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We just received more mind-melting photos and a video from the surface of an asteroid
September 28, 2018 by admin 0 Comments
Earlier this week, Japan's space agency Jaxa made history by landing a pair of hopping rovers on an asteroid known as Ryugu, and sending back the first-ever images from the surface of a space rock.
If that wasn't awe-inspiring enough, Jaxa has just released not only more images, but even a small video from Ryugu's surface, and all their footage is mind-meltingly wonderful.
Here's what it looks like to be standing on a rocky, rugged asteroid, hurtling through space 100 million miles (160 million km) from Earth, as the Sun's light beams and flares around you.
We have no words.
Rover-1B succeeded in shooting a movie on Ryugu's surface! The movie has 15 frames captured on September 23, 2018 from 10:34 – 11:48 JST. Enjoy 'standing' on the surface of this asteroid! [6/6] pic.twitter.com/57avmjvdVa
— [email protected] (@haya2e_jaxa) September 27, 2018
The two rovers, Rover 1A and Rover 1B, were launched onto Ryugu's surface on September 21 by their 'mothership' Hayabusa 2, which had journeyed three and a half years before finally make it to the asteroid in June.
The rovers weight around 1 kg and are pretty much the size and shape of a cookie tin. They move about the asteroid's low-gravity environment by hopping, fuelled by a solar-powered internal mass that rotates to generate force.
(JAXA)
Twitter user Transferrins created this incredible stop-motion animation of the rover's landing on the asteroid, which shows just how nail-biting that journey was.
Hayabusa 2 approach animation through UTC 2018-09-21 04:19. Contrast adjusted, some incomplete images skipped. Source JAXA:https://t.co/JydE0GTTTY pic.twitter.com/szkPSXJXI3
— Transferrins (@Transferrins) September 21, 2018
These new videos and images show in detail Ryugu's rugged, boulder-covered landscape, and it's the closest look we've had to date at this kind of Solar System object.
Ryugu is 900 metres (2,952 feet) wide and is thought to be a particularly ancient type of asteroid known as a C-type asteroid, dating back to the early days of our Solar System more than 4 billion years ago.
Researchers hope that by studying it, we could learn more about the evolution of Earth.
As well as taking these breathtaking images and videos, the rovers will be measuring temperatures across the surface of the asteroid, and will also eventually collect underground material.
Ryugu is thought to contain water, which is why it's named after a magical palace at the bottom of the sea; this mission will tell us more about the object's composition.
"I cannot find words to express how happy I am," said project manager Yuichi Tsuda when the rovers' safe arrival was confirmed earlier in the week.
Our MINERVA-II1 rovers have sent back more images from the surface of Ryugu! Let's take a look at these images in detail.
On September 23, 2018, We were able to confirm that Rover-1B hopped! [1/6]https://t.co/Fb60ozhqTd pic.twitter.com/8yD04TOJtK
"By studying asteroids, we learn more about the early Solar System and more about life itself," the 'Science Guy' and Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye tweeted as the rovers made their descent Friday.
"It is amazing to be a human living at this moment in the history of space exploration."


Blogging is one of the fastest and the most popular ways of communicating and spreading information and news to one another. There are literally millions of blogs online that do this to communicate with others. But the trend of writing text has shortened up and has moved up to a certain level. Writing in small text or less content and representing your idea in terms of photos and videos have taken the trend.
The response on social media is even far better to get connected with people. Today, we would be covering up the websites that are similar to Tumblr where we all can tumble up our ideas. Because throwing up ideas to millions and billions of head can only be possible if we connect with the public with Social media.
Tumblr is one of the most popular social networking and microblogging website when we can pen down our ideas and the best part to know is that its owned by Yahoo!! It is a mix of both blogging and social networking on a single site with a vast online community. Most of you would be amazed to know that this website is popular in countries like Spain, India, England & Australia where people love to spend time on social media. Here users post text, photos, as well as media items right from the dashboard. Tumblr is being in the best blogging site available on the web as stats shows that more than 375.5 million of blogs with over 555 million monthly visitors reads the content and sees photos.
Here are some of the alternative to Social blogging website where you can spend time and make a lovable audience.
WordPress is one of the most out reached platform for blogging and website making that is dedicated all users who believe blogging is like a god. It is one of the open source, best and free content management system based on MySQL and PHP.
Because of the customizable themes and mobile-ready designs and amazing plugins WordPress has taken the heart of many users. Prior to version 3 of WordPress supported one blog per installation but as it goes advance with time WordPress created a centralized maintainer, a single dashboard for each blogger.
A multivalent online publishing platform that is owned by a Medium Corporation. The medium becomes very popular among users and becomes the popular blogging platform particularly in United States. Moreover, it is different from other platforms story published by writer connects with readers are shared here as well.
Medium is an excellent platform for newbies who are good at writing but just looking for a platform. You can also import your posts and tags from other blogging platforms, follow your favorite authors, set up custom domains and much more.
PostHaven sets up a blog for a long time where user pays a fee of $5 per month for a single user account and then create 10 blogs. However, I would advise everyone out there to ignore this services for SEO purposes because the services oath to last forever but the enjoyment of blogging is without using SEO. This blogging platform provides features like email notification, password-protected blogs, post document with video and audio content, and more.
The bad part of this platform is that it doesn't offer any trial account that means you have to start with the fee. Lastly, PostHaven is proprietary software, and cannot take advantage of the open support and plugins. But you get a very good feature on this platform as well.
LiveJournal is a Russian (originally American) social media platform with a reliable and flexible blogging action that is even the best alternative to Tumblr. Though it's more used in Russia but famous bloggers in food, craft, style, and more can go through this platform. Inside the LiveJournal service, a large number of inbuilt tools and analytics help to track the visitor's behavior. The good thing about this blogging platform is that they promote users to blog on their vast network which increases the chance of getting more visitors.
More or less as a newbie to blogging world you need to struggle but the struggle of this platform would even make you get better. Comment down to add your ideas as well.


