Stranger Things” for episodic TV drama.

Presenters included Justin Timberlake, Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson, Nicole Kidman, Jeff Bridges, Kerry Washington, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese. Veteran producers James L. Brooks, Tom Rothman and Irwin Winkler received special awards.

Dustin Hoffman presented the night’s top prize. As producer Marc Platt accepted for “La La Land,” he said, “The power of cinema cannot be denied and has no borders … We must believe love can change our lives, much as it can change the world.”

Full List of 2017 Producers Guild Awards Winners:

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: • La La Land (WINNER) Producers: Fred Berger, Jordan Horowitz, Marc Platt • Arrival Producers: Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, Aaron Ryder, David Linde • Deadpool Producers: Simon Kinberg, Ryan Reynolds, Lauren Shuler Donner • Fences Producers: Scott Rudin, Denzel Washington, Todd Black • Hacksaw Ridge Producers: Bill Mechanic, David Permut • Hell or High Water Producers: Carla Hacken, Julie Yorn • Hidden Figures Producers: Donna Gigliotti, Peter Chernin & Jenno Topping, Pharrell Williams, Theodore Melfi • Lion Producers: Emile Sherman & Iain Canning, Angie Fielder • Manchester By the Sea Producers: Matt Damon, Kimberly Steward, Chris Moore, Lauren Beck, Kevin Walsh • Moonlight Producers: Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner & Jeremy Kleiner

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures: • Zootopia (WINNER) Producer: Clark Spencer • Finding Dory Producer: Lindsey Collins • Kubo and the Two Strings Producers: Arianne Sutner, Travis Knight • Moana Producer: Osnat Shurer • The Secret Life of Pets Producers: Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: • O.J.: Made in America (WINNER) Producers: Ezra Edelman, Caroline Waterlow • Dancer Producer: Gabrielle Tana • The Eagle Huntress Producers: Stacey Reiss, Otto Bell • Life, Animated Producers: Julie Goldman, Roger Ross Williams • Tower Producers: Keith Maitland, Susan Thomson, Megan Gilbride

The David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: • The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story (Season 1) (WINNER) Producers: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, D.V. DeVincentis, Anthony Hemingway, Alexis Martin Woodall, John Travolta, Chip Vucelich • Black Mirror (Season 3) Producers: Annabel Jones, Charlie Brooker • The Night Manager (Season 1) Producers: Simon Cornwell, Stephen Garrett, Stephen Cornwell, Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Susanne Bier, David Farr, John le Carré, William D. Johnson, Alexei Boltho, Rob Bullock • The Night Of Producers: Steven Zaillian, Richard Price, Jane Tranter, Garrett Basch, Scott Ferguson • Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Producers: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue, Beryl Vertue

The Award for Outstanding Sports Program: • VICE World of Sports (Season 1) (WINNER — TIE)  • Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (Season 22) (WINNER — TIE) • E:60 (2016) • The Fight Game with Jim Lampley: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali • Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Los Angeles Rams (Season 11)

The Award for Outstanding Digital Series: • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (Season 7, Season 8) (WINNER) • 30 for 30 Shorts (Season 5) • Epic Rap Battles of History (Season 5) • Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: ACADEMY (Season 1) • National Endowment for the Arts: United States of Arts

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: • Stranger Things (Season 1) (WINNER) Producers: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Iain Paterson • Better Call Saul (Season 2) Producers: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould, Melissa Bernstein, Mark Johnson, Thomas Schnauz, Gennifer Hutchison, Nina Jack, Robin Sweet, Diane Mercer, Bob Odenkirk • Game of Thrones (Season 6) Producers: David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernadette Caulfield, Frank Doelger, Carolyn Strauss, Bryan Cogman, Lisa McAtackney, Chris Newman, Greg Spence • House of Cards (Season 4) Producers: Beau Willimon, Dana Brunetti, Michael Dobbs, Josh Donen, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, John Mankiewicz, Robert Zotnowski, Jay Carson, Frank Pugliese, Boris Malden, Hameed Shaukat • Westworld (Season 1) Producers: J.J. Abrams, Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, Bryan Burk, Athena Wickham, Kathy Lingg, Richard J. Lewis, Roberto Patino, Katherine Lingenfelter, Cherylanne Martin

The Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: • Atlanta (Season 1) (WINNER) Producers: Donald Glover, Dianne McGunigle, Paul Simms, Hiro Murai, Alex Orr • black-ish (Season 2) Producers: Kenya Barris, Jonathan Groff, Anthony Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, Helen Sugland, E. Brian Dobbins, Vijal Patel, Gail Lerner, Corey Nickerson, Courtney Lilly, Lindsey Shockley, Peter Saji, Jenifer Rice-Genzuk Henry, Hale Rothstein, Michael Petok, Yvette Lee Bowser • Modern Family (Season 7) Producers: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Corrigan, Abraham Higginbotham, Elaine Ko, Jeff Morton, Jeffrey Richman, Brad Walsh, Danny Zuker, Vali Chandrasekaran, Andy Gordon, Vanessa McCarthy, Jon Pollack, Chuck Tatham, Chris Smirnoff, Sally Young • Silicon Valley (Season 3) Producers: Mike Judge, Alec Berg, Jim Kleverweis, Clay Tarver, Dan O’Keefe, Michael Rotenberg, Tom Lassally, John Levenstein, Ron Weiner, Carrie Kemper, Adam Countee • Veep (Season 5) Producers: David Mandel, Frank Rich, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lew Morton, Morgan Sackett, Sean Gray, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Jim Margolis, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Chris Addison, Rachel Axler, David Hyman, Erik Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: • Making a Murderer (Season 1) (WINNER) Producers: Laura Ricciardi, Moira Demos • 30 for 30 (Season 7) Producers: Connor Schell, John Dahl, Libby Geist, Bill Simmons, Erin Leyden, Gentry Kirby, Andrew Billman, Marquis Daisy, Deirdre Fenton • 60 Minutes (Season 48, Season 49) Producers: Jeff Fager • Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown (Season 5-8) Producers: Anthony Bourdain, Christopher Collins, Lydia Tenaglia, Sandra Zweig • Hamilton’s America Producers: Alex Horwitz, Nicole Pusateri, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller, Dave Sirulnick, Jon Kamen, Justin Wilkes

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Competition Television: • The Voice (Season 9-11) (WINNER) Producers: Audrey Morrissey, Jay Bienstock, Mark Burnett, John de Mol, Chad Hines, Lee Metzger, Kyra Thompson, Mike Yurchuk, Amanda Zucker, Carson Daly • The Amazing Race (Season 27, Season 28) Producers: Jerry Bruckheimer, Bertram van Munster, Jonathan Littman, Elise Doganieri, Mark Vertullo • American Ninja Warrior (Season 7, Season 8) Producers: Arthur Smith, Kent Weed, Anthony Storm, Brian Richardson, Kristen Stabile, David Markus, J.D. Pruess, D. Max Poris, Zayna Abi-Hashim, Royce Toni, John, Gunn, Matt Silverberg, Briana Vowels, Mason Funk, Jonathan Provost • Lip Sync Battle (Season 1, Season 2) Producers: Casey Patterson, Jay Peterson, John Krasinski, Stephen Merchant, Leah Gonzalez, Genna Gintzig, LL Cool J • Top Chef (Season 13) Producers: Daniel Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Doneen Arquines, Tom Colicchio, Casey Kriley, Padma Lakshmi, Tara Siener, Erica Ross, Patrick Schmedeman, Wade Sheeler, Ellie Carbajal

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Season 3) (WINNER) Producers: Tim Carvell, John Oliver, Liz Stanton • Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (Season 1) Producers: Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Jason Jones, Tony Hernandez, Miles Kahn, Pat King, Alison Camillo, Kristen Everman • The Late Late Show with James Corden (Season 2) Producers: Ben Winston, Rob Crabbe, Mike Gibbons, Amy Ozols, Sheila Rogers, Michael Kaplan, Jeff Kopp, James Longman, Josie Cliff, James Corden • Real Time with Bill Maher (Season 14) Producers: Bill Maher, Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Billy Martin, Dean E. Johnsen, Chris Kelly, Matt Wood • Saturday Night Live (Season 42) Producers: Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward, Lindsay Shookus, Erin Doyle, Ken Aymong

The Award for Outstanding Children’s Program: • Sesame Street (Season 46) (WINNER) • Girl Meets World (Season 2, Season 3) • Octonauts (Season 4) • School of Rock (Season 1) • SpongeBob SquarePants (Season 9)

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Product Review - Blk Water

I was recently online scrolling on Facebook and I saw a woman post that she was drinking this water called blk.

I recall seeing it in stores before, but I never questioned its color or it’s purported health benefits. So I want to take some time to discuss what blk water is, what gives it its black color, and if its purported health benefits are worthy enough to buy into.

blk water started with 2 sisters trying to take care of their mom

Sisters Jacqueline and Louise Wilkie discovered blk Water while trying to research different way to help their mother manage symptoms with her Breast Cancer.

Fulvic acid, in particular was found to help Jacqueline and Louise’s mother decrease in overall tightness and she experienced a boost in energy as well.

