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CHICAGO --- For lunch, Joy Hesemann loved to dive into a platter of deep-fried, crunchy chicken tenders with a side of ranch dressing. At night, she'd fry up ground beef for Hamburger Helper or another boxed meal for her family's dinner. Later, she'd plop in front of the TV or computer screen and rip into a bag of Oreos or potato chips. "I knew I was constantly overeating and eating the wrong things, and I wasn't exercising," admitted Hesemann, 27, an administrative assistant from Streamwood, Ill. "I wanted to change, but I needed some motivation."
CHICAGO --- For lunch, Joy Hesemann loved to dive into a platter of deep-fried, crunchy chicken tenders with a side of ranch dressing. At night, she'd fry up ground beef for Hamburger Helper or another boxed meal for her family's dinner. Later, she'd plop in front of the TV or computer screen and rip into a bag of Oreos or potato chips.
"I knew I was constantly overeating and eating the wrong things, and I wasn't exercising," admitted Hesemann, 27, an administrative assistant from Streamwood, Ill. "I wanted to change, but I needed some motivation."
That came in the form of a new research study at Northwestern University investigating innovative ways to rehabilitate people with lousy health habits. The prerequisites: a chummy relationship with saturated fat but no acquaintance with fruits and vegetables; leisure time spent gazing at a TV or computer screen, along with an "allergy" to exercise.
In other words, a typical American lifestyle.
"That was me," Hesemann said. She signed up.
The study was designed by Bonnie Spring, a professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine, to make change as easy as possible.
Spring knows it's overwhelming for someone with a raft of unhealthy habits to overhaul an entire lifestyle. So she wants them to just change two unhealthy behaviors to see if the others will tag along. Sort of a buy two, get two free sale. Her method is based on the Behavioral Economics Theory used by Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman.
She's also helping these fat-food-loving couch dwellers flip their lifestyles with an arsenal of high-tech tools including a specially programmed Palm Pilot to monitor eating and exercise; virtual visits with a personal coach and an accelerometer which straps around the waist to record the intensity of their movements. (You call that a brisk walk?)
Participants are assigned to eat more veggies and fruits or cut down on saturated fat; and cut back on "screen" time or increase exercise.
"We're trying to figure out which two behavior changes give you the maximum healthy bang for your buck on all unhealthy behaviors that we're trying to modify," Spring said.
"The new behaviors come along for the ride in one of two ways -- a complementary behavior or a substitute behavior," Spring explained. "If watching TV means you also snack when you watch, then eating and snacking are complementary behaviors for you. If I can get you to cut down on your TV, you'll probably automatically cut down on your snacking. I make your life simpler by just asking you to change one. The complementary behavior is a bonus that comes along for the ride."
"A substitute behavior replaces or crowds out another behavior," Spring said. An example would be eating more fruits and vegetables, so you would nibble strawberries instead of being elbow-deep in a bag of Cheetos.
Hesemann's assignment for the four-month study was to slash most saturated fat from her diet and break a sweat for an hour a day. She also got a crash course on healthier eating and strategies to inject more physical activity into her day such as taking the stairs instead of the elevator.
She recorded every bite of food and minute of exercise in the ever-present Palm Pilot, which had software to monitor her daily progress. With each entry, an image of a thermometer with a rising "temperature" showed her intake of saturated fat so far that day (she was allowed 20 grams) and her minutes of exercise.
"It was dreadful to have to write it down," Hesemann said about logging in her food. She learned her favorite fried chicken tenders lunch soared past her fat quota as did her beloved Italian sausages. "I said 'Oh, my god. I'm never eating those again!' I hated seeing that thermometer rise."
At the end of each day she'd download the data into her computer and send it to her personal coach. The coach would zip Hesemann encouraging e-mails ("You're doing a great job!") or friendly reminders to get off the couch ("You need 30 minutes more of activity each day.")
As with all participants, Hesemann's recordings in the Palm Pilot and contact with the personal coach gradually tapered off over the four-month period of the study. This latter period is when it gets interesting for Spring. She's waiting to see who falls off the wagon.
"It's really hard to maintain a new healthier lifestyle," Spring said. "At first it's novel and exciting and then the novelty wears off. You tend to revert back to the old habits. There's kind of an inertia that pulls you back."
Spring is anxious to see which two behavior changes best helped people maintain their healthier habits. But she won't know the results until the study ends in 2008.
In the meantime, Joy Hesemann now races up and down the stairs at work instead of punching elevator buttons and hits the gym three days a week. She bakes skinless chicken for dinner and nibbles strawberries for dessert. She's lost 40 pounds and dropped three dress sizes. She's even eliminated high fat foods from her 6-year-old daughter's meals. Six month after the study, Hesemann's new healthy ways show no sign of abating.
"This program made me more conscious of the foods I'm eating. And the exercise is a blast. I still have my fallbacks, but if I go to McDonald's I'll get the grilled chicken sandwich instead of the comforting, nasty foods. For me this is a new way of life. "

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Hardy, deciduous perennials for shaded gardens with large, bold leaves often marked with contrasting colors. Leaves range in shape from round to lance-shaped, and colors can be yellow to green to blue, often with white, yellow or green marginal markings. Lavender or white flowers grow on 2 foot stalks in early summer. Wonderful contrast when planted with small-leaved plants, adding texture to the landscape. This species has ovate to heart-shaped, slightly wavy, glossy, light green leaves, 6-11 inches long, with prominent, widely spaced, raised veins. Bears trumpet-shaped, very fragrant white flowers, 4 inches long, on leafy, bright green stalks, 26-30 inches tall, in late summer and early fall. 24 inches tall, 36 inches wide. Prefers a sunny site. 'Aphrodite' bears double flowers that hardly ever open. 'Venus' has ovate wavy leaves, 9 inches long, and bears double flowers 4 inches long.
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Cultivar: n/aFamily: Liliaceae
Size: Height: 2 ft. to 2 ft.
Width: 3 ft. to 3 ft.
Plant Category: ground covers, perennials,
Plant Characteristics: low maintenance,
Foliage Characteristics: deciduous,
Flower Characteristics: long lasting,
Flower Color: whites,
Tolerances: deer, seashore,
Bloomtime Range: Late Summer to Early Fall
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9
AHS Heat Zone: 2 to 2
Light Range: Part Sun to Full Sun
pH Range: 5.5 to 6.5
Soil Range: Some Sand to Clay Loam
Water Range: Normal to Moist
Plant Care
How-to : Fertilization for Annuals and PerennialsAnnuals and perennials may be fertilized using: 1.water-soluble, quick release fertilizers; 2. temperature controlled slow-release fertilizers; or 3. organic fertilizers such as fish emulsion. Water soluble fertilizers are generally used every two weeks during the growing season or per label instructions. Controlled, slow-release fertilizers are worked into the soil ususally only once during the growing season or per label directions. For organic fertilizers such as fish emulsion, follow label directions as they may vary per product.
Conditions : Full to Partial ShadeFull shade means there is little or no light in the growing zone. Shade can be the result of a mature stand of trees or shadows cast by a house or building. Plants that require full shade are usually susceptible to sunburn. Full shade beneath trees may pose additional problems; not only is there no light, but competition for water, nutrients and root space.
Partial shade means that an area receives filtered light, often through tall branches of an open growing tree. Root competition is usually less. Partial shade can also be achieved by locating a plant beneath an arbor or lathe-like structure. Shadier sides of a building are normally the northern or northeastern sides. These sides also tend to be a little cooler. It is not uncommon for plants that can tolerate full sun or some sun in cooler climates to require some shade in warmer climates due to stress placed on the plant from reduced moisture and excessive heat.
Conditions : Moist and Well DrainedMoist and well drained means exactly what it sounds like. Soil is moist without being soggy because the texture of the soil allows excess moisture to drain away. Most plants like about 1 inch of water per week. Amending your soil with compost will help improve texture and water holding or draining capacity. A 3 inch layer of mulch will help to maintain soil moisture and studies have shown that mulched plants grow faster than non-mulched plants.
