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The purpose of the importlib package is two-fold. One is to provide an implementation of the import statement (and thus, by extension, the __import__() function) in Python source code. This provides an implementation of import which is portable to any Python interpreter. This also provides a reference implementation which is easier to comprehend than one implemented in a programming language other than Python.
Two, the components to implement import are exposed in this package, making it easier for users to create their own custom objects (known generically as an importer) to participate in the import process. Details on custom importers can be found in PEP 302.
See also
An implementation of the built-in __import__() function.
Import a module. The name argument specifies what module to import in absolute or relative terms (e.g. either pkg.mod or ..mod). If the name is specified in relative terms, then the package argument must be set to the name of the package which is to act as the anchor for resolving the package name (e.g. import_module('..mod', 'pkg.subpkg') will import pkg.mod).
The import_module() function acts as a simplifying wrapper around importlib.__import__(). This means all semantics of the function are derived from importlib.__import__(), including requiring the package from which an import is occurring to have been previously imported (i.e., package must already be imported). The most important difference is that import_module() returns the most nested package or module that was imported (e.g. pkg.mod), while __import__() returns the top-level package or module (e.g. pkg).
The importlib.abc module contains all of the core abstract base classes used by import. Some subclasses of the core abstract base classes are also provided to help in implementing the core ABCs.
An abstract base class representing a finder. See PEP 302 for the exact definition for a finder.
An abstract method for finding a loader for the specified module. If the finder is found on sys.meta_path and the module to be searched for is a subpackage or module then path will be the value of __path__ from the parent package. If a loader cannot be found, None is returned.
An abstract base class for a loader. See PEP 302 for the exact definition for a loader.
An abstract method for loading a module. If the module cannot be loaded, ImportError is raised, otherwise the loaded module is returned.
If the requested module already exists in sys.modules, that module should be used and reloaded. Otherwise the loader should create a new module and insert it into sys.modules before any loading begins, to prevent recursion from the import. If the loader inserted a module and the load fails, it must be removed by the loader from sys.modules; modules already in sys.modules before the loader began execution should be left alone. The importlib.util.module_for_loader() decorator handles all of these details.
The loader should set several attributes on the module. (Note that some of these attributes can change when a module is reloaded.)
The name of the module.
The path to where the module data is stored (not set for built-in modules).
A list of strings specifying the search path within a package. This attribute is not set on modules.
The parent package for the module/package. If the module is top-level then it has a value of the empty string. The importlib.util.set_package() decorator can handle the details for __package__.
The loader used to load the module. (This is not set by the built-in import machinery, but it should be set whenever a loader is used.)
An abstract base class for a loader which implements the optional PEP 302 protocol for loading arbitrary resources from the storage back-end.
An abstract method to return the bytes for the data located at path. Loaders that have a file-like storage back-end that allows storing arbitrary data can implement this abstract method to give direct access to the data stored. IOError is to be raised if the path cannot be found. The path is expected to be constructed using a module's __file__ attribute or an item from a package's __path__.
An abstract base class for a loader which implements the optional PEP 302 protocol for loaders that inspect modules.
An abstract method to return the code object for a module. None is returned if the module does not have a code object (e.g. built-in module). ImportError is raised if loader cannot find the requested module.
An abstract method to return the source of a module. It is returned as a text string using universal newlines, translating all recognized line separators into '\n' characters. Returns None if no source is available (e.g. a built-in module). Raises ImportError if the loader cannot find the module specified.
An abstract method to return a true value if the module is a package, a false value otherwise. ImportError is raised if the loader cannot find the module.
An abstract base class which inherits from InspectLoader that, when implemented, helps a module to be executed as a script. The ABC represents an optional PEP 302 protocol.
An abstract method that is to return the value of __file__ for the specified module. If no path is available, ImportError is raised.
If source code is available, then the method should return the path to the source file, regardless of whether a bytecode was used to load the module.
An abstract base class for implementing source (and optionally bytecode) file loading. The class inherits from both ResourceLoader and ExecutionLoader, requiring the implementation of:
Should only return the path to the source file; sourceless loading is not supported.
The abstract methods defined by this class are to add optional bytecode file support. Not implementing these optional methods causes the loader to only work with source code. Implementing the methods allows the loader to work with source and bytecode files; it does not allow for sourceless loading where only bytecode is provided. Bytecode files are an optimization to speed up loading by removing the parsing step of Python's compiler, and so no bytecode-specific API is exposed.
Optional abstract method which returns the modification time for the specified path.
Optional abstract method which writes the specified bytes to a file path. Any intermediate directories which do not exist are to be created automatically.
When writing to the path fails because the path is read-only (errno.EACCES), do not propagate the exception.
Concrete implementation of InspectLoader.get_code().
Concrete implementation of Loader.load_module().
Concrete implementation of InspectLoader.get_source().
Concrete implementation of InspectLoader.is_package(). A module is determined to be a package if its file path is a file named __init__ when the file extension is removed.
An abstract base class inheriting from ExecutionLoader and ResourceLoader designed to ease the loading of Python source modules (bytecode is not handled; see SourceLoader for a source/bytecode ABC). A subclass implementing this ABC will only need to worry about exposing how the source code is stored; all other details for loading Python source code will be handled by the concrete implementations of key methods.
Deprecated since version 3.2: This class has been deprecated in favor of SourceLoader and is slated for removal in Python 3.4. See below for how to create a subclass that is compatible with Python 3.1 onwards.
If compatibility with Python 3.1 is required, then use the following idiom to implement a subclass that will work with Python 3.1 onwards (make sure to implement ExecutionLoader.get_filename()):
from importlib.abc import SourceLoader
except ImportError:
from importlib.abc import PyLoader as SourceLoader
class CustomLoader(SourceLoader):
def get_filename(self, fullname):
"""Return the path to the source file."""
# Implement ...
def source_path(self, fullname):
"""Implement source_path in terms of get_filename."""
return self.get_filename(fullname)
except ImportError:
return None
def is_package(self, fullname):
"""Implement is_package by looking for an __init__ file
name as returned by get_filename."""
filename = os.path.basename(self.get_filename(fullname))
return os.path.splitext(filename)[0] == '__init__'
An abstract method that returns the path to the source code for a module. Should return None if there is no source code. Raises ImportError if the loader knows it cannot handle the module.
A concrete implementation of importlib.abc.ExecutionLoader.get_filename() that relies on source_path(). If source_path() returns None, then ImportError is raised.
