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What’s Happening On Earth?

Ontario Selects Starlink to Connect 15,000 Sites in Rural Broadband Program - The Canadian province announced on Nov. 14 that Starlink will offer high-speed satellite internet access to 15,000 eligible unserved and underserved homes and businesses through the Ontario Satellite Internet (ONSAT) program. Starlink will now begin program implementation, and the services will be made available by June 2025. 

My Take: When you provide little or incomplete information to people, they have questions, and their minds go to all sorts of dark places. Let’s review some of what I’ve either been asked or what I’m hearing.

Q: $100M. Wow. That’s $6,666 per home. That’s a lot of 6’s, by the way. Some have suggested it was engineered that way ;)

A: Well, it’s not really that much per home. Let’s make some assumptions and do some math. Let’s say a Starlink kit costs $500, and to make sure the Government doesn’t get sued when someone falls off a roof, they include installation at a cost of $150. That’s $650 per home, equalling $9.75M for all 15,000. That leaves about $90M to account for.

Q: So what’s with the other $90M?

A: It has been reported, and I believe confirmed, that a large chunk of the remaining $90M is being used to secure “Capacity” for the affected subscribers.

Q: Capacity? What’s that?

A: Let’s discuss and start with a picture.

This is a sample Starlink bandwidth supply-demand heatmap. It’s a dynamic map that shows how well Starlink's supply meets Starlink's demand to service IP traffic at a particular moment in time (Rural, backhaul and In-Flight connectivity). As you can see, there are areas that are green and areas that are not so green, indicating areas where service may be less available and maybe not as fast as a connection in greener pastures. As part of this conversation, it’s important to note that Starlink doesn’t promise any service level or speed expectations.

The concept of capacity, or a guarantee of capacity, then becomes one of being able to ensure supply is always available to meet the demand.

Capacity issues have arisen due to the increasing popularity of Starlink, the physical limitations of satellite technology and some associated challenges that include:

• Saturation in High-Demand Areas: Some regions, like Northern Ontario, may be expected to reach a saturation point with the number of expected user terminals.

• Performance Issues: As the number of connected devices increases, all users may experience reduced speeds and higher latency

• Physical Limitations: Despite advancements like laser links and improved ground stations, the laws of physics are the laws of physics and are not really open to negotiation.

• Global Demand: With over four million Starlink customers in more than 100 countries, managing network capacity has become increasingly complex

Capacity reservation is a strategy implemented by Starlink to ensure service availability for specific customers or regions, regardless of global demand. Here's what it entails:

• Guaranteed Service: SpaceX agrees to reserve a portion of its low-earth orbital system's capacity for particular customers or regions

• Priority Access: This reservation ensures that even if global demand increases, the reserved capacity remains available for the designated users

• Government Partnerships: In some cases, like the $100 million deal with the Province of Ontario, capacity reservation is part of a larger agreement to provide internet access to underserved communities

• Community Engagement: As part of these agreements, Starlink often commits to working directly with local communities, particularly Indigenous groups, to ensure equitable access and create socio-economic opportunities

Q: Hey, I’m a Starlink subscriber. Why don’t I have reserved capacity included in the $150/month that I’m paying for service? What gives?

A: To quote the great philosopher, “AMEX”, membership has its privileges. Seriously, though, I’m a little on the fence with this one. Had the Province invested $100M in fibre to the premise (FTTP) infrastructure, the recipients would have received “capacity” on the shared access infrastructure based on the amount of bandwidth provisioned to the community - in a closed network. Based on Starlink's supply demand and the possible concentration of subscribers in Northern Ontario, the lack of a capacity agreement may result in an unreliable, inconsistent or untenable service offering.

For fun, let’s look at some other images to try and prove the point.

This is an image showing all the Starlink satellites above my approximate urban location, captured as I was writing this post. There are many to choose from. “Capacity” shouldn’t be an issue.

I reset my location to a place in Northern Ontario - in the southern region of Hudson Bay. Definitely a rural and remote location ~1,100 Km north of Toronto.

Here’s what the tool shows in this new location. Compare the two pictures.

Definitely not as dense (as expected), which possibly further supports the need for reserved or dedicated capacity on available satellites.

Over time, as more satellites are launched in the constellation, one would think that capacity would increase and lessen the need to reserve it. This leads me to the next question.

Q: How long is the capacity agreement in place?

A: Don’t know. Great question, though. There have been suggestions it may be a 3-year contract.

