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I offered a webinar on Monday, 1.27.14 – Getting Started with Email Marketing (and Facebook/LinkedIn tips & tricks). If you’re curious – here’s the link – have a watch! Btw, it’s 2.8.18 – and most of this information is still very accurate and useful to this day! 4.2.2021 – Still relevant now.
If you’d like to take advantage of the website/email template offer that I mention in the webinar, start here.
“The thirty thousand people who at one point or another took part in this week’s march from the Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Selma, Alabama, to the statehouse in Montgomery were giving highly dramatic expression to a principle that could be articulated only in the vaguest terms. They were a varied lot: local Negroes, Northern clergymen, members of labor unions, delegates from state and city governments, entertainers, mothers pushing baby carriages, members of civil-rights groups more or less at odds with one another, isolated, shaggy marchers with an air of simple vagrancy, doctors, lawyers, teachers, children, college students, and a preponderance of what one marcher described as “ordinary, garden- variety civilians from just about everywhere.” They were insulated in front by soldiers and television camera crews, overhead and underfoot by helicopters and Army demolition teams, at the sides and rear by more members of the press and military, and over all by agents of the F.B.I. Most of them were aware that protection along a route of more than fifty miles of hostile country could not be absolute (on the night before the march, a student who had come here from Boston University was slashed across the cheek with a razor blade), yet few of the thirty-two hundred marchers who set out on Sunday morning seemed to have a strong consciousness of risk. They did not have a sharply defined sense of purpose, either. President Johnson’s speech about voting rights and Judge Johnson’s granting of permission for the march to take place had made the march itself ceremonial—almost redundant. The immediate aims of the abortive earlier marches had been realized: the national conscience had been aroused and federal intervention had been secured. In a sense, the government of Alabama was now in rebellion, and the marchers, with the sanction and protection of the federal government, were demonstrating against a rebellious state. It was unclear what such a demonstration could hope to achieve. Few segregationists could be converted by it, the national commitment to civil rights would hardly be increased by it, there was certainly an element of danger in it, and for the local citizenry it might have a long and ugly aftermath. The marchers, who had five days and four nights in which to talk, tended for the most part to avoid discussions of principle, apparently in the hope that their goodwill, their sense of solidarity, and the sheer pageantry of the occasion would resolve matters at some symbolic level and yield a clear statement of practical purpose before the march came to an end. (read more)
The Acoustic Outpost is playing an incredible show today for MLK Jr. Day. Give a Listen! https://acousticoutpost.com/
Thank you, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for inspiring all of us.
March 11, 2024 – there really wasn’t an 11 this month, cause I was working hard on this.
December 11, 2023 – End of the year wrap-up
August 11, 2023
During this time I was running for Multnomah County Commissioner – and posted many newsletters which should be linked from albertkaufman.com
November 11, 2022 – Go, Georgia!
October 11, 2022 – Carlton Ward benefit
June 11, 2022 – get rid of your lawn
May 11, 2022 – Happy 61st to me!
February 11, 2022 – Happy Valentine’s!
November 11, 2021 – The 11 on 11.11 – East Coast West Coast Whatcha Gonna Do Tonight?
October 11, 2021 – All Eyes are on Virginia – part of a 3-part series referenced within
September 11, 2021 – A couple of Covid-related positive messages I’ve seen recently. Good compilation
August 11, 2021 – Sharing in the Harvest
July 11, 2021 – Portland and Beyond Please Sign up to Testify or submit testimony regarding South Park Blocks Trees: Zoom City Council Hearing 7.15 @ 2pm
June 11, 2021 – June 2021 – East Coast West Coast!
May 11, 2021 – The Day I turned 60! Happy Birthday to Me!
April 11, 2021 – The Eleven for April 2021 – Steve Goodman Singalong and Spring Membership Drive
March 11, 2021 – Right on time!
| Happy Valentine’s Day – whether You’re single or coupled |
January 11, 2021 – Ringing in, Ring in the new year!
December 11, 2020 – then we worked to sweep in 2 new GA Dem Senators!
November 11, 2020 – Biden Wins!
October 11, 2020 – The Voting T****** out of office Issue
September 11, 2020 – hello from Smoke City!