A concrete implementation of importlib.abc.Loader.load_module() that loads Python source code. All needed information comes from the abstract methods required by this ABC. The only pertinent assumption made by this method is that when loading a package __path__ is set to [os.path.dirname(__file__)].
A concrete implementation of importlib.abc.InspectLoader.get_code() that creates code objects from Python source code, by requesting the source code (using source_path() and get_data()) and compiling it with the built-in compile() function.
A concrete implementation of importlib.abc.InspectLoader.get_source(). Uses importlib.abc.ResourceLoader.get_data() and source_path() to get the source code. It tries to guess the source encoding using tokenize.detect_encoding().
An abstract base class inheriting from PyLoader. This ABC is meant to help in creating loaders that support both Python source and bytecode.
Deprecated since version 3.2: This class has been deprecated in favor of SourceLoader and to properly support PEP 3147. If compatibility is required with Python 3.1, implement both SourceLoader and PyLoader; instructions on how to do so are included in the documentation for PyLoader. Do note that this solution will not support sourceless/bytecode-only loading; only source and bytecode loading.
An abstract method which returns the modification time for the source code of the specified module. The modification time should be an integer. If there is no source code, return None. If the module cannot be found then ImportError is raised.
An abstract method which returns the path to the bytecode for the specified module, if it exists. It returns None if no bytecode exists (yet). Raises ImportError if the loader knows it cannot handle the module.
A concrete implementation of ExecutionLoader.get_filename() that relies on PyLoader.source_path() and bytecode_path(). If source_path() returns a path, then that value is returned. Else if bytecode_path() returns a path, that path will be returned. If a path is not available from both methods, ImportError is raised.
An abstract method which has the loader write bytecode for future use. If the bytecode is written, return True. Return False if the bytecode could not be written. This method should not be called if sys.dont_write_bytecode is true. The bytecode argument should be a bytes string or bytes array.
This module contains the various objects that help import find and load modules.
An importer for built-in modules. All known built-in modules are listed in sys.builtin_module_names. This class implements the importlib.abc.Finder and importlib.abc.InspectLoader ABCs.
Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for instantiation.
An importer for frozen modules. This class implements the importlib.abc.Finder and importlib.abc.InspectLoader ABCs.
Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for instantiation.
Finder for sys.path. This class implements the importlib.abc.Finder ABC.
This class does not perfectly mirror the semantics of import in terms of sys.path. No implicit path hooks are assumed for simplification of the class and its semantics.
Only class methods are defined by this class to alleviate the need for instantiation.
Class method that attempts to find a loader for the module specified by fullname on sys.path or, if defined, on path. For each path entry that is searched, sys.path_importer_cache is checked. If an non-false object is found then it is used as the finder to look for the module being searched for. If no entry is found in sys.path_importer_cache, then sys.path_hooks is searched for a finder for the path entry and, if found, is stored in sys.path_importer_cache along with being queried about the module. If no finder is ever found then None is returned.
This module contains the various objects that help in the construction of an importer.
A decorator for a loader method, to handle selecting the proper module object to load with. The decorated method is expected to have a call signature taking two positional arguments (e.g. load_module(self, module)) for which the second argument will be the module object to be used by the loader. Note that the decorator will not work on static methods because of the assumption of two arguments.
The decorated method will take in the name of the module to be loaded as expected for a loader. If the module is not found in sys.modules then a new one is constructed with its __name__ attribute set. Otherwise the module found in sys.modules will be passed into the method. If an exception is raised by the decorated method and a module was added to sys.modules it will be removed to prevent a partially initialized module from being in left in sys.modules. If the module was already in sys.modules then it is left alone.
Use of this decorator handles all the details of which module object a loader should initialize as specified by PEP 302.
A decorator for a loader method, to set the __loader__ attribute on loaded modules. If the attribute is already set the decorator does nothing. It is assumed that the first positional argument to the wrapped method is what __loader__ should be set to.
A decorator for a loader to set the __package__ attribute on the module returned by the loader. If __package__ is set and has a value other than None it will not be changed. Note that the module returned by the loader is what has the attribute set on and not the module found in sys.modules.
Reliance on this decorator is discouraged when it is possible to set __package__ before the execution of the code is possible. By setting it before the code for the module is executed it allows the attribute to be used at the global level of the module during initialization.


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Liberal Metapaternalism and Higher Education
Matt Yglesias replies to an argument from Mike Konczal:
Mike Konczal has a fairly compelling argument that it would make sense to dismantle the entire crazy quilt of "submerged state" tax deductions and credits designed to help make college affordable and just use the money to directly provide free or near-free college education at public universities.
I think, though, that any effort to radically rethink higher education finance does need to go back to first principles. Why spend public money on this at all? Why not dismantle the submerged state exactly as Konczal suggests, and give the money to poor people? Then people could use the money to buy higher education services or not according to whether or not they thought vendors of said services were, all things considered, offering a reasonable value proposition. There are good answers to this question (I think) but the nature of the answer you give helps shape your agenda for higher education reform.
So why not just give poor people money and let them decide how they want to spend it? The obvious answer is that they ought to spend it on education, but they won't. In a smart follow-up post, Konczal tries to find a nice way to say this.
As Konczal has it, the "liberal paternalist" argument against simply giving cash to the poor is that this encourages dependence, but we're trying to encourage independence. I think this is a good argument!
Against this sort of liberal paternalist Konczal offers Peter Frase, who argues from the left that it's better to give the poor money than to make to sure they have access to jobs, because most wage labor is demeaning and enervating, and the only reason anyone does it is to make money. So just give them money!
Frase thinks "that having a job gives a person a greater sense of self-worth than getting a handout" only to the extent that "we, as a society, treat wage labor as though it is a unique source of dignity and worth." The suggestion seems to be that if we, as a society, treated as a source of dignity and worth whatever else folks are up to, other than wage-laboring, there'd be no particular problem with the dole. This strikes me as a bit silly.
We, as a society, just aren't going to regard whatever folks want to do as a source of dignity and worth. Lots of us have a fairly narrow, though eminently reasonable, view of what's dignified and worthwhile. The ideal of society as a cooperative venture for mutual advantage is a good one, as is the idea of society as an order of mutual respect and fair reciprocity (which comes to the same thing, by my lights). If you want a cut of the cooperative surplus, you've got to pitch in and cooperate! If you can, but you don't, most of us are going to resent your insisting on a cut anyway, even if we think we owe you something, just because you're a person. There's an important sense in which you don't have it coming, that it's unfair to claim a share, and if you feel a little bad about taking it, most of us are going to be glad you feel a little bad, because probably you should. In a decent order of fair reciprocity, having a job gives a person a greater sense of self-worth than getting a handout because paychecks are compensation for having made others better off -- are hard evidence we are worth something to somebody else -- and handouts, as such, aren't. Being worth something to others gives us good reason to feel we're worth something to ourselves.