Q: What happens if someone who is eligible for the Starlink kit signs up, gets the kit, subscribes for a year, decides to move and takes it with them? What happens with the next person who moves into that address? Do they get a free kit and installation as well?

A: 🤷🏻‍♂️

Q: What about customer support?

A: Perhaps some of the funding is being used to provide customer support, which has always been a challenge and a frequent issue raised by Starlink users. I’ve seen a number of LinkedIn job postings for Customer Service leaders, so perhaps they’ve changed their thinking about support. When I was a Starlink customer, it was all email-based, and best effort at that.

See the next question. Perhaps that is the role of the integration company the Province has partnered with.

Q: How is the program being administered? How do people know if they are eligible? How do they sign up?

A: Two organizations have been identified by the province as supporting the deployment. FSET, a Starlink reseller/IT integrator operating out of Kenora, ON, seems to have a strong history with Starlink, deploying over 4,600 kits in 110 Northwestern Ontario communities, including what looks to be with many Indigenous communities.

The second organization is Maawandoon, an Indigenous Business and Consultancy located in Port Fort William Nation, ON, focused on ensuring that engagements are done thoughtfully and respectfully to “deliver critical infrastructure and create long-lasting socio-economic benefits for Indigenous communities across the Nations in Ontario”

Q: What about the focus on Indigenous communities, building capacity in the communities and engaging the local workforce?

A: That’s part of the deal as well, from what I’ve read, and that’s a good thing. Looks like what Maawandoon will be focused on ensuring takes is realized.

Q: What about that $2.4B the Government just handed over to Telesat?

A: First, they didn’t just hand it over. There was some earlier grant funding under the UBF program, and from what I recall, the Province of Ontario kicked in some funds, and the rest is a loan to be repaid.

Next, Telesat isn’t an ISP. They focus on MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) type services — the type of services that businesses use to connect things from one point to another. Call it transport, or backhaul, focused on business customers as opposed to Starlink, which sells Internet access to consumers and others.

Q: Is this a permanent solution to service the unserved and underserved in Northern Ontario?

A: For some, this is it. For others, IMHO, this is a 2-3 year bandaid until a terrestrial and generational solution shows up. Watch this space, as they say.

Levin: Elon Musk’s Growing Power Over U.S. Telecom Policy - Musk, the CEO of rocket company SpaceX and its satellite internet service provider Starlink, has played a growing role in shaping conservative views on broadband policy, particularly through his close relationship with Donald Trump and the authority he holds as the owner of the X microblogging platform.

My Take: The United States of Elon. Haven’t we all seen this movie where one buddy ends up stabbing the other in the bank and running off with the bag of money from the bank heist?

It’s Official! Comcast To Spin Off Cable Networks, Sees New Standalone Company A “Partner And Acquirer” Of Media Assets - Comcast has formally unveiled plans to spin out most of its linear cable networks (except Bravo) to shareholders into a separate company, a move that President Mike Cavanagh said today puts all of NBCUniversal “on a new growth trajectory.”

My Take: Content is expensive. There’s DOCSIS 4.0 to build. Also, streaming is more efficient than “broadcast” content, which seems to be declining in subscription take rates (the article suggests it’s in steep decline). And then there’s the spectrum required to deliver linear TV that I suppose could be used for more effective broadband services, especially as these guys morph to more infrastructure-based services, perhaps.

FBI confirms China-backed hackers breached US telecom giants to steal wiretap data - In a joint statement published on Monday, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) and the FBI said they had uncovered “a broad and significant” cyber espionage campaign that saw PRC-affiliated actors compromise networks at “multiple telecommunications companies” in the United States.

My Take: Yea, see below. Is anyone surprised? They did it to Nortel for years.

Telecom moves into highest level of cyber risk – Moody’s Ratings - What do telecoms, airlines and the power-generation industry have in common? Each sector has been shunted up into the ‘very high’ risk category in the latest ‘cyber heat map’ compiled by respected credit ratings agency Moody’s Ratings. In its 2022 cyber heat map (there was no 2023 version), Moody’s Ratings placed the telecom sector in the ‘high’ risk bracket, so this is an unwelcome promotion through the cyber risk ranks.

My Take: Well, of course. Not just cyber risk.. I’d suggest physical plant risk as well. See the articles about subsea sabotage.

Foreign investment could improve Canada’s telecom landscape—but what else needs to change? - When Industry Minister Franços-Philippe Champagne directed Canada’s telecommunications regulator to boost competition among internet and wireless phone providers in the name of lowering prices, he aligned with telecommunications industry observers who believe the interests of consumers should guide Canadian policy. The key difference however is that many experts disagree with his means of greater regulatory intervention in the market.

