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What are the health benefits of storing and drinking water from clay water containers?
A key feature of a clay water container is its ability to naturally cool water through perspiration. This feature is unique ONLY to a clay water container and no other containers have this feature. Most significantly, clay water containers transfer the chill to the water based on the climate. The hotter the climate gets, the cooler the water becomes. This 'ability' to naturally cool water is attributed to the porous nature of clay. This natural cooling of water, as opposed to cooling in a refrigerator, maintains the 'health' of the water. In the scorching summer heat the clay water container is able to cool water as good as a refrigerator.
It is claimed that water stored in a clay water container develops therapeutic qualities. It is gentle on the throat and is an ideal drink for people suffering from cough or cold. It is assumed that people, who drink water from clay water containers, have lesser chance of developing throat infection compared to those, who drink chilled water from the refrigerator.
A clay water container also heals water with elements of the earth. Water stored in a clay water container is brimming with micro-nutrients that it soaks up from the klin-fired clay container. Elements such as calcium ion, which is the key element in clay, is proven to improve the structure of water and create micro water molecules that can be absorbed by our cells. A clay water container also has the ability to purify water by absorbing chlorine ions from the water. Chlorine ions work in reverse to calcium ions and creates unhealthy water structure.
There are health risks involved with consumption of demineralized water (from reverse osmosis / RO Water) as it has an effect on the intestinal mucous membrane, metabolism and mineral homeostasis or other body functions. Little or no intake of calcium can lead to weaker bones and frequent tooth bleeding. Moreover, it may also lead to loss of body immunity to fight against diseases. Clay water containers sustain these minerals in the water and make it healthy for drinking as compared to distilled water.
Another benefit of a clay water container is the alkaline nature of clay. The alkaline clay interacts with the acidity of water, providing proper pH balance and producing alkaline water. Water 'treated' in a clay water container, can help curb acidity and in turn provide relief from gastronomic pains. This alkaline nature of clay is quite useful and is one of the few well-documented benefits of drinking water from a clay water container. A clay water container is a MUCH cheaper and healthier alternative to many of the conventional water purifiers and water ionizer, in attaining alkaline water. Conventional water ionizers produce artificial alkaline water through ionization, which is unnatural and unhealthy. Clay water containers produce STABLE MINERALIZED ALKALINE water which is the same water available in nature. This is what we should be drinking.
Why are Naturalized Water's clay water dispenser or carafe shaped the way they are?
The shape of a water container plays an important part in revitalizing water. Water containers that adopt shapes found in nature (egg & gourd), allow water to circulate naturally within and reach its most refined energetic state. As such, apart from the materials used to make the water containers, the shape of a container, is also a very important factor. The most popular containers used since the Neolithic period and in ancient Greek civilization, are the amphora and pithos. Both have shapes similar to an egg.
Most conventional water dispensers and pitchers available in the market are either square-shaped or have too many edges. This is unnatural.
Naturalized Water's clay water dispenser and carafe adopt shapes that have been in use for centuries in Asian cultures. Given its unique shape and design, it will look exotic and beautiful in any household and will add a rustic feel to the surroundings.
What does water stored in a clay water dispenser or carafe taste like?
It tastes great - fresh, clean and pure! Like spring water from the mountains.
Will the water stored in a clay water dispenser and carafe get contaminated by harmful micro-organisms?
No! Clay water dispensers and carafes are fired at an extremely high temperature and this kills all micro-organisms, if at all, any was present. As long as the water dispensers and carafes are stored with clean water, there should be no risk of contamination by harmful micro-organisms. As such, ensure only clean filtered water is stored and regularly rinse the water dispensers and carafes.
Why does white powdery substance form on the outer surface of the clay water dispensers and carafes?
The white powdery substance you see on the outer surface of the clay water dispenser or carafe is the chlorine leeched from the water or dust from the air. This can be removed by regularly washing the dispensers and carafes as recommended.
How do I care for the clay water dispensers and carafes?
Upon receiving your clay water dispenser or carafe, rinse and scrub (using a non-metallic scrubbing pad) thoroughly with clean water mixed with lemon juice and vinegar (be sure to rinse and scrub all parts, including the lid and base). Then soak it (all parts) in clean water mixed with lemon juice for 24 hours. After a final rinse, leave the clay water dispenser or carafe to dry, preferably under the sun. Once dried, the clay water dispenser and carafe is ready for use. DO NOT use any soap or dish washing liquid when rinsing or soaking the dispensers and carafes. It is recommended that you regularly use water stored in the clay water dispenser or carafe. DO NOT pour hot water into the clay dispenser or carafe. Make sure water is brought to ambient temperate before pouring into the clay dispenser or carafe. Keep the clay water dispenser and carafe in a bright and well ventilated area. Note that certain surroundings (poorly ventilated, cold, dark, etc) may result in mold forming on the clay water dispenser, as the outer surface of the clay water dispenser is damp. If this happens, you are advised to clean the clay water dispenser thoroughly and let is dry completely before moving them to a suitable surrounding. It is also recommended that you clean all parts of the dispenser (lid, dispenser and base) and carafe (lid and carafe) once every 1 to 2 weeks.
How long do I need to store water in the clay water dispenser or carafe for it to 'naturalize' and purify the water?
It is recommended that you store water in the dispenser or carafe for at least 8 hours before drinking, to reap the health benefits.
How long does a clay water dispenser or carafe last?
One of the key features of a clay water dispenser or carafe is its ability to mineralize water. This ability will reduce over time as minerals are soaked up. As such, it is advisable to change the dispenser or carafe every 2 years.
Where are these clay water dispensers and carafes manufactured?
Naturalized Water clay products are made from high-quality clay found along the Perak river, in the district of Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. The clay found in this district is purported to have healing benefits. This district is well known for its clay water dispensers and carafes, and people here have been producing them for centuries. All products are hand-crafted traditionally at small cottage industries in this district. All ingredients used in making the clay water dispenser and carafe are obtained from natural sources.


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Five or six years ago, it was in vogue for digital marketers to order a single piece of content from an article writing service and then spin that content several dozen times in order to release it on multiple websites. For right or wrong, it didn't take long for search engines like Google to figure out what was going on. They eventually rewrote their algorithms to more easily identify spun content and punish publishers accordingly. While this was good, it led to the misconception that reusing website copy is a bad thing. It's not.
Reusing old articles and blogs to create fresh, new content is actually a good thing. It provides continuity and relevance – two things search engine algorithms look for. The only thing to keep in mind is that it has to be done properly. Reusing old content is not the same thing as spinning.
How Content Is Spun
The process of spinning content isn't all that difficult or complicated. It is a matter of taking a blog post or article and rewriting it numerous times while keeping the central theme and its details intact. All you are really doing is changing the vocabulary and sentence structure. You might even alter the order in which the points appear. The result is an article covering the same topic with the same details and from the same viewpoint.
The problem with spinning is that it creates redundancy. This may not seem like a problem to the website owner, but it is a big problem for search engines. The content spinning of five years ago was so bad that the web was being inundated with terribly written content that offered no real value, merely for the sake of getting keywords and phrases into play. The search engines responded accordingly. Today, the practice of spinning is not only largely ineffective, but it can also lead to search engine punishment.
How Content Is Reused
Blog and article writing services like Edinburgh-based Connotations produce high-quality content for customers on a regular schedule. They may have one client who requires ten pieces a month and another that requires 20 or 30. After 10 to 12 months of writing, ideas can become a bit scarce in some industries. This is not a problem when you can reuse content.
Reusing content is a matter of taking a topic discussed perhaps 12 to 18 months ago and revisiting it. You are not spinning the content because things have changed since the original piece was published. Consider UK pensions as just one example.
Prior to the pension reforms of 2014, savers could not access their pension funds without significant tax penalties except under two exemptions. One of Connotations clients had a website consisting of more than 100 pages of information written based on old rules. As soon as the 2014 reforms were implemented and pension access was opened up, all that content was eligible for rewriting. Much of it had to be due to changes in the law. This is a classic example of how old content can be reused to keep things fresh.
Reusing content doesn't have to be limited to these sorts of things, though. You may have a blog post on your site that is a little over a year old. Since it was published, you may have changed your view on the topic. It would be worth using that post as a starting point to explain your new perspective.
Reusing content is good when it's done the right way. Spinning, on the other hand, is generally looked down on in this day and age.