Frase talks a bit about the importance of non-market labor, and it is important. But, again, it's not clear that it's money we owe to people who are providing services to their own families, or selflessly volunteering to write Wikipedia entries.
Now, sometimes we need help, and we shouldn't feel too bad about accepting it when we need it. But we should try not to need it, and part of what it means to treat people with respect is to encourage them not to need it. If this is a matter of convention, it's a good convention. Now, like Frase, I favor a guaranteed social minimum, but not because people should get a cut of the surplus no matter what they do or don't do, but because I think (and this is an empirical hypothesis) indemnifying one another against downside risk induces more and better cooperation. My pitching in to put a floor under you is something you can justify to me, and everybody else, if it's likely to put you in a better position to make me, and everybody else, better off than we'd be if you (and we) didn't enjoy the assurance of a floor.
Konczal goes on to quote T.M. Scanlon at length, and Scanlon makes a great point:
The strength of a stranger's claim on us for aid in the fulfillment of some interest depends upon what that interest is and need not be proportional to the importance he attaches to it. The fact that someone would be willing to forgo a decent diet in order to build a monument to his god does not mean that his claim for aid in his project has the same strength as a claim for aid in obtaining enough to eat (even assuming that the sacrifices required on others would be the same). Perhaps a person does have some claim on others for assistance in a project to which he attaches such great importance. All I need maintain is that it does not have the weight of a claim to aid in the satisfaction of a truly urgent interest even if the person in question assigns these interests equal weight.
Right! And there are facts of the matter about what our interests are. One of the greatest of these is that it is much in our interests to develop the capacity to tell the difference between what we actually need and what we just happen to want. Let's call this capacity "autonomy." Autonomy has real developmental conditions. If we haven't become able to exercise judgment in this way, if we haven't developed what it takes to be a reliable agent of our own interests, it's not always going to be in our interests to be empowered to buy what we want.
This is, to my mind, the best reason to not just give people money and then find out whether they spend it on what they are or their children need in order to become full-blooded autonomous agents. Is there something a little paternalistic about this? There sure is! Is this a problem? Yes! It's not easy to come to agreement about the developmental conditions for autonomy. But we do the best we can, and it's not that controversial. We agree, more or less, that a certain measure of economic security, access to decent food, decent health care, and a decent education are generally necessary for the development of the capacities that put us in a position to make robustly autonomous decisions about our lives.
One problem is that those of us who were deprived of these goods may not be well-positioned to make great decisions on the behalf of our children. Offering free school, nutritional assistance, subsidized housing and the like, instead of just giving parents a chunk of change to buy whatever they do or don't want for their kids is a pretty literal kind of paternalism. I call it "meta-paternalism," paternalism in the service of the development of the sort robust autonomy it is wrong to paternalistically interfere with, once it's in place. We paternalistically intervene to prevent parents from being bad paternalists to their kids. Kids need their parents to make good decisions on their behalf, and we, as a society, try to help kids the best we can while minimizing the chance parents will make bad decisions to their kids' detriment. Alas, parents can always use their autonomy to screw up the development of their kids autonomy, but not as much as they might like.
Now, is higher education needed for the development of autonomy? I don't think so. One thorny issue here may be timing. If we've done a good job giving kids the basic goods and opportunities they need for the development of autonomy, they may nevertheless require a little time before it all comes together. Suppose the government gives every kid from a relatively poor family a big check on their eighteenth birthday (how big depends on how poor, say) and tells them they can spend it any way they like. Go to school! Start a business! Whatever!
What's going to happen? I dunno, but I would predict more than a little regret by age twenty-something. Does this mean we should nudge young adults toward college by, say, making it free. I don't think so. This strikes me as an excellent way to subsidize the academy. But if the idea is to help finish off the development of robust autonomy, and/or to subsidize the development of socially valuable human capital, it might be better to just give hard-up kids money with strings attached.
The world and workforce need wisdom. Why don't universities teach it?
Universities claim to prepare students for the world. How many actually do it?
- Many university mission statements do not live up to their promise, writes Ben Nelson, founder of Minerva, a university designed to develop intellect over content memorization.
- The core competencies that students need for success—critical thinking, communication, problem solving, and cross-cultural understanding, for example—should be intentionally taught, not left to chance.
- These competencies can be summed up with one word: wisdom. True wisdom is the ability to apply one's knowledge appropriately when faced with novel situations.
What the world will look like in the year 250,002,018
This is what the world will look like, 250 million years from now
To us humans, the shape and location of oceans and continents seems fixed. But that's only because our lives are so short.
From zero to hero in 18 years: How SpaceX became a nation-state
SpaceX's momentous Crew Dragon launch is a sign of things to come for the space industry, and humanity's future.
- SpaceX was founded in 2002 and was an industry joke for many years. Eighteen years later, it is the first private company to launch astronauts to the International Space Station.
- Today, SpaceX's Crew Dragon launched NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the ISS. The journey will take about 19 hours.
- Dylan Taylor, chairman and CEO of Voyager Space Holdings, looks at SpaceX's journey from startup to a commercial space company with the operating power of a nation-state.
Six-month-olds recognize (and like) when they're being imitated
A new study may help us better understand how children build social cognition through caregiver interaction.
New study connects cardiovascular exercise with improved memory
Researchers at UT Southwestern noted a 47 percent increase in blood flow to regions associated with memory.

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10th Annual Sphinx Winners
(February, 2007 - Detroit, MI). The exciting culmination of the 10th
Annual Sphinx Competition Presented by JPMorgan Chase Finals Concert
began with bustling crowds lining up to be put on a waiting list for
tickets this past Sunday at Orchestra Hall in Detroit.
The finale featured the professional all African-American and Latino
Sphinx Symphony Orchestra joined by the Alumni from the first ten years
of the competition under the direction of guest conductor, Dr. Kay
George Roberts, presenting a world premiere of Delights and Dances by
Michael Abels - which brought the seated audience immediately to their
feet with rousing applause!