My Take: Maybe if we had this large national open access network and everyone competed with a ServCo model, but to have someone come to town and try and build? Likely not, unless it was hyper-regional. There are ways to enable competition with what we have, and it doesn’t involve the Big 3 competing on each other’s networks.. says me.

Is satellite broadband good enough to deliver internet for all? - Is satellite broadband a reliable method of closing the digital divide? If you were to consult the BEAD program’s rules, the answer would be no. But Donald Trump’s second term could flip that equation if the new administration determines fiber is no longer the preferred technology.

My Take: Big fan of satellite services - no secret there - but is it for the masses? No. Not designed to be. Maybe Mr. Trump should speak with Johann Reimer from CFOC. He’ll set him straight.

Telecom Industry Summit Puts Focus on Harms from Copper Theft - The rising market value of copper has driven a surge in theft and vandalism targeting America’s communications networks, causing widespread service disruptions, costing millions in damages, and threatening public safety. 

My Take: I know. Electrify all the copper, and the problem would take care of itself. There was another article a number of months back that mentioned marking fibre as “NOT COPPER” to stop the unnecessary destruction of what thieves thought was copper.

Danish military says it's staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches - The Danish military said on Wednesday that it was staying close to a Chinese ship currently sitting idle in Danish waters, days after two fibre-optic data telecommunication cables in the Baltic Sea were severed.

My Take: Stay close, Danish military. Where there’s smoke, and all that.

Germany suspects sabotage behind severed undersea cables - A 1,170km (730-mile) telecommunications cable between Finland and Germany was severed in the early hours of Monday, while a 218km internet link between Lithuania and Sweden's Gotland Island stopped working on Sunday.

My Take: Sabotage, indeed.

JV Article: How Ericsson technology, Rogers 5G connectivity at NORCAT lay the foundation for smart mines of the future - In a groundbreaking collaboration, Ericsson and Rogers Communications have deployed Canada’s first Ericsson Private 5G (EP5G) network at NORCAT’s mine in Sudbury, Ontario. The goal of this installation is to encourage innovation and pave the way for smart mines of the future.

My Take: Smart Mining is cool. Private 5G is cool. Innovation comes from cool companies doing cool things with customers who have vision.

Tarana’s G1 Obtains 6 GHz Certification in Canada Through Comsearch AFC - Tarana Wireless, Inc. announced today the official approval of Gigabit 1 (G1) — the company’s next-generation fixed wireless access (ngFWA) broadband platform — for use in Canada’s unlicensed 6 GHz spectrum. Both the G1 Remote Node (RN) and Base Node (BN) radios are now certified through Comsearch Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) for commercial operation in 6 GHz throughout Canada.

My Take: Someone suggested to me that the cost of the radio and CPE equipment is approaching, if not exceeding, the cost of an OLT + CPE. If this is the case, net of upgrades, why wouldn’t WISPS invest in generational FTTP where it makes sense and stop chasing technology? The technological advancements allow these guys to deliver a completely different service than in the past, but it always came at a price advantage. If that gap is narrowing and the differentiator is deployment, what’s the current 10-year business case and ROI of towers vs fiber? Anyone?

Could Harmonic see success under Ciena? Some investors say yes - Ancora Holdings Group on Monday urged Harmonic to consider “a potentially value-maximizing sale to one of the many logical acquirers in the space.” Romanesque Capital, another Harmonic shareholder, is also in favor of a sale.

My Take: Seems the investors want out? Harmonic’s abstracted platform differentiates them from others across both HFC, PON and Hybrid deployments. Combine that with Cienna’s core business, and they are better positioned to compete with others. I there still value in the access network, or is it now a price way commodity play with the focus on the ServCo side of the business?

What’s Happening In Space?

What’s in Space This Week?

What should we call the first Canadian rover on the Moon? - Humanity is going back to the Moon, and Canada is part of this exciting journey. Among our many projects related to lunar exploration, a first Canadian rover is set to explore the South Pole of the Moon. It will demonstrate innovative key technologies, gather scientific information, and search for water in the form of ice.

My Take: My suggestion was “Rove Aboot”… 🇨🇦 Didn’t make the shortlist for some reason.

Satellite Internet of Things (IoT): the future of networking - Discover how satellite communications can support IoT networks, ensuring resilient and reliable connectivity to almost any location on the planet.