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Crystal's expertise is in the field of human potential
Crystal often works with clients who have already attempted and struggled with counseling or therapy for years. There are many unqualified Orange County life coach and therapists, who are often not sensitive to wasting the time and money of their customers without providing any real change.
So what makes us different?
Many coaches and Orange County hypnotherapist use only one specific method to attempt making changes in their clients. Crystal uses multiple techniques including hypnosis, NLP, and Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) help clients truly achieve the freedom and success that they are seeking.
Our approach is unlike any other.
Throughout the years, Crystal's intensive studies and her own personal triumphs over enormous obstacles have led her to a life changing discovery which has allowed her to transcend every challenge and to reinvent herself time and time again. She discovered that all people operate on various levels of consciousness simultaneously, and in order to achieve successful change and transformation, the underlying issues must be addressed while integrating success programming and habits at all levels of consciousness.
The methods and teachings that this Orange County wellness speaker has incorporated into her private coaching and audio/video programs she's created have allowed people to permanently get rid of thought patterns and habits that have hindered them from having, doing, and being all that they could. Commonly, people who have spent a great deal of their life struggling with depression, low confidence, self-esteem issues, fitness and weight issues, and money/career struggles encounter a new level of success and freedom using Crystal's methods, all in a short period of time.
Crystal's clients and fans of her books and audio teachings repeatedly say that their lives have been changed for the better, since integrating the principles of success, freedom, and pure thinking that the Orange County wellness coach encourages. The most powerful aspect of Crystal's work is that she brings people to the awareness that even life's toughest challenges can be changed to something that can serve your greatest success and life's purpose.
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The monthly free event GameDev Drinks will be back at it again at the Pleasant Plucker, with 13AM Games set to present about their experiences with Runbow.
You can get tickets to the free event here, and follow along on Twitter as well.
Join us at the Phesant Plucker to listen to October's keynote speakers 13AM GAMES the team behind the latest indie hit on the Wii U RUNBOW. Learn how 13AM GAMES started up, and how RUNBOW came to life. Afterwards enjoy some drinks, chat with the memebers 13AM GAMES, network with other local devs, and get a hands on experience with RUNBOW only at GameDevDrinks.


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I enjoy having actual food entrepreneurs tell us their story on how they obtained their food product on retail shelves; profitably! The Critical Retail Buyer Sales Pitch Elements include slotting allowances, in-store promotional support (such as end displays and shelf talkers) and such of the like. So how do you do it as a start up business?
A vital element is supply or the fancy term is the Supply Chain.
The challenge with expanding distribution is that it can get complicated and costly. Early stage food entrepreneurs attempt to do it on their own; packing their vehicle and delivering themselves. This is not very good use of your time and you really need all of your customers to be focusing on your new product development, launching their goods, and focusing on their social networking outreach to construct word of mouth and new supporters. I reached out to actual foodpreneurs such as Michael Adams, founder of Green Mountain Mustard. He has written below about his adventures on how Green Mountain Mustard got into supermarkets and onto product displays.
So know he's 5 tips on better wholesale supply.
Use a local delivery service to distribute your food product.
Remember when you drove all the way throughout the state to your new retailer? It was great the first time, but re-stocking the shelf along with your next order was lots of gas and time. That is where local delivery businesses comes in hand. For only a few bucks, they will likely pickup and deliver your goods for you – and you do not need to go anywhere. In Vermont, there are lots of companies who do this. It is $15 for up to 50 lbs – and for us, that is a standard purchase. Beats driving two hours for a single delivery!
Boost your minimum order.
Throughout Green Mountain Mustard's first two years in business, we'd no minimum order… it would just grow. Now, we are smarter and have a minimum order; it is two cases (24 units) not too big, but it makes sure we are moving volume, which is the key to any food business. If you travel across town only for a buy order of 6 jars and you are likely to drop money. With a minimum purchase, you are ready to make money with every delivery.
Consolidate deliveries on specific days of the week.
Doing deliveries daily throws off your own schedule. That is why you need to combine your deliveries on certain days of the week. Maybe one suburb is Mondays and another suburb over gets deliveries on Fridays. That leaves the middle of the week for producing merchandise, doing office admin work, and calling on new merchants. Why not consider drawing a path out that helps you get all of your deliveries done faster?
Learn how to sell food online.
Back when I owned an energy bar company, I delivered to 20 unique stores every week. It took a whole lot of time and not making much money. Green Mountain Mustard has both direct accounts food vendors. But, food supply eats into your gross margin. Food sites are increasing and there are popular simple to use ecommerce platforms such as Storenvy, Shopify and Etsy all concentrated on small artisanal companies.
Partner with the other food producer.
You probably know at least a dozen other small food manufacturers like yourself, all bringing to exactly the very same stores, right? Consolidate deliveries with each other… for example "everyone provides to a specific store on Mondays". If you start doing this more frequently with the very same stores, you might want to check at working with a food distributor (the best way to locate a distributor for your product will be a subject for another article), and you may get more of your product on supermarket metal display stands.
Distribution is its own creature when it comes to running a food business, but there are numerous ways to make it work for the own food company. Get more merchandise to retailers, but do it brighter with these supply hacks!