The Sphinx Competition includes two age divisions, Juniors (ages 12-17)
and Seniors (ages 18-26). Typically, three Laureates (or Finalists) are
selected from a group of nine Semi-Finalists in each division. For the
first time in its history, the Sphinx Finals Jury awarded Laureate
placement to four (4) participants in the Senior Division. Anthony S.
Glover, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager of Chase Consumer
Banking presented the first place award onstage to 20-year-old
violinist, Elena Urioste.
Each year Sphinx Competition Jurors face a daunting challenge to
recognize the top musicians and perpetuate a legacy of excellence.
Sphinx's standard of distinction has been asserted over past years by
four previous Alumni winning positions with major orchestras, and a
successful Carnegie Hall Gala Concert Series.
SPHINX10! FIRST PLACE SENIOR LAUREATE - $10,000 cash prize, a
professional debut CD on White Pine Records, solo appearances with major
orchestras, performance with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra at the Finals
Elena Urioste
Instrument: Violin
Age: 20Â Â Â Ethnicity: Mexican/Basque
Teacher: Joseph Silverstein/Ida Kavafian
Home: North Wales, PA
Credits: Student, The Curtis Institute of Music; Soloist with Boston
Pops, Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Florida, Baltimore and Hartford
Symphonies; Winner, Kennett Symphony Concerto Competition and Temple
University Music Prep Concerto Competition
Elena Urioste
SPHINX10! SECOND PLACE SENIOR LAUREATE - $5,000 cash prize, performance
with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra at the Finals Concert
Whittney Thomas
Instrument: Viola
Age: 19Â Â Â Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Donald McInnes
Home: Lemon Grove, CA
Credits: Student, USC's Thornton School of Music; 1st Place, H.B.
Goodlin Scholarship Competition; Performed on From the Top; Young
Musicians Foundation Scholarship
Whittney Thomas
SPHINX10! THIRD PLACE SENIOR LAUREATE - $3,500 cash prize, performance
with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra at the Finals Concert
Karla Donehew Perez
Instrument: Violin
Age: 22Â Â Â Ethnicity: Puerto Rican
Teacher: Paul Kantor
Home: Albany, CA
Credits: Graduate student, Cleveland Institute of Music; Soloist with
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Symphony; Semi-Finalist, Klein Competition
Karla Donehew Perez
SPHINX10! FOURTH PLACE SENIOR LAUREATE - $2,000 cash prize, performance
with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra at the Finals Concert
Jason Amos
Instrument: Viola
Age: 21Â Â Â Ethnicity: African-American
Teacher: Yizhak Schotten
Home: Southfield, MI
Credits: Student, University of Michigan's School of Music; Principal
Violist, University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra; Past Principal of
Aspen Sinfonia
Junior Division participants proceeded to final adjudication at the
Honors Concert on Friday, February 9 in Ann Arbor. The thrilling
concert attended by close to 3,000 students from all over Southeast
Michigan resulted in First Place Junior Laureate Robert Alvarado
Switala, violinist of Grapevine, TX ($5,000 cash prize, solo appearances
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and at Finals Concert, national radio debut on From the Top); Second
Place Junior Laureate Maia Cabeza, violinist of Philadelphia, PA ($3,500
cash prize, performance with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, national
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the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra, national radio debut on From the Top).
All 18 selected Semi-Finalists receive http://www.sphinxmusic.org/programs/maf.html
Sphinx Music Assistance Fund scholarships to help support their musical development,
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Unlike many other competitions, the Sphinx Organization strives to
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I set out making these brownies today because I was in the mood to try a new treat. I can't remember the last time that I had a "Blondie" or butterscotch brownie. I found a recipe in my Betty Crocker cook book and modified it to be gluten-free. It turned out really, really good. Not especially pretty, but who cares!
Butterscotch Brownies ~ GF
4 TBSP butter
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 large egg
¾ cup Carol Sorghum Flour Mix (see below for the mix)
½ tsp xanthan gum
½ cup chopped nuts (I omitted because Jon just got braces & can't eat nuts for 2 years!)
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
Heat oven to 350. Spray an 8 x 8 pan with Pam.
Melt butter in a 1.5 qt. Pan over low heat; remove from heat, stir. Stir in brown sugar, vanilla and egg. Stir in remaining ingredients. Spread in pan.
Bake 25 minutes (I only baked 22 min). Cool slightly in pan on wire rack. Cut into 2 inch squares while warm (16 pieces).
Each brownie is 135 calories; Fat 6 g.
Carol's Sorghum Mix
1.5 cups Sorghum Flour
1.5 cups Potato Starch Flour (or corn starch)
1 cup Tapioca flour
Makes 4 cups. Use cup for cup in baking.
I will definitely be making these again, maybe even doubling the recipe next time. YUM!!
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Have a few bucks to spare on someone else's project? Maybe you'd like to help get a short film about teenagers who download into physical bodies off the ground. Perhaps you're more interested in food and a cookbook designed to enhance your gaming experiences. Maybe you'd rather help fund the print volume of a long-running webcomic set in feudal Japan. Or you could use those funds to bring to life a new John K cartoon and get some cool gifts in the process.
HAPPY DOWNLOADDAY a short sci-fi film: HAPPY DOWNLOADDAY comes with an intriguing premise: In a resources-strapped future, children are no longer born. Instead, they're raised as computer programs and downloaded into a human body on their 18th birthdays. But what happens when one teenager wants to stay in virtual space? For a $15 pledge, you'll receive a digital download of the film. [via Three if by Space]
Publish the +5 Food Of Eating cookbook: Looking for some tasty and creative goodies to serve at your next gaming session? Tiffany Simmons is collecting recipes that are not only healthy and good for feeding a crowd, but also enhance the gaming experience. She's looking to create in-character feasts, gamer birthday treats, and more. She's reached her initial goal, but is looking to raise a bit more money to print color art and photographs. For a $10 pledge, you'll receive a PDF of the cookbook; for a $15 pledge, you'll also receive a hard copy. [via Geekosystem]
No Need for Bushido Goes Pro with Volumes 1-3: Webcomic No Need for Bushido has been online for 10 years, amassing an impressive archive of anime and manga-inspired comics set in feudal Japan. Now, creators Alex Kolesar and Joseph Kovell want to print their webcomic in three color volumes with remastered art. For a $20 pledge, you'll receive digital copies of all three books. For $50, you'll receive them in print.