My Take: Good article. Satellite-based IoT has many great applications.

SpaceX president says ‘there is plenty of room for competition,’ as Starlink nears 5 million customers - “I hope others can catch up, right? Competition is good for industries. … It keeps us tight; it keeps us very focused,” SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said, speaking at the 2024 Baron Investment Conference in New York.

My Take: As they near 5M customers, open up SLA-based services, talk about delivering 2Gbps services and continue to quickly scale to make sure there’s nothing left for anyone else! ;)

Trump's FCC Pick Could Cut 'Wasteful Broadband Spending' With Elon Musk's Starlink - "This technology can beam a reliable, high-speed Internet signal to nearly any part of the globe at a fraction of the cost of other technologies. This has the potential to significantly accelerate efforts to end the digital divide and disrupt the federal regulatory and subsidy regime that applies to communications networks. The FCC should expedite its work to support this new technology by acting more quickly in its review and approval of applications to launch new satellites," Carr wrote in Project 2025. 

My Take: When others launch, hopefully, they will be afforded the same opportunity. End of the day, it should be used to fill gaps where fixed connectivity or FWA doesn’t make sense financially, or based on timing.

FCC Revises Spectrum Sharing Rules for Satellite Systems - “The FCC has made real progress to modernize its space policies to ensure U.S. leadership,” said FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. “Today’s update to our satellite spectrum sharing rules allows first movers to enjoy the advantage they’ve earned by daring to think big and take on risk, while also opening our skies to more competition.”

My Take: Check out the Learn About section below for more detail

Kepler Announces Formal Shift in Strategy for Optical Data Relay Network - Kepler Communications, a company building Internet connectivity for space, today announced that it has petitioned for changes with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consolidate its constellation size to better suit the updated optical data relay infrastructure.

My Take: 🇨🇦 Good Canadian company innovating in space. Data relay will be an important part of the space transport ecosystem, including redundancy and resiliency.

SpaceX Starlink satellites seen as ‘wonky streaks’ by ISS astronaut (photos) - "Starlink satellites look like a miniature version of the monolith from '2001: A Space Odyssey,' where the large flat face of the monolith points towards Earth and the solar panel protrudes outward like the fin on the back of a dimetrodon," Pettit wrote Nov. 15.

My Take: A dimetrodon is a large, spined animal that was around during the time of the dinosaurs, so they say.

SpaceX Eyes 2 Gigabit Speeds for Starlink With Capacity Upgrades - “Next generation, we’ll have smaller beams, more capacity per beam, lower latency,” she said at the Annual Baron Investment Conference on Friday. 

My Take: There’s that Capacity thing again. They have to get to 1G first. With SLAs on the horizon (see next article) it looks like they will enter the “speed wars”, although until there is a viable market competitor, they will be able to charge whatever they like for the privilege.

Starlink to offer SLAs in 2025, removing competitors’ sales argument; Speedcast Starlink sales surpass 10,000 units - SpaceX’s Starlink broadband service will begin offering service-level agreements (SLAs) to maritime customers and perhaps other markets in early 2025, removing a key sales argument used by Starlink competitors, industry officials said.

My Take: They say there’s room to compete, but they seem to be making all the moves to lock up a large part of the market. Will their market position become regulated at some point? The SLAs all seem to be part of the whole “capacity” discussion as well. Can they be everything to everyone?

Lula’s Wife Curses Out Elon Musk on Eve of Brazil’s G-20 - “F—- you, Elon Musk,” Brazil’s first lady said as her husband geared up to host a high-stakes summit of Group of 20 leaders.

My Take: I don’t think swearing at Elon will swing his support. He doesn’t strike me as that kinda guy.

Pentagon Silent on Elon Musk and Starlink Risks as Military Use Expands - In the past year, U.S. news outlets have reported that Musk, who oversees the satellite internet provider, has not only developed a close relationship with Vladimir Putin but has also acquiesced to his requests to shut off the service for Ukrainians at key moments of the war and is providing Starlink access to Russians.

My Take: India has a gripe with him as well, apparently. And Brazil’s first lady is clearly not a fan.

Enabling AI

AI Chatbot ‘Girlfriend’ Evokes a Dark Side - Personality driven chatbots to help people feel less lonely have a dark side. But first...

My Take: Ugh. People cloning themselves with AI can only go wrong, as it did. If only there were more of me…

HarperCollins to allow tech firms to use its books to train AI models - The company “has reached an agreement with an artificial intelligence technology company to allow limited use of select nonfiction backlist titles for training AI models to improve model quality and performance”, it said in a statement shared with the Guardian.

