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Films with: Kobayashi, Masaki
Examines the rampant moral corruption on and around U.S. military bases in Japan following World War II. Kobayashi spirals out from the story of a love triangle that develops between a good-natured student, his innocent girlfriend, and a coldhearted criminal to reveal a nation slowly succumbing to lawlessness and violence.
Dodesuka-den
This film follows the lives of the people who live in a slum, built in a garbage dump. A mentally disabled boy is obsessed with streetcars, driving an imaginary streetcar around, chanting "Dodes'ka-den! Dodes'ka-den!"--Mimicking the sound of the wheels. Some of the neighbors are a young woman living with her lecherous uncle; a pair of friends who get drunk and swap wives; a possibly mentally ill beggar and his son who live in a deserted car; and a man with five children who knows he is not the father of any, but treats them as if they were his own. Although they may dream of better times, these people are trapped--both physically and psychologically--doomed to live a life of disappointment (or worse), but many find ways to carry on.
Human condition.
A pacifist civilian's humane treatment of mine workers and Allied prisoners of war angers the Japanese authorities during World War II.
Tells the story of Kaji, who is sent to the front in the horrible final days of World War II as punishment for treating Chinese prisoners humanely.
Tells the story of Kaji, who awakens to a world ravaged by war. Starved and pursued by guilt and fear, he escapes into Siberia.
I will buy you
Masaki Kobayashi's pitiless take on Japan's professional baseball industry is unlike any other sports film ever made. A condemnation of the inhumanity bred by a mercenary, bribery-fueled business, it follows the sharklike maneuvers of a scout dead set on signing a promising player to the team for the Toyo Flowers.
On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown. A bevy of lawyers and associates begin machinations to procure the money for themselves, resorting to the use of impostors and blackmail. Yet all are outwitted by the cunning of the man's secretary, in this entertaining condemnation of unchecked greed.
Jōiuchi Samurai rebellion /
A clan lord orders an aging swordsman to have his son marry the lord's mistress, but reverses his decision after the young couple falls in love.
Consists of four stories of the supernatural based on Japanese folk material. In The black hair, a poor young samurai leaves his first wife to marry a rich woman. When he is unhappy in his second marriage, he returns to his first wife, who at first appears unchanged from when he last saw her. In The woman of the snow, a woodcutter is spared by a mysterious ghost-like woman in the snow, but must promise never to tell anyone what he has seen. In Hoichi, the earless, a blind musician-monk named Hoichi is commanded by a gathering of ghosts to sing the saga of their ancient deeds. The head monk paints Hoichi's body with prayer verses to protect him, but unfortunately overlooks Hoichi's ears. In In a cup of tea, a writer wonders what would happen to a person who drinks another's soul and finds out.
Seppuku Hara kiri /
Peace in 17th-century Japan causes the Shogunate's breakup of warrior clans, throwing thousands of samurai out of work and into poverty. An honorable end to such fate under the samurai code is ritual suicide, or hara-kiri.
Thick-walled room
Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars of World War II, this drama about a group of rank-and file Japanese soldiers jailed for crimes against humanity was adapted by Abe Kōbō from the diaries of real prisoners.


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Motul , oficialmente Motul de Carrillo Puerto, es una ciudad cabecera del municipio homónimo ubicada en la región litoral centro del estado mexicano de Yucatán, a una distancia aproximada de 45 kilómetros en dirección noreste de la ciudad de Mérida, la capital de la entidad.

Según el censo del INEGI realizado en 2020, la ciudad tiene poco más de 26 mil habitantes. La ciudad es famosa por ser el lugar de origen de los huevos motuleños, un platillo típico tradicional de la gastronomía de Yucatán. El nombre oficial de la ciudad rinde homenaje al exgobernador Felipe Carrillo Puerto originario de Motul, quien fuera un importante personaje para el estado a inicios del  por su lucha contra la explotación del pueblo maya.

Toponimia
Etimológicamente . Como ya se señaló, el nombre derivó del fundador del centro ceremonial precolombino, sobre el que se asentó la población a partir de la conquista. Tras el asesinato de Felipe Carrillo Puerto perpetrado por sus enemigos políticos en 1924 el Congreso de Yucatán determinó a manera de homenaje póstumo el agregar al nombre de la ciudad el del líder socialista, también conocido como el "Apóstol rojo de los mayas".

Historia
Hay evidencia histórica de que en el origen la ciudad fue nombrada en reconocimiento a Zac Mutul, un sacerdote maya, presumiblemente nacido en el Mayab, durante el , en la época precolombina, a quien se atribuye la fundación de la ciudad.

La región en la que actualmente se encuentra la ciudad de Motul, 40 km al noreste de la ciudad de Mérida, capital de Yucatán, fue parte del kuchkabal denominado Ceh Pech antes de la conquista por los españoles en el . Antes, en el , fue fundada la actual localidad de Motul por el sacerdote Zac Mutul. Previamente, dice el historiador Juan Francisco Molina Solís, hacia el , la región había vivido la influencia de Zamná, quien lideró en esa época la migración de los itzaes en la península de Yucatán hacia el poniente, fundando ciudades populosas, hoy importantes, como Ek Balam, Izamal, el propio Motul y T'Hó, que se ubicó donde está la actual Mérida.