John K's "Cans Without Labels": It's not really on-genre, but I'd like to point out that animator John Kricfalusi is running a Kickstarter to fund his short film "Cans Without Labels," starring Ren and Stimpy's owner, George Liquor. The story is based on John K's own childhood with a father who didn't believe in brand names and whose favorite thing to buy from the supermarket were cans no labels at all. For a mere $1 pledge, you'll receive a digital copy of "Cans Without Labels," and John K has a host of digital and physical goodies at the higher pledge levels.


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Recker's hard work manifested in clutch throw
NEW YORK -- Anthony Recker's throw to cut down Billy Hamilton on a stolen-base attempt in Friday's 4-3 win over the Reds was no lucky toss. Hamilton is one of the fastest baserunners in the game today -- by some estimates, in the history of the game -- and it took every bit of Recker's revamped throwing skills to catch him.
For much of the offseason and into Spring Training, Recker worked on simplifying his footwork and throwing motion in an effort to become a better defensive catcher. He drew rave reviews for the work this spring, before displaying those improvements on a much more prominent stage against Hamilton and the Reds.
"You've got to make a great throw, and he made a great throw," manager Terry Collins said. "Right on the money."
Perhaps familiarity helped as well; Friday was not Recker's first scrap with Hamilton. In 2012, as the Reds outfielder was racing into history by breaking Vince Coleman's single-season Minor League stolen-base record, Recker twice had opportunities to throw him out at second base. Both times, he felt his throws beat Hamilton to the bag despite successful steals.
Given that history, Friday's throw was personally satisfying for Recker in more ways than one.
"My shortstop told me he was out both times, so I'll believe him, because I thought I had him both times," Recker said.
On the roster this year as Travis d'Arnaud's backup, Recker's good fortune continued into Saturday, when he made his first start of the season. Recker is already receiving far more playing time than he did a year ago, appearing in three of the Mets' first five games.
Hamilton, meanwhile, sat out Saturday with a jammed left middle finger, which he injured on the steal attempt.
As for d'Arnaud, who entered Saturday's play 0-for-12 at the plate, the off-day gave him a chance to relax after a tough start to the season. d'Arnaud also struggled after his initial Major League callup in August, then endured a rough start to Spring Training before finding his power stroke late.
"It certainly is a concern if it starts to get in his head that he can't hit at this level," Collins said. "That's your biggest fear, is that all of a sudden, someone feels they can't do something. But Travis has always hit. He believes he can hit. He has great confidence in himself. He's just got to stay with it."


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By midafternoon, about 770 flights within the U.S. had been canceled, according to tracking service FlightAware.com. That's down from nearly 2,700 cancelations on Tuesday and 4,100 on Monday.
The largest numbers of U.S. cancelations on Wednesday — more than 100 each — were on ExpressJet and Chautauqua, according to FlightAware. Those carriers operate smaller regional flights for the big airlines and usually are the first to have flights scrubbed when there's bad weather. Delta, United, American and Southwest had canceled 1 percent or fewer of their flights.
The more than 20,000 cancellations since last Thursday have cost the airlines between $50 million and $100 million, estimated Cowen and Co. analyst Helane Becker. Among the hardest hit was JetBlue Airways Corp., she said in note to clients Wednesday.
JetBlue operated barely more than half its scheduled flights on Monday, when it shut down in New York and Boston to rest crews and reposition planes. Chief operating officer Rob Maruster said 150,000 passengers had been affected by 1,800 canceled flights over a 6-day period.
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|About the Author
|Adrian Raine is the Richard Perry University Professor of Criminology, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, and a leading authority on the biology of violence. After leaving secondary school to become an airline accountant, he abandoned his financial career and spent four years as a prison psychologist to understand why some individuals become violent psychopaths while others do not.
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|With a 4-page full-color insert, and black-and-white illustrations throughout Why do some innocent kids grow up to become cold-blooded serial killers? Is bad biology partly to blame? For more than three decades Adrian Raine has been researching the biological roots of violence and establishing neurocriminology, a new field that applies neuroscience techniques to investigate the causes and cures of crime. In The Anatomy of Violence, Raine dissects the criminal mind with a fascinating, readable, and far-reaching scientific journey into the body of evidence that reveals the brain to be a key culprit in crime causation. Raine documents from genetic research that the seeds of sin are sown early in life, giving rise to abnormal physiological functioning that cultivates crime. Drawing on classical case studies of well-known killers in history—including Richard Speck, Ted Kaczynski, and Henry Lee Lucas—Raine illustrates how impairments to brain areas controlling our ability to experience fear, make good decisions, and feel guilt predispose us to violence. He contends that killers can actually be coldhearted: something as simple as a low resting heart rate can give rise to violence. But arguing that biology is not destiny, he also sketches out provocative new biosocial treatment approaches that can change the brain and prevent violence. Finally, Raine tackles the thorny legal and ethical dilemmas posed by his research, visualizing a futuristic brave new world where our increasing ability to identify violent offenders early in life might shape crime-prevention policies, for good and bad. Will we sacrifice our notions of privacy and civil rights to identify children as potential killers in the hopes of helping both offenders and victims? How should we punish individuals with little to no control over their violent behavior? And should parenting require a license? The Anatomy of Violence offers a revolutionary appraisal of our understanding of criminal offending, while also raising provocative questions that challenge our core human values of free will, responsibility, and punishment.