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This blog is about my visits and treks at different sites of the Great Wall of China, a wonder of the world.
I came to Beijing on 14th December 2015 and started working from the next day. One of the biggest attractions for taking up the job, among the other things, was the proximity to Great Wall. Still, it took almost four months for my first great wall trip. The first one was Badaling in March 2016. Since then, I have been fortunate to see many sites of this marvel, some well preserved/restored, some very natural and rustic.
Perhaps the most recognizable symbol of China and its long and vivid history, the Great Wall of China actually consists of numerous walls and fortifications, many running parallel to each other. Originally conceived by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (c. 259-210 B.C.) in the third century B.C. as a means of preventing incursions from barbarian nomads into the Chinese Empire, the wall is one of the most extensive construction projects ever completed. The best-known and best-preserved section of the Great Wall was built in the 14th through 17th centuries A.D., during the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Though the Great Wall never effectively prevented invaders from entering China, it came to function more as a psychological barrier between Chinese civilization and the world, and remains a powerful symbol of the country's enduring strength.
When Emperor Qin Shi Huang ordered construction of the Great Wall around 221 B.C., the labor force that built the wall was made up largely of soldiers and convicts. It is said that as many as 400,000 people died during the wall's construction; many of these workers were buried within the wall itself.
The total length of the Great Wall of China built in different dynasties is 13,170.69 miles (21,196.18 kilometers), announced by China's State Administration of Cultural Relics in 2012.
Our friend at Link Park, Ranganath has been in China for long time and Hari was bothering him to plan an outing. Unable to bear our torture, he planned for Badaling visit on Saturday, 12th March 2016. He booked a car through his contact for the whole day.
Badaling is a popular and the most visited Great wall site about 80kms north of Beijing. This was built during the Ming Dynasty (1505) to occupy a commanding and strategic position for protecting the Juyongguan Pass (Juyongguan section of the Great Wall) on its south and for protecting the city of Beijing. The wall has undergone restoration several times.
We left Link Park around 8am and reached Badaling at 11am. There was already a big crowd. Though I liked to climb, Ranganath was not going to hike. We got in to the queue for the cable car. We were on top by 11.30am. The walk on the wall is about four kilometers, with many towers, passages and steps. The stems were mostly easy. We spent one hour on the wall and caught the downward cable car. On the way back, we visited Ming's tombs.
Ming Tombs are at the foothill of Tianshou Mountain and house the Mausoleum of thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644). The area has several tablets and a museum with several exhibits and the statue of Hai Rui (Hai Jui; 23 January 1514 – 13 November 1587), a very famous Chinese official of the Ming Dynasty. In China he is remembered as a model of honesty and integrity in office.
When my wife and son were here, we planned for a day trip to the Great Wall at Mutianyu on Sunday, 15th May 2016. We hired a taxi for the day. We started around 6.15am and reached at 9.15am.
Located among the mountains to the north of Beijing, the Great Wall of China was constructed and reconstructed at Mutianyu to keep out the nomadic tribes to the north. A short 60 km trip outside of Beijing, The Great Wall of China at Mutianyu stands as a monument to both the strength and the weakness of the Chinese Ming Dynasty (1368-1627). The Mutianyu Great Wall is one of the best-preserved and best-known Great Wall sections. It is also a huge commercial hub with many shops selling food and memorabilia. There are shops on the wall in some parts.
We took cable car for going up and reached the top around 10:30 am. The walk on the wall was nice. We walked for about one and a half hour going through different towers and arrived at the point from where we took the Luge to come down. Once we were down, we went around the park. The landscaping was great and there were also some artificially created caves, bridges and water falls. There were people dressed like soldiers with whom we posed. Hema also enjoyed getting photographed with local children. We bought few embroidered wall hangings that were beautiful and were reasonably priced.
By 2pm, we came out and caught our taxi back home. On the way, I requested Chao to take us via Bird's nest, the Olympic stadium. It took a long time due to the traffic, and Chao was exploring the country side to avoid the traffic. We could stop for some time to take pictures of the Bird's nest. We were home by 6pm.
Our next Great Wall visit was to the Simatai. This was my colleague Zhilong's recommendation. We wanted to go during the weekend of July 9-10, and explored the possibility of staying in the water town. We booked hotel rooms through booking.com and hired Chao's car for two days at 1800RMB. It was four of us this time with Vamsi and Bhaskar joining us.
We started in the morning and reached the hotel by 1pm. The hotel's name was Beijing Simatai Fuxingdezhao Farm stay. The place all around had similar hotels. We had lunch in the hotel.
Next morning, we bought tickets for the Great wall and a bus dropped us to the starting point of the great wall. It was steep climb in some places. Portion between towers one and 10 are rebuilt and most people walk there. There are some portions outside this are in bad shape and are not allowed to pass. Around 11.30am, we wanted to come down and our people were dehydrated. As we couldn't see water being sold on the wall, we decided to come down by the cable car. We came down and waited for the bus to drop us to the water town. There we had lunch in a restaurant, contacted Chao and returned to Beijing.
Gubei Water town is regarded as "Wuzen in Beijing". It is a great combination of the hills, river and old style buildings. In the evening there was festive atmosphere in the streets of the town. We walked through the streets and visited a Church on the hilltop and a Pagoda. In the central ground, there was a display of acrobatics and show of strength. We had dinner of corns, groundnuts, and barbecue vegetables in an open air restaurant. It was already dark and we proceeded to see the musical fountain. It was an amazing show that had water, lights and fire all in one.
I got an opportunity to visit Juyongguan as a part of an office meeting. About 150 of the middle and top management of the company were taken to a hotel near the great wall for the weekend of 27-28 August 2016. On Saturday afternoon, after the meeting was over, we were taken to Juyongguan by buses.
Juyongguan (Juyong pass) Great Wall is one of the three most famous passes along the Great Wall of China, together with Jiayuguan and Shanhaiguan. 37 miles (60 km) from downtown Beijing, Juyong Pass was the northern direct access to Beijing in ancient times. The pass had many different names during former Chinese dynasties. However, the name 'Juyongguan' was used by more than three dynasties. It was first used in the Qin Dynasty when Emperor Qinshihuang ordered the building of the Great Wall. Juyongguan pass was connected to the Great Wall in the Southern and Northern Dynasties era.
The present pass route was built in the Ming Dynasty and was renovated later. It was a very important strategic place connecting the inner land and the area near the northern border of China. It was also used to defend the ancient city of Beijing.
A legend about the Jiayuguan Pass tells of a workman named Yi Kaizhan in the Ming Dynasty (1368BC-1644BC) who was proficient in arithmetic. He calculated that it would need 99,999 bricks to build the Jiayuguan Pass. The supervisor did not believe him and said if they miscalculated by even one brick, then all the workmen would be punished to do hard work for three years. After the completion of the project, one brick was left behind the Xiwong city gate. The supervisor was happy at the sight of the brick and ready to punish them. However Yi Kaizhan said with deliberation that the brick was put there by a supernatural being to fix the wall. A tiny move would cause the collapse of the wall. Therefore the brick was kept there and never moved. It can still be found there today on the tower of the Jiayuguan Pass.
The major trek path is circular and has 14 towers. It is very steep in some places. For some time, we were not sure if we have to complete the route or not, as there were many who were tired looking at the scale of the trek. Few of us decided to complete the trek and four of us were the first ones to finish. The view from the wall and towers was amazing with beautiful cloud cover in the sky. It took about 1 and a half hours to complete the trek and we were down by 4.30pm.
This was a trip I took with FCN (Foreigner's China, or Laowai) on 15th April 2017. Huanghuacheng is the only lakeside Great Wall in Beijing. It is one of the top destinations for a Great Wall hiking tour. Visitors can also take a boat to appreciate the Great Wall at Huanghuacheng from a different angle. Some parts of the wall are supposed to be submerged in the lake. It is about 70 kilometers away from Beijing city. When summer arrives in full bloom, the village below gets filled with yellow wild flowers ('yellow flower' is 'huanghua' in Chinese). Hence the village name is Huanghuacheng. The construction commenced in 1404, two years before the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644) moved its capital to Beijing, and continued for 188 years. Encircling the clear Haoming Lake, this section is 7.7 miles (12.4 kilometers) in length and partly submerged. A reservoir dam was built on the former site of Xishuiyuguan Pass, near the entrance to the scenic area. There is a chestnut garden at the mountain foot. It was planted by soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, who were assigned to stand guard in Huanghuacheng. The Temple of Meng Jiangnü is 5 km northeast of the Shanhai Pass Great Wall Fortress.
We were picked up at Huixinxijienankou subway station at 8.30 and taken to Huanghuacheng by a minibus. We were about 25 people from different countries and my colleague Aijun was with me. We met Kabeer, who was from India. There were some games like passing the parcel played on the bus. Some of them got to speak and sing. We reached around 11.40am and were given time till 4pm. It took us some time to get to the right path. Kabeer, Aijun and I were together and we did most parts of the great wall, skipping the boat ride.
The hike was very scenic, the lake adding to the beauty. There were colorful flowers on the trees by the side of the wall. Between the two sections, we took a lunch break around 1.30pm. We were back to the bus by about 4.10pm.
Huanghuacheng was my fifth great wall site and is certainly the most memorable one.
On the weekend of June 18th, I went for a day trip with FCN. The information said cool rafting after a brief visit to the great wall. Two of my colleagues Dave and Ashly were keen and I joined them. We were not clear, but we booked.
As usual, we caught the bus at Huixinxijienankou subway station. The journey was about one and a half hour and we were at the place by 9.15am. Red, the leader had told that we will climb the Great wall before lunch and would do the rafting in the afternoon. We were all given the rafting cards. We had a customary group photo and dispersed. Autumn was the designated FCN photographer.
Huaibai is a large ski resort that is undergoing major expansion and changes. A dinosaur park is also being developed there. We could see the cable car lines meant to take people up for t skiing. The Great Wall portions are inaccessible in many places and work is being done. I realized that the path we took for the great wall hike said "not for public". The path, unlike the other well-known portions of the Great Wall, didn't have the side walls. The access to most towers was not there and we had to go through risky sideways. But the whole place was very scenic and the wall and the towers looked great. We went to one portion and returned to the original point, and I took the opposite path to go to a higher tower. This path had wooden steps and side rails for holding. I could see the town on the other side from top. The entry to the tower was barred using steel barricades. Next to each tower, there is an artificial tree that I first mistook to be real!
We walked for about 2 and a half hours and came down around noon. We decided to go for lunch. Autumn and Mao ordered lunch for four of us. As I liked, they ordered Kung Pao Chicken, which was really yummy. Unfortunately, as we had just tasted it, Mao discovered a fly in the dish and we had to return it.
After the lunch, we proceeded to the rafting place. We hired the locker to keep our belongings as we were going to get wet. From a distance, I saw the rafting happening in narrow canal and was circumspect. I had done rafting before in forceful Kali River in India.
We had to wait in a queue to be taken to the start of the rafting spot by bus. Each raft carries two people. Dave and Ashley took one and I was in another raft. The caretakers pushed us into the canals and wow, the raft took off! It was really an amazing ride with the raft rushing through the water and water splashing on to the face. On the way, there were many lake-like places where one could relax. People also played with water splashing it on to others.
The rafting was really thrilling and lasted about 90 minutes. There were cameras installed on the way to take pictures. Unfortunately we couldn't get ours. We took shower and changed. The change area was spacious and clean. It was close to 4pm and it seemed like it was going to rain. We boarded the bus and left for Beijing. The return journey took longer and we were at Huixinxijienankou around 6.30. We caught the subway and reached home around 7.20pm.
The rafting at Huaibei was an awesome experience and so was the Great wall trek. Once all the work is completed, the ski resort will be a great getaway and will attract large crowds.
While the portions of great wall closer to Beijing, like Badaling and Mutianyu are well preserved and restored, there are parts of Great Wall that are 'wild' meaning they have not been restored to look better. They provide a more natural rustic view, but are not easy to access. One such stretch is the Yaoziyu Great Wall. This was a trip with CET (Culture Exchange Trip) group on Saturday, 14th April 2018. The pictures shared in the CET link were very impressive and the title read "Hiking to Geziyu Wild Great Wall + Enjoy Spring Blossom". Though they called it 'Geziyu' or Mule's mouth, Vicky, a co hiker, told me later that it was Yaoziyu section. This is to the northeast of Beijing in Huairou district. Named after the 800-year old village there, the Yaoziyu Great Wall of China is an extremely beautiful but a bit risky part of the Great Wall that is rarely seen by visitors.
Booking was simple, the reporting time at Huixinxijienankou subway station was 7:40, which means slightly later than normal. I prepared a chapati egg roll in the morning and carried for lunch. The group size was about 40 people, and as usual, the participants were from different parts of the world. There were two CET leaders, Melody and Kevin. People introduced themselves and some sand songs. I also sang a bit. We reached the base at 9:30 and took a group picture at a big rock with a writing (a standard of most tourist places in China). I also saw a signboard that said, "This section of the Great Wall was not open to public".
Once we started the moving, within few minutes was a steep hike in a winding bushy path. The trail had become slippery due to previous day's rain. We had to hold on to stronger plants and roots to climb. Volunteers from the team, at tricky spots gave helping hand to struggling climbers. After about one and a half hours of difficult uphill climb, was the first glimpse of the Great wall and the first tower. Some of us climbed the tower and took pictures, while most rested outside on the wall and ate the lunch they had brought.
Next walk was the on the Great Wall itself. As said before, it is not a well-preserved part, and becomes very treacherous trail at times, with loose stones. Many climbed the first tower and took pictures. We took a lunch break here. I finished my roll and took some pictures. The scenery all around was fantastic. Melody said that two weeks before, the hills were full of flowers, mostly a kind of cherry blossoms. But now most had withered in the strong wind. After about 45 minutes, we started to walk on the wall again and crossed four or five more towers. Some towers in were in good shape, while some dilapidated. Some people were crossing the path crawling, due to the fear of slipping.
By about 15:00 we came down, walked through a natural trail and at 15:20, reached the entrance where we had stopped for a photo during the start. We had to wait for some time for everyone to come back and the vehicle started back for Beijing. We reached Huxinxijienankou subway station by 18:00 and I was home by 19:20.
This Great Wall hike was clearly different and had a flavor of wild hike. Thanks to CET for the opportunity.
Very interesting and descriptive account. A good read!
good one sir. Its complete and informative.
Wonderful write up mava. Your articles and pleasant way of writing has taken us to so many locations we have not seen physically. But u create a virtual tour for us. Thank you . Please keep up the good work.
Thank you Sujith for the appreciation. I had not thought that I will get to work and stay in China. I also had apprehensions before coming here. But this proved to be a great opportunity to see a wonderful new place and understand the culture. More stories coming!
A great read with some very nice photos. I shall look forward to reading the other articles.
Thank you very much Ashley. Enjoyed your company during the Great Wall-rafting trip.
Thank you very much dear Linda. I have been fortunate to visit some of the unbelivaby beautiful places in China. There are more stories to share, need to find time.