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It's a 1979 Yamaha SR500 belonging to Studio Momoto's, Hannover-based Patrick Frey, an industrial designer with petrol running through his veins. He's imbued his Yamaha with a clean, understated look—and boosted the dynamics without compromising usability. You could say it's a textbook
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On the surface, Cape Town, South Africa seems to be a user-friendly on ramp for those desiring to serve cross-culturally. But what really exists right below the surface of those on ramps? Julie Rumph, a SSMFI missionary shares a few thoughts about real life in Cape Town.
I find it a little ironic that many Christians feel like coming to Cape Town to "ease into missions". In fact, some missionaries I was talking with just yesterday told me how they had encountered that same mindset.
With my new role as Volunteer Coordinator at Living Hope it seems we have been discussing the call to missions from God versus the morality pull to "do something" lately.
While serving here is relatively easy from a cultural difference perspective, coming to serve in ministry without a calling would change the equation drastically.
We often joke about the small differences from home, how they sometimes seem so profound.
Things like how little options there are in the stores, the driving, the total lack of customer service, but notice there are stores and driving here.
While all these things contribute to the Westernization of where we live and serve, there are some massive differences and today those differences are pronounced.
The practicalities of the social injustices and the poverty and the need for revelation (not revolution) hit home this week.
Yesterday I noticed a lot of sirens and activity kicking up around the Living Hope offices.
It's usually not a good sign.
Located just across the main road from us is Masiphumelele, a township no more than ~1/2 square mile with around 40,000 people in a variety of quickly built homes surrounded by informal structures made of wood, cardboard and tin mostly.
In the back of Masi is the wetlands. All informal homes, built closely together in a unending maze and no roads in or out.
This time of year, when the rains start coming in we talk about the flooding in homes. Because it's built on a sandy marsh of wetlands often the homes have several inches of water.
The fear here is fire, not water, though.
No way to get in to fight them, rigged up electrical wiring, tight quarters and highly flammable materials make a small spark a risk and that is what happened yesterday afternoon.
As smoke billowed in the air, somewhere between 200 and 400 homes were totally lost.
Living Hope jumped in to bring blankets and other basic needs, but it's just a realization that while none of us are guaranteed tomorrow, some people I interact with daily live with the threat of fire always in the back of their minds.
And how do I, in my relatively safe and dry house, walk alongside you spiritually and psychological at this time?
And the fighting.
It's not just nature and disasters that affect life here either. With the poverty, drugs, and lack of positive role models and absent fathers, gangs have become a natural predator in our communities.
No different from a lot of areas in the US, violence cycles up and down as the power struggles continue.
From my basic understanding of the situation today, one of our communities seems to be on a big upswing. Let me try to give you some background info.
Taxis here aren't the yellow cabs you might be used to. They are the 15ish passenger vans that speed around, mostly from one designated drop off to another.
Most are independently owned and then driven by guys who have to pay for their day's quota before they start earning any money themselves. So speed and reckless behaviors are inherently encouraged.
You pray you don't end up behind some of them in traffic as the toxic exhaust will choke you out of your closed up car. You may be starting to see why these guys don't like competition…
So it seems one of the local culture groups mostly worked at taxi rank (taxi stand for the Americans) and another group wanted a piece of the fares coming from there.
Well, it got a little violent, some shooting went down and a driver was killed.
Now the situation has escalated around this community, because, you guessed it, some of the drivers are also gang members–so we not only have taxi wars but gang wars as well.
As of yesterday I learned that Living Hope is temporarily halting kids programs in Capricorn and Overcome Heights because it's too close and too big a risk to ask the children to be out in the late afternoon.
We also want to keep our staff safe.
So here I went down the rabbit trail of thinking:
–Taxi drivers struggling to make ends meet.
–Kids joining gangs maybe because they don't have a good family.
–Families are broken because of addictions.
Most the addictions we see are the result of generations of poverty and the effects it's had on the communal psyche.
Does it all come back to money?
If there was enough money or materials to go around would both these problems be solved?
I don't think the answer is that simple.
Money would help build better houses for sure, but there's also more going on below the surface there.
Money would help the desperation and maybe alleviate some violence, but it wouldn't fix the families.
It might cure the addictions.
It wouldn't help the gangs that are fueled by drug lords. It may make that situation even worse actually.
What will fix it?
Time, a lot of time: People: Relationships: Discipleship: Education.
Sowing a feeling of worth into the communities and each person who lives there.
Worth that only comes in knowing you are a child of God.
And knowing that your neighbor has that same level of worth in God's eyes.
What can you do today?
Pray. Pray for God to move.
–For violence to cease.
–For children to be able to be kids.
–For families to be healed.
–For the immediate safety of the people who live in these areas, many of whom are working with Living Hope.


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Udaipur-man Harsh Vardhan Chhajed is a painter, sculptor and craftsman has developed a unique talent of being able to carve drawings and paintings out of Sea Froth.
Sea Froth is made of Magnesium carbonate and Calcium. It has a hard shell and softer insides. The insides of sea froth were used for cleaning windows of heritage buildings.
70 yr old Harsh Vardhan has spent pretty much his entire life mastering this art. He picked up this unique skill at the age of 13 and has never looked back. He says that they used to have Sea Froth in their house for cleaning and he started playing around with it for passing his time. The delicate nature of this material is what attracted him the most in picking up and pursuing this art form.
Harsh maintains that he is a self taught man and had no one to teach this art form. He started making smaller models in early days and then graduated to making bigger and more complex and intricate models. Starting with 1-2 inch art forms, he went on to make panels as big as 6-7 feet using Sea Froth. Even the tools that he uses to mould the Sea Froth are all self made.
Harsh maintains that this material is extremely delicate and requires a lot of care else the art work breaks very easily. He says that when he is doing very minute work, there is a possibility that the art work may break even from his breathing out air at the wrong time. Because of this delicate nature, he says that there have been times when a particular art work has taken him more than a year to make.
His art work is so unique that a scholar from Indore ended up doing his Ph.D. on Harsh's art form.
Harsh has been awarded National Award for the same and his admirers include Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachchan and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.


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Meet the Physical Therapy Intern: Zach Mitchell
1) Why did you decide to enter the field of physical therapy?
Like many physical therapists, I pursued a career in physical therapy when I was exposed to the field as a patient. Prior to tearing my ACL playing rugby in college, I had never experienced an injury that required physical therapy. The physical therapists I worked with inspired me and showed me the art of healing people with movement. I already had a passion for exercise and worked as a personal trainer, so pursing a degree in physical therapy allowed me to take my passion to the next level.
2) What is your background?
I am local to the area and attended Thomas Johnson High School. I have participated in a variety of sports: soccer, football, lacrosse, basketball, wrestling, rugby, skateboarding and snowboarding. Following high school, I became interested in the Specials Forces and joined the Ocean City Beach Patrol as a step in my training and qualification for the Navy Seals. I participated in triathlons, marathons, Beach Patrol training and SealFit as part of my training. Unfortunately, while testing for the military, I found out that I was color blind and was immediately disqualified. Following graduation from University of Maryland, I became a personal trainer at Sport & Health (Onelife Fitness now) and joined the explosive performance team. During this time, I was able to work with and learn from incredible coworkers, clients and athletes, and acquired additional movement certifications. I am currently in my 3rd year at Saint Francis University. While attending Saint Francis, I continued to work as a personal trainer and strength coach at Legend's Warehouse. I also participated in Krav Maga, kickboxing, CrossFit and a few Olympic lifting competitions. I am a firm believer that movement, or lack of movement, can have a profound impact on a person's life; therefore, I focus on practicing what I preach.
3) What is your specialty/niche when it comes to being a (future) physical therapist?
I knew that I wanted to work in an outpatient/sports setting prior to going to PT school. I have experienced other settings, but I really enjoy helping motivated individuals get back to their sport or hobbies. In addition, I am passionate about working with adolescents and young adults. I wasn't a great athlete, and if I knew then what I know now, I wondered how much of a better athlete I would have been. I cannot change the past, but I can influence the next generation of athletes.
4) What are you most looking forward to joining the Rehab 2 Perform team?
I have followed R2P on social media, and I have seen and heard of their great reputation. I wanted to be around an organization that holds similar values as I do. Their core values focus on putting the patient first, empowering and educating the patients. The culture, atmosphere and environment at R2P is ideal for me. Most importantly, I look forward to learning from everyone. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience to learn from at this clinic.
5) What are your plans on trying to engage and connect with the Frederick community?
I appreciate R2P's involvement with Frederick's community. It feels good to be a part of an organization that wants to make a difference in the community. Recently, everyone at the Frederick R2P location took a few hours out of their day to serve food, clean tables, clear dishes and trays, and communicate with people in the community at the Frederick Rescue Mission. How many organizations closed down their business to provide these services? Probably very few. That is how this organization contributes to their community- they add value! I hope I can play my role by contributing to add value to my community. I can share information that I am passionate about and continue to get involved in more events like the Frederick Rescue Mission.


