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Hey Tamara, how are things working out for you? Are you rolling in dough yet (from your website & advocacy work)?
My Financial Goal for 2019
Question:
Hey Tamara, how are things working out for you?
Are you rolling in dough yet (from your website & advocacy work)?
Answers:
... On a really good day, I earn about 1.9 cents per page view on my website.
January 1, 2019
Hello ...
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I couldn’t hope for a better New Year’s Eve. Thank you!
In November 2018 this website broke a new record with 141,912 unique views.
For fun, I set a goal of closing out the year by working to have December beat November's record, hopefully coming in with 150,000 unique views by midnight tonight. Well... with bizarre hysteria following my discovery and ...
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Young Living & doTerra reps have had a lot of questions about my findings of Lead in their diffusers. Here are some answers.
Is there Lead in my diffuser?
Is that even a problem?
Why is that a problem?
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a ...
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doTerra’s response to my findings of Lead in their diffusers. [& my response to that!]
Please check out the image below which appears to be doTerra's response to my findings of Lead in their diffuser. I do believe that this response was posted when I initially shared these results on Facebook in February of 2018. Below that is my response to their response. [For good measure a picture ...
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Pink Crystals In Minnie Mouse Bracelet Purchased in 2010 at Disneyland: 252,200 ppm Lead (That’s 25% Lead!)
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe by modern standards (and illegal) in items manufactured and sold expressly for use by children is 90 ppm Lead or higher in the surface paint or coating, and 100 ppm Lead (or higher) in the substrate (as detectable with an XRF instrument.)
A lot of ...
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Center “washer” in Young Living essential oil diffuser: 2,282 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument, the center metal circular "washer" piece in this Young Living essential oil diffuser (pictured here), was found to be positive for 2,282 ppm Lead.
The electrical cord of this was also positive for a fairly high level of Antimony (Sb), a possible ...
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Center washer in doTerra essential oil diffuser: 3,613 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
Originally posted on Facebook in February of 2018
When tested with a high-precision XRF instrument, the center metal circular washer piece in this doTerra diffuser (pictured here), was found to be positive for 3,613 ppm Lead.
If you are new to this website and want to learn more about XRF ...
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The impact of being persecuted for my advocacy work: Our home is scheduled to be sold in a foreclosure sale on February 21st
In response to this post a friend set up a GoFundMe to try to help keep my family in our home.
Here's that link. Thank you.
The impact of being persecuted for my advocacy work: Our home is scheduled to be sold in a foreclosure sale on February 21st, just two days after the next (and ...
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Corningware (c. 1985-1990) Pastel Bouquet Pattern Casserole: 20,400 ppm Lead + 205 Cadmium [90 ppm Lead is toxic.]
As expected, the exterior decorative painted flowers on this vintage Pastel Bouquet pattern Corningware casserole was positive for high levels of Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
Here's a link to a post on a blog that helps to date many of the Corningware patterns.
To learn more about XRF ...
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Vintage (1976-1980) Pyrex Homestead Casserole: 209,900 ppm Lead + 9,009 ppm Cadmium + 9,252 ppm Arsenic
Vintage Pyrex Homestead (1976-1980) Design Milk Glass Casserole Dish.
Here's a link to the Pyrex website I used to figure out the pattern names!
When tested with an XRF instrument this casserole dish had the following readings:
With scope focused on area ...
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1924 Hardcover Book, “For The Children’s Hour”: 640 +/- 24 ppm Lead, Published by the Milton Bradley Company.
"For The Children's Hour", Copyright 1906 (print date 1924)
By Bradley Quality Books, Milton Bradley Company. Springfield, Massachusetts.
The amount of Lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured item intended for use by children is anything 100 ppm Lead or higher in the substrate of the ...
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Bare Metal Garlic Press: 2,685 ppm Lead and 33 ppm Cadmium. Is it a problem that my garlic press is positive for lead?
Q. Is it a problem that my garlic press is positive for Lead?
A. Why YES — in my opinion it is a BIG problem for a garlic press like this to test positive for Lead. Here's why:
Its intrinsic function (a tool for mechanically forcing garlic under leveraged pressure through the tiny ...
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Artificial GE Pre-Lit Christmas Tree Purchased c. 2016 From Home Depot: Lead-Free
For those new to this website:
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely ...
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