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Q: Visual studio Windows Forms project installation Visual Studio 2010 windows project.
Debug folder:   2 dll files, 1 SQLite database.
If I create a windows installer and mail it to my friend should I be worried as to whether the intaller is inclusive of the database or even I have to mail the database file seperately so it should be saved somewhere in the client machine.
If it has to be saved, then it is the concern of data
source in connection string in the code part.

A: The SQLite.Interop.dll is not an assembly but a native DLL. If you decompile System.Data.SQLite you will find the class "UnsafeNativeMethods.cs" which use p/invoke. Exemple with dotpeek :
  [DllImport("SQLite.Interop.094.dll")]
internal static extern IntPtr sqlite3_malloc(int n);

Unmanaged DLL can't be add to your project. So you need to do it by yourself.

*

*On your visual studio project add an existing item.

*Add the native DLL (SQLite.Interop.dll) using shortchut.

*In VS choose Content for Generation Action and CopyToOutputFolder (if newer or always).

*In your setup project check you have the main output.

It should work.
My first answer on stack overflow :-)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Last Trading Session: EquityPandit predicted that positive trend is getting stronger and traders can go long at every dip in the market but strong resistance would be seen at 8830 levels for Nifty and exactly same happened. Indian Stock Market opened positive and went sharply positive. Nifty saw highs right near EquityPandit's predicted resistance levels of 8830. Sensex also saw highs right at EquityPandit's predicted resistance levels of 29170. BankNifty saw highs right at EquityPandit's predicted resistance levels of 19440 like a dot. Traders who follwoed EquityPandit advice with support and resistance levels might have earned huge profits for the day. Finally, Indian Stock Market closed gap positive for the day.
Today: Indian Stock Market would open flat with positive bias. Now, Indian Stock Market is in positive trend. Some profit booking can be seen before further positive movement but traders should trade long at every dip in the market until Nifty holds 8650 levels. Metal sector like Tatasteel, etc and Banking sector would see positive movement. FIIs were net buyers of Rs.390.26 crores whereas DIIs were net buyers of Rs.95.82 crores on Friday. Nifty would see strong support at 8720-8650-8593 levels whereas strong resistance would be seen at 8860-8920-9000 levels. Since, EquityPandit's support and resistance levels always meet accuracy; hence traders are suggested to follow them for good profits.
NSE Nifty: (8805) The support for the Nifty is at 8720-8650-8593 and the resistance to the up move is at 8860-8920-9000 levels.
NSE BankNifty: (19370) The support for BankNifty is at 19240-19160-18890 and the resistance to the up move is at 19800-19970 levels.
BSE Sensex: (29095) The support for the Sensex is at 28930-28830-28640 and the resistance to the up move is at 29270-29410-29620 levels.


My husband and I inched our way out of nutritional bankruptcy over the next several years and we learned a TON and realized that health – vitality – is our natural state as living beings. That being said, the #1 way you can reclaim the vitality that is your birthright is through diet. Think about it, it HAS to be through diet, because diet is how we get the nutrients we need into our bodies. Not just any diet, but what I call the Equilibrium Diet. A way of eating that yields optimum health for a lifetime – and more, given a lifetime is only 85ish years these days.
Here's the deal, I'm an economist, so I set out to find the absolute most efficient way of eating possible. We've all heard the expression "there's no free lunch" and in this case it's not an expression, literally there is no free lunch. Because anything you eat, costs you energy/minerals and nutrients to digest.
This means that if you eat a meal or snack low in nutrients like processed foods or white bread or sugar, you are actually stripping your body of resources to digest those products.
So you feel full yes, because you have filled the mass of your stomach, but you haven't given yourself any actual nutrients. This is why you are hungry 2 hours, even 1 hour later. Your belly isn't full anymore and there weren't any nutrients to actually use to fuel you! The return on your digestive investment did NOT yield a positive return; in fact, for most American's, this return is usually negative.
Which is why, if you have consumed even small amounts of sugar, processed foods, fast foods and refined products in your life, you are most likely nutritionally bankrupt.
The equivalent would be like a business constantly selling its product at below its cost of production.
Yes, the product is probably selling quickly (the food is really easy to eat), but the more you sell, the more you are bleeding yourself dry, and headed into financial or nutritional bankruptcy. Most Americans are in a constant state of nutritional bankruptcy. Consider this blog your nutritional bankruptcy court, this is where you get a second chance to turn things around and establish nutritional solvency.
Stop spending nutritional cash- you are hemorrhaging! This means no more processed foods, refined flours, cereals, sugar, soft drinks, diet soft drinks, fast food. The number 1 thing to avoid is all sugar, if its not from fruit, don't eat it. Eliminate all chemicals and processed and fast foods. And finally, eliminate wheat and dairy (all pasteurized cows' dairy with the exception of butter and ghee). This can be done all at once, or in stages with sugar being the first to go.
Eat foods that yield a positive nutritional return. This means you get more nutrients out of them than it takes you to digest them.
Time your food intake to maximize absorption (i.e. reduce the cost of digestion to a minimum). This means eating proteins before 2pm and not after. And eating fruits and carbs after 2pm and not before.
Clean your internal organs, especially your liver.
Everything in the Equilibrium Diet, focuses on getting the biggest bang for our nutritional buck. Given digestion is going to cost us a fixed amount in digestive nutrients we want to maximize our return on investment. We maximize our return by eating superfoods and by eating the correct food groups at the correct time of day.
I want to be crystal clear, both of these are equally important in reaching equilibrium health. You can just eat super foods and eat them with no regard for timing and your liver will NEVER get a chance to go clean old debris. Your health will plateau prematurely. OR you can eat standard American foods but alter your timing to account for the liver's schedule and your health will improve, but the nutrient density of your current diet will not be enough to catapult you to unfathomable levels of wellness. It takes BOTH, they are two sides of the same coin, and without one, you cut yourself short.
Want more? You can follow this blog or see www.equilibriumdiet.com for recipe ideas.