How-to : Preparing Garden BedsUse a soil testing kit to determine the acidity or alkalinity of the soil before beginning any garden bed preparation. This will help you determine which plants are best suited for your site. Check soil drainage and correct drainage where standing water remains. Clear weeds and debris from planting areas and continue to remove weeds as soon as they come up.
A week to 10 days before planting, add 2 to 4 inches of aged manure or compost and work into the planting site to improve fertility and increase water retention and drainage. If soil composition is weak, a layer of topsoil should be considered as well. No matter if your soil is sand or clay, it can be improved by adding the same thing: organic matter. The more, the better; work deep into the soil. Prepare beds to an 18 inch deep for perennials. This will seem like a tremendous amount of work now, but will greatly pay off later. Besides, this is not something that is easily done later, once plants have been established.
How-to : Planting Perennials
Determine appropriate perennials for your garden by considering sun and shade through the day, exposure, water requirements, climate, soil makeup, seasonal color desired, and position of other garden plants and trees.
The best times to plant are spring and fall, when soil is workable and out of danger of frost. Fall plantings have the advantage that roots can develop and not have to compete with developing top growth as in the spring. Spring is more desirable for perennials that dislike wet conditions or for colder areas, allowing full establishment before first winter. Planting in summer or winter is not advisable for most plants, unless planting a more established sized plant.
To plant container-grown plants: Prepare planting holes with appropriate depth and space between. Water the plant thoroughly and let the excess water drain before carefully removing from the container. Carefully loosen the root ball and place the plant in the hole, working soil around the roots as you fill. If the plant is extremely root bound, separate roots with fingers. A few slits made with a pocket knife are okay, but should be kept to a minimum. Continue filling in soil and water thoroughly, protecting from direct sun until stable.
To plant bare-root plants: Plant as soon as possible after purchase. Prepare suitable planting holes, spread roots and work soil among roots as you fill in. Water well and protect from direct sun until stable.
To plant seedlings: A number of perennials produce self-sown seedlings that can be transplanted. You may also start your own seedling bed for transplanting. Prepare suitable planting holes, spacing appropriately for plant development. Gently lift the seedling and as much surrounding soil as possible with your garden trowel, and replant it immediately, firming soil with fingertips and water well. Shade from direct sun and water regularly until stable.
Pest : Slugs and SnailsSlugs and snails favor moist climates and are mollusks, not insects. They can be voracious feeders, eating just about anything that is not woody or highly scented. They may eat holes in leaves, strip entire stems, or completely devour seedlings and tender transplants, leaving behind tell-tale silvery, slimy trails.
Prevention and control: Keep your garden as clean as possible, eliminating hiding places such as leaf debris, over-turned pots, and tarps. Groundcover in shady places and heavy mulches provide protection from the elements and can be favorite hiding places. In the spring, patrol for and destroy eggs (clusters of small translucent spheres) and adults during dusk and dawn. Set out beer traps from late spring through fall.
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Look homeward, "change agents:" My #nationalwalkoutday message
by Michelle Malkin
Creators Syndicate
Copyright 2018
Here is my homework assignment for all the fist-clenching, gun control-demanding teenagers walking out of classrooms this week (and next week and next month) to protest school shootings:
Ask not what the rest of the country can do for your local school's safety; ask what your local school boards and superintendents have been failing to do for you.
Chances are, the adults closest to you — those most directly responsible for your security — have been shirking their primary duties, squandering scarce resources and deflecting blame.
Yes, it's glamorous and exciting to appear on "The Ellen Show," rub elbows with Eminem at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, pal around with Anderson Cooper, and soak up praise and donations from George Clooney and Oprah for shouting at the NRA, Republicans and President Trump.
Sure, it's fun to ditch your homework, parade around in "March For Our Lives" swag, and watch your Twitter mentions explode like SpaceX launches every time you indignantly accuse gun-owning moms of hating their own children.
It's lit like Bic to be the Democrats' new junior lobbyists, fundraisers and voter registration captains.
But when the media whirlwind dies down and the Everytown buses ship you back home, mundane realities will set in.
Negligence, incompetence and inattention to the core mission of education and ensuring students' safety don't just spring out of nowhere. They are not alien invaders descending upon your neighborhoods from thousands of miles of away to impose chaos and misery upon your erstwhile Edenic existence.
Take Broward County, Florida. The current superintendent, Robert Runcie, was hired to clean up encrusted corruption in the district and school board that dates back to the early 1990s and resulted in three statewide grand jury investigations in 1997, 2002 and 2011. That last report blasted "malefeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance" on the Democrat-dominated school board and within top management at the district. In fact, the grand jury concluded after probing waste, fraud and favor-trading in capital construction projects:
"The culture of misfeasance and malfeasance at the school district is so deeply ingrained, so longstanding and so severe that we believe (employees who blow the whistle) will either be subsumed into the existing culture or drummed out of the District as soon as current attention is diverted from the Board and District."
Indeed, one former building inspector who was fired in retaliation for warning about building code violations received a $45,000 settlement from the crooked school board. One board member was convicted on extortion, wire fraud and bribery charges involving school construction. Under Runcie, an $800 million renovation bond passed by voters in 2014 for school repairs on moldy, decaying buildings has been abjectly squandered; critics have alleged more bid-rigging, lax oversight and circumvention of graft reforms passed seven years ago.
The grand jury had issued a prophetic warning: "Bad habits and corrupt practices often return when the light of inquiry is turned off."
Five years later, the district was entangled in yet another fiscal scandal after the state auditor general determined the schools had misallocated $23 million in federal Title 1 funds for low-income students; had "failed to correct safety violations at some schools;" and "paid health insurance premiums for former employees who were ineligible and in some cases dead," according to the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
When public scrutiny is diverted to red herrings and politically expedient scapegoats, feckless educrats are all too happy to participate in accountability Kabuki theater. After the Parkland, Florida, shooting last month, Runcie immediately pounced: "If we really want to do something, spend money on adding more school resource officers and law enforcement."
What bunk. Continued profligacy is no violence prevention strategy. If school leaders can't exhibit basic fiscal discipline and stewardship, how can they be trusted to ensure classroom discipline and physical safety?
Is it any surprise that Runcie's social justice pandering to dismantle the "school to jailhouse pipeline" won him Obama administration accolades — while endangering the lives of children used as political pawns?
The same set of corruptocrats who were in place while cronies rigged bids for personal gain stood by while book-cookers rigged crime statistics to appease racial bean counters.
There were no district-wide walkouts and nationwide protests when Broward County parents of special-needs students were laughed at during a school board meeting as they exposed how their children had been bullied, beaten and bitten by tormentors without consequences in 2016. Nor was there a massive uproar last fall when the district acknowledged a whopping 480 incidents of alleged sexual harassment and abuse in its schools.
As a famous Chicago community organizer once quipped, "Change is hard." Selfies with gun control armbands is easy. Cleaning your own house, district and county is hard. Junkets to D.C. are easy. Digging through audits and public records is hard. Regurgitating Mad Libs-like talking points against the NRA and Second Amendment is easy.
Go back to class and look homeward, all you young "change agents." The faultiest faults are near, not far.


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Students at an Indian school wore cardboard boxes on their heads as an anti-cheating measure on October 16, 2019.
KARNATAKA, INDIA – A school in India has apologized after photos emerged of students wearing cardboard boxes on their heads during an exam to discourage cheating.
The Bhagat Pre-University College in Haveri, in India's southwestern Karnataka state, implemented a trial run of the new measure last Wednesday, according to school management head M.B. Sateesh.
A staff member photographed the students sitting in neat rows, their heads obscured by cardboard boxes.
The front of the boxes had been cut out, allowing students to see their desks and exam sheets but restricting their vision, similar to blinkers used on a horse.