July 11, 2020 – UnFair issue 🙂
May 2020 – happy birthday to me
April 2020 – Happy Earth Day
March 2020 – skipped! Pandemic begins
December 2019 – Review of my cross-country trip by car
November 2019 – Happy Singles Day 2019
September 2019 – Idea: Issues vs. Candidates as a way to be politically involved
August 2019 – Summer Festival and WDS reviews for 2019
May 2019 – Happy Birthday edition
January 11, 2019 – Using Nextdoor.com to create a group of local friends. Banning leaf blowers.
August 11, 2018 – Skipped due to Summer fun
May 11, 2018 (my birthday, yeah!) – I turned 57 this year
March 17, 2018 – St. Patty’s version
February 14, 2018 – Valentine’s Day
December 11, 2017
11.11.17
October 11, 2017
September 11, 2017
July 11, 2017
June 11, 2017
May 11, 2017
April 11, 2017
February 11, 2017
January 11, 2017
December 11, 2016 – Down elevator – Satvic Diet
November 11, 2016
October 11, 2016
September 11, 2016
August 11, 2016
July 11, 2016
May 11, 2016
April 11, 2016
March 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
January 11, 2016
December 11, 2015
November 11, 2015
10.31.15 – half-time show
October 11, 2015
September 11, 2015
August 11, 2015
July 11, 2015
June 11, 2015
May 11, 2015
April 11, 2015
March 11, 2015
February 11, 2015
January 11, 2015
December 11, 2014
November 11, 2014
10.30.2014 – All about the Face (about the voting app)
October 11, 2014
September 11, 2014 – Back from my last Burn
August 11, 2014
July 11, 2014
May 11, 2014
Earth Day 2014
April 11, 2014
March 11, 2014
February 11, 2014
January 11, 2014
December 12, 2013
November 11, 2013
October 11, 2013
September 11, 2013
August 11, 2013
July 11, 2013
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December 11, 2012
November 11, 2012
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July 11, 2012
June 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
April 11, 2012
March 2012 – 3.11.12 March 2012
February 2012 – 2.11.12 Val Day 2012
January 2012 – 1.11.12 Happy New Year!
December 2011 – 12.11.11 Year in Review
November 2011 – 11.11.11
October 2011 – My friend Amira and approaching 11.11.11
September 2011 – Back from the Burn, 2011 – 9/11/2011
August 2011 – Do something big, NOW!- 8/11/2011
July 2011 – Do something big, NOW! – 7/11/2011
June 2011 – Birthday re-cap, revolutionary articles – 6/11/2011
April 2011 – 4/27/2011 – Life through the Facebook fan page
3/11/2011 – 3/11/2011 – March Forth, March 2011’s 11!
2/11/2011 – 2/11/2011 – Valentine’s 11!
1/11/2011 – 1/11/2011 – Prospero Ano Nuevo!
12/11/2010 – 12/11/2010 – End of 2010 – Happy Hannukah!
11/11/2010 – 11/11/2010 – Kaufman’s 50th
Oct 2010 – Oct 2010 – Register to Vote, Voting Party, Election 2010
Sept 2010 – Sept 2010 – back from the Burn
August 2010 – August 2010 – Variety Pack and Beloved write-up
July 2010 – July 2010
June 2010 – June 2010
May 2010 – May 2010 Birthday Email
April 2010 – April 2010: DC Visit Re-cap
March 2010 – March 2010 – Tulips and Daffodils edition
February 2010 – February 2010 – Smoothie Recipe
December 2009 December 2009 – Archive.org link
November 2009 – November 2009 – Archive.org link
October 2009 – October 2009 – Archive.org link
August 2009 – August 2009 – Archive.org link
Summer 2009 e-letter – Summer from Albertideation – Archive.org link
Happy Earth Day e-letter for April 09 – Happy Earth Day 09 – Archive.org link
The Eleven for March 09, – The Eleven – Archive.org link
The Eleven for January 09, – The Eleven – Archive.org link
The Eleven for December 08, – The Eleven – Archive.org link
The Eleven for November 08, – The Eleven – Archive.org link
After reading this article I got the idea that it might be interesting to have a Cannabis Mutual Fund. My understanding is that it would be 20 or so firms that have anything to do with the cannabis trade. Do you know of such a fund? On 4.20.14, I became aware of this index of 19 of the stocks.