Scripture revives us. Psalm 19:7 "The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul." The message of the Bible revives us and refreshes us. When I feel guilty or ashamed, the Bible reminds me that in Jesus, I'm totally forgiven. When I feel anxious, God's word calms me down. When I feel discouraged, the Bible encourages me. Does anyone here need to be refreshed and restored by God? = Then get into God's word daily and trust it's truths.
1. The Bible makes us wise. Psalm 19:7 says, "The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple." Psalm 119:98 "Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me." God's word makes us wise. God's word prepares us to deal with the challenges and confusing situations that this world throws at us. Do you need God's wisdom? Let God's word get into your heart and mind daily.
2. God's Word gives us great joy. Psalm 19:8 says, "the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart." Would you like more joy in your heart and soul? You don't need to find joy in the immoral, self-gratifying things of this world. If you're in God's word daily and it's in you, you will have more joy than the things of this world can give you. The things of this world give us joy for a moment, but then they result in guilt, shame, and emptiness.
3. The Bible gives us understanding. Psalm 19:8 says, "the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes." The Bible enlightens us about who God is, what our identity is in Christ, how to have a relationship with him, understanding what's right and wrong.
4. The Bible helps us to turn away from sin. Psalm 119:11 says, "I have stored up your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." God's word tells us what is wrong, often tells us why it is sinful and warns us of the pain and devastation sin and selfishness cause. It reminds us to stay on the straight path instead of falling off the cliff of our lusts, pride, and desires.
5. Similarly, The Bible convicts us of our guilt. Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." We don't always like feeling guilty for our sin, but it's essential in order to turn away from sin and to please God.
6. Scripture gives us peace. Psalm 119:165 says, "Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble." Would you like to experience more peace in your heart, mind, and soul? Know and trust the Scriptures.
7. God's word strengthens our faith in God. Romans 10:17 says, "So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ." Would you like to have a stronger faith in Christ? Listen to his Scriptures.
Wow! Praise God for the wonderful things his word does within us!
1. Pray for it – Pray for a heart to want to read the Bible daily. Pray for the discipline to follow through.
2. Schedule it – Look at your week. Determine what times you can sit down and read God's word. Then guard that time as much as you'd guard your time with your favorite person or favorite hobby.
3. Determine the Scriptures – Come up with a game plan for what you will read. A great place to start is to read the daily Scriptures on the church bookmark. Or you can buy a daily Bible that brings you through the Bible in a year. Or you can read a chapter of the Old Testament and a chapter of the New Testament daily.
4. Get Accountability – Read it with a family member or with your whole family. Commit with your Life Group to read the same Scriptures daily. Join a P215 Men's Group and read the Scriptures your group selects. We need each other.
5. Stick with it – Some days you don't feel like reading God's word. Some days you get so busy or tired. Ask God for strength and for the desire to get into his word and go for it. Don't give up. Press on. You'll find that it will be worth it.


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ACHIEVA Applauds Announcement to Close Two State Centers
Today, ACHIEVA applauded the Wolf Administration's announcement that it will close two state institutions for people with intellectual disabilities.
Pennsylvania will close two state centers for intellectually disabled
ACL Announces Initial Meetings of Caregiver Advisory Councils
Administration for Community Living
ACHIEVA Advocate Appointed to Governor Wolf's Reform Council
Nancy Murray, President of The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh (an affiliate of ACHIEVA) has been appointed by Governor Tom Wolf to serve on the Council of Reform, a new council created by Executive Order 2019-05, which the Governor signed today in an effort to overhaul Pennsylvania's systems to...
Gov. Wolf Acts to Reform Services and Systems to Protect and Advocate for Vulnerable Pennsylvanians
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DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health Advancement Invests $2.8M in Oral Health Initiatives During Second Quarter of 2019
Accessible YOUniverse Ramping the Divide
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We need better dental care access in Pa.
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How technology is making nonprofits more efficient
ACHIEVA Family Trust provides the gift of mobility
2 southwestern PA businesses win volunteer award
Tribune Review
Thousands with disabilities may feel effects of funding gap
Brian O'Neill: Erin Gannon is ready to interview anyone
Community homes more beneficial than state institutions
People with disabilities will soon have more service options
ACHIEVA, a non-profit that provides supports to people with disabilities, is pleased to announce the addition of services to Beaver, Pennsylvania. In addition to continuing provision of advocacy and family supports, as well as recreational, day and overnight activities for people...
ACHIEVA Has Hand in Opening Doors to Oral Healthcare for People Experiencing Disabilities
There is one more thing to celebrate during National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Until recently, it was possible for some dentists to refuse treatment to people experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). All that has changed now that the American Dental...
Annual Pittsburgh Promenade Benefits People with Disabilities
ACHIEVA, a local nonprofit that provides lifelong supports for people with disabilities and their families, is holding its annual "Pittsburgh Promenade" auction, featuring emcee Kelly Sasso, of WTAE news on Saturday, March 16, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. The auction, held at the 4-star Westin Convention...
Brett Keisel Honored Cecil and David Rosenthal
he Rosenthal family, along with ACHIEVA, are uniting to promote a movement created in memory of Cecil and David Rosenthal called #LoveLikeTheBoys. Today, they honored first responders and several members of the community affected by the tragedy at the Tree of Life synagogue...
Cecil and David Rosenthal Community Award" to be Presented at The Awards of Excellence
Each December, ACHIEVA honors the people and businesses who share its vision, aspiring for a community where disability is a distinction that makes no difference. On December 11th, ACHIEVA will host its annual Awards of Excellence at the Sheraton, Station Square. The awards ceremony begins at 6 p.m.
#LoveLikeTheBoys
David and Cecil Rosenthal, inseparable brothers known for their love for life, were among those taken too soon during the tragedy at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue. Family and friends referred to David and Cecil as 'the boys' because of their innocent, kind-hearted nature.
In Honor of David and Cecil Rosenthal
To know David and Cecil Rosenthal was to know kindness, laughter and joy. They were tragically taken from us, too soon, at the Tree of Life Synagogue. Cecil was set to begin working at family-owned Iron City Workplace Services.
Our hearts are heavy.
The ACHIEVA family is devastated at the loss of two well-respected members of their community. Two extraordinary men, brothers Cecil and David Rosenthal, were victims of the tragedy at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
ACHIEVA's Giving Day Was a Success Thanks to Donor Generosity!
A generous donor, Ronald Chiurazzi, offered to match every dollar for dollar up to a total of $10,000 on ACHIEVA's Day of Giving, October 23, 2018. The gift will be provided in honor of his late wife Patricia and son Ronnie. Supporters of ACHIEVA did not disappoint! The campaign reached 90%...
You can #ImpactACHIEVA TODAY during our Giving Day.
People looking to #ImpactACHIEVA can do so today during an online Day of Giving, October 23, 2018. A generous donor, Ronald Chiurazzi, has offered to match every dollar for dollar up to a total of $10,000. His gift is in honor of his late wife Patricia and son Ronnie.

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Fraternal Visit by R. W. Bro. Paul E. Todd
The Masons of FRONTENAC DISTRICT cordially invite you to a Fraternal Visit by R. W. Bro. Paul E. Todd Deputy Grand Master Grand Lodge of A.F & A.M. of Canada In the Province of Ontario Kingston Masonic Centre FRIDAY JUNE 9, 2017 SOCIAL 6:00 PM BANQUET 6:30 PM LODGE 7:30 PM $20.00 per person Cheques payable to – The Masonic Association of Frontenac District To reserve tickets contact R.W. Bro. Tom Hogeboom 192 Dundas Street West Napanee, ON K7R 2A6 613-35
Celebrating 150 years of Masonry
Simpson Lodge No. 157 26 Drummond St. (Hwy 42), Newboro Celebrating 150 years of Masonry You are cordially invited to celebrate with us. Saturday, July 29 Lodge tyles at 2:30 in Newboro (by dispensation) followed, weather permitting, by a boat trip to Westport for cocktails, with our ladies, on the lawn of The Cove B&B and a formal dinner at The Cove. Arrangements have been made for our ladies to tour Westport's Scheuermann Vineyard and Winery during the afternoon. Alt
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An inside look at a local Masonic Lodge as Freemasons celebrate 300 years
NAPANEE – At first glance this building on Bridge Street in Napanee may look like a church but don't let the stained glass windows fool you — it's a Masonic Lodge and members say all religions and walks of life are welcome here. While some believe Freemasons are part of a so-called secret society — many members want to dispel that rumour. "We wear rings and Bumper stickers and all that and make no secret that we're masons." Ian Troyer has been a member here at the Prince of
"W. Bro. Dean L. Northey1935-2017
After a courageous battle with cancer with his wife by his side, Dean passed away at Providence Care Hospital on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Dean, loving husband of Llora (Woods) for 58 years. Dean's family will receive friends on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at the James Reid Funeral Home, 1900 John Counter Blvd., Kingston. A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 11:00am in the chapel, followed by the interment at Catara