Due to the positive response of the Wilkie Sister’s Mom and sharing the blk water at tradeshows, they decided to produce it at scale.

Aside from Fulvic acid, what else is blk water made of? Read on to learn more..

What’s In blk water and what makes it black?

Humic substances (which contain Fulvic Acids) is naturally dark in color and when added to water, it turns black.

blk water contains other electrolytes such as potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, and chloride.

blk water contains over 77 trace minerals.

blk water is often confused to activated charcoal water. Activated charcoal is charcoal made from coconut, peat, coal or wood that's been heated with a gas that creates internal pores, making it very absorbent.

Does blk water have any side effects?

Research suggests that Fulvic Acid is safe for most people to take, although there hasn’t been much research done in special populations, such as those with impaired immune systems or pregnant women. If you have a disorder that results in abnormal immune functions, such as an autoimmune disease like multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis, you shouldn’t take Fulvic Acid without being monitored by a physician since it can activate the immune system and potentially complicate your condition. Because not enough is known about how it affects hormones in pregnant women, it’s also best to stay away from using Fulvic Acid supplements if you’re pregnant or breast-feeding without being monitored by a physician as well.  

blk water will not stain teeth.

Where does blk water come from?

Purified alkaline water is the base of blk. The company sources it from multiple locales, including springs and aquifers in the United States and Canada wherever possible. They use RO (reverse osmosis) water when these are not available. There CA source report is available here: Water Quality Report.

Does blk water do what it says it does?

In 2018, John Winkler and Sanjoy Ghosh published a review article where they examined the available peer reviewed research on Fulvic Acid and examines its anecdotal health claims. The review found the following health claims to be supported by the current research:

Improves Gut Health: Gao et al. showed that Fulvic Acid increases the activity of digestive enzymes like lysozyme, proteases, and acid/alkaline phosphatases in fish. As to if this translates to humans is questionable due to lack of human studies and the limited amount of research overall.

May Help in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Shilajit, which contains Fulvic Acid, has been shown to reduce hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar) in diabetic rats. Another research study suggests that Fulvic Acid might fit as an adjunct treatment to reduce markers of oxidative stress and inflammation as Fulvic can act in a similar manner to NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories) .

Antioxdiant Benefits: Fulvic Acid might also reduce oxidative damage and increase antioxidant enzyme activity. On the converse, in some cases, Fulvic Acid can increase oxidative stress can be a contributing factor is some diseases and cancers. For this reason, more research needs to be done to rectify these two conflicting bits of evidence.

Potential Treatment for Alzhemier’s Disease: A contributing factor to the development of cognitive disorders is free radical damage and also a type of protein called tau, but studies show that Fulvic Acid helps lower the length of tau fibrils and their morphology, disassembling their performance and stopping disease progression. The researchers concluded that Fulvic Acid is likely to provide new insights in the development of potential natural treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

 Improves Detoxification: Humic Acids (which contain Fulvic Acid) are beneficial for digestion and improving energy because of their detoxifying abilities. As a form of natural chelation therapy, Humic Acids are capable of binding to and breaking down toxins and metals that enter the body through the food supply, water, prescription medications, household products and air pollution.

Repairs, Protects the Skin, and other Anti-inflammatory Benefits: Some evidence suggests that humic acids can help protect the skin and treat wounds or irritations caused by things like eczema, bug bites, scrapes and rashes associated with fungus/microbes. A study published in the Journal of Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigative Dermatology found that fulvic acid supplementation significantly improved symptoms associated with eczema, even compared to other other eczema treatments. Another human study found that Fulvic Acid reduced allergens similar to 1% hyrdocortisone. Note: this particular study used a Fulvic Acid based lotion applied topically rather than consumed as water, but it was still worth mentioning here.

So what’s the consensus regarding blk water?

The information gathered in the review indicate that there are a lot of benefits with regard to blk water and the Fulvic Acid it contains.

Fulvic Acid can potentially improve gut health, may aid in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes, possess antioxidant properties including those specific to those suffering Alzheimer’s Disease.

Additionally, Fulvic Acid can aid in detoxifying the body from metals that are found in high quantities in the certain environments and Fulvic Acid used topically can treat certain skin conditions, especially eczema, allergens, and wounds causes by bacteria.

There is a little room for concern in that in some studies, Fulvic Acid did actually increase oxidation stress and was found to be a contributing factor to some diseases and cancer. For this reason, more research needs to be done to investigate these potential negatives further to weigh against its benefits.

With that said, it’s clear to me that blk water’s health benefits far outweigh its potential negatives, but as always if you are ever questioning rather you should start consuming any type of supplement, it’s best to conduct your primary care physician first.

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