El cacicazgo de Ceh Pech fue fundado por Noh Cabá Pech, uno de los parientes cercanos del gran señor de Mayapán, quien llegó a la región muchos años después de que Motul fuera despoblada como consecuencia del ataque que encabezó Kakupacal o Kak U Pacal.
Otros documentos elaborados sobre el cacicazgo, señalan a Nahu Pech, como el cacique que anunció a sus descendientes el arribo de "los hombres de los países del Oriente, con barbas largas (los españoles), que traerán el signo del dios único". Al sobrevenir la encomienda, después de la conquista, Motul fue asignada al conquistador D. Francisco de Bracamontes, quien en su Relación de Motul indica que por los años que tenía de fundada la ciudad, podría ser inclusive contemporánea de Izamal y Mayapán.

Ubicación
Motul se localiza en la región centro del Estado y limita al norte con los municipios de Telchac Pueblo y Dzemul; al sur con Cacalchén; al este con Cansahcab y al oeste con Baca.

Está en el lugar central de la región conocida como zona henequenera de Yucatán, habiéndose localizado en la ciudad importantes centros fabriles de la agroindustria henequenera durante la época de Cordemex, empresa paraestatal que concentró la actividad hacia finales del siglo pasado.

Fiestas tradicionales
Los gremios en Motul son parte de las costumbres y tradiciones. Para los católicos la fiesta da inicio el 1 de julio con las tradicionales mañanitas y bajada de la virgen del Carmen quien a las 4:00 de la mañana recorre las principales calles del centro de la ciudad, para luego retornar y ser colocada en un altar especial en el interior de la nave eclesiástica.

Los gremios participantes son:
1 de julio: Gremio de Bajada
2 de julio: Gremio de señoras y señoritas
3 de julio: Gremio guadalupano, fe y esperanza
4 de julio: Gremio de mestizas #1,
5 de julio: Gremio de Jornaleros y labradores
6 de julio: Gremio de conductores
7 de julio: Gremio de Curtidores, zapateros y molineros
8 de julio: Gremio de Panaderos
9 de julio: Gremio de Alarifes
10 de julio: Gremio de carpinteros
11 de julio: Gremio de mecánicos, herreros y choferes
12 de julio: Gremio Mixto
13 de julio: Gremio de abastecedores
14 de julio: Gremio de fe, esperanza y caridad
15 de julio: Gremio de señoras y señoritas # 1, por la noche después de la quema de la pirotecnia se realiza la tradicional vaquería.
16 de julio: Gremio de mestizas #2. Ese mismo día se realiza un procesión a la Virgen del Carmen en la que miles de creyentes se reúnen y unen al festejo.
17 de julio: Gremio de campesinos
18 de julio: Gremio de agrupaciones juveniles
19 de julio: Gremio símbolo de justicia divina
20 de julio: Gremio de paz y unión
21 de julio: Gremio juvenil campesino
22 de julio: Gremio jóvenes, señores, señoras y señoritas
23 de julio: Gremio unión de jóvenes y niños y cerrada de la Virgen.

Localidades pertenecientes al municipio
Dentro de la jurisdicción municipal quedan comprendidas además de la cabecera, 8 localidades consideradas importantes: Kiní, Mesatunich, Sacapuc, Timul, Ucí.

Otras localidades, aunque con menor número de habitantes son: Kambul, Kancabal, Kamcapchén, Komchén Martínez, Kopté, Rogelio Chalé, Sabacnah, Sakolá, San Antonio Dzinah, San Pedro Cámara, San Pedro Chacabal, San Rafael, San Antonio, San Roque, Santa Cruz Pachón, Santa Teresa, Tanyá, Tekal, Texán Espejo, Ticopó Gutiérrez, Uitzil, Acabah, Hacienda Marco y Rancho Kamcapchén.

Personajes destacados
 Zamná, fundador primigéneo.
 Zac Mutul, sacerdote maya que fundó, en el , el centro ceremonial donde hoy se ubica el primer cuadro de la ciudad.
 Francisco de Montejo "el Adelantado", conquistador español que fundó la población de Motul a mediados del .
 Felipe Carrillo Puerto, gobernador (1922-1924) y benemérito del estado de Yucatán en cuyo homenaje la ciudad adquirió el nombre de Motul de Carrillo Puerto tras haber sido asesinado por sus enemigos políticos en 1924.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010 realizado por el INEGI, la población de la localidad era de 23.240 habitantes.

Galería

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web del Ayuntamiento de Motul

Localidades del municipio de Motul
Cabeceras municipales del estado de Yucatán
Toponimia maya
Zona henequenera de Yucatán

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Q: How can I send email reminder before 1 day of an event in Django? I have three models.

*

*CustomUser

*Webregister

*Zlink

And following is the code for Zlink in models.py,
class Zlink(models.Model):
    customUser = models.ForeignKey(CustomUser, on_delete=models.CASCADE) #foreignkey 1
    webregister = models.ForeignKey(Webregister, on_delete=models.CASCADE) #foreignkey 2
    reg_link = models.CharField(max_length=255,null=True, blank=True)
    def __str__(self):
        return str(self.pk)

"foreignkey 2" gives me the event id and "foreignkey 1" gives me an email address of user.
Among the many fields, one