My Take: Guardrails around output.. Seems to be the issue, perhaps.

Herodot.AI - Explore the world with your personal AI-powered guide. On-demand exploration learn about any object on the map or in front of you

My Take: Briefly played with it. It’s interesting, but not really “AI”. Seems more of an integration and presentation of web-sourced data. Maybe I missed something.

One Big Story: Coca-Cola’s AI-Powered Holiday Magic - From Bagel Bots (11/21/2024)

“Coca-Cola has officially embraced generative AI, giving its classic "Holidays Are Coming" campaign a futuristic glow-up. This year, the brand collaborated with creative powerhouses like Secret Level, Silverside AI, and Wild Card to produce three new holiday commercials, all infused with the magic of AI.

The result? Ads that feel familiar yet fresh. Picture this: snowy landscapes, festive animals, Coca-Cola’s iconic trucks—all the classics—but now with a tech-forward twist. The visuals include digital actors (crafted with permission from real people) and stunning wintry scenes, all created without the logistical headache of live filming in the snow. From polar bears stepping out of enchanted forests to Santa Claus himself, the campaign blends nostalgia with innovation in a way only Coca-Cola can pull off.

• AI as a Creative Partner: Coca-Cola used generative AI to maintain its festive charm while slashing production timelines and costs.

• Preserving Tradition: The ads are unmistakably Coca-Cola—iconic imagery with a touch of modern technology.

• Efficiency Meets Creativity: No snowy locations or expensive shoots were needed; AI created heartwarming, immersive visuals in record time.

This is incredible. Coca-Cola just showed us how to marry tradition with technology in a way that feels authentic and forward-thinking. Sure, the AI-generated digital actors might make some people uneasy, but this campaign is a glimpse into the future of marketing. It’s faster, smarter, and just as creative—if not more so. This is a masterclass for brands looking to innovate without losing their identity.”

Learn About - Satellite Spectrum Sharing Rules

The FCC recently updated its satellite spectrum-sharing rules to enhance market entry, regulatory certainty, and spectrum efficiency for non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) systems

The new rules clarify spectrum-sharing between NGSO fixed-satellite service (FSS) systems licensed in different processing rounds, granting primary spectrum access to earlier-approved systems while establishing cooperative sharing structures for new entrants

The interference protection criteria set by the FCC for satellite spectrum sharing involve both long-term and short-term measures to manage potential interference between satellite systems.

Long-Term Interference Protection - The FCC has established a 3% time-weighted average throughput degradation as the criterion for long-term interference protection. This means that over time, the interference should not reduce the system's throughput by more than 3%. How is that calculated?

• Throughput Measurement: The system continuously monitors its data transmission rate (throughput).

• Time-Weighted Average: Instead of using instantaneous measurements, the system calculates an average over time, giving more weight to recent measurements.

• Degradation Calculation: The system compares this average to its baseline performance without interference.

• 3% Threshold: If the calculated degradation exceeds 3%, it's considered a violation of the long-term interference protection criterion.

Short-Term Interference Protection - For short-term interference, the FCC allows a 0.4% absolute increase in link unavailability. This criterion ensures that short-term disruptions do not significantly impact service availability. The criteria are as follows:

• Link Availability Monitoring: The system tracks the percentage of time the satellite link is operational.

• Baseline Unavailability: A baseline unavailability is established under normal operating conditions.

• Interference Impact: The system measures how often interference causes the link to become unavailable.

• 0.4% Threshold: If interference increases the unavailability by more than 0.4 percentage points above the baseline, it violates the short-term protection criterion.

To implement these criteria, satellite operators use various technical measures:

• Power Control: Adjusting transmission power to minimize interference while maintaining signal quality.

• Frequency Coordination: Carefully planning frequency usage to avoid overlaps between different systems.

• Beam Shaping: Using advanced antenna technologies to focus signals and reduce spillover into other systems' coverage areas.

• Dynamic Spectrum Allocation: Real-time adjustment of frequency usage based on current conditions and interference levels.

• Interference Cancellation: Advanced signal processing techniques to separate desired signals from interference.

These technical measures work together to ensure that satellite systems can coexist while minimizing mutual interference, allowing for efficient use of the limited spectrum resources available for satellite communications. There is another type of interference problem specific to LEO constellations and how they are inhibiting ground-based optical astronomy that also needs to be addressed.