Happy Valentine’s Day to pot growers – you can now do business legally with banks – Obama Administration, thank you!
Today’s humor and other articles (1.31.14) from the Willamette Week in Portlandia. 4.20.14 – Portland Mercury’s Marijuana Guide – awesome!
According to this article, High Times is creating such a fund. (but it doesn’t look like this will be for the small investor).
1.15.14 – What I’ve come up with so far…
and, in the news:
1.21.14 – Perhaps I was on the right track 🙂 Article – reprinted below…
More than 20 states have approved marijuana use for medicinal purposes and Colorado and Washington are opening up the plant for recreational use. Marijuana companies rose more than 50 percent in 2013 and opened in 2014 with a bang, rising almost 150 percent in just three weeks.
This list gives an overview of publicly traded marijuana stocks worth over 50 million, including hydroponic companies, vaporizer producers, and research houses for medicinal purposes.
Medbox
Medbox (OTC: MDBX [FREE Stock Trend Analysis]) rose from $23 to $93 in a matter of five trading sessions, with the peak on January 8th. This is a great example of uninformed investors pouring their money into a hot name. The company makes automated dispensing solutions for medications, including marijuana. Medbox has the largest market capitalization of cannabis-focused stocks, close to 1.2 billion. It also does not file with the SEC.
AVT Inc.
Started in 2001, AVT (OTC: AVTC) began producing vending machines but recently transitioned to automated retail machines. Marijuana investors took interest in the stock when Medbox announced a purchasing agreement. Medbox spends about half a million dollars a year buying dispensary units from AVT. The company has a market cap of 119 million.
Advanced Cannabis Solutions
Currently focused on Colorado, Advanced Cannabis Solutions (OTC: CANN) buys growing facilities and leases them to growers. The company looks for an ROI of over 25 percent and a ten-year deal for contracts. With an experienced management team, Advanced Cannabis Solutions is looking to build consulting and other marijuana-related businesses. CEO Robert Frichtel stated, “Every new state that legalizes MMJ creates hundreds of new opportunities, so we’re looking to evolve with the industry’s needs.” Advanced Cannabis Solutions does file with the SEC.
CannaVest
CannaVest is one of the bigger players in the industry with a market cap near one billion. The company produces Cannabidiol (CBD), a marijuana concentrate, from hemp. CannaVest hopes to grow a test crop of industrial hemp in 2014. The company does file with the SEC.
Cannabis Sciences
This is one of the most followed marijuana stocks although it has one of the smallest market caps (70 million). Cannabis Sciences (OTC: CBIS) is staffed with PhDs, the company is a leader in THC product research for medicinal markets. Two preclinical drugs focus on HIV and cancer. A key concern for the company is a huge amount of share dilution, with the amount of common stock 24 times greater than it was three years ago. The company does file with the SEC.
Fusion Pharm
Fusion Pharm’s (OTC: FSPM) PharmPod product is a “plug-and-grow” hydroponics solution. The company looks to capitalize on commercial growers and small operations with its scaleable product. The company emphasizes that the PharmPod only requires 20 percent of the water of a more traditional growing solution and is very customizable. The company does not file with the SEC.
GW Pharma
GW Pharma (OTC: GWPRF) is one of the few cannabis stocks that trade on a major exchange (Nasdaq), meaning its financial information is much more closely regulated. The company is biotech, however, meaning it has its own set of risks. Based in the UK, GW Pharma is developing cannabinoid medications, primarily for multiple sclerosis and cancer. The company has one of the largest market caps at 930 million.
Hemp Inc.
With several nutrition products on the market, Hemp (OTC: HEMP) cannot seem to sell any of them. Using hemp as a key ingredient, its supplements seem to fall into three key categories: protein, sexual performance, and general nutrition. Hemp does not file with the SEC.
mCig
mCig (OTC: MCIG) has an interesting product: a ten-dollar mini vaporizer for bud and wax. Just over five inches long, mCig is very portable and even offers three different heat settings. The company launched the first generation of its product at the end of October and sold out in several days. The second generation began selling at the start of the year. mCig does file with the SEC.