The students were at the Bhagat Pre-University College in the town of Haveri, in India's Karnataka state.
The photos were posted on Facebook by a staff member and promptly went viral, according to CNN affiliate CNN-News18.
Before long, the school was facing widespread criticism on social media. Even government officials weighed in — S. Suresh Kumar, the state education minister, said in a tweet that the school's practice was "unacceptable."
"Nobody has any right to treat anybody more so students like animals," Kumar wrote. "This (perversion) will be dealt with aptly."
The school has provided authorities with a written explanation of the trial and an apology, Sateesh said.
The boxes had been an optional, parentally approved experiment, school officials said.
Sateesh emphasized that the trial was optional, the school had notified parents in advance — and only students with parental approval had been involved. Of the 72 students taking midterm exams that day, only 56 took part in the box experiment, he said.
"They said they were comfortable with the trial," Sateesh said. "The college did not harass any student, it was optional and some (students) experimented, some did not."
The students had brought their own boxes to school, and many took them off after 15 to 30 minutes, Sateesh said. The school asked all students to take off the boxes within an hour of the exam.
The school had faced a widespread and persistent cheating problem last year — leading to new anti-cheating experiments like the boxes, according to CNN-News18.
There has been a number of cheating scandals across India in recent years. One particularly prominent scandal in 2015 saw parents and family members in Bihar state scaling the exterior walls of school buildings to pass their children cheat sheets.
In a developing economy like India, education is a precious commodity — it could be the key for much of the population to get out of a vicious cycle of poverty. However, this also means many students are under heavy pressure not to just pass examinations, but to exceed expectations at all costs.
Critics have pointed to such pressure as a motivator to cheat, and a source of poor mental health among students — earlier this year, 19 students in the southern Indian state of Telangana took their own lives after the release of exam results.


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The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has appeared on Amazon today with an "in stock" date of November 7th. The device is being offered for £540 which translates to roughly $864.97 US dollars (although my cart said $930) SIM free and unlocked, which means if you've been saving up your pennies, you can expect AT&T and T-Mobile compatibility.
There's been a lot of talk on Verizon having the exclusive and while I think that could be true for US carriers offering the device, the international version is a little bit up in the air at this point. I understand a launch date from the online retailer KingofGadgets is by no means definitive but it's always fun to guess.
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Nusa Tenggara also known as Lesser Sunda. This area is one of Indonesia island and province. It contains about 550 islands and divided into two province; East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. This long island has so many volcanoes and mountains, divide into several regions with distinct languages and traditions. Predominantly Catholic and heavily influenced by the Portuguese, there are many examples of strong European cultural heritage, like the Easter procession held in Larantuka and royal regalia of the former king in Maumere.
Formerly little more than afterthought for most Bali-bound travelers, this region is now attracting more and more visitors, with Komodo National Park and Lombok leading the way.
West Nusa Tenggara has famous tourism area that is Lombok and Sumbawa. Lombok is tropical island which has a much quieter pace than nearby Bali, and is the gateway to eastern Indonesia. Here, you will visit mount Rinjani, waterfalls, glorious scenery and home to the Waktu Telu traditions. You will also visit the tiny islands of the west coast, popular with divers and a vital cog in the Asian backpaker circuit; Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan.
While Sumbawa is the large island to the east of Bali and Lombok. Sumbawa is known to some tourists for its great waves and sandy white beaches. Due to the somewhat trying process of getting there and the scarcity of cheap tourist facilities, the island is not visited much by non-surfing tourists which is unfortunate as parts of the island are quite beautiful.
East Nusa Tenggara also has Flores, Labuan Bajo, Solor archipelago, West Timor, Sawu islands, Sumba and Komodo island. Here, there is also Komodo National Park, the main tourist destination of Nusa Tenggara island. Komodo National Park includes three major islands: Komodo, Rinca and Padar, as well as numerous smaller islands creating a total surface area. As well as being home to the Komodo dragon, the Park provides refuge for many other notable terrestrial species such as the orange-footed scrub fowl, an endemic rat, and the Timor deer. Moreover, the Park includes one of the richest marine environments including coral reefs, mangroves, seagrass beds, seamounts, and semi-enclosed bays.
While Flores is in fact the island for the many fantastic wonders, intertwining natural, cultural, and religious metamorphic genesis. Flores, especially Labuan Bajo is the main gateway to Komodo National Park.Visit Flores is an opportunity that comes once in your life. It presents a wonderful nature. Its home of volcanoes, lakes (much known is three color lakes Kelimutu), many historical sites. Flores is also known for its white sand beaches.


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A First Look At Apple's macOS Sierra
by Brandon Chester on July 13, 2016 8:00 AM EST- Posted in
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As with past years, Apple's WWDC 2016 keynote showcased the upcoming updates to Apple's operating systems and developer tools. It's hard to believe that iOS is now on its tenth major version, which put Apple in an interesting position since their desktop operating system has been called OS X for many years now. Given that Apple's other operating systems are named iOS, watchOS, and tvOS, the name OS X has become a bit of an outlier. This year's release comes with a new name in the typical manner that OS X releases each had a specific name, but also a new name for the operating system itself. The 2016 version of Apple's operating system for Macs is named macOS Sierra.
While macOS adopts a new name, it retains the existing versioning system, with macOS Sierra being version 10.12. This makes sense when you consider the progression from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X, which then treated each release as a point update on top of ten and only dropped the Mac in the name in 2012. This kind of versioning is somewhat awkward, and will be more so when it gets to the point where the OS is version 10.20. It will be interesting to see if the next truly large update to macOS brings it to major version eleven, and it could be that Apple plans to keep it in sync with iOS with a new major version number each year, but only time will tell.
Like all updates to macOS, Sierra comes with a number of new features. With the bulk of Apple's device sales being mobile devices, there have been a number of features in recent versions of macOS that work to leverage how devices running macOS, iOS, and watchOS can work together. Having cloud sync across devices is one thing, but building and properly executing Apple's continuity features really requires control over the hardware and software stacks across all devices. Unfortunately it's difficult to test these features during Apple's beta period, but that just gives Apple's users things to look forward to later in the year.
More important than new features is whether or not a Mac can even be upgraded to macOS Sierra from OS X El Capitan. Apple has announced the compatibility list for Sierra, and there are some older Macs that have dropped off the list. I've put together a chart comparing the compatibility of Macs with El Captain and compatibility with Sierra.
OS X El Capitan | macOS Sierra | |
MacBook Pro | Mid 2007 and newer | 2010 and newer |
MacBook Air | Late 2008 and newer | 2010 and newer |
Old MacBook | Late 2008 aluminum and newer | Late 2009 and newer |
New MacBook | 2015 and newer | |
iMac | Mid 2007 and newer | Late 2009 and newer |
Mac Mini | Early 2009 and newer | 2010 and newer |
Mac Pro | Early 2008 and newer | 2010 and newer |
As you can see, it looks like Apple has put the cutoff point right around the start of this decade. The old MacBook and iMac that released in late 2009 make the cut, but everything else has to be a model from 2010. The uniformity of the cutoff makes it fairly likely that this was a somewhat arbitary decision, although it's difficult to say exactly how many older Macs could have been put on the list because Apple offers many SKUs and CTO options that could make one version of an older Mac fast enough and another from the same line too slow. In any case, the easy rule with Sierra is that if your Mac is from before 2010 it's probably not supported, and if you're in that group you're probably overdue for an upgrade anyway.
With Apple having just released their public beta of macOS Sierra, it's worth going over the major features that are currently available for users to try before the OS is officially launched later this year. Features like Auto Unlock and Apple Pay on the web can't really be shown right now, but it is possible to show other features that work between iOS and macOS devices like the additions to Messages and Photos. While I think the smaller and more subtle features in software updates can be some of the most useful, It's probably best to start off with the biggest feature in Sierra, which is Siri coming to the Mac.