Every Tuesday 6pm-7pm at Fallibroome Academy For Reception & Y1 Children. All abilities welcome. The Academy feeds directly into our U7s Team. Come along and join the fun!
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High on Fire - De Vermiis Mysteriis
Fuoco Fatuo Angelo Ferrante e Ignazio Nicastro
Into Darkness (Pain, Moonspell, Swallow The Sun, Lake of Tears) @ Estragon, BO - 15.11.2012
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PAPA ROACH Bassist On Upcoming Album: 'This Is The Most Excited We've Been About Music In A Really Long Time'
A Music Blog, Yea? recently conducted an interview with the four members of PAPA ROACH. You can now watch the chat below.
Speaking about the progress of the recording sessions for PAPA ROACH's upcoming album, which is tentatively due in early 2017, bassist Tobin Esperance said: "We are ninety percent done with it, but the last ten percent is very important, and we're excited to finish that, wrap it up. We're super excited."
He continued: "Honestly, this is the most excited we've been about music in a really long time. It's got so much energy and the message… It's an adventurous record, but it's got this… People who are fans of our first record, they're really gonna love this record. We did it different this time too — we worked with some new people that nobody knows, but they're gonna know after this record comes out. It was a different vibe. It was a really, really positive experience."
PAPA ROACH recorded the follow-up to 2015's "F.E.A.R." with Nicholas "Ras" Furlong and Colin "Doc" Brittain at Steakhouse studio in North Hollywood, California, which gave the band a whole different feel. Singer Jacoby Shaddix said: "Well, North Hollywood's just a gnarly little, grimey little town; it's part of Los Angeles the Valley. And we worked out of this studio called the Steakhouse, and it's right in the middle of the funk. You know, there's the ghetto helicopter flying around every night, police chases in the neighborhood, guns popping off. But it's a cool, vibey artist area as well, and so I think that that dynamic really kind of just put us in a different mindframe. Where we've been in a mansion on the top of the highest hill in Los Angeles looking out over the whole city, recording a record at the Paramour, this is the total opposite of that. I think it was important to do that."
Shaddix talked about the lyrical themes covered on the new PAPA ROACH disc, saying: "This one's just about being in the thick of it. When the bullets are all flying around your head and you're in the foxhole, doing the foxhole prayer, like, 'Can I make it out this time?' That's where this record comes from."
Jacoby also confirmed that PAPA ROACH's upcoming disc will signify a stronger return to the rap-style vocals of the band's earlier works. He explained: "I think the edge to this record, lyrically and just sonically for me, just helps identify us as to be originators in a style that's just vicious and it gets people's attention. We know whenever we drop a hip-hop beat at our shows, rocker kids love it. Rock kids try to act like they don't like the hip-hop beat. Yeah, right."
On November 1, PAPA ROACH released a new song called "Crooked Teeth" as a taste of what's to come from the upcoming album. You can stream the track below.
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Anti-Gay Street Preacher and Cohort Arrested
Though Topeka, Kansas anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church and its leader, Fred Phelps, makes headlines every few weeks for anti-gay street preaching with attitude--members of the congregation wave signs reading "God Hates Fags" and other slogans--the Rev. Phelps is not the only street preacher out there with a message of fear and loathing about gays and lesbians.
Pastor Billy Ball and others associated with Faith Baptist Church, a Primrose, GA house of worship, took to the sidewalks of Manchester, GA with signs bearing various slogans, including "Three Gay Rights: AIDS / Hell / Salvation" and "Repent or Burn," reported an Aug. 31 article at anti-gay religious Web site WorldNetDaily.
Like the Phelps congregation, who have been subject to legal action for picketing the funerals of fallen American soldiers, the Primrose contingent cried foul when they were arrested, citing their Constitutional rights to free expression and peaceable assembly.
The Faith Baptist Church Web site boasts of the "Sons of Thundr" and declares, "The War is On."
The site also posts an ad that compares President Obama to terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, lists upcoming street preaching actions (including one targeting a Britney Spears concert and one scheduled to coincide with Durham, NC's Sept. 26 Pride parade),and lists various depictions of The Ten Commandments that appear in the architecture of federal court buildings.
"It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God," text at the site reads.
"Therefore, it is very hard to understand why there is such a mess about having the Ten Commandments on display or 'In God We Trust' on our money and having God in the Pledge of Allegiance.
"Why don't we just tell the other 14% to Sit Down and SHUT UP!!!" the text adds.
The site also presents the text that appears on shirts worn by church members at anti-gay demonstrations.
Reads the text, "Hell Fire Home of All: Queers, Faggots, Lesbians, Transvestites, Sodomites! Aka Gays."
When police informed Rev. Billy Ball and Chris Pettrigrew that they would need a permit for their street preaching action, the Baptist church members protested that they did not need permits to assemble and publicly declare their religious opposition to gays and lesbians.
The article quoted Pettigrew as saying that he told the police, "It's our constitutional right to free speech. We're not impeding any kind of traffic. We're peaceably assembled, so we're going to do what we came to do."
The police insisted; so did the Baptist demonstrators; Pettigrew and Ball were placed under arrest, but upon their release they headed right back to the same spot to resume their street preaching.
Said Pettigrew, "We weren't going to let them bully us into going home."
The cycle repeated itself, and then repeated again. Each time the men were taken in, they headed back to continue their anti-gay protest.
Said Pettigrew, "By the end of the day, I had been arrested three times, and my pastor was arrested four times--simply because we wouldn't go away."
Added the Baptist preacher, "We're sick and tired of people telling us what we can and can't do. It's not constitutional," WND reported.
As the day, and the cycle of arrests, wore on, others joined Ball and Pettigrew, having driven from North and South Carolina, the article said. Eventually, the anti-gay demonstration included eleven participants.
Said Pettigrew, "By that time they had ceased arresting us, with the exception of my pastor, who was arrested late in the evening," the WND article reported.
The article also reported that, according to Pettigrew, the church group is careful never to break the law--to a point: if the group's interpretation of their Constitutional rights contradicts local law, the article indicated, the group will break the law.
Pettigrew said the he and the others in the group would observe and obey the law "as long as it doesn't interfere with constitutional rights."
Saying that he would not have faced arrest if he had been on the sidewalk proclaiming a commercial venture, Pettrigew potulated that his "Christian message" had drawn the police to his group and led to the arrests.
The WND article quoted Pettigrew as saying, "If they arrest us for proclaiming the word of God, what will they arrest us for next?"
Declared Pettrigrew, "We need to get the word out that the rights of the American people are quickly being taken away, and nobody even knows it."
A Columbia City Paper article from Sept. 18, 2007, profiled Pastor Ball briefly. "Pastor Billy Ball... has been to more gay parades than a pair of rainbow-colored bicycle shorts," the article observes.
The article went on to cite the pastor's anti-gay shirt, calling it "a special collared shirt tailor made for [Pride], perfect for a round of golf and a quick dinner at Saluda's afterwards."
Anti-Gay Preacher Charged for Noisy Pride Protest
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Cologne NYE sex attack victims didn't get raped by Muslims 'because they were wearing tights'
by BtNews.Online · November 4, 2016
Women were only saved from being raped by migrants in the Cologne New Year's Eve celebrations because they were wearing tights, according to a policewoman.
Police Commissioner Sonja E, 26, was giving evidence before a fact-finding investigative committee of the state parliament in Dusseldorf when she made the statement about the everyday garment sparing women from even worse ordeals.
The officer, whose surname was withheld in the public hearing, told how marauding gangs of up to 50 mainly migrant men surrounded victims as some had their skirts lifted as the attackers attempted to penetrate them.
'They broke down completely and just wept,' she said. 'They were completely overwhelmed.'
She helped four victims near the entrance to Cologne Cathedral on the night of the attacks in and around the central station.
And the room fell silent as she described how some victims were surrounded by up to 50 men at a time.
'The men pulled up their short dresses and grabbed their buttocks and breasts,' she added.
'The four women I spoke with said the men attempted to penetrate into their bottoms and vaginas with their fingers.
'But that did not happen because they were all wearing tights.'
The officer said she believed such clothing saved many of the victims from suffering far worse than just groping.
The policewoman said the level of violence on the night was 'unusually high'.
Men with broken beer bottles were attacking each other.
'I have never seen such brutally violent crime before,' she said.
'There were rockets and smoke in the air everywhere, people threw firecrackers at each other. That was not normal.'
A total of 1,600 crimes were reported on the night, most of them sexual assaults and robberies.
The attackers were almost exclusively migrant men from North Africa.
A leaked report in July revealed a staggering 1,200 women and girls were sexually abused in German cities during New Year's Eve celebrations.
The police document stated detectives believe 2,000 men were involved across various cities but that the bulk of the crimes were committed in Cologne and Hamburg where 600 and 400 sexual assaults on women were reported respectively.
One of the victims, an 18-year-old woman, had an abortion after she was raped in the mass sexual frenzy at Cologne train station on New Year's Eve.
She was thrown around a group of men before eventually falling on the floor, where she was raped alongside another girl.
Her ordeal ended when a policeman pulled the man away and she ran home in a panic.
Out of shame at what happened she decided not to report the rape to police, and had never raised the matter, but did visit the hospital.
When she was told there that she was pregnant, an abortion was arranged, but she admitted she was not 100 percent sure if her attacker was the father of the unborn child.