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|Praise for Adrian Raine's The Anatomy of Violence "Provocative. . . . [Raine] makes a good case that certain genetic, neurological, and physiological factors do predict violent behavior. . . . Many of his proposals focus on early development: encouraging pregnant women not to smoke and drink, and working to ensure that young children get proper nutrition and protection from toxicants—not to mention eating plenty of fish. He argues, convincingly, that such benign and relatively cheap interventions could have huge social benefits." —New York Times Book Review "Well-written and engaging. . . . Mr. Raine reminds us of all the interesting things we do know about genes, brains and the environment that can tilt someone toward anti-social behavior. . . . For those unfamiliar with these arguments and the important supporting scientific literature, The Anatomy of Violence is a good read. What makes it something more is Mr. Raine's contention that violence is a public-health issue and that this forces upon society some uncomfortable ideas about possible interventions. Mr. Raine sees violence as a mental disorder and argues that it should be treated as such." —The Wall Street Journal "Readable, and at times controversial. . . . [The Anatomy of Violence] is worth reading by anyone who has an interest in violence and criminal behavior, not because it provides definitive answers, but for its value in setting the stage for ongoing thought and discussion." —Washington Independent Review of Books "Why do people kill? This isn't an easy question to answer, but criminologist Adrian Raine believes some people are pre-programmed to be violent. He has written a new book on the subject—The Anatomy of Violence—which relays an eerie story of a now-executed murderer that seems to back up his theory of a 'killer gene.'. . . Raine says there are ways to stop people who are predisposed to violence from actually becoming criminals. Biology might be a blueprint, but it's not necessarily destiny." —San Francisco Chronicle "Are 'criminal tendencies' hard-wired or acquired? . . . Psychologist Adrian Raine argues the biological case, marshalling swathes of findings and case studies of murderers and rapists. . . . Provocative and bristling with data, the book's complexities fail to boil down to a simple answer." —Nature "Groundbreaking. . . . Never before has a 'map of the criminal mind' been written about so convincingly. . . . Raine offers us the most compelling look to date at the connection between human genetics and human acts of violence. . . . The Anatomy of Violence will convince even the most skeptical that there is a genetic or biological cause for the violence exhibited by psychopaths across all cultures. Without doubt, the book should be required reading for any student of criminology. The Anatomy of Violence is an astonishingly accessible account of all the major elements—environmental, social, biochemical, psychological, and neurological—related to crime and human violence, leading us to the conclusion that yes, some people are natural born killers." —New York Journal of Books "Lively, engaging. . . . A convincing case that violent criminals are biologically different from the rest of us. . . . [Raine] has the research at his fingertips—not surprising, since he carried out much of it—and makes a compelling case that society needs to grapple with the biological underpinnings of violent crime just as vigorously as the social causes, if not more so." —New Scientist "Anyone who truly seeks an answer to questions about nature vs. nurture should read Raine's book. The Anatomy of Violence includes many interesting studies, with provocative findings. He also raises important philosophical questions about what we could, and perhaps should, do with what we're learning." —Psychology Today "An extremely informative, thoughtful and illuminating book . . . a tour de force." —David P Farrington, Psychological Medicine "Fascinating. . . . The message that ought to be taken from this book is that criminality should be seen as a public health problem. Excellent child nutrition, strict controls on the use of heavy metals, classes in parenting and extra learning support for children and parents from difficult backgrounds—these are all real-world solutions that have enormous potential for good. Raine's book represents a compelling argument that they are not optional extras, boom-time luxuries, but measures that have the potential to save countless billions, and countless lives." —The New Statesman "A passionately argued, well-written, and fascinating take on the biology of violence and its legal and ethical implications." —Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Raine explores famous criminal cases, from Ted Bundy to the Unabomber to more obscure figures, and offers compelling research, including brain scans of psychopaths, schizophrenics, and others, to demonstrate the hard science behind some criminal and antisocial behavior from domestic violence to murder. . . . Although the topic will certainly continue to provoke controversy, Raine offers a highly accessible look at the latest research on the biology behind criminal behavior." —Booklist "Sure to be controversial, especially in the context of the current debate on guns and the prevention of violence." —Kirkus Reviews "An exhaustive, unvarnished survey of what is known about the neurobiological correlates of physical violence. It is deeply informative and it makes for disquieting reading. It wisely refrains from claiming a single cause for the problem or advocating a single solution. It is an indispensable reference." —Antonio Damasio, author of Descartes' Error and Self Comes to Mind "An authoritative and captivating survey of the latest research on the biological basis of crime." —The Independent (UK) "Fascinating reading. . . . An extensive and, despite the grim subject, entertaining account of the physiological factors that may have a role in antisocial behaviour." —Salley Vickers, The Observer (UK) "[A] disturbing but highly important book. . . . Among the many path-breaking academic studies led by Raine have been PET scans of convicted murderers. . . . He manages to present a huge body of scientific research in ways that are both compelling and clear. . . . It is remarkable that most of the work he outlines remains largely unknown to the wider public, and plays little or no part in policy debates on crime and criminality. If the bleaker possibilities revealed by this research are to be avoided, it is high time this defect was remedied." —The Mail on Sunday (UK) "Raine is surely right that we cannot ignore the evidence that points to the importance of neurological factors in violent crime. If he shouts a little too loudly about the brain's role, it is because that voice needs to be heard. In The Anatomy of Violence, it comes across clearly, powerfully and often persuasively." —Financial Times "A clear-headed, evidence-based and carefully provocative account of Raine's 35 years of study." —Tim Adams, The Observer (UK) "Important. . . . A thorough yet sparkling, erudite but beautifully written account. . . . Raine discusses complex scientific and ethical issues and illustrates them by drawing on a series of famous, sometimes unsettling case studies, thereby making scientific knowledge more accessible to a wide audience. What emerges is a rich picture of the complexities of human violence. The book is gripping from start to finish." —Stephanie van Goozen, Professor of Psychology, Cardiff University "[The Anatomy of Violence] is not only for students of this topic, but for any inquiring mind. It is just simply captivating, both emotionally and intellectually." —Diana Fishbein, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Scientist, Transdisciplinary Science and Translational Prevention Program, RTI International "Indispensable. . . . A highly readable, often gripping account of how our biology affects our violence. The book's great success is that it makes how we learned about crime and the brain as exciting as what we have learned. If we take this book seriously, criminology can move much closer to solving some of the biggest mysteries we face." —Lawrence W. Sherman, Wolfson Professor of Criminology, Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge "At once highly educational and surprisingly entertaining. . . . An easy, highly enjoyable, and richly rewarding read. The significant social, biological, and legal aspects of violent behavior make it a virtual minefield of sensitive and controversial issues." —Joe P. Newman, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison "A great read. . . . This is a book that will make you reflect on how you personally and society more generally views and responds to antisocial behavior. Is it time to think of violence as a disease, where rehabilitation takes precedence over punishment, and where prevention may be the only real cure? Read the book, and then you be the judge." —Mark S. Frankel, Ph.D., Director, Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) "Courageous, brilliant, and provocative. . . . Based on the latest scientific evidence Raine poses the fundamental question, Where does society draw the line between the effects of nature and nurture on brain function?" —Larry W. Swanson, Ph.D., University Professor and Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences, Neurology, and Psychology, University of Southern California "With The Anatomy of Violence, Raine brings the full force of his pioneering research, clear-eyed analysis, and sound policy prescriptions to our violence problem in America. Get ready for a tour de force in science, and one hell of a gripping read!" —Brandon C. Welsh, professor of criminology, Northeastern University, author of Saving Children from a Life of Crime "Anytime I need to know anything about the biology of crime, I go straight away to Adrian Raine. . . . Indispensable reading for students, researchers, practitioners, and policy makers." —Terrie Moffitt, professor, Duke University and King's College London --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Director Cary Joji Fukunaga takes lead characters Det. Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Det. Maritn Hart (Woody Harrelson) into the world of an East Texas biker gang where Cohle participated in the robbery gone wrong.