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tipoo - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
"Most important of all is that this does not count against your iCloud storage. "
Megatonne. That's the line I've been trying to find out since they announced it. If it counted against your storage that would still be meh with the insulting 5GB free and 1TB pricey cap, but not counting against your storage is awesome. -
Impulses - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
Hmm, seems to me there's two very different components to that feature... When it "moves" stuff like system fonts, language packs, and apps it's not really storing anything FOR you... It's just deleting OS elements like you've always been able to, rather than reinstalling from disc like in the days of yore you simply reinstall from their servers.
There's no reason that should count against quota, they only need to keep one instance of the entire OS feature set and apps for everybody. User data on the other hand, I'd be very surprised if they're just gonna host it for free willy nilly... There's gotta be some catch there. Sync has a high server demand but storing GBs upon GBs of files for macOS users is pretty demanding too...
Isn't it essentially free online backups? -
tipoo - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
The store all files in icloud feature is the one that notes it doesn't' count against system storage, so I think that's user files too. The optimize storage feature for fonts and other cruft on the other hand it makes sense they don't need to store one copy for everyone. -
tipoo - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
As I recall, not every GPU that got Metal support in El Cap was actually using it to render OSX yet. Specifically dual GPU models I think, i.e integrated and dedicated, even if the dedicated supported Metal and a desktop used it exclusively. Did any more make the list with Siera? -
osxandwindows - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
This is exactly what we Mac power users have been wishing for.
Next to 0 new features, better performance and stability. -
TheITS - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
Oh good, more Apple content. I haven't been waiting for video card or phone reviews, I only want Apple content. So glad this website provides to my needs :D -
cknobman - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
This website has continually gotten worse ever since Anand left.
I wonder what he thinks of this these days? Probably does not care since he likely made a good chunk of change. -
Communism - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
I would imagine Anand is quite happy with his apple golden parachute, the money he got for selling the forums to AMD along with the "AMD Sponsored" section, and money from the sale to Purch. -
TEAMSWITCHER - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
I just want to go on the record for appreciating this Mac content. I have early access to the OS X previews through my Apple Developer account, but don't have the time. It's summer-time in Michigan and I'd rather spend it enjoying the outdoors. Articles like this are quick and fun to read, providing a glimpse of what's coming to my MacBook Pro...this fall. Thanks! -
Teknobug - Wednesday, July 13, 2016 - link
That explains AtenRa.


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A court in Russia's Perm region has decided to block a number of websites describing how to exchange cryptocurrency for fiat cash. Local prosecutors claim the dissemination of this type of information is against the law in Russia as it may facilitate the laundering of illicit funds.
Kungur City Court Blocks Crypto-Related Sites
The Kungur City Court in the Russian Perm Krai region has upheld a request filed by the Beryozovsky District Prosecutor's Office to take down several internet sites detailing various methods of cashing out bitcoin. The prosecutors who discovered the crypto platforms insist the publishing of such content violates Russian legislation on combating the legalization of crime proceeds.
"It was established that information on methods of cashing out the Bitcoin cryptocurrency was freely available for viewing and using on certain Internet resources," a press release explained, further noting:
Taking into account that the legislation considers the exchange of virtual currencies as a potential involvement in dubious transactions, the prosecutor sent an administrative statement of claim to the court demanding to restrict access to this information.
The number of the affected websites as well as their domain names were not disclosed, but Forklog quoted the prosecutor's office saying that five such requests have been submitted since the beginning of the year. One of the claims, according to the publication, concerns a Youtube video describing ways of exchanging bitcoin for Russian rubles.
Russia's Crackdown on Bitcoin Websites Continues
Access to the websites subject to Kungur City Court's latest decision will be restricted after the ruling enters into force, the Perm Prosecutor's Office said without providing any more details. The banned sites will join a growing number of crypto-related outlets that have been taken down by Russian authorities in the past few years.
Last August, the Russian media watchdog Roskomnadzor blocked a crypto exchange monitoring website, Bestchange.ru, the third time the platform went offline as Bitcoin.com News reported. The popular site helps Russian-speaking users to find the best crypto-fiat exchange rates available. Roskomnadzor's attempts to blacklist the aggregator started back in 2017.
In March 2020, the agency added five crypto websites to its register of banned internet sources. The platforms were offering various services, from crypto exchange to mobile top-ups with bitcoin, and one of them was an information portal. The forum section of the crypto news outlet Bits.media was also targeted.
Crypto website operators have in the past successfully challenged some of these censorship measures in Russian courts. In March 2018, the Saint Petersburg City Court struck down a ban on 40 websites publishing information and offering services related to cryptocurrencies. In April of that year, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation overturned a decision to block the Bitcoininfo.ru portal. In May 2019, Roskomnadzor was forced to remove Bestchange.ru from its blacklist, after prosecutors gave up efforts to block the website.
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GOP Platform pork promoter Cong. John Mica |
Not only are they promoting pork for their own, but they're building it right into the Republican platform.
Even better, it's at the expense of our national security.
The Republican platform includes a plank promoting the pork of influential GOP Congressman John Mica, who's been trying to privatize the TSA for a while now on behalf of a corporate campaign contributor in his district.
Attacking federal workers is nothing new for the GOP, but they have yet to explain how a privatized TSA workforce will do anything other than shovel money into the campaign coffers of Congressman Mica and his well-to-do corporate constituent.
A lot of Americans are frustrated or fed up with the TSA policies, but none of those policies change if the TSA is privatized. If anything, the problem gets worse because instead of being (somewhat) accountable to the public via our elected representatives, under the Republican plan the TSA will only be accountable to its shareholders and business owners. And as bad as government can sometimes be, the private sector is usually worse (e.g., you can complain about Medicare problems to your congressman, who do you complain about Blue Cross to?)
Again, how does privatizing help address the problems that annoy Americans about the TSA? It doesn't. It simply helps Republican Congressman John Mica get pork for a constituent at the potential expense of our safety.
The platform calls for the privatization of airport security screening, a role now undertaken by the Transportation Security Administration.A massive bureaucracy that would only answers to a Congressman Mica is not very comforting. Cong. Mica apparently agrees with Mitt Romney that corporations are people too. Too bad Mica and Romney don't have the same respect for actual people.
The platform characterizes the TSA as a "massive bureaucracy" made up of employees "who seem to be accountable to no one for the way they treat travelers."
The agency, created in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has long drawn the ire of lawmakers, both for mismanagement of agency programs as well as the often inconvenient screening process.
Treat the Republican party platform as one big pork opportunity is no way to treat something as serious as national security. Then again, when were the Republicans ever serious about national security? Only one President actual caught Osama bin Laden - actually tried - and that's the Democratic President Barack Obama.


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Caffeine and Performance – Part 1
Go to any gym on the Planet early in the morning what do you see? Alright wiseguy, fat people walking on treadmills was not the answer I was looking for! Coffee, and lots of it, as far as the eye can see. The majority of these folks are drinking it to make sure they don't fall asleep and knock their front teeth out while walking on the treadmill. Little do they know that caffeine can aid them in performance and their goal of fat loss, though drip coffee is not the most efficient nor effective method.