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Butz Choquin Titanium sandblasted black pipe 1319
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The Butz Choquin Titanium Sandblasted black pipe 1319 is a pipe with a large bowl. Made in Saint Claude in the Butz Choquin workshops.
The bent shape has a nice and pleasant grip.
The briar wood is sandblasted with a black finish. Moreover, the top of the bowl is covered by a silvered layer or metal in order to protect the area from the heat.
This pipe is fitted with a 9mm filter. This activ coal filter traps tar and moist from the smoke. However, you can use an adaptor instead of the 9mm filter. Use the filter that suits you the most !
A large pipe with original finish.
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|Chamber depth
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Why Middle School Sucks for Introverts and Three Ways to Change It
Once a week I volunteer at my son's middle school and all those old feelings of dread and discomfort come flooding back. I hated middle school when I was a kid and if I were to attend today, with all the wisdom and experience I've gained in the 30 years since, I'd still despise it just as much. That's because I'm an introvert and middle schools don't treat introverts well.
In Middle School the Extroverts Seize Control and the Introverts Are Silenced
Middle school marks a shift as the social order starts to take shape. The loud, popular kids seize control, dominating classroom discussions and setting the agenda on what's cool, what's not cool, who's cool, and who's not cool. The introverts become the less popular kids and get silenced. Their intelligence, thoughtfulness, and compassion get trampled by the extroverts, and they may never feel empowered again.
Suicide Is Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Middle School Students
Some suffer from depression. Some withdrawal. Some turn to drugs and alcohol. Some even commit suicide. A recent report revealed suicide has now replaced car crashes as the leading cause of death among U.S. middle school students. If parents want to help their children through these difficult times, they must understand that middle schools don't do nearly enough to accommodate introverts and they should push to change this.
It's Time to Empower Introverts at Middle School!
There are some simple things middle schools can do to make sure introverts get their voices heard and their needs met. Teachers and administrators should know that one-third to one-half of their students are introverts, and they should receive training on how to present lessons and offer activities that involve and empower them. As it stands now, middle school is the kingdom of extroverts and introverts must adapt and endure, never feeling they belong but not understanding why. Here are 3 ways to empower introverts at middle school:
1. Ask the Question: "What About the Introverts?"
Considering that as many as half of their students are introverts, it only makes sense that teachers and administrators ask this question, but many don't. Instruction gets geared toward extroverts because they are more vocal and visible. When volunteering at my son's middle school, I'm only there for a couple of hours but leave thoroughly depleted. I can't wait to get to the quiet of my car where I can finally decompress. That's because, as an introvert, I'm drained by the all the noise and chatter, the crowded hallways, the packed classrooms, the interruptions, and the lack of order. While extroverts find these experiences invigorating, introverts do not.
Middle School Is Draining for Introverts
An introverted student, going from one high energy class to another, gets exhausted by middle school. They arrive home, go to their rooms, and stay there for hours, unwinding from the day's assault. Their parents may worry about them and wonder why they're isolating. They may think they're depressed but, in most cases, they're just tired and overwhelmed.
Introverts at Middle School Need a Well-Rounded Day
In elementary school, most of these kids had only one teacher who fashioned a well-rounded day for them. At middle school, though, this is no longer the case. That's why it's imperative that teachers and administrators ask the question, "What about the introverts?" If they did, they'd remember to include the following in their classes:
quiet time for reading, writing, and reflecting
small group projects (3-5 students) where everyone gets to share their thoughts and opinions without the pressure of talking in front of the entire group
partner learning when students work together in a deep, meaningful way
choice time where students may select a solitary activity
2. Consistently Enforce "Wait Time"
Many middle school teachers think their students shouldn't have to raise their hands and wait to get called upon like their did in elementary school. They let their students call out answers so the discussion is more invigorating and spontaneous. There's just one problem with this: the same voices get heard again and again while the others go silent. This is especially tragic because the silent voices of the introverts are often the most deliberate, thoughtful, and compassionate ones.
Introverts at Middle School Need Time to Formulate a Thoughtful Response
When I was teaching, I experienced how frustrating it is to get overlooked during our weekly faculty meetings. The two teachers in charge were extroverts—fast-talking take-charge women who liked to move the meetings along at warp-speed. They'd present the first item on the agenda and, by the time I had formulated something meaningful to say, they had already moved on to the second, third, and fourth items. It was maddening because I had a lot to contribute but needed more time to think. Unlike extroverts, introverts hesitate to say whatever pops into their heads.
It Only Takes 3-7 Seconds to Make a Huge Difference for Middle School Introverts
An easy remedy for this problem at middle school is for teachers to consistently use wait time. Wait time is a term used in education that refers to the period between a teacher asking a question and calling on someone to answer. The ideal amount of time experts recommend is between 3 and 7 seconds. This short amount of time gives all students—extroverts and introverts alike—an opportunity to formulate an intelligent response.
Wait Time Should Become a School-Wide Policy
For wait time to work, however, middle school teachers must insist that students raise their hands and wait to get called upon each and every time. It's especially helpful if administrators establish this as a school-wide policy so it's consistently used and enforced in all the classrooms. If teachers understand that the policy of raising hands and using wait time is to benefit introverted students, they will most likely get on board.
3. Introduce Extracurricular Activities That Appeal to Introverts
In her ground-breaking book, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, Susan Cain writes about a high school in Silicon Valley that adjusted its extracurricular activities to suit its high percentage of introverted students. Since many teenagers there didn't enjoy the traditional after-school offerings—football, volleyball, marching band, and cheer-leading—the school added activities that appealed to introverts. Schools once thought introverted students didn't want to take part in any extracurricular activities, but that's not the case. They simply want what fits their personalities, strengths, and interests.
Extracurricular Activities That Appeal to Introverts at Middle School
Many introverts don't like team sports but still enjoy competition in individual ones such as golf, tennis, rowing, ice-skating, and running. Others don't like the competitive aspect of sports but like to stay fit both physically and mentally with activities such as yoga, aerobics, and walking. Many introverts thrive at pursuits where they help the community: volunteering at the Humane Society, a community garden, or a senior citizen home. Many also favor cerebral experiences such as playing chess, checkers, and various board games or being part of a book club.
Finally a Book That Represents (and Celebrates) Us Introverts!
As an introvert, this book helped me immensely to understand myself and others like me – to know I wasn't alone. For most of my life, I wondered why social activities were no fun and left me feeling drained and irritable. After reading this book, I accepted myself in a new, profound way and started to treat myself with more love and compassion. I stopped beating myself up and started giving myself more alone time to decompress and re-charge my battery.
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After nearly three weeks in Costa Rica, I can get back into my normal routine. I'll be returning to my usual Sunday blog posts but before that I feel I need to get something off my chest.
For most of my life, I have bitten my lip and done my best to be polite when dealing with micro-aggressions. I don't always practise what I preach, which I find really frustrating. If I find myself angry or upset, I tend to check with others to see if my feelings are justified – I often wonder if I'm going mad so I seek validation from others. I want to challenge this pattern of behaviour and that's why I'm writing this today.
A couple of months ago, I participated in a discussion on pin-up subculture. After the interview, I entered into conversation with my interviewer which ended up being problematic. I cannot post the conversation because the interviewer was very clear about not giving permission. I am sharing my experience and reactions to the conversation. I am sorry that the lack of screenshots and quotes removes context and meaning but I can't risk the repercussions.
I spoke to several friends about this conversation and now I feel comfortable enough to share my opinions on the matter.
- I never gave permission for my information to be shared outside of the interview itself and posts on their social media pages.
- I didn't feel comfortable being approached about participating in a contest when I know that many others do not receive the same treatment. It's unfair; it gives me an advantage (even though my name wasn't mentioned) and others a disadvantage. How is it a fair contest if some people are approached and encouraged and others are not?
- I have the privilege of having the time and means to share my writing with the world. My ability to write is subjective too. There are lots of people out there who can write much better than me – they're just not able to share it. Again, that is unfair.
- I cannot stand the how do you improve diversity without tokenism? question. Marginalised people are not a tick-list, we are not a bloody pick 'n' mix. It's demeaning to be told that they'd like a south Asian one, a trans one, etc. I think I find this question so aggravating because I know people have written to organisers with suggestions of how to make events more inclusive. Alixis Lupien of Ains & Elke StyleHaus wrote a letter with a list of suggestions from banning the confederate flag to offering hair classes for more than one hair type. Listening to POC and other marginalised groups to create an environment of inclusion will have more impact than a token tick-list.
- I'm tired of performing emotional labour and having to justify my feelings. There is a wealth of information online – I shouldn't have to explain why I feel uncomfortable or what you can do to improve diversity.
I know full well that this post will not make me popular (to be honest, I never have been). Some will say I'm being over-sensitive, some will say I'm being aggressive. However, in the immortal words of Audre Lorde: 'Your silence will not protect you'. I won't make things better for myself or those from other marginalised groups if I remain quiet and polite. Of course, I'm fully aware that there are bigger and worse issues in the world but I'm starting here. I can't encourage others without acting myself. I have to practise what I preach.
Marginalised people do not have to be grateful for bones thrown to them. Marginalised people must not be tokenised. Marginalised people deserve better.
Thanks to several incredibly supportive friends for giving me the confidence to write this. We fight the good fight together.