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Brandon Drury
30-Year-Old Third Baseman3B
Previously known as "the guy who blocked Vladimir Guerrero for a while in 2019," Drury turned himself into a trade chip for the Reds with a career first half. In the end, Drury slashed .274/.335/.520 with 20 homers in 92 games with Cincinnati. He was moved to San Diego where the numbers predictably slipped along with his HR/FB. Drury is a journeyman utility player now on the wrong side of 30, but the Angels still brought him aboard for two years and $17 million. Drury has legitimate pop and is eligible at three positions entering 2023 (1B, 2B, 3B), and it's unclear where he'll see most of his time in 2023 given the Halos' crowded infield. He is a tough sell as a starter in mixed fantasy leagues given his track record of mediocrity, though if you need flexibility off the bench, Drury makes some sense. Read Past Outlooks
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Drury agreed to a two-year, $17 million contract with the Angels on Tuesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
The 30-year-old split the 2022 campaign between Cincinnati and San Diego, and he earned the inaugural Silver Slugger for a utility player with a .263/.320/.492 slash line, 28 home runs and 87 RBI in 138 games. Luis Rengifo enjoyed a mini breakout with a .723 OPS in 2022, but Drury could now be the favorite to start at second base. Drury should see action at both infield corners, especially given third baseman Anthony Rendon playing fewer than 60 games in each of the past two seasons.
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Since 2020vs Left .899 215 37 14 30 1 .291 .316 .583
Since 2020vs Right .720 490 60 18 72 1 .240 .306 .414
2022vs Left .955 155 31 12 26 1 .299 .329 .626
2022vs Right .757 413 56 16 61 1 .248 .317 .439
2021vs Left .881 37 4 2 4 0 .278 .297 .583
2021vs Right .710 51 3 2 10 0 .271 .314 .396
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Since 2020Away .694 340 40 14 43 0 .228 .279 .415
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2022Away .790 258 37 14 39 0 .248 .302 .487
2021Home 1.199 43 7 4 11 0 .390 .419 .780
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Drury compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
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Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter's balls in play go for hits.
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
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The launch angle revolution only works if you have the raw power to drive flyballs out of the yard. Be it by design or not, Drury's flyball rate has climbed since 2017. Meanwhile, his power and BABIP have plummeted as he's met the ball with far less authority. Last season, things really cratered as Drury posted an anemic .358 OPS featuring a .184 OBP as his highest decimal. The Blue Jays designated Drury for assignment, and after clearing waivers, he was assigned to their alternate training facility before Toronto ultimately cut bait in the offseason. He joined the Mets on a minor-league deal in January of 2021. Drury will turn 29 years old in August, so the window is closing for him to establish himself.
Considering Drury's anemic .218/.262/.380 slash line, it's a wonder he played in 120 games with 447 plate appearances. Being able to fill in at a lot of positions helped, as did the Blue Jays suffering several injuries all around the diamond. That said, with the emergence of several young hitters in the Toronto infield and outfield, Drury will need to pick up the pace if he wants to see the field as much this season. Unfortunately, the indicators aren't in Drury's favor. His plate skills are eroding; he fanned a career-high 25.6% of the time while walking at a meager 5.6% clip. Plus, his average exit velocity is well below average. Usually, it's a good thing when you're one injury away from regular playing time at several positions. For Drury, it's a detriment as his scant counting stats aren't sufficient to overcome the punishment on your batting average.
Last year was a lost season for Drury at the most inopportune time. Drury revealed early in the season he had struggled with migraines throughout his time in Arizona and that issue plagued him again early in 2018 and cost him his job with the Yankees. He went to Triple-A and raked to a .294/.403/.447 line while there and was eventually traded to Toronto in the J.A. Happ deal. The good news is that he remains in a friendly run environment and should have a spot on the diamond to pick up where he left off in 2017. He has fared better against lefties throughout his career, and has multi-positional abilities even though he is only third-base eligible on draft day. He is a decent flier in single-league formats given his power potential, and should be an easy guy to grab very late in drafts due to his horrendous 2018 season at the big-league level.
Instead of taking a step forward at the plate as many hoped he would, Drury took a step back in his age-24 season. His wRC+ and wOBA both fell 10 points from his 2016 sample, and the batted-ball data suggests he was fortunate to finish where he did (.310 xwOBA). Drury continued to drive the ball into the ground roughly 50 percent of the time, and more than 10 percent of his flyballs stayed in the infield. Improved defense was his saving grace, but Drury still couldn't avoid falling into a part-time role by the end of the season. His plate skills are a little shaky (5.8 percent walk rate, 21.5 percent strikeout rate), and his backslide against left-handed pitching was particularly concerning. While he'll play in a favorable hitting environment following the trade to New York and the second-base position has thinned out, the lack of track record and uncertainty of playing time make Drury a volatile asset.
Drury put together a solid 2016 season playing all over the field for the Diamondbacks. He played 89 games in the outfield, but also made 29 appearances at third, 16 appearances at second and even made one appearance at first base. While not an Opening Day starter at any of these positions, Drury was still able to log 461 at-bats, and he slugged 16 home runs to go along with 53 RBI. One of the reasons Drury found himself in the lineup so often was his improvement against right-handed pitching. In 2015, he hit just .152 against righties (albeit in just 33 at-bats). Last year, he bumped that number up to .283 while continuing to mash against lefties (.304 average in 2015, .280 last season). Drury will compete for a regular role at second base, but he will get plenty of at-bats whether or not he has a set position to begin the year.
Acquired from Atlanta in 2013 as part of the Justin Upton trade, Drury made his MLB debut in 2015 after a strong few years in the minors. Drury's cup of coffee in the big leagues consisted of 20 games, in which he registered 59 plate appearances, hitting .214 with two home runs and eight RBI. A career .285 hitter in the minors, Drury could improve at the plate as he adjusts to big league pitching. Drury only hit five home runs in 567 plate appearances last year at Double-A and Triple-A, though he did belt 23 in 2014 playing at the High-A and Double-A levels. Speed doesn't figure to be a big part of his game going forward — he's yet to steal more than four bases in any of his professional seasons. His defensive flexibility (he played at second, third and shortstop last year with Arizona) should help him get enough starts to be useful in deeper formats, and his advanced hit tool makes him worth following in shallower leagues as well.
A throw-in from the trade that sent Justin Upton to the Braves in 2013, Drury has hit at every stop since joining the Diamondbacks. The 22-year-old third baseman hit .302, .300, and .294 at Low-A, High-A, and Double-A, respectively, over the past two seasons, and has managed to keep his strikeout rate below 20.0% at each stop. Last season, Drury hit 23 home runs in 594 plate appearances between High-A and Double-A, but he is unlikely to ever be an above-average power threat in the major leagues, relative to his position. It's unclear when the Diamondbacks might give him consideration to compete for their third-base job following the signing of Cuban free agent Yasmany Tomas this winter. If Drury can continue to flash a plus hit tool in a return stop to Double-A and a likely promotion to Triple-A during the 2015 season, he may begin to force the issue in 2016.
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Drury went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and three RBI during Wednesday's Game 2 of the NLCS in the 8-5 win over the Phillies.
Back on bench for Game 3
Drury is out of the lineup for Sunday's Game 3 matchup with the Mets in the wild-card round.
On bench Game 1
Drury is out of the lineup for Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series against the Mets on Friday, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Homers, scores three times
Drury went 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and three runs scored in Sunday's win over the Rockies.
Absent from Wednesday's lineup
Drury isn't starting Wednesday against the Cardinals, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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On September 25, 2008, President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ("ADAAA") into law. As stated in prior blog entries, the amendment makes substantial changes to the Supreme Court's restrictive readings of disability discrimination protections.
– requiring courts to interpret and construe the provisions of the ADA liberally.
The ADAA takes effect on January 1, 2009. For more information on the ADAA, please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's website.