Medical Marijuana
Medical Marijuana (OTC: MJNA) produces a series of cannabinoid oil products, advertising the health benefits of consuming CBD. These include chewing gum, shampoo and lotion, and liquid CBD oil. CannaVest, mentioned above, was spun out from Medical Marijuana, which is now a minority shareholder. The company recently had a lawsuit filed against it, which suggests potential fraud; the company does not file with the SEC.
Nuvilex
Nuvilex (OTC: NVLX) was a big winner in 2013, with shares gaining 258 percent. Nuvilex is a biotech company with research focused on “live-cell encapsulation,” a process to protect healthy cells from disease. The company hopes to use its research primarily to fight breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and diabetes. Although its market cap is just 78 million, the company does file with the SEC.
GrowLife
GrowLife (OTC: PHOT) is a favorite amongst marijuana investors in a recent survey: 48 percent expect GrowLife to gain the most value in 2014. The company makes equipment for growing cannabis, selling 150,000 units over 25 years. The Phototron system, which includes a pod for each stage of growth, is advertised to speed up harvesting by three to four times. Growlife does file with the SEC.
Vape Holdings
Vape Holdings is currently trading under the ticker PLPED (OTC: PLPED) but will change to VAPE on February 2. Investors are very interested in a ceramic nail the company is producing for dabbing. The ceramic nail is expected to be superior to the glass or titanium because it is easier to clean, more durable, and lasts longer. The company is expected to sell 10,000 units in January, the majority of which have been preordered. Vape does file financial statements with the SEC.
Terra Tech
Terra Tech (OTC: TRTC) is another investor favorite with 17 percent of 420 Investor members expecting shares to gain the most value in 2014. The company currently uses hydroponics to grow vegetables and herbs but plans to focus on marijuana or hemp when legally feasible. The company’s product is currently available in Fairway markets in New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York.
Updated Watch list – 1.21.14
1.22.14 – Updated GWPRF (was wrong industry, I believe) and added a few from the Daily Dab. Up to 20 now.
Daily Dab’s picks for 1.31.14 – shows you a good collection of the players in this field. Seems to be a growing list..
3.20.2020 – Then, there’s CBD!
3.29.2021 – and now there are a couple. The most notable – MSOS and YOLO
I’ve been living in Portland for 11 years now. 11 years of activism. I noticed last night as I was updating this blog (for better SEO and righting some images) that I was putting out a lot more activism over the last couple of years than I am now. Issues like billboards, getting rid of the yellow pages, cheering on the first Obama administration, holding voting parties, idling, population growth, and saving the Tillamook State Forest – all were big issues for me in 2009.
These issues all still persist, but I haven’t been focusing on them as much. I’ve started fan pages for a few, and I continue to put a shout out for an issue when I see something about it in the media, but my own activism has definitely shifted some. I’ve also been working hard to develop my business and I hope that eventually, that will pay me enough to devote more time to the activist areas that I care about. Actually, in one area, Farm My Yard, I have been dedicating a bunch of time to – keeping the website up, updating the FB fan page, and I’m meeting with someone today to discuss building an app for the project. So, I guess I’m not done saving the world.
And, some issues come back around – like my current project regarding the Oregonian’s slide to the Tea Party Right on BlueOregon. They’ve been lying to us more and more about their tea party agenda, and I want to do what I can to call them out on it.
So, I guess I just want to say – don’t worry, I’m still at it. And perhaps I’m partially writing this to myself to remind myself that I’m still busy trying to change the world, I’m just mixing it up more with my effort with people and small businesses to help them with their marketing and getting the word out.
Yesterday, as I was heading to a client meeting I was thinking about being 52 and wondering who I could find to take on the various efforts I’ve started or care about. I was thinking about asking in the dance community to see about training some folks who are 20 or 30 years younger than I am, but no one came immediately to mind. And, I suppose activism is not for the faint at heart. You have to have support in your life – people who really are there to back you – and a process to keep you from falling down when things get hard. I’ve been using Co-counseling for that for many years to good effect, but many people don’t have a process to discharge their fears when they come up against things that are hard – government agencies; industries fighting back; a right-wing media.
All good things for me to think about – succession – who are the next activists? Who cares enough about the issues that I do to take them on? And, how do I reignite some of the causes that I cared about and still do but which I have let come off of the table? Perhaps I’ll do a little spreadsheet and see where things are and put that up for myself and others. and for now, happy new year 2014 – let’s see what we can accomplish!