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you know what's weird? we're all STUCK in our instrument tribes. we talk to people who play our instrument, we learn from teachers who play our instrument, and we never break out of the box. it's always been like this. during my musical education, i never used to talk to oboe players, violists, or french hornists... only percussionists.
that means that we've been developing methods for auditions internally, without exposure to the many other perspectives out there. we might have developed some really amazing things - things that oboe players, violists, or french hornists could really use! but also, we are probably missing a bunch of things. i would love to know more about how different instruments approach audition preparation, because there's just so much to learn.
the more you think about it, the old system doesn't really make sense.
your audition committee isn't going to be exclusively made up of people who play your instrument. in fact, the opposite is much more likely. during my audition for the MET orchestra, there were 13 people on the panel, and only 4 of them were percussionists. that means that i could have gotten 'no' votes from every single percussionist/timpanist and still won the job!
so that's why i created an all-new facebook group. it's an instrument-nonspecific group where musicians of all types can come together and discuss auditions. i'd love it if you joined. in fact, i'm going to be on there all day answering questions, chatting, and discussing everything about auditions.
it's called auditionhacker: a place to talk about auditions.
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We want to know which 60-Second Schlumberger video is your 2018 winner.
Every year, Schlumberger interns are invited to create a 60-second video highlighting their internship experience, with this year's entries reflecting the theme of diversity within the workplace.
Whilst our judges have been hard at work narrowing the 56 entries down to 12 and selecting our official winners, we were so impressed with the entries, we want to hear from you which video you think is best.
This year, we are introducing the People's Choice Award, whereby the video with the most views will also receive a small prize. The People's Choice winner will be announced on November 30, 2018 at 12pm GMT, based on the video with the highest number of views recorded in YouTube on November 29, 2018 at 4pm GMT.
We'll then announce the official Runner-up video on December 5, and this year's global competition winner on December 7.
This year's videos are great fun, so get watching and sharing to help your choice win a prize.
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DINEX CRANE company was established with the support of the Korean Crane Association (KCA), to unite the best of engineers with experience in the design of korean cargo cranes, in such well-known companies as Kanglim, Soosan, Donghae.
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If an employee has violated the law or your employment policies, you should follow your general disciplinary policies and procedures in making decisions regarding disciplinary action.
Your disciplinary action should include:
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- Ensure that discipline is consistent for all employees
- Give employees fair warning that they have violated company policies
- Give employees an opportunity to improve
- Create a paper trail of evidence to show what the employee did and how you responded
Be sure you follow your disciplinary action system consistently. Disciplining some employees but not others for the same types of problems is just asking for a discrimination claim.
Watch out for retaliation.
Almost all of the federal employment laws prohibit retaliation against employees who exercise their rights under those laws. That includes the employment discrimination statutes as well as other laws granting protections to employees, such as the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act), the FLSA (Fair labor Standards Act) and many more.
In general, retaliation is any adverse action that is taken against an employee for filing a complaint, supporting another employee's complaint, or otherwise asserting the employee's rights under a federal employment law. The most common types of retaliation claim involves an employee who alleges he or she was fired for complaining about harassment or discrimination.
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If you make the wrong decision about termination for someone, a growing number of courts say that when an employee claims he was wrongfully discharged for misconduct, the issue isn't whether he is guilty but whether you reasonably believed he was guilty.
Document everything!
No matter how honest and fair your disciplinary procedures or evaluations are, it won't mean much in court without clear documentation to support your decision.
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While Pinegrow WP offers a really convenient way to setup all the WordPress actions directly from your HTML templates, there comes times when a web developer needs a bit of organization in his workflow, not only because such an approach is cleaner, but also for maintenance and evolution purposes. It's always a good idea to consider solutions that can definitely ease your job.
Why create a settings page?
As we have seen in Kyeong Jun Lee interview, there is a very smart technique to free your template from the global WordPress settings like the Custom Post types action, the Customizer sections, the Taxonomies, the Register Sidebars action and the scripts & CSS enqueuing. We call it the Settings Page.
So basically, a Settings Page is a configuration file that is not part of the theme but that serve to setup all the features that are not related to one specific template but to the whole theme. During the theme export, these settings end up in the functions.php file.
Before starting a settings page, be sure to read How to start your WordPress theme development with Pinegrow WP. A clear vision about how your theme will be structured is the key to success for such a technique.
It is recommended to start your settings page before adding any WordPress actions other than WordPress site in your HTML template.
How to create a settings page?
For this tutorial, we consider that you already have created your theme master page.
First, create a blank page and save it with the name functions.html (or any name of your choice). From the Framework & Plugin Manager (menu File > Manage Frameworks) activate WordPress.
From the tree, select the Body element of the page and add WordPress Site.
You are now ready to configure the options:
- Use master page: index.html <- This is the name of your existing master page
- Preview page url: not needed
- Don't export this page: checked
While the functions.html page itself will not be exported, the WordPress settings will be applied to the functions.php file which is automatically generated during an export.
You can now setup your sections and for that, you can use a very basic HTML structure. There's no need for a complicated design, the idea is to clearly visualize and access your different settings.
You can decide of any presentation you want, the settings page is not public and will not be viewed in a browser. It is just meant to provide you with a way to set and maintain your global theme settings from Pinegrow.
You can create as many sections as the type of features that you plan to use. In each section, you create lists with the elements corresponding to the needs of your theme.
For example: If you plan to use 3 different custom post types, your create a Custom Post Types section and in that section, from the LIB panel, you add a standard list in which you simply enter the names of the 3 post types.
Then, for each of the 3 items from the list, you add the Register post type action and configure the settings just like you usually do when you work directly from the HTML template.
Note: Loops and custom WP queries remain in your HTML theme template.
You can do the same for the Customizer sections:
If you plan to provide 12 different customizer sections (yes, it is huge!) your can create dedicated section in which you enter the names of the sections.
Then, for each of the 12 sections, you add the Add customizer section action and configure the settings just like you usually do when you work directly from the HTML template.
Note: Customizer controls remain in your HTML theme template.
And the process is the very same for Taxonomies, Sidebars and scripts & CSS enqueuing.
What to do when the Settings page is done?
Once your settings page is ready, you can start to add WordPress actions as usual in your HTML theme template. From now on, if you must add a global feature or if you want to modify an existing one, you'll need to go through your settings page. You will not have to dig anymore in complicated templates structures to find the action you really need to update or eventually remove 🙂
Note: If you join our Course on UDEMY, you'll find a bonus demo video dedicated to that particular topic. (Check for Section 4 – Bonus Tracks)
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The breathtaking view from Jordan River's campground is being enjoyed once again, after BC Hydro's announcement in May that they will buy homes at fair market value once available, instead of immediately. This all began with the paranoia of what could happen to the land after a major earthquake.
News that Jordan River won't be a Ghost Town right away has made locals, surfers, backpackers and campers rejoice, putting a spark back into the little town.
One of those sparks is the Cold Shoulder Cafe.
Cold Shoulder Cafe opened last September where Shell's Fish & Chips and corner store used to be. They're showing great promise as they've made it through a slower tourist season and seem to always be busy, even on Tuesday nights. It may have something to do with the owners being local surfers and understanding the vibe of their community.
Josh Constandinou, Murray Higgins, Christine Winsby, Shawna Knight, Ella Constandinou, Josey Legalis, Sage Boisvert, Jeremy Knight and Ruby Spurr make up the large, supportive team of Cold Shoulder.
"The Cold Shoulder was an idea started by a few friends, and was a place that we always imagined would exist," commented co-owner Murray Higgins. "We were over waiting for it to happen. We needed a hub or meeting place to enjoy the days and welcome the people travelling through this beautiful little piece of the world."
The cafe is unique as their kitchen is a newly painted food trailer and all the seating is in the cafe's building and outside. This makes for a booming business as they can take their kitchen anywhere they want, including the recent Tall Tree Music Festival. "[Tall Tree] was amazing. Never would I have thought it was going to be so challenging. We felt like we survived a fierce battle afterwards, it was a huge success."
At the moment their menu is fairly simple and is evolving, but you can find homey items like the bacon cheese burger and kennebec fries or Christine's amazing homemade cookies on any given day.
"We have some ideas in mind for another small cafe," commented Higgins. "We have just expanded with the food trailer and there is some reno concept for the fall to make the shop more winter friendly outside. In 5 years we look forward to be doing it right, and right here still."
The Cold Shoulder team will also be busy this summer with friend's weddings, around the community, with a local motorcycle shop's event in August and this weekend at Rock the Shores!
"As small an area and community as [Jordan River is], there is truly an amazing amount of condensed things happening here: hiking, hunting, fishing, foraging, birding, paddle boarding, motorcycling, logging, camping and surfing to mention a few. These activities are all a big part of the demographic that keep us in business."
You can find Cold Shoulder Cafe on Facebook, Instagram or just drive to 11950 West Coast Rd.