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Fairfield's Jack Ullman to solo at GBYO season finale
It is not unusual for a brilliant musical couple to have brilliant musical children.
But when two very gifted musical brothers have parents that don't play a note, well, "that's the mystery," says pianist Jack Ullman, laughing.
A 17-year-old senior at Fairfield Warde High School, Ullman will be the featured performer on Sunday, May 18, at the season finale of the Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras at the Klein Memorial Auditorium.
The son of Anne and Donald Ullman, the pianist received the solo honor as the winner of the GBYO 2014 Concerto Competition, in which several accomplished student musicians performed solo pieces on their respective instruments. He will perform the First Movement of Edvard Grieg's 1868 Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus 16, the only concerto Grieg completed. It is considered to be one of his most popular works and among the most popular of all piano concerti.
GBYO Music Director Christopher Hisey will conduct the Principal Orchestra in "Finlandia," by Jean Sibelius, and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2, "Little Russian," as well as the Grieg.
Founded in 1961, the GBYO features about 240 young musicians -- in four developmentally sequential orchestras and wind and jazz ensembles -- in grades five through 12 from 27 communities in Fairfield and New Haven counties. All members are chosen through competitive auditions each summer prior to the beginning of the new school year. Rehearsals are conducted on weekends throughout the academic year.
Ullman recalled that he began piano lessons at age 7 for less-than-lofty reasons.
"You see, my older brother was playing the cello and I was upset that he was getting all the attention," Ullman said good-naturedly.
It turned out that Jack "loved practising ... it seemed to come easily because I loved it so much."
More InformationKlein Memorial Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Sunday, May 18, 3 p.m. $15, $10. www.gbyo.org.
When he's not working at the piano, he studies violin, is co-captain of Warde's cross-country team and co-president of the Interact and Red Cross social service clubs that raise funds at school for the needy.
(One such event, sponsored by the Interact Club, is a talent show on Friday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m., at the Fairfield Warde High School auditorium. Tickets are $10 and proceeds go toward relief for victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, Ullman said.)
As his high school career is nearing an end, he said he is eagerly preparing for the next phase.
Ullman is headed to Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tenn., where he intends to study music and composing while on a pre-medical degree track.
"I'll always love music and want to perform ... but I'm leaving my options open as far as a career goes."
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The Spring Concert will feature performances by all GBYO ensembles, including the following.
The Symphony Orchestra, directed by Carrie Mascaro, will perform Franz Schubert's "Rosamunde" overture; James Horner's "The Titanic Medley"; and Igor Stravinsky's Berceuse and Finale from "The Firebird Suite."
Erica Messina will conduct the Concert Orchestra in Overture to "Die Fledermaus," by Johann Strauss; and the Theme from "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," by Howard Shore, among others.
Conductor Aaron Lofaro and the String Orchestra will present several pieces, ranging from "Spring," from the Four Seasons, by Antonio Vivaldi, to a Beach Boys medley.
Brian Miller will lead the Wind Ensemble in March from Second Suite, by Gustav Holst, while the new Jazz Ensemble, under the baton of Rex Cadwallader, will perform "Song For My Father," by Horace Silver, " A Gentle Touch," by Paul Clark, and "Buffalo Wings," by Mike Carubia.
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North America's pioneering comics publisher celebrates its quarter-century with new and rare archival comics; essays from Jonathan Lethem, Margaret Atwood, and more
Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-Five Years of Contemporary Cartooning, Comics, and Graphic Novels is an eight hundred-page thank-you letter to the cartoonists whose steadfast belief in a Canadian micro-publisher never wavered. In 1989, a prescient Chris Oliveros created D+Q with a simple mandate to publish the world's best cartoonists. Thanks to his taste-making visual acumen and the support of over fifty cartoonists from the past two decades, D+Q has grown from an annual stapled anthology into one of the world's leading graphic novel publishers.
With hundreds of pages of comics by Drawn & Quarterly cartoonists, D+Q: 25 features new work by Kate Beaton, Chester Brown, Michael DeForge, Tom Gauld, Miriam Katin, Rutu Modan, James Sturm, Jillian Tamaki, Yoshihiro Tatsumi alongside rare and never-before-seen work from Guy Delisle, Debbie Drechsler, Julie Doucet, John Porcellino, Art Spiegelman, and Adrian Tomine, and a cover by Tom Gauld. Editor Tom Devlin digs into the company archives for rare photographs, correspondence, and comics; assembles biographies, personal reminiscences, and interviews with key D+Q staff; and curates essays by Margaret Atwood, Sheila Heti, Jonathan Lethem, Deb Olin Unferth, Heather O'Neill, Lemony Snicket, Chris Ware, and noted comics scholars.
D+Q: 25 is the rare chance to witness a literary movement in progress; how a group of dedicated artists and their publisher changed the future of a century-old medium.
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Drawn & Quarterly: Twenty-five years of contemporary comics, cartooning, and graphic novels [is] an exuberantly entertaining anthology of short comics (many of them new) by almost all of the artists who have worked with the company over the years, from Kate Beaton's sly, brash gag strips about history and literature to Geneviève Castrée's tender sequence of self-portraits with blankets under which she's rested.New York Times
A new full-colour anthology, staggering in its range and scope at nearly 800 pages, makes plain what many have long known: the company founded in 1990 by Montreal comics aficionado Chris Oliveros... is one of the finest independent literary publishers in the world, having established a brand that makes it not only influential in the golden age of graphic literature and non-superhero comics, but synonymous.Montreal Gazette
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DVICE guest blogger Alan Danzis is helping us plug a hole here, writing about fitness tech as someone who uses it and loves it. There's a lot of not-so-expensive, smart gadgets and apps out there that not only help you keep track of how well you're living healthy, but talk to one another for even more functionality.
Last year, I started to finally get serious about living a healthier life because of my genetically high blood pressure. Seriously, high blood pressure at 29 and now at 30? I'm a gadget person at heart, and I found that if I invested in gadgets to control and monitor my health, it would help keep me on track. If I spent X amount of money on this pedometer, for instance, odds were, I would keep using it.
Below are what I think are the eight best apps and gadgets to help you lead a healthier life. I own and/or use most of them regularly; the rest are ones I'm either currently researching or am very, very close to purchasing (at least within their category).