In this 2 Part Series, I am going to look at:
1) The Best Form of Caffeine to consume (i.e. drip coffee vs. powder (caffeine anhydrous))
2) The effectiveness of supplementing Caffeine for Fat Loss (lipolysis)
3) The impact of Caffeine on Cognitive Performance (i.e. Brain Function)
4) The Ergogenic (performance-enhancing) effects of caffeine on Endurance and Strength
Here is a brief overview of caffeine:
- Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive substance(1)
- In North America, 90% of adults consume caffeine daily(1)
- It is the most commonly utilized substance in "energy" drinks
- It stimulates the Central Nervous System (CNS), making us feel alert
1) BEST Form of Caffeine
When consuming caffeine for performance, the best form is to consume is caffeine anhydrous (caffeine powder in a capsule). The reason for this is that it is a) cheaper and b) more effective than consuming coffee in liquid form (i.e. drip coffee).
a) Cheaper
I use NSI Caffeine Anhydrous which I purchase from Vitacost.com. There are 240 capsules and each contains 200 mg of caffeine. The whole bottle costs $7. So, let's do the math…the Mayo Clinic's website shows that on average a 16 oz. cup of coffee contains approx. 175 mg of caffeine(2). Let's round this to 200 mg. That 16 oz. cup of coffee costs you around $2. The one pill of caffeine anhydrous, which is 200 mg of caffeine, costs $0.03. Paying 67 times less money for the same amount of caffeine is a no brainer!!!
b) More Effective
Caffeine anhydrous is more effective than a cup of coffee. Roasting coffee beans changes the composition of the beans producing compounds which inhibit and alter the effects of the caffeine(3). Also, it takes a lot longer to drink a 16 oz. cup of coffee than it does to pop a pill with some water. Although the cup of coffee may have the same quantity of caffeine as a pill, it is administered over a longer period of time. The 200 mg from the pill is administered in full right away, yet the 200 mg of caffeine from the cup of coffee is ingested in small increments over 20-30 minutes depending on how fast you drink it.
2) Fat Loss (lipolysis)
If you are interested in fat loss then, supplementing with caffeine is a great idea! Caffeine causes your body to a) use fat as fuel, b) it does not matter your age and c) it still works even if you drink coffee daily!!!
a) Caffeine causes fat to be used as fuel
Research suggests that caffeine affects what your body uses as fuel during exercise, switching from glycogen to an increased dependence on the mobilization of free fatty acids(4). In layman's terms, caffeine causes your body to use fat as fuel instead of glycogen. Specifically, researchers found that a dose of caffeine of 5mg / kg of bodyweight resulted in significant increases in intramuscular fat oxidation during cycling(4).
b) Caffeine increases the number of calories you burn, regardless of your age
A study by Arcerio et al. observed the effects that caffeine had on 10 younger men (19-26 yrs old) versus 10 older men (65-80 yrs old). The study was double-blind and placebo-controlled. The dosage was 5mg of caffeine per kg of fat free mass (consists of mostly muscle and bone). The younger men consumed about 350 mg and the older men consumed about 295 mg (so, the younger men had more fat free mass than the older men). Energy expenditure increased by 11% in the younger group and 9.5% in the older group. The scientists who performed the study stated, "older and younger men show a similar thermogenic response to caffeine ingestion…" Basically, both young and old can benefit from the thermogenic effects of caffeine(5)
c) Caffeine increases the number of calories you burn, even if you consume it regularly
Supplementing as little as 100mg of caffeine has been shown to increase energy expenditure (burning of calories) via thermogenesis (body temperature increase), even though the subjects involved in the study consumed 100-200mg of Caffeine daily(6). The increase in energy expenditure subsequent to caffeine ingestion continued for 3 hours after consumption(6). To clarify, 100-200mg daily is equivalent to 1-2 cups per day. It only makes sense that the more you consume on a daily basis, the less the impact that supplementing caffeine will have on energy expenditure.
To review, in Part 1 we learned that Caffeine Anhydrous (pill form) is a more effective method to supplement Caffeine than drinking coffee AND Caffeine increases fat burning and calories burned, regardless of age and regular consumption of 1-2 cups per day. Tune in for Part 2 where we will look at caffeine's impact on cognitive performance, strength and endurance.
Did you enjoy this post? Buy me a cup of coffee
1) Lovett, Richard; "Coffee: The demon drink?", New Scientist Magazine. September 24, 2005; Issue 2518: pgs. 577-579.
2) Mayo Clinic Staff; "Caffeine content for coffee, tea, soda and more", Published on 10/3/09, Accessed on 2/3/11. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeine/AN01211
3) de Paulis, Tomas; Schmidt, Dennis E.; Bruchey, Aleksandra K.; Kirby, Michael T.; McDonald, Michael P.; Commers, Patricia, et al.; "Dicinnamoylquinides in roasted coffee inhibit the human adenosine transporter", European Journal of Pharmacology 442 (2002) 215– 223
4) Essig D.; Costill DL, Van Handel PJ; "Effects of caffeine ingestion on utilization of muscle glycogen and lipid during leg ergometer exercise", International Journal of Sports Medicine. 1980, 1:86-90
5) Arciero PJ, Gardner AW, Calles-Escandon J, Benowitz NL, Poehlman ET. "Effects of caffeine ingestion on NE kinetics, fat oxidation, and energy expenditure in younger and older men". The American journal of physiology. 1995 Jun;268(6 Pt 1):E1192-8
6) Astrup, A.; Toubro, S.; Cannon, S.; Hein, P.; Breum, L.; Madsen, J; "Caffeine: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study of its thermogenic, metabolic, and cardiovascular effects in healthy volunteers". American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. May 1990 Vol. 51 No. 5 pgs. 759-767
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Source - http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/archaeology.php
A team of international archeologists, led by the Spanish National Research Council, has documented a series of more than 7,500-year-old fish seines and traps near Moscow. The equipment found, among the oldest in Europe, displays a great technical complexity. The survey will allow us to understand the role of fishing among the European settlements by early Holocene (10,000 years ago), especially in those areas where inhabitants did not practice agriculture until nearly the Iron Age.
Ignacio Clemente, CSIC researcher (Institució Milà I Fontanals) and manager of the project, explains: "Until now, it was thought that the Mesolithic groups had seasonal as opposed to permanent settlements. According to the results obtained during the excavations, in both Mesolithic and Neolithic periods, the human group that lived in the Dubna river basin, near Moscow, carried out productive activities during the entire year".
According to Clemente and his team, during Neolithic and Mesolithic periods, the inhabitants of this region known as Zamostje 2 preferred to hunt during summer and winter, fish during spring and early summer, and harvest wild berries at the end of summer season and autumn. Clemente states: "We think that the fishing played a vital role in the economy of these societies, because it was a versatile product, easy to preserve, dry and smoke, as well as store for later consumption".
Wooden fishing trap found at the Zamostje 2 site (Dr. Ignacio Clemente/CSIC)
Advanced Technology
During this project, which has just come to an end after three years, several types of objects have been found: everyday objects (spoons, plates, etc.), working tools, hunting weapons and fishing implements, all of them manufactured with flint and other stones, bones and shafts. CSIC researcher adds: "The documented fishing equipment shows a highly developed technology, aimed for the practice of several fishing techniques. We can highlight the finding of two large wooden fishing traps (a kind of interwoven basket with pine rods used for fishing), very well-preserved, dating back from 7,500 years ago. This represents one of the oldest dates in this area and, no doubt, among the best-preserved since they still maintain some joining ropes, manufactured with vegetable fibers".
In addition, the researchers have recovered some objects related to the catch and processing of fish, such as hooks, harpoons, weights, floats, needles for nets manufacture and repair, as well as moose rib knives to scale and clean the fish.
Tools found at the Zamostje 2 site (Dr. Ignacio Clemente/CSIC)
Organic remains
One of the peculiarities of the Zamostje 2 site is the preservation of numerous organic materials, such as wood, bones, tree leaves, fossil feces, and especially fish remains. According to Clemente, "it is really unusual to find sites with so much preserved organic remains. The ichthyological remains that we have found give us an idea of the protein percentage provided by fish in the diet of the prehistoric population. Furthermore, these remains will help us to conduct a survey from the point of view of species classification, catch amount and size, and fishing season among others. These details are essential to be able to asses the role played by fishing in the economy of these human groups".
The site was discovered in the 80s, during the works to build the channel through the waters of the currently flowing Dubna river (Oka-Volga basin). Zamostje 2 displays four archeological levels: two from the Mesolithic period (between 7,900 and 7,100 years ago) and two from the Neolithic period (between 6,800 and 5,500 years ago). CSIC researcher concludes: "These levels are found under a subsoil layer with groundwaters and a subsequent peat bog level, which has allowed an excellent preservation of the archeological materials, even those of organic origin".