This and That!

How many Canadian employers have a policy against side hustles? - Overall, 87 percent of Canadians who are working but looking for a job say they have worked a side gig at one point in their career. And nearly two in five (38 percent) say they would work on their side hustle on company time if they thought they could get away with it, finds Express Employment Professionals.

My Take: Most companies that discover an employee working a side hustle during company time take some kind of action (61 percent), most commonly asking the employee to only work on their side gig outside of company time (32 percent), giving them a verbal warning (30 percent) or asking the employee to quit their side gig altogether (15 percent), finds the Express survey. 75 percent believe it statistics and likely don’t pay any attention

Trump Now Has Control Of Tesla Full Self-Driving Safety Probe - The reasoning behind Elon Musk’s decision to heavily back former (and future) President Donald Trump as well as be the “first buddy” is becoming more clear now. The Trump Administration is set to take over about 80 federal vehicle issue probes that were opened under President Joe Biden. One of those probes just happens to be the massive National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation into Tesla’s Full Self-Driving software.

My Take: What are friends for?

Woman accidentally discovers 280 million-year-old lost world while hiking in Italian Alps - Stunningly preserved fossils of reptilian footprints and underbellies discovered last year in the Italian Alps have helped researchers unearth a tropical lakeside ecosystem that predates dinosaurs.

My Take: Where’s Jeff Goldblum when you need him?

Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany - More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.

My Take: Unregulated data brokers with detailed information about the whereabouts and movement of “Secure” individuals seems to be a bit of an issue, I would think?

Driving inclusive and sustainable economic development: TELUS launches new Indigenous Reconciliation and Connectivity Report - TELUS released its sixth annual Indigenous Reconciliation and Connectivity Report, filled with concrete examples of how its reconciliation actions, in close partnership with Indigenous communities, are helping deliver sustained, positive social, cultural and economic outcomes that expand far beyond connectivity. In 2021, TELUS became the first technology company in Canada to launch a public Indigenous Reconciliation Action Plan, built on four pillars: Connectivity; Enabling social outcomes; Cultural responsiveness and relationships; and Economic reconciliation.

My Take: Read the full report

Infographic Of The Week

My Take: South Korea, 16 times/year? That’s more than once per month. Are they in a state of ill health, or do they see their doctor for every little ache and pain?

The article states, “..differences in payment systems, insurance plans, and how healthcare is delivered all play a part into why going to the doctor is more common or not.”

Podcast Recommendation

3 Truths You Need to Hear: The Best Expert Advice to Unlock Your Potential

Today, you will learn a mindset that will unlock the full power of your mind.

Your thoughts are connected to your future. It’s time to destroy the limitations of your mind so that you can unlock greater success, purpose, and possibilities.

If you feel stuck, unmotivated, or like you’re falling behind, this episode is for you.

Right now, there are 3 lies you tell yourself that are keeping you stuck in negative thinking patterns.

Today, Mel, along with four renowned experts, will help you identify 3 three lies and replace them with empowering truths that will shift your perspective and make moving forward easier than you ever thought possible. 

You’ll learn powerful insights from Mel as well as leaders in the fields of medicine, business, and spirituality. 

This episode will be the wake-up call you need to start believing in your potential.

Listen Here!

Movie/Streaming Recommendation

Wolfs

IMDb: 6.5/10

JMDb: 6.5/10 (Entertaining..)

"Wolfs" is the latest star-studded offering from Apple TV+, featuring Hollywood heavyweights George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a sleek action-comedy that's more style than substance. Directed by Jon Watts, known for his work on the recent Spider-Man films, this caper follows two professional "fixers" who find themselves reluctantly teamed up on the same job.

The film's premise is simple yet intriguing: a high-profile crime needs covering up, and our two protagonists, each believing they're the lone wolf for the task, must work together to clean up an increasingly messy situation. What unfolds is a night of unexpected twists, car chases, and witty banter through the streets of New York City.

Clooney and Pitt's on-screen chemistry is undeniable, their charisma carrying much of the film's weight. However, the plot often feels like a mere vehicle for their star power rather than a compelling narrative in its own right. The supporting cast, including Austin Abrams as the mysterious "Kid," adds some depth to the proceedings but ultimately takes a backseat to the leading duo.

While "Wolfs" delivers on charm and style, it falls short in providing substantial laughs or meaningful character development. It's an entertaining ride that doesn't quite reach its full potential, settling for being a comfortable showcase for its A-list stars rather than pushing any boundaries.

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