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To mark the release of their graphic novel Science Comics: Rockets, Anne & Jerzy Drozd will be joining us in Grand rapids to host a FREE hands-on comic-making workshop as well as signing copies of their new book! Learn to draw your very own comic in this class geared towards ages 8-14.
Science Comics: Rockets explores the 2,000 years that rockets have been in existence. Dive into Newton's Laws of Motion—learning all about gravity, force, acceleration, and the history of rockets made in the past and rockets to be made in the future!
Anne & Jerzy would be happy to sign a copy of the book just for you. Give us a call at 616-776-9013 to preorder a copy, or pick one up at the event!
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Jerzy Drozd is one of the artists of The Warren Commission Report. He has drawn special projects for Marvel Comics, Nickelodeon, and others. His favorite NASA mission is Apollo 15. He founded and runs the Ann Arbor Comics Arts Festival.
Anne Drozd is a public librarian by day and a cartoonist by night. She's an avid space exploration enthusiast and a card-holding member of the Planetary Society. Her favorite NASA mission is Apollo 12. Anne helps to introduce people to comics through her work at the Ann Arbor District Library and as co-organizer of the Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival.


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Before a person could call a service to get this kind of work done, it was up to the individual to get on their hands and knees and try to clean things up with water hoses or attachments. The pressure wasn't as good, and it just never really took it off. Others have decided to investigate the old steam cleaning or sand impacting alternatives, but everyone has its own problems, which is why power washing works in this position.
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We're working hard on shooting in Cornwall, which will form part of a short after Christmas, and part of the bigger picture later in 2017. It is really interesting how Cornwall especially is such a collection point for the whole south west approaches. I look back at my years editing Wavelength and in Bude before that, and how much it has changed. When I first started shooting in Bude, one of the first things I did was shoot fishing gear on the beach at Wanson, at the time not knowing that those shots would help tell a story further down the line. The Cornish Photo Journal is out this week as well, and so here is a sneak peak of some of the shots that are in it before the film comes out. I've been really lucky to have lived in the county for 10 years and shot every knook and cranny, and these shots reflect that.
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Frank has been involved with the Flying Trapeze for over 13 years. Frank has performed and taught all over Asia and parts of Europe before moving to the USA to further his flying and catching skills. Together with his identical twin brother, Rob, they have set up their own Flying Trapeze school in the heart of Sydney. After months of design and planning together, Sydney Trapeze School opens their doors, to extend and share the thrill and fun of flying to the general public.
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Rob started Flying Trapeze a year before his twin brother. He too has travelled the world, teaching and performing the Flying Trapeze. He has taught trapeze to many celebrites in the U.S and been involved in numerous movies and talk shows, promoting this fun activity! Rob relocated from New York back to Sunny Sydney to set up this unique school in the heart of Sydney!
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Jesse started his circus life at age 12. He has studied mime, classical ballet, contemporary dance and has completed a course in Advertising at Ultimo Tafe in 2007. Jesse has worked for many circus companies including being a core instructor at Cirkidz (Adelaide's premiere circus school), a tent hand and usher for Circus Oz, juggling & Circus instructor at Aerialize and at 18 he was invited to audition for Cirque Du Soleil. Jesse has been working as a Flying Trapeze performer / instructor for over 10 years.
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Moose is an STS kid having started at the age of 9 in one of the first kids classes. He has since grown up to be an avid juggler and now teaches the juggling and unicycling class. Having been a part of the Youth Performance Troupe since its beginnings he now finds himself instructing the class as well as continuing to enjoy training hard and performing in shows through the year. Moose now teaches Trampoline and Flying Trapeze as well as Juggling. You will find Moose either hanging upside down catching classes, jumping on the trampoline or throwing small humans in the air.
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With a background in Personal Training and a Level One Strength and Conditioning coach, Casey started off bringing his clients to Sydney Trapeze School for group fitness sessions to target their core muscles and have fun. He found that he enjoyed it so much that he signed up to many classes to learn the art of Trapeze. Casey still can't get enough and now teaches and passes on what he has learnt.
"Trapeze rocks!" - Casey Fenton
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Amber is currently studying a Bachelor of Physical Education and is competing at International levels in Acrobatics. Amber started attending the School regularly for the IPC classes. Being a talented acrobat, she managed to progress rapidly and is now one of the talented instructors at the school.
"Smile and point your toes!" - Amber Kaldor
|Sally Shaw - Instructor
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Sally has trained in RAD classical ballet, jazz, contemporary and lyrical dance for her HSC. Competing in many eisteddfods and dance competitions growing up, at the age of 16 she attended her first flying trapeze class and loved it! Sally started training silks in London's National Centre for Circus Arts in 2010, and within months was hooked doing multiple classes a week taking on learning lyra and fire poi. In 2011 she flew back from London and into the school to continue her love for aerial arts.
"Dance on the ground or en l'air" - Sally Shaw
|Katie McDonagh - Administration / Instructor
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Katie started at Sydney Trapeze School as a student in 2011 and fell in love with all things circus. She joined the Instructor Team in 2012 and specializes in Static Trapeze, Silks and Straps. Katie has a background in dance and Athletics focusing on 400m hurdles. Katie has trained intensively with professionals in Australia and Montreal to develop her aerial and performance skills and is excited to keep pushing the boundaries of possibilities.
"Upside Down and Inside Out" - Katie McDonagh
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Stone Age Learning
This term we have been looking at all things Stone Age!
In Outdoor Learning we have built a shelter from the branches we found, in an attempt to replicate a Stone Age home, check out the picturess to see our progress.
We also came across some bones, and discovered they made a dinosaur when we pieced them all together! Further exploring of the wildlife led to us going on an animal hunt around the school, and we found lots of mammoths.
So that we could stay safe we then crafted some Stone Age shields, axes and hammers to protect us from the dangerous beasts out in the wilderness.