In the project, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, the Institute for the History of Material Culture of Russian Academy of Sciences, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Sergiev Posad State History and Art Museum-Reserve, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and the French National Center for Scientific Research have also participated.


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Warning to parents after 31 child deaths caused by blind cords.
This harrowing video has been released showing how easily toddlers can be strangled by window blind cords, in a bid to cut the tragic number of deaths every year. At least 31 children in the UK have died as a result of blinds cords since 1999.
The message is that no parent can watch a child 24/7. New window blind safety legislation came into force in 2014. However many homes have blinds fitted before that date and older blinds need to be checked.
Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland, said: "The video aims to highlight the dangers of looped blind cords and look at ways in which blind cord injuries and deaths can be reduced."
- If they have a looped control chain or cord and do not have a safety device fitted, then you can easily install one of the many devices available.
- Ensure that all operating blind cords and chains cannot be reached by children.
- Move cots, beds and any furniture away from windows and blinds – remember children love to climb.
- When buying a new blind, always look for one that does not contain cords, has concealed cords or has an in-built safety device and that complies with the new European Standards.
Dr McBride continued: "New blinds are covered by improved European safety legislation that came into force in 2014. However many homes have blinds fitted before this, so it is important to check them all."
Mary Black, assistant director of health and social well-being improvement with the PHA, said: "It is impossible to watch over our children 24 hours a day, so it is essential that we take time to make the home environment as safe as possible.
"As the video highlights, it can take as little as seconds for a toddler to lose their life after becoming entangled in a window blind cord or chain.
"Simple steps – such as securing cords and chains with safety devices and keeping furniture away from windows so that children cannot climb on them – can help prevent deaths.
"It is important that parents, relatives and carers check their homes and proactively take steps to make sure that children are kept safe.
"Don't leave it until it is too late – taking simple steps to make our homes safer for children is the best way to help prevent accidents."
Read more at http://www.devonlive.com/warning-to-parents-about-window-bl-ind-cords/story-30185977-detail/story.html#FqkCLtMV2Ib4q5kV.99


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I love main title sequences, so coming up with a list of the 10 Best TV Main Title Sequences of All-Time was no easy feat. But here goes, in no particular order:
Hawaii Five-O
Mission Impossible
Game of Thrones
Mary Tyler Moore Show
Star Trek
Gilligan's Island
The Avengers
The Twilight Zone
Law & Order
The Outer Limits
To me, these are the sequences that best combine great visuals and a killer theme with a clear statement of the series franchise. Also, every one of these sequences became instant and stylistically influential icons. (Note: The Mary Tyler Moore Show sequence in the video playlist below is *not* the version I would have used… but it was the only one available on YouTube)
You can watch them all here:


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(PECL svm >= 0.1.0)
SVMModel::predict — Predict a value for previously unseen data
This function accepts an array of data and attempts to predict the class or regression value based on the model extracted from previously trained data.
The array to be classified. This should be a series of key => value pairs in increasing key order, but not necessarily continuous.
Float the predicted value. This will be a class label in the case of classification, a real value in the case of regression. Throws SVMException on error


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"Shout, shout, let it all out. These are the things I can do without!"
— Tears for Fears
Want to improve your productivity? Increase your dignity? Have more "me" time? Enjoy better health?
Allow me to introduce you to a small word that will expand your possibilities and your horizons: NO.
Yep, though there are no conclusive behavioral study numbers to support this theory, I'd venture to say that by incorporating this empowering word more in your daily vocabulary, your productivity will increase by leaps and bounds!
I should know. As a recovering "people pleaser", I now enjoy a better quality of life, a greater sense of purpose, more opps to cross things off my "to-do" list, and a groovy state of mind by using it and claiming my power.
Think about it. How many times during a day, week, month does a co-worker, cousin, or friend ask you to do something that is inconvenient, inconsiderate, or ill-timed?
More than you'd like, I bet. Sometimes it's a slacker relative that wants you to write a "fictional" reference letter. Or the secretary that requests that you pick up her lunch, that's twenty minutes in the opposite direction of your intended destination. Or a boss that believes that you have no rights to a personal life.
There's a better way. Just say no!
REMEMBER—It's not what you say, but how you say it that matters. Be direct, honest, compassionate and tactful in your decline. If possible, you might even want to offer alternative solutions to the person who has need of your help.
Contrary to popular opinion, saying no isn't the same as being selfish; it's about establishing boundaries. It's about self preservation. It's about balance.
A wise person once said it best, "you can't give from an empty cup."
"Just say no".
Food for thought…
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"Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul." – Luther Burbank


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Dear 13-year-old Ray,
When you get off the school bus tomorrow, you're going to be in a whole new world. This is nothing new. Every time your father gets stationed at a new Air Force base, you have to say goodbye to your friends and start a new life. It's the same routine once every three years or so. New school, new culture, new faces.
Northern California. Then Germany. Then Oklahoma. Then England. Then Southern California.
And now, Dalzell, South Carolina.
You're used to being the kid that nobody knows. The majority of your existence has been about trying to find new friends, trying to show people that you're a good person and that you mean no harm. You're used to being an outsider.
You've gotten pretty good at it.
This time is different though. It's the middle of the school year. Everybody already knows one another. You're at a critical age, and kids are just.…
Kids are just mean.
You've grown up in a military household your whole life. Until now, your friends were all from military families. You walked around the neighborhood with your I.D. card hanging around your neck like a dog tag in case some unfamiliar MPs rolled by. You spent your formative elementary school years in Britain. So you don't even realize it, but to some people, you speak very proper.
When you step off that school bus in South Carolina tomorrow and open your mouth, those kids are going to look at you like you're an alien.
"You talk like a white boy," they'll say.
You'll look around the school and see groups of kids all paired off, and you'll feel like you don't have a place.
You'll think to yourself, I don't understand. Who am I supposed to be?
I'm going to be 100% honest with you. I wish I could tell you that it will get easier, and that you're going to blend in, and that it's going to be alright. But you're not going to fit in with the white kids, or the black kids … or the nerds … or even the jocks.
You'll be the enemy to a lot of people simply because you're not from around there.
This will be both the toughest and the best thing that will ever happen to you.
What I want you to do is this: Go to the basketball court. Stay at the basketball court. You can build your entire existence there.
The world is much bigger than Dalzell, South Carolina. If you stick to the plan, you'll see. Remember that when when you're lying in bed on Saturday and Sunday mornings and you hear the engine of your father's old Trans-Van start up outside.
You know that sound. It's not pretty.
All you'll want to do is sleep, but grab your sneakers and run down the stairs because he will leave you. You have exactly two minutes before the heat kicks on in the van and he's backing out of the driveway. He's on military time, and if you don't get to the Air Force base court by 0900 on the dot to put your name at the top of the sign-up sheet, you're going to have to wait around all day to get a run in.
You'll learn a lot on that court. As a 13-year-old kid playing against grown men, you'll learn to play in transition out of necessity. You'll play so fast that all the airmen will start calling you "Showtime" when you walk into the gym.
In between games, when you're on the sidelines, I want you to listen very carefully to all the stories these guys tell.
You're going to hear a lot of, "Man, I coulda …" on these courts.
Man, I wish I could go back in time.
I'd have gone D-I.
Booze got the best of me.
Man, I coulda.…
Man, I shoulda.…
I wish I could go back, young fella.…
Don't ever put yourself in the position to wish you could hop in a time machine, Ray. You need to stay focused, because things will only become more complicated as you have more success on the court.
When you start getting attention from colleges, some of your own teammates will say things like, "UConn? You'll sit on the bench for four years."