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1. Wi-Fi Body Scale
The Withings Body Scale is probably one of the most expensive scales you can buy — with good reason. It connects to your local Wi-Fi network and, after your weighing, automatically uploads your weight, BMI, lean mass and fat mass to a Web dashboard interface, as well as the free Withings App available on iTunes and the Android Marketplace. You can also make that data available to a number of other sites and apps such as Runkeeper, Health Month (more on those two below) and others, or, for the brave, have it emailed it to your doctor.
The Withings Body is scale is perfect for those looking to maintain weight loss, or for people like me who want to make sure they're actually losing fat and not lean mass if they're losing some LBs. It's also great for families since multiple people can use the scale and it knows who's using it when.
Price: $159
2. Smartphone/Tablet Blood Pressure Monitor
While we're talking about Withings, the company's Blood Pressure Monitor only became available in the U.S. last month, and it does just what its name implies: plug it into your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch and take your blood pressure. It integrates seamlessly with the Withings App that the Withings Body Scale also uses. You can send your data directly to your doctor or publish it (confidentially) on the Web.
As I mentioned above, I have genetically high blood pressure and had been wanting to buy this since it was announced in January — I bought it the day it came out. It's great for someone like me who wants to monitor their blood pressure on a daily or weekly basis and don't feel like reaching for the paper and pencil — plus, whenever I see my primary care doctor, I can just hand him my iPad when he asks how much my blood pressure is.
Price: $129
3. Runkeeper App
Runkeeper is a mobile app for your iPhone or Android that uses your GPS signal to accurately track your fitness activities. Originally, as the name implies, it was for running, but you can also use it at the gym (e.g. when you're on an elliptical machine), when you go swimming (though you may want a waterproof case) or anything else. It integrates seamlessly and cross-shares data with Fitbit (highlighted below), the Withings Body Scale and others. My brother, for instance, uses Runkeeper to track all his health-related data.
For running junkies or even newbie runners like me who want to accurate track calories burned, distance ran and average speed, Runkeeper is a must download app — especially since it's free!
Price: Free!
4. Lark "Silent" Alarm Clock
Lark is billed as the first silent un-alarm clock — patent pending. Like other devices such as the Fitbit, it allows you to track your sleep via something you wear on your body with a built-in accelerometer (in this case, it's a wristband) and tells you the next day how long you were sleep, how many times you woke up, how long it took you to fall asleep, etc. Using that data analysis, you can hopefully improve your sleeping habits. Where Lark differs from other products, it also silently wakes you up by vibrating the wristband — perfect if you hate waking up significant others early in the morning.
I've used my Fitbit to track my sleep and have found I don't really care about the data — I already know how many times a night I wake up. What I have been fascinated with is finding a device that will also wake me up without using a traditional loud alarm (I need a loud alartm to wake me up). I considered the Lark, but ultimately went with a WakeMate which apparently wakes you up by monitoring how close to awakeness you are by your movements.
Price: $129
5. Health Month
Many companies are banking their existence or desire to grow their user base by adding gamification elements to their app or product — in other words, making it seem like the idea of using their app or product feel more like a game. My favorite health related one is called Health Month. Before each month begins, you pick a set of rules you want to follow — drink less than two cups of a coffee day; run eight miles a week; eat only 2,000 calories; etc. Every morning, you get an email from Health Month that asks you to fill in whether or not you followed you rules.
Sure, you could lie, but you're only working against yourself. I haven't ̬ yet. I originally signed up only to get the Foursquare related badges for making it an entire month without screwing up — you get 10 life points; you lose a life point each time you fail to do a rule outside of its parameters. But now that I've gotten all the Foursquare badges, I found myself paying the $5 a month to use Health Month — you need to pay $5 a month if you want to use more than 3 rules a month. I simply like the act of getting yelled at every morning to follow rules that I really want to follow health-wise.
Price: $5 a month
6. A Smarter Pedometer
There's a lot of pedometers out there for you to choose; and certainly, your smartphone is capable of acting like one. The reason I like the Fitbit however — and have had two freak-outs the time I thought I left them in a car — is because I don't have to write down my steps in a spreadsheet to track them (it wirelessly transmits them to the online dashboard through a receiver I plug into my computer) and it integrates nicely with other applications I use like Health Month, Runkeeper, etc.
I wear my Fitbit every morning when I get out of bed, and I take it off just before I go to sleep — I stopped using it for sleep monitoring purposes. I'm in a constant state of stress because it's so small and I'm always terrified I'm going to lose it, but at the end of the day, I really don't want to go anywhere without my Fitbit.
Price: $100
7. Polar Wearlink+ Heart Rate Monitor
I do run, but not long enough distances that heart rate monitoring is something I need to worry about; but for close friends of mine, it is something they need to do on a regular basis. After some research, it seems the WearLink+ transmitter is your best bet. It works with the Android Runkeeper app and enables it to record your heart rate data to better understand how hard your heart is working in any given workout. Easy to wear on your wrist because the Bluetooth transmission integrates well with your phone, you can be sure your phone is monitoring your heart rate and not the cute girl running next to you.
As I begin to run more and more miles, I may find I'm in the need for a great heart rate monitor. For right now, I just take my phone for Runkeeper purposes and Fitbit out when I go. But if you need a heart rate monitor, this one looks like it will be a good fit.
Price: $70
8. Jawbone UP Food Monitor
This last product isn't even out in the market yet, but it looked intriguing enough that I wanted to include it. Made by the company known for stylish Bluetooth earpieces, Jawbone UP performs a lot of the same functionality as some of the products in the rest of this piece. It'll help you track your sleeping and movements, but it'll also help you track what you're eating. Calorie counting apps are nothing new — I even thought about including one here — but this one supposedly will track what you're eating too. If I understand the non-specific press materials, you'll take a picture with your smartphone of what you're eating, and then after you're eating, UP will monitor your physical activity and somehow determine how that food impacted it.
That's a pretty bold claim; even with product pricing and availability not announced yet. I'm intrigued.
Price: TBA
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Alan Danzis is a lifelong technology enthusiast, which is something he inherited from his father. He's an early adopter: he had the first generation Sony TiVo and had to buy a special device just to plug the analog DVR into his digital phone line in college, further showcasing his nerdiness. His fast typing skills is attributed to playing Sierra games as a kid and he currently lives in Hoboken, N.J., where he usually plugs too many things into one outlet. Keep up with him on Twitter @adanzis.
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