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It goes without saying that there are a lot of great superhero comics out there, but it's always fun (and a little bit of a bummer) to see the great comics that didn't come out. Not every pitch is accepted, after all, and while a lot of them never leave the planning stages, there a few that make it all the way to being drawn, and sometimes, they are truly fantastic.
Case in point: A ten-apage story that animation artist Louie del Carmen and illustrator Bobby Chiu created a few years back for "a proposed Superman anthology" that never saw print. It did, however, make it all the way to roughs, and this week, del Carmen posted them on his website, telling the full story of Superman and Krypto teaming up to bust an illegal interstellar zoo. And it is pretty great.
Given that it's a ten-page story meant for an anthology series (which, if I had to guess, would probably be the sadly canceled Adventures of Superman), it's unsurprising that del Carmen and Chiu would opt for a simple, straightforward story. What's amazing, though, is how well they manage to nail the character of Superman in that simple sequence.
There's a lot of great action in there, too, and it's a testament to how much you can do with ten pages and a simple idea when you trim things down to their purest components. Even the rough, unfinished pages have a beautiful kind of energy to them.
The entire story can be read at del Carmen's website, and it's well worth checking out!
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Jill, Maisa and I visited Grampa and Gramma B. on Sunday and today.
We had a very enjoyable time out on the farm — riding the lawn tractor, playing with a ball, eating steak and seafood, and going to friend Marcos' farm.
Papa and Nana were at our house last week, helping us build shelves in our garage. They turned out really nice and created a ton of space for us.
Mr. B helped me open the pool before he left. Now the water is in the process of being cleaned (it needs to run through the sand filter for about a week before it's ready for swimming).
Sure wish the Dodgers were playing the Phillies now instead of whenever the two teams are scheduled to meet.
Who knew Philly would go into this kind of offensive slump? I heard they have scored nine runs in their last 10 games. With that lineup? Absolutely astounding.
It won't last, though. I'm sure Philly will be back to scoring 6, 7, 8 runs a game by the time they play Los Angeles.
Colorado's Ubaldo Jimenez vs. the crappy Giants lineup. It's almost unfair.
I caught the end of that game today on MLB Network. Rockies 4, Giants 0.
Jim Tracy let Ubaldo throw around 130 pitches. Just keep on doin' that, Trace. He'll never hurt his arm. 😉
Quick update on my teams…
- After losing two of three to the Cubs, the Dodgers went to Denver and beat the Rockies two out of three. Clayton Kershaw picked up the victory Sunday, but the star of the game was the bullpen, with one unearned run in four innings.
- The Lakers scored a surprising Game 6 win at Phoenix to advance to the NBA Finals. That makes three consecutive NBA Finals appearances for the Lake Show.


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Hartford Man Charged With Distributing Fentanyl And Heroin To Rocky Hill Overdose Victim
(HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Edwin Escribano, also known as "Bebo," 25, of Hartford, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with distributing heroin and fentanyl. Escribano appeared yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford and was ordered detained pending a detention hearing currently scheduled for June 2 at 12:30 p.m.
As alleged in court documents, on September 14, 2016, the Rocky Hill Police Department and emergency medical personnel responded to a restaurant on a report of a male who had overdosed and was not breathing. The male, who was 29 years old, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Officers seized drug and non-drug evidence, including a cellophane tourniquet and syringe in the restaurant bathroom that ultimately tested positive for the presence of heroin and fentanyl. The investigation, which included analysis of the victim's cellphone, revealed that Escribano had provided the drugs to the victim shortly before the victim's death.
The complaint charges Escribano with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of fentanyl and heroin, an offense that carries a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
This matter is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Rocky Hill Police Department.