Just because you don't drink, they'll say, "Man, you're gonna be an alcoholic once you get to college. You won't be ready. All they do is drink there."
A lot of people don't want to see you succeed. Don't get into fistfights with these kids. Trust me, it will accomplish nothing.
Instead, remember exactly who said those things.
Remember how they said it.
Remember their faces.
Keep these voices inside your head and use them as fuel every single day when you wake up.
And the voices telling you you're the man? Those are the voices to keep out. When you start getting some national attention in high school, you'll hear things like, "Ray's jumpshot is God-given."
Listen: God doesn't care whether or not you make your next jump shot.
God will give you a lot of things in life, but he's not going to give you your jump shot. Only hard work will do that.
Don't be so naive as to think you're ready for college ball.
Young fella, you're not ready.
In high school, you might think you understand what it takes to be a great basketball player, but you will truly have no idea. When you get to UConn, your coach will show you what hard work really is.
His name is Jim Calhoun. Don't get on this man's shit list.
When you walk into the gym for that first practice, get ready for hell on wheels. You're going to be all excited to put on your Huskies gear and start shooting around. But then Coach Calhoun is going to flip the script.
"Freshmen!" he'll say. "You think you deserve to wear this uniform? You don't deserve the privilege. Not yet."
Then the assistant coaches will start handing out these plain grey shorts and T-shirts to all the freshmen.
"I want to see some sweat," Coach will say.
Up until that very moment, you'll think basketball is all about going out and putting up some jump shots and showing your skill.
When you get put through Coach Calhoun's first practice you'll realize, Oh, this game is a sonofabitch.
You will be put through the hardest workout of your life. You'll be gasping for air, hunched over. But the thing is, the gym in Storrs is air conditioned. Your body is used to playing in the sweatbox gyms in South Carolina, where there's no air conditioning.
At the end of the practice, coach Calhoun is going to line everybody up and walk down the line, looking at every player.
When he gets to you, he'll look down at your shirt. There will be a single bead of sweat trickling down your Adam's apple.
He'll look at you. Then he'll look at the little bead of sweat. Then he'll look back at you.
"That's it? I guess we didn't work you hard enough, Allen."
The next practice is going to be even tougher.
This man is going to damn near break you, but he's going to make you a much better player and person. This will be your introduction to what it really takes to be great.
A few days later, you're going to have one of the most memorable moments of your life. You're going to wake up at 5:30 a.m. and go to the weight room to get your workout in, and then you'll come back to the dorm and shower before class.
You'll put on a shirt and tie, throw your backpack over your shoulder and walk across campus to your first class of the day.
It's early, so it's still quiet. The leaves are crunching under your feet. You're sore, but your clothes are on point. You got your work in. You're prepared. You have a purpose.
I don't know what it is about this moment in particular, but as you're walking, you'll think, Wow. I'm a college student. No matter what happens at the end of this tunnel, I'm going to make my family proud.
When you get to your public-speaking class and sit down, this girl will turn to you and say, "Hey, why are you so dressed up?"
You'll say, "Because I can."
In that moment, it will feel like you have conquered the world.
I could end this letter right here, and you would still probably be excited about what you are going to accomplish in life. But you still have an 18-year NBA career ahead of you.
How do I sum up nearly two decades in the NBA? What do you really need to know? What's truly important?
You'll get to play against your heroes: Michael Jordan and Clyde Drexler.
You'll play alongside Hall of Famers: Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade.
Sometimes you'll be afraid.
Sometimes you'll think you're out of your league.
But you'll keep showing up every day, putting in the work.
You'll put up more than 26,000 shots in your career. Almost six out of 10 won't even go in. I told you this game was a sonofabitch.
Don't worry, though. A successful man is built of 1,000 failures. Or in your case, 14,000 misses.
You'll win a championship in Boston.
You'll win another in Miami.
The personalities on those two teams will be different, but both teams will have the same thing in common: habits.
Boring old habits.
I know you want me to let you in on some big secret to success in the NBA.
The secret is there is no secret.
It's just boring old habits.
In every locker room you'll ever be in, everybody will say all the right things. Everybody says they're willing to sacrifice whatever it takes to win a title. But this game isn't a movie. It's not about being the man in the fourth quarter. It's not about talk. It's getting in your work every single day, when nobody is watching.
Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade. The men who you are going to win championships with are all going to be very different people. What makes them champions is the boring old habits that nobody sees. They compete to see who can be the first to get to the gym and the last to leave.
Your peers who think this is a cliché, or who think this doesn't apply to them because they have God-given talent, will play their whole careers without winning an NBA title.
But I want you to understand something deeper. The championships are not the point.
Yes, there will be a sense of validation and vindication when you raise the trophy above your head, remembering everyone who ever said you wouldn't amount to anything.
Four-year benchwarmer.
White boy.
But if I'm being real with you, what you'll realize after you win the first title is that the thrill is fleeting. The vindication is fleeting. If you only chase that high, you're going to end up very depressed.
The championships are almost secondary to the feeling you'll get from waking up every morning and putting in the work. The championships are like when you were sitting in class at UConn with your shirt and tie on. They're just the culmination.
Your winding path to those moments, just like your walk across campus on that quiet fall morning in Connecticut, is where you will find happiness.
I really mean it from the bottom of my heart: Life is about the journey, not the destination. And that journey will change you as a person.
Let me tell you one final story that may help you understand what I mean.
It's the early morning hours of June 21, 2013. You're 38 years old, and just a few hours ago you won Game 7 of the NBA Finals with the Miami Heat.
You are an NBA champion for the second time.
You lay down in bed at about five in the morning, but you just can't sleep. Finally, around seven o'clock, you give up on sleep and creep downstairs. All your friends and family have come over to your house to celebrate — they're all passed out on couches, sound asleep. You tiptoe around them on the way to the kitchen to make some breakfast. The sun is coming up, the house is quiet. You have achieved exactly what you set out to do. But you're still restless.
So why do you feel this way? Isn't this what you worked so hard for?
Around 7:30, you get into your car and go for a drive.
You park your car in front of a white office building. They're just opening up.
When you walk in the door, the receptionist looks at you and says, "Ray? What … what are you doing here?"
"I couldn't sleep."
"But … you just won the title."
"Yeah, I just wanted to get out of the house."
"But … it's eight in the morning. And you just won the title."
"Well, I still got some work to be done on this tooth. Is he in?"
Your dentist walks out of his office.
"Ray? What are you … what?"
"Couldn't sleep."
This is what success looks like for you. You're the kind of guy who goes to the dentist the morning after winning an NBA title.
I know, man.
I know.
But in order to achieve your dreams, you will become a different kind of person. You'll become a bit obsessive about your routine. This will come at a heavy cost to some of your friends and family.
Most nights, you won't go out. Your friends will ask why. You won't drink alcohol, ever. People will look at you funny. When you get to the NBA, you won't always play cards with the boys. Some people will assume you're not being a good teammate. You'll even have to put your family on the back-burner for your job.
Most of the time, you will be alone.
That won't make you the most popular person. Some people simply won't understand. Is the cost worth it?
Only you can answer that.
Who am I supposed to be?
Tomorrow when you get off that school bus in South Carolina, you'll have to choose.
Every day for the rest of your life, you'll have to choose.
Do you want to fit in, or do you want to embark on the lonely pursuit of greatness?
I write this to you today as a 41-year-old man who is retiring from the game. I write to you as a man who is completely at peace with himself.
The hell you experience when you get off that bus will be temporary. Basketball will take you far away from that school yard. You will become far more than just a basketball player. You'll get to act in movies. You'll travel the world. You will become a husband, and the father of five amazing children.
Now, the most important question in your life isn't, "Who am I supposed to be?" or even, "What do I have to do to win another championship?"
It's, "Daddy, guess what happened in math class today?"
That's the reward that awaits you at the end of your journey.
Go to the court. Stay at the court.
Get your work in, young fella.
Most people will never really get to know the real you. But they'll know your work.