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October 01, 2020 | Social Media
10 Need-To-Knows of TikTok: Your Guide To The Social Media Frontrunner
Note: While TikTok is undoubtedly a social media force to be reckoned with, the future of the app in the United States is currently in flux. Click here for the latest news regarding the app's current availability to American citizens.
TikTok, a relatively young social media platform, has seemingly divided the world into two major camps:
The TikTok users of the world, who scroll, dance, and laugh along with the rest of the platform's community (and it's a big one—the number of monthly active users currently clocks in at about 800 million).
The people who find themselves asking: "What the heck is TikTok?"
In case you're leaning towards the latter group, we've compiled a list to help you grapple the basics of TikTok before you start posting.
TikTok is a highly scrollable video-sharing platform
You've never seen an infinite scroll like this before.
When you first download the TikTok app and make an account, the first place you'll wind up is the For You Page (FYP). Here, TikTok's algorithm will serve you an unlimited number of posts, all selected to try to make you happy (or at least engage with the content). The more you engage and watch, the more personalized the algorithm's choices will be.
So, as you keep scrolling and engaging, the videos you see will ideally get increasingly closer to your interests or sense of humor (more on this later). It's part of the recipe that makes TikTok so addicting to it's millions of users: as you scroll, the content from your perspective gets better and better (at least from your perspective).
Another way TikTok keeps people hooked is the full-screen experience it offers. The majority of posts will take up your screen.
@hadley1
Best looking shots in cinema ##fyp ##film ##edit ##movies ##cinema ##cinematic ##foru ##xyzbca
♬ My Tears Are Becoming A Sea by M83 - emily
To get to the next video, you simply have to swipe up. Unlike YouTube, there are no related videos to sift through on a sidebar or a visible search bar. Sure, there are other pages to utilize if you'd like to take a crack at finding a more specific piece of content. But the easiest way to stay entertained is to stay on the FYP tab and scroll, and scroll, and scroll, and scroll…
Get this: not even your mobile clock will be visible on screen, so you can spend hours continuously scrolling without even knowing it.
Not exactly great news for your eyeballs, but definitely bodes well for content creators and brands interested in capturing the attention of a fully-engaged audience.
There are A LOT of people on TikTok—especially Gen Z-ers
800 million active users is quite a number, especially compared to Instagram's user count (roughly 112.5 million) and Twitter's (330 million monthly active users). Impressive for an app that only officially launched in 2016.
Like the app itself, it's audience is young too. About half of TikTok's audience is under the age of 34. Just above 40% of the total consists of users between the ages of 16 and 24—also known as the older half of Gen Z.
The myth that Gen Z makes up the majority of TikTok's audience is just that: a myth. However, compared to other, older social media platforms, TikTok boasts a much higher percentage of Gen Z users. On both Facebook and Instagram, the most highly represented age bracket is 25-34. For seeking out a younger audience, TikTok may be one of the best social media platforms to start.
TikTok is an (almost) purely mobile platform
To varying degrees of success, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are all usable on desktop. Instagram has even made moves to increase the number of features available to desktop users. But TikTok's true home is on mobile.
The desktop site doesn't offer the same full-screen, easily scrollable experience that the app does, nor does it allow you to publish your own content (which 83% of TikTok users have done at least once).
Keep this in mind as you develop your TikTok strategy. If you ever consider linking to your website via your TikTok profile or ad, your mobile optimization better be on point.
The FYP is where it's at
The For You Page on TikTok is like the Facebook Newsfeed and your Instagram feed: it's the place where users typically choose to spend their time while on the app.
In other words, anyone looking for success on TikTok will need to bow down to the power of the almighty TikTok algorithm, which is responsible for delivering content on every user's personalized FYP.
Your main takeaways from this fact should be…
TikTok is not a game of SEO. Your content doesn't necessarily have to be easily searchable by users. It just has to play by the algorithm's rules (see the next tip for more information).
Your video content will have to speak for itself. On Instagram, a compelling image or video thumbnail is what entices users to engage with your content. On Twitter, maybe the post copy captures your attention first. But on the TikTok FYP, users don't have to click on your content to view it. They will, however, have to be interested enough in what they see when your video starts automatically playing to keep from scrolling to the next post.
Your TikTok profile won't do much of the heavy lifting. Sure, an interested user may occasionally click on your username and scroll through your content from your profile. Thanks to the FYP, most users will see your content first & profile second If they see it at all), and your priorities should be in that order as well.
The algorithm gradually rolls out new videos to users
To introduce new content on users' feeds, the TikTok algorithm throws each new piece of content into a tournament of sorts.
Let's say you publish your first video on the platform. The TikTok algorithm says "Cool, thanks for the post! We're going to show this to about 100 people and see how it does."
From there, the video winds up on the FYPs of 100 different users. Depending on how many people engage with your video, the algorithm could either say "Whoops, better luck next time!" or "Great job—we're going to share this with 500 more people!"
This process goes on and on. As long as the algorithm likes what it sees with your post engagement, it will continue to show the video to more and more users.
The more videos you like, the more personalized your FYP will be
If you were paying attention earlier, you'll know that TikTok doesn't exactly roll out these videos to users at random.
Instead, it'll select users to show it to based on what they've liked, commented on, and shared in the past. So the more you interact with posts, the more the algorithm will know about you, and the more akin to your apparent interests your FYP will be.
For example, when I first started my personal TikTok for example, I had very few posts saved in my liked collection. I guess I ended up liking a bunch of posts in a row that were in some way related to Star Wars, because before I knew it, it seemed like every other post in my FYP was about Star Wars.
It's an interesting mechanism to see in action and definitely fun to experiment with. But before you try to manipulate the algorithm, it might be helpful to distinguish the different ways it uses to figure out what each post is actually about…
Trends are the keys to achieving success (or at least going viral)
We know, we know...we've had a lot of things to say about bandwagon hopping in the past, but those rules don't really apply here. On TikTok, hopping on the latest trends is pretty much the way of this virtual world.
TikTok trends have everything to do with three content features that TikTok uses to categorize every post:
Sounds. Audio plays a huge role on TikTok (did you know it started out in the US as an app called Music.ly?) When users find a video with audio they like, they can save it to a collection to use in their own content later. You can also easily find all videos that use the same track by clicking on the bottom right corner of every post. Many TikTok trends consist of using a specific track (like the one used below).
@themermaidscale
It be really like that 🦟🐝🦖🐉 ##foryou ##funny ##featureme
♬ original sound - JohnKolar'sTikTok
@ms.fasbender
Imagine me running back and forth in my tiny apartment living room trying to recreate this ##teacherlife ##teachersoftiktok ##remotelearning
Effects. TikTok has an extensive amount of visual and sound effects for users to edit their videos. When users publish a video with a certain effect, the effects used are often displayed on the post, just above the caption (like in these examples below using the "Distorted" effect.
@valley.o
##distorted ##fyp random memes I find on insta 😂
♬ original sound - ricečüm
Hashtags. They work the same way on TikTok as they do on most other platforms. But, we will say that on TikTok, hashtags are less of an SEO strategy and more of a way the algorithm uses to determine what kind of content you like.
Returning to my Star Wars example, the reason the algorithm knew that I enjoyed Star Wars content is because I had liked many posts tagged #StarWars or that utilized Star Wars related audio tracks. The posts that were checked with those boxes were essentially dumped in a Star Wars box (and subsequently served up to me when I outed myself as a Star Wars fan).
If you catch my drift...this means that you can hop on certain trending sounds, effects, and hashtags in the hope of expanding your post reach.
When a large portion of users are all liking videos that use certain attributes, they are all signaling to the algorithm that they really enjoy content with those attributes. Thus, by creating content using those attributes, you increase your chances of being seen by that large portion of users.
Content over aesthetic
On TikTok, the most important thing about each post is whether or not it's entertaining—NOT if it's perfectly polished or fits into your overall profile aesthetic.
Just take a look at some popular content that pops up on your FYP. You might notice that they're not all shot in HD with high-quality graphics or special effects. They're videos shot by people using their phone camera and edited directly on the app. In some cases, the janky visuals or sounds are part of their charm.
The popular Green Screen effect on TikTok showcases this perfectly. The effect is rarely ever executed flawlessly. But most of the time, it does not make a difference if the content itself is still funny or entertaining.
@branditoks
Dont be knowing a damn thing they be saying 😭😭 ##massachusetts ##boston ##bostonceltics ##fyp
♬ original sound - 4pfshid🦋
Needing to be entertaining is a different sort of pressure, but at least you can be confident in the fact that you don't need a full camera crew and editing team to capture TikTok's attention.
Having followers isn't a requirement for success
Having followers on social media never hurts. But on TikTok you don't have to have a strong following for your posts to reach a large number of people or earn a ton of engagement.
Just talk to TikTok user @ryanpalmergolf, who posted a video that went on to hit nearly 10 million views. Before posting that winner, Ryan only had 3 other videos that earned about a couple thousand views each. Since then, he's gotten up to 105.9K followers and counting!
@ryanpalmergolf
They said we weren't cool enough to be in their tik tok. Make us more famous. ##bullies ##bully ##fyp ##xyzbca ##boredathome ##inthehouseparty @michellegkb
♬ original sound - Ryanpalmergolf
It's all thanks to the algorithm's rolling introduction of new posts and has everything to do with how engaging the posts prove to be, not necessarily how many followers the original poster had to begin with.
UGC could be the recipe to success for hopeful advertisers
TikTok's advertising opportunities are even newer than the app itself. Marketers are still playing a game of trial and error to see what works.
But one strategy in particular has already seen a lot of success: user-generated content. Because TikTok is all about trying sounds, effects, and challenges out for yourself, it's a great place for brands to plant and popularize their own content formats to see if they light a spark within the community.
Earlier this year, Softsoap took advantage of this opportunistic playing field for UGC and started the #SoapBop challenge. Reminiscent of 2013's popular Cup Song challenge, the campaign encouraged TikTok users to sing a tune meant to inspire people to stay clean. Now, all posts tagged with Softsoap's branded hashtag collectively pulled in over 2 billion views!
@madilynbailey
I wrote you a song that you can sing while washing your hands. Show me your best ##SoapBop!! ##SoftsoapPartner @softsoapbrand
♬ #SoapBop - Madilyn Bailey
@ahhbeewelte
Recruited my mom for the ##SoapBop to make sure everyone is being safe & sudsy. ##softsoap @softsoapbrand
So, if there's any platform for running a UGC campaign, it's TikTok. To echo a statistic from earlier: 83% of users have published at least one video. The majority of active users, then, are creating, not just consuming. By driving UGC, you're supporting this drive to create, helping emphasize an important TikTok philosophy: anyone can be a creator.
We've Talked The Tok—Now Walk The Walk
In conclusion: that's what TikTok is. It's a popular mobile app powered by a wealth of audio tracks and video editing options, the creativity of its users, and the "do it yourself" attitude of its engaged community.
Here's an even shorter answer: TikTok could be valuable new terrain for brands interested in playing the UGC game.
It's also important to remember that TikTok is still relatively uncharted territory, with lots of potential but not a lot of history just yet. That being said, we'll be sure to keep an eye on TikTok, its advertising capabilities, and the kinds of content that seem most valuable to its 800 million monthly active users as it continues to grow.
Interested in exploring the app with us? Get in touch!
Megan O'Keefe
Social Media & Content Specalist
megan@altosagency.com
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There are many barriers for the inclusion of young disabled people into society; society itself can be a major barrier due to a lack of understanding, opportunities and awareness which will stop disabled people from reaching their true potential.
Early intervention can help them come to terms with the individual's disability. Support for them at an early stage may greatly increase their chances to reach their true potential thus becoming a healthier and well- balanced adult.
Early intervention can also help the young disabled person develop confidence, self-esteem and acceptance of their own disability. It is important that they come to terms and accept their disability; as when this is achieved, the individual is more likely to accept help and support that can help them through the transition into adulthood.
One of the major outcomes of disabled people in general who may not yet have come to terms with their disability (what we call the acceptance) would be isolation.
Isolation for these individuals can have a negative and detrimental effect. If they do not have the confidence to leave the house except for maybe school and college, they can become a virtual prisoner in their own home, which can then lead to depression and other physical and mental health issues. This may eventually lead to long term illness and a life time of medication and a lack of self-worth.
Daisy Inclusive UK aims to help young disabled people and their families through transition from point of contact into adulthood. Isolation to Inclusion (I 2 I contact) is a project that can offer them a long term approach and a personalized pathway through the minefield of acceptance, education, socialisation, sports, leisure, cultural activities and employment opportunities thus helping them reach their true potential.
I 2 I contact which is linked into the Daisy chain, is a pathway of individual links; each link offering relevant help and support throughout the journey of transition from isolation into inclusion. It is also important that we change the mind-sets and stereo-typical thoughts that key decision makers in society may have of disabled people. Therefore a change from the top can create positive change at the grass roots level.
Link one: point of contact and personal development plan created.
Link two: individual and family counselling, which will aim to help a young disabled person and their family come to terms and accept the disability.
Link three: transition through education, offering support for individual needs, awareness and support for teachers and peer groups.
Link four: disability awareness training to relevant organisations such as: schools (as part of the national curriculum), to employers to give them a greater understanding of disability and accessible environments, this training will be delivered through the medium of sport, education and employment.
Link five: sports, leisure and cultural activities. This will offer the individual and their families a chance to take part in activities individually or as a family unit and develop social bonding, plus mental and physical well-being.
Link seven: employment. At this point, the individual will be offered careers advice and a pathway into employment through volunteering, apprenticeships and work placements. They will be given the key skills and knowledge they require to move towards their chosen employment; plus making employers aware of the untapped potential of disabled people in our society and encouraging disabled people to reach levels of employment that have, up to now not been available to them.
Link eight: to tackle social issues that will help disabled people by giving them an input in to government initiatives that will help create a more inclusive, equal and fair society. Also by working closely with the crown prosecution service and the police federation to tackle disability hate crime.
Link nine: monitoring, evaluation plus help and support will continue for as long as the individual requires help and support after their personal transition plan from isolation to inclusion has been completed.


The Food and Drug Administration launched a wide-reaching campaign last week aimed at educating teens about the dangers of e-cigarettes. Part of a broad effort by the agency to decrease teen nicotine use, the campaign uses the tagline "Know the Real Cost of Vaping" and will include posters about the dangers of vaping in 10,000 high school bathrooms. The FDA will also share the messages on a website and social media platforms including YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, Facebook, and Instagram to further target kids ages 12-17.
The warnings to students are part of an "aggressive" plan by the FDA alleging that youth use of Juul and similar products "is reaching epidemic proportions." Earlier this month, the agency gave e-cigarette makers 60 days to show they are taking steps to prevent minors from using their products, and it threatened to pull some of their flavored merchandise off the market or bring criminal or civil charges against manufacturers that fail to comply. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has expressed concern that some flavored e-cigarette products appeal specifically to young people because they taste like candy and other treats.
The campaign's key messages will be about the science of nicotine addiction and the fact that e-cigarettes often contain other toxic chemicals such as lead and formaldehyde. The $60 million effort uses funds collected from the tobacco industry, and materials are being created in collaboration with Scholastic and Students Against Destructive Decisions.
The move is in line with what one national education official who encountered Juuling last year says is the most effective way to curb the problem.
"The big focus was primarily on education, because we realized that our students did not really understand … the dangers of these substances that they were using and putting in their bodies," said Christine Handy, president of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, who last year was principal at Gaithersburg High School in Maryland. Many students who try Juul don't realize the product contains nicotine, Handy said.
In reality, a few puffs on a Juul gives users a "very quick and powerful burst of nicotine," more similar to that of a conventional cigarette than many other e-cigarettes offer, according to The New York Times. That also makes the product more addictive for young people, researchers said. Nicotine has been shown to cause permanent damage to young brains.
While students sometimes faced detentions or other consequences for Juuling on campus, Handy mostly focused on arming students and parents with facts, which is in line with her district's restorative approach to discipline.
High schoolers tend to tune out adults telling them what to do, Handy said. They "don't always believe everything that we say," she continued. "They think we just don't want them to do it, so we began to use that student voice to help educate other students" about vaping, such as by having them create posters to hang around the school or taking high schoolers to teach middle school kids what they learned.
That approach is different — and more effective, Handy says — than the simplistic "Just Say No" anti-drug campaigns of the 1980s and 1990s.
Educating parents is also a crucial part of principals' strategies. Handy said principals she knows sent letters to parents at the start of the school year explaining what Juul is and how to recognize it.
Many of them were unfamiliar with the device when she called last year to inform them that their children had been using Juul on campus.
Handy said one difficulty she faced was knowing when students were using "other substances" in their e-cigarettes. While Juul does not sell any products containing marijuana, some e-cigarette manufacturers do. Almost 9 percent of middle and high school students say they have vaped marijuana, according to recently released findings from the 2016 National Youth Tobacco Survey.
Since gaining popularity — and scrutiny — Juul has made an effort to be more transparent. Now, the company's Instagram posts contain warnings in large font about the nicotine content of its products, and, according to the company's website, it is committed to featuring only real former smokers who have switched to Juul in its social media posts.
However, unofficial Juul fan accounts and individual users continue to show young people using the product — without safety warnings — and a number of companies have begun selling copycat products. Juul Labs says that the company employs a team to identify inappropriate social media content related to Juul.
"We cannot be more emphatic on this point: No minor or non-nicotine user should ever try JUUL," Victoria Davis, a Juul Labs spokesperson, told The 74 in an emailed statement. Davis also said in the email that the product's success hasn't come from marketing efforts but rather word of mouth among adult smokers who use the product. According to its website, Juul has procedures to prevent youths from buying its products illegally and supports legislation to enforce those efforts.
However, a study by the Truth Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending all tobacco use in the U.S., found in April that nearly a fifth of middle and high school students had seen Juul used in school.
The product grew rapidly in popularity over the past year and now makes up more than half of the market share of the e-cigarette market. That suggests Juuling is not a passing fad, said Truth Initiative COO Dave Dobbins.
"There's nothing in the sales data or the prevalence data and what we're seeing in trends that indicates that it's something that's coming and going," Dobbins told The 74.