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The folks at Sharp Sight Labs show how to create a professional-looking filled map in R, including highlighting specific countries:
Let's point out a few things.
First, the fill color scale has been carefully crafted to optimally show differences between countries.
Second, we are simultaneously using the highlighting technique to highlight the OPEC countries.
Finally, notice that we're using the title to "tell a story" about the highlighted data.
All told, there is a lot going on in this example.
It's a very interesting example of building higher-quality visuals in R. I also give them kudos for picking five colors which work for people with every kind of Color Vision Deficiency. H/T R-Bloggers
Luba Belokon walks through some sample customer retention analysis queries written in SQL:
Customer retention curves are essential to any business looking to understand its clients and will go a long way towards explaining other things like sales figures or the impact of marketing initiatives. They are an easy way to visualize a key interaction between customers and the business, which is to say, whether or not customers return — and at what rate — after the first visit.
The first step to building a customer retention curve is to identify those who visited your business during the reference period, what I will call p1. It is important that the length of the period chosen is a reasonable one, and reflects the expected frequency of visits.
Different types of businesses are going to expect their customers to return at different rates:
A coffee shop may choose to use an expected frequency of visits of once a week.
A supermarket may choose a longer period, perhaps two weeks or one month.
In this case, I think the motivation portion is better than the queries themselves, but the article definitely works as an inspiration for building out good measures of frequency of occurrence.
Hojjat Jafarpour announces Kafka's KSQL version 0.3:
Additionally, we have taken the first steps to provide metrics and observability in KSQL. This greatly enhances the operability of KSQL, like in cases where you're monitoring KSQL capacity or when diagnosing issues. You can now see different metrics for streams, tables, and queries for every KSQL server instance.
For streams and tables, we now have
DESCRIBE EXTENDED <stream/table name>statement to show statistics, such as number of messages processed per second, total messages, the time when the last message was received, as well as corresponding failure metrics.
Looks like they're building it out a piece at a time.
Mark Vaillancourt shows how to run an R script inside Power BI Desktop:
All of the options I will show require you to have R installed on your machine. I am using R version 3.4.3 I got here as well as R Studio (an IDE: Integrated Scripting Environment) version 1.1.383 I obtained here. You can also use Microsoft R Open, which you can get here. All are free. I am choosing base R and R Studio because I want to play with/show the use of non-Microsoft tools in conjunction with Microsoft tools. I am using 2.53.4954.481 64-bit (December 2017) of Power BI Desktop. Note that things could look/behave differently in other version of Power BI Desktop.
For this post, I am using a well-known dataset known as the Iris dataset, which you can read about here. I downloaded the zip file from here to obtain a csv file of the data set for one of my examples. The Iris dataset is also included in the "datasets" package in R Studio, which I will use as well.
Note: A key R concept to understand is that of a data frame, which is essentially just data in a tabular format. In a data frame, the "columns" are actually called "variables."
Once you have R and an R IDE installed, Power BI Desktop will detect them. You can see this in the Power BI Desktop Options.
Mark shows you step by step using some snazzy SnagIt imagery.
John Mount has some good advice for R users running Spark queries:
For some time we have been teaching
Rusers "when working with wide tables on Spark or on databases: narrow to the columns you really want to work with early in your analysis."
The idea behind the advice is: working with fewer columns makes for quicker queries.
The issue arises because wide tables (200 to 1000 columns) are quite common in big-data analytics projects. Often these are "denormalized marts" that are used to drive many different projects. For any one project only a small subset of the columns may be relevant in a calculation.
Some wonder is this really an issue or is it something one can ignore in the hope the downstream query optimizer fixes the problem. In this note we will show the effect is real.
This is good advice for more than just dealing with R on Spark.
Brent Ozar asks (and answers) an interesting question:
Do Disabled Indexes Affect Missing Index Recommendations?
I'm so glad you asked! Let's take a look.
Read on to learn if Betteridge's law of headlines holds.
Kenneth Fisher shows how to generate music with Powershell:
Happy holidays everyone! Ok, this isn't even remotely related to SQL Server but it sounded fun. I found someone playing music using Powershell (I lost the link, sorry) and thought Christmas Music!
Not the most efficient way to generate music, but it'll do.
Jason Squires has an example of combining dbatools with Pester to build out SQL Server instance quality reports:
With what I have learned from Pester, it seems to be best to test each command on its own. That got me to thinking, what if I walk into a large environment and I want to see an enterprise summary of best practices? I started working on a few different versions with the ultimate goal of using dbatools function Get-DbaRegisteredServer. I have included a few examples of Test functions that include best practices, as well as some default database best practices all from dbatools.
In my first run, I wanted to make sure that I can pass multiple servers with multiple tests and came up with the below script. You will notice the top section that uses the Get-Dba functions, I had to supply my own values of the properties I am testing. In the bottom section, you will notice that dbatools Test-Dba functions have the IsBestPractice property already and that is all you have to test against.
Read on for a sample of what you can do.
Ginger Keys troubleshoots a connectivity failure in a two-node Availability Group:
The AlwaysOn Health Events were consistent with the SQL Server Logs. I discovered that the Windows Server Failover Cluster had been down (but was back online), and that the AlwaysOn Group had failed over and back. But the culprit to my secondary replica and databases being disconnected was an endpoint issue. I found in my SQL Server logs the service account running AlwaysOn had for some reason lost its permissions to connect to the endpoint:
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Best Places to See in Spain: Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza, Valencia
It has been my dream to visit Spain since I was 19. This was my first time planning a trip of this length on my own, and I wanted to share some of the things I learned.
Best Sights
Planning this trip to Spain definitely proved to be a challenge. My boyfriend had only been out of the country to Mexico, and once to Jamaica. So a Eurotrip was not something he was an expert at. I had always wanted to visit Spain, but never to see any particular sight. I just wanted to soak up the culture and see if it was a place I would ever want to live.
My personal favorite places were:
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium [Madrid] home to Real Madrid CF. We watched Real Madrid beat Juventus in the 90th minute and it was insane! The energy was crazy because they hadn't scored all game. They just needed one goal to make it to the finals so that was such a moment.
City of Arts & Sciences [Valencia] a massive science center where you can go visit the
· L'Hemisfèric a gorgeous building that houses an IMAX theater playing movies about the galaxy
· The Science Museum, which I paid to visit, where you can see everything from a dinosaur exhibit to interactive science experiments about how mirrors work.
· L'Oceanogràfic is an aquarium with a gorgeous entrance. I tried to go but I got there just as they closed.
· The Palace of the Arts, which I mistakenly thought was an art museum, is really an opera house. I haven't been in an opera house since I visited Sydney Australia in 2001!
La Barceloneta [Barcelona] is a neighborhood right on the coast of the Mediterrean. This is the home of the famous W hotel. On this man made beach there are vendors selling mojitos and margaritas, people tanning and riding bikes. It almost felt like California, except for the extreme blue water. The best part of this spot was visiting the W hotel. It would not be my top choice to swim at this beach, but we made our way to the W and ate at Salt restaurant. Despite being overprice, the service and view just couldn't be beat.
Valencia Cathedral [Valencia] is known as home to the holy chalice, or holy grail. I was able to lay my eyes upon what is believed to be precious cup from which Jesus drank! This cathedral really made a lasting impression on me. I've been to a few cathedrals around Europe (France, England) but this was the first time I did a guided tour and really paid attention. I learned about neoclassical art and gothic style architecture. This place is a must see.
Ibiza in general is a must visit, but you have to do this in the summer during season. We went and the clubs were 99% closed, and it was cold. We had scheduled a paddle boarding session that got cancelled because of the wind. But on the day that I left the sun came out in full force, and I got a glimpse of how beautiful that island can be. I have to go back and experience the full Ibiza effect. We stayed at THB Molinos, which was perfectly located and had an indoor pool & sauna. Perfect for the unpredictable weather.
Favorite Food
I am not going to lie to you – I think I lost weight on this trip. I was not feeling the food, and I fell into numerous tourist traps. From overpriced paella in Barcelona to stale chips in Valencia, I did not have much luck. Any foodies who can give me some tips for my next trip? I struggled because I do not like anchovies, olives, cheese, tomatoes, or anything I cannot immediately identify. But my much less picky boyfriend didn't have the greatest experience in this department either. I will say that I visited Casa Mingo based on recommendation from my old roommate, and it was the best chicken I have every had. Juicy, seasoned perfectly and nice sized portions. They also served their signature cider, which was almost like a dry version of Angry Orchard. That was delicious. That was the meal I remember most in Spain.
Culture Shock
I experience a few things that made it clear I was not home in California.
Staring. From the moment I got off the plane I felt like I was being stared at incessantly. It intensified in Madrid and I felt very uncomfortable at some points.
Butter. When I was at the delicious Casa Mingo and also a trendy chain called VIPS I asked for butter for my bread. This seemed like an odd request to the servers, and Casa Mingo actually would not bring me any butter.
Tipping. I don't think I have a good grasp on the world of tipping in Europe, but I generally believe that it is not expected. I really struggled with deciding when to tip and when to leave it be. I began to lean towards not tipping based on some google searches from expert travelers.
That is the long story short of my 2 weeks in Spain! It was amazing and I am eternally grateful I was able to visit.
Time of Year
My boyfriend and I visited Spain in April. Prior to visiting I had the idea that Spain has a similar weather pattern to California. In this case, I was very wrong. We arrived to Barcelona in mid-April and the temperature was around 63 degree Fahrenheit or so during the day. Madrid was much colder and we spent time walking around in 40-45 degree Fahrenheit. ON a trip to the Royal Palace of Madrid the clouds burst into a rainstorm and I picked up a souvenir umbrella. Not sure I'll ever use it again but it's cute!
Sieze Eternity,
Jocelyn Harper


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March 12, 2015
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Federal Jury Convicts Guatemalan For Cocaine And Methamphetamine Conspiracy
LAKE CHARLES, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that, after a two-day trial, a federal jury found a Guatemalan guilty of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute more than $1.5 million worth of cocaine and $75,000 worth of methamphetamine.
Jose Gabriel Mendez, 35, a Guatemalan living in Texas, was found guilty of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Judge Donald E. Walter presided over the trial. The defendant's trial started Tuesday and ended Wednesday afternoon with the jury returning the guilty verdict after deliberating for approximately two hours. Evidence admitted at trial showed that law enforcement agents conducted a traffic stop on October 15, 2014, of a 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup truck driven by Mendez. Further investigation by Corporal Kevin Hoover of the Calcasieu Parish Combined Anti-Drug Task (CAT) revealed 516 grams of methamphetamine and 15 kilograms of cocaine hidden in the four door panels and tire jack compartment of the truck.
Mendez faces 10 years to life in prison, five years of supervised release and a $10 million fine. Sentencing is set for June 29, 2015. Mendez's co-conspirator in the indictment, Jack Edward Lane, 67, of Brownsville, Texas, previously pleaded guilty to the drug conspiracy on January 20, 2015. Sentencing is set for April 15, 2015.
The DEA and Calcasieu Parish Combined Anti-Drug Task Force conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David C. Joseph and Howard C. Parker prosecuted the case.
Parents and children are encouraged to educate themselves about the dangers of drugs by visiting DEA's interactive websites at www.JustThinkTwice.com, www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com and www.dea.gov.


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