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Top 10 Chris Stapleton Songs
In the last couple months of 2015, Chris Stapleton became the year's breakout country star: After earning critical acclaim for his debut solo album, Traveller, he nabbed New Artist of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year at the 2015 CMA Awards. The attention he received following the event earned Stapleton his first-ever No. 1 album on the all-genre Billboard 200.
In 2017, Stapleton returned with his second and third studio albums: From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2. The two discs take their name from Nashville's historic RCA Studio A, where he recorded both projects. Volume 1 came out on May 5, 2017, with Volume 2 following on Dec. 1 of that year. After releasing "Either Way" -- a track previously recorded by Lee Ann Womack -- as Volume 1's first single, Stapleton dropped "Broken Halos" as its second single that July. That song became his first chart-topper on the Billboard Country Airplay chart in March of 2018.
Meanwhile, Stapleton maintains his reputation for memorable duets, cameos and collaborations. He co-wrote three of the songs that appear on pop star Justin Timberlake's 2018 studio album, Man of the Woods, and lent vocals to that album's song "Say Something." The two artists have performed the song on many notable occasions, such as a post-Superbowl set on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in February of 2018.
Stapleton also recorded a cover of Elton John's "I Want Love" for a 2018 set of tribute albums to the pop icon, alongside a slew of other prominent artists within the country genre and beyond. To round out his diverse set of interests, the singer made a brief, easy-to-miss cameo in an episode of Game of Thrones in April of 2019.
When it comes to a wide range of musical contributions and cross-genre collaborations, Stapleton has showed no signs of slowing down. He and pop star Pink shared a new duet, "Love Me Anyway," in April of 2019. Just a few months later, in July, Stapleton teamed with Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars to release a '70s rock-inspired track called "Blow."
Stapleton's industry accolades also continue to pile up, too. He won Male Vocalist of the Year for a whopping fourth consecutive year at the 2018 CMA Awards. That year, he also brought home trophies in the categories of Single and Song of the Year, both for "Broken Halos."
Long before earning success as an artist in his own right, though, Stapleton was a well-known name in Nashville: His songs have been cut by numerous other country stars ... and Adele! The singer-songwriter was the guy everyone in Music City loved.
The following are The Boot's picks for Stapleton's 10 best songs. Tunes from his records, covers and those recorded by other artists were all fair game for this list.
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"Say Something"
From Justin Timberlake's 'Man of the Woods' (2018)Even though Stapleton and Timberlake might seem at first glance like they don't have much in common, the pair realized that they actually had a whole lot of the same influence when they first began performing together at the CMA Awards in 2015. Three years later, their hit duet "Say Something" didn't just inspire a streak of surprise show in Nashville and beyond in the middle of 2018 -- it showcased the pair's mutual love of soul, R&B and powerful songwriting.
"We just have fun. It looks like the odd couple to most people, but we have a lot of the same musical influences," Stapleton explained at the time. "Old R&B and soul music and things like that. We just enjoy hanging out."
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"Nobody to Blame"
From 'Traveller' (2015)What happens when you play a country song backwards? You get your truck back, and then you get your dog back, and then you get your wife back, of course. Country heartbreak may be predictable enough to be a punchline, but when it's done right, there's nothing better.
"Nobody to Blame," off Stapleton's first studio album, tells the classic country tale of losing it all -- and having no one to blame but himself. The song became Stapleton's first Top 10 single on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after its release in late 2015, and it also earned him a trophy in the category of Song of the Year at the 2016 ACM Awards.
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From 'From A Room, Vol. 2' (2017)As Stapleton's songs go, "Millionaire" is pretty dang uplifting. Released in 2017 off of his third studio album, From A Room, Vol. 2, the song's chorus features harmonies from the artist's wife, Morgane, who often sings alongside him onstage.
One potential explanation for the song's (relatively) sunny outlook on love and life, however is that Stapleton didn't write it. In fact, he wasn't even the first artist to record "Millionaire": Both distinctions belongs to singer-songwriter Kevin Welch, who penned the track in 2002. Four years later, soul giant Solomon Burke also cut the track for his 2006 album, Nashville.
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"When the Stars Come Out"
From 'Traveller' (2015)Stapleton may never have released "When the Stars Come Out" as a single, but this dreamy deep cut off of his studio debut, Traveler, paints the singer's typically raspy vocals in a whole new light.
Surrounding the album's release, Stapleton told the L.A. Times that "When the Stars Come Out" was inspired by an evening walk down an L.A. city street. "As I walked, I noticed that everybody looked like 'somebody.' They all looked famous. They all looked like stars" he recalled. "I began to toy with the notion that maybe all of the L.A. stars are walking around. And perhaps, some nights, they shine brighter than the city lights."
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"Crash and Burn"
From Thomas Rhett's 'Tangled Up' (2015)Written by Stapleton and Jesse Frasure, "Crash and Burn" became Rhett's fourth consecutive No. 1 song. As Rhett describes, it's a "feel-good song with a sad melody." "Crash and Burn" was Rhett's lead single from his sophomore album, Tangled Up, and its throwback vibe helped the singer to continue setting himself apart from other male country artists. The song's success also helped cement Stapleton's position as a multifaceted writer who could lend his pen to any style of country music, not just the traditional country that he gravitated toward as a performer.
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From 'Traveller' (2015)Few songs showcase Stapleton's sheer vocal prowess better than "Parachute," the third single off of his debut studio album. Fast-paced and full-throttle, the single may not have climbed as high on the charts as some of his later releases, but "Parachute" made for a captivating live performance, adding to what was, in 2015, a rapidly expanding, voracious fanbase.
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"Drink a Beer"
From Luke Bryan's 'Crash My Party' (2013)"Drink a Beer," written by Stapleton and Jim Beavers, wasn't written specifically for Bryan -- but it's literally a perfect fit.
"... Luke took it, and it really brought weight to it when Luke did it because of his family situation," Stapleton recalls, referring to Bryan's tragic losses of his brother and sister at an early age. "So, once again, it was one of those things where the right artist and the right song turned into something special."
"Drink a Beer" will strike a chord with anyone who's experienced loss or heartbreak. Bryan performed a heart-wrenching rendition of the song at the 2013 CMA Awards.
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"Tennessee Whiskey"
From 'Traveller' (2015)Stapleton's recording of "Tennessee Whiskey" is a highlight of his first solo record, but he's not the song's writer. The tune was written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, and originally recorded by David Allan Coe in 1981. Two years later, George Jones' version of the track reached No. 2 in 1983. Stapleton's performance of the song, with Justin Timberlake, at the 2015 CMA Awards propelled "Tennessee Whiskey" to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
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From 'Traveller' (2015)Stapleton's eponymous -- and first -- track on his debut album ultimately got a bit overlooked amid the success of "Tennessee Whiskey," but "Traveller" is worth revisiting for another listen. Early on, the song expertly represented Stapleton's blend of influences, lyrical prowess and extraordinary vocal chops. The song won Stapleton a Grammy for Best Country Solo Performance in 2016.
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"Broken Halos"
From 'From A Room, Vol. 1' (2017)"Broken Halos" is among Stapleton's saddest -- and most personal -- songs: He recorded the track on the day that a childhood friend, who was exactly the same age as he was, died of pancreatic cancer. Co-written by Stapleton and his frequent collaborator Mike Henderson, the song became the second single off of From A Room, Vol. 1 in 2017. It became the singer's first No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart, as well as entering the Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
As Stapleton continued to perform "Broken Halos" throughout 2017, the song's message seemed to become more apropos than ever. Following the devastating Oct. 1 mass shooting at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival, Stapleton dedicated a performance of the song to those close to the tragedy. The song offers solidarity for those grieving or in pain, but also provides a message of hope. "Angels come down from the heavens / Just to help us on our way," Stapleton sings. "Come to teach us, then they leave us / And they find some other soul to save."