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Welcome to National Failures Day!
The National Failures Day is celebrated on the same day as the National Relaxation Day. The relationship is quite simple. Failures are a part of everybody’s life. So this day has been set aside so we can acknowledge our failures and make efforts to learn from them and move ahead with a positive attitude.
On this day we can takes steps to teach our children the importance and significance of failure in life. Also to instill confidence in ourselves and our children and telling them to not stop trying for the fear of failure. It is to make them aware that failures are the stepping stones to success.
Another important fact of failure is that just because we have failed at something, does not mean that we deny ourselves the right to relax. Sometimes we might be trying so hard to get a particular job done that we forget to relax. This day also reminds us that we must relax.
On the flip side may be we are relaxing more and hence we might be failing more often. Behind every failure is a learning.
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NYC Point Guard Jose Alvarado Visited Rutgers Basketball Again (onthebanks.com; Breitman)
Yesterday, the Rutgers men’s basketball program hosted their top target within the class of 2017 for a second time in two months. New York City point guard Jose Alvarado was tracked constantly by the staff during the July live recruiting period, so it was a great development to get the floor general back on campus just a few weeks later.
2017 PG @AlvaradoJose15 tells me his visit to Rutgers was 'great.' He is top priority for them in 2017.
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) August 14, 2016
Rutgers currently has one open scholarship for the class of 2017. With as many as three available less than one month ago, the staff did a great job of landingCanadian wing Eugene Omoruyi so late in the process, who is eligible for this coming season, and 2017 combo guard Geo Baker. The talent level is rising within the program and the hope is Alvarado is the next domino to fall their way, as they have to be holding their only remaining scholarship for him as of now.
Alvarado is the reigning New York City Catholic High School Player of the Year, but got even better this summer while starring for the NY Rens on the EYBL circuit.
Been night and day with Jose Alvarado from May to now. So much more under control and efficient. Decision making on point
— Corey Evans (@coreyevans_10) July 24, 2016
Not only is he the type of player that can become the cornerstone of the rebuild for the program, but landing Alvarado would signal a big win on the recruiting trail in New York City. Rutgers recently hosted several players from the NY Rens from the 2018 & 2019 classes, so it’s a AAU program that is important in establishing a great relationship with. In addition, Rutgers has had little success recruiting top players from New York City in recent years, so this is an area in need of major improvement.
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Khalif Battle
Love Ballin Rising Star Games Standouts (cityofbasketballlove.com; Verlin)
The Love Ballin organization held its third annual late-summer showcase at Life Center Academy on Saturday, with five different games featuring a mix of talented boys and girls from grades 7-11.
Here are standouts from the two boys' high school games as well as the girls' high school game:
Khalif Battle (2019/Roselle Catholic)
The younger brother of Syracuse freshman Tyus Battle, a top-50 prospect in the 2016 class, Battle looks destined to join his brother in accepting a high-major scholarship offer a few years from now. A 6-4 guard, Khalif Battle is slightly shorter than his brother, a lanky 6-6 wing, but Battle has a stronger frame and a gorgeous jump shot, which he utilized to drop 21 points in the showcase game. Rutgers and Iona are his only two offers so far, but a move to Roselle -- he was with his brother at St. Joseph's - Metuchen (N.J.) last year -- could boost his visibility even more, and with his size and smooth all-around game, the sky's the limit for Battle. Again.
Cartier Bowman (2019/Notre Dame Prep)
Notre Dame coach Bob Turco has to be happy about the way the future looks for his program, with sophomores like Bowman and Isaiah Wong in the mix. Bowman, a 6-3 guard, had the most effortless athleticism we saw on Saturday, throwing down some big-time slams with his head close to or above the rim. But more than just a pure athlete, he's got a smooth handle and offensive game, which he showcased with a 25-point outing that included a beautiful spin-and-finish in the lane. No offers yet, but schools like Cinci, Rhode Island and Seton Hall have made contact.
Akil Domino (2020/St. Mary's, N.J.)
One of the smaller players in the opening game, Dominio didn't let his 5-6 frame affect his ability to have a big impact on the proceedings. Jet-quick and super-crafty with the ball, Dominio slashed and burned his way to a game-high 22 points, leading his team to a big win and earning game MVP honors. If he keeps up that level of play as he enters his freshman year in high school, he'll work his way onto a varsity rotation sooner rather than later, and soon enough he'll make people stop doubting him because of his size.
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Old Farmer's Almanac: Winter will be cold in Upstate NY -- or maybe warm (PS; Coin)
Upstate New York is baking in a heat wave and drought, so it must be time to look forward to winter.
The Old Farmer's Almanac, which also offers horoscopes and advice on the best dates to potty-train children, just released its annual U.S. winter forecast. For Upstate New York, the almanac predicts a cold winter in the east, a warmer one for the rest of the state, with normal or above normal snowfall throughout.
The almanac divvies up Upstate New York into three different regions -- Northeast, Lower Lakes and Appalachians -- each with its own forecast. Here's the broad breakdown; details are below:
• Northeast (Utica, Albany, Poughkeepsie): Colder than normal; average snowfall.
The Old Farmer's Almanac divides New York between three regions, each with its own forecast.Old Farmer's Almanac
• Lower Lakes (Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse): Warmer than normal; above-normal precipitation.
• Appalachians (Binghamton, Elmira): Slightly warmer than normal; above-normal snowfall.
(The almanac seems a little confused about where to put Syracuse, the nation's snowiest large city. In the almanac's list of cities, Syracuse is included in the Appalachians category, but on the map, it's part of the Lower Lakes. The map is misleading, placing Syracuse northeast of Rochester, when it's actually east-southeast.)
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Syracuse apartment building comes with indoor basketball, beach volleyball courts (PS; Moriarty)
One of University Hill's newer apartment buildings comes with two unusual amenities — indoor beach volleyball and basketball courts — to appeal to its college student tenants.
Tenants at Norm Swanson's Copper Beech Commons at 300 University Ave. can use the volleyball court and half basketball court in the building's basement anytime at no extra charge.
Swanson said he believes they are the only indoor basketball and beach volleyball courts in any apartment building in the city. He sees them as a way to make his apartments stand out among the many others, old and new, on University Hill.
Darya Rotblat, director of tenant operations at the 134-unit apartment building near Syracuse University, said the beach volleyball court can double as a badminton court and has proven particularly popular.
"I've had groups coming down here every night," she said. "It's unique and it's fun. In the middle of the winter, you can put your feet in the sand."
Swanson originally planned to build two half basketball courts but then decided to make one of them a volleyball court. It required pumping 27 tons of sand, six inches deep, through a hose into the basement from a dump trunk.
Built on the site of a former National Guard armory, Copper Beech Commons operates as a private student dormitory. Its 134 apartments have a total of 304 bedrooms. Each tenant has his or her own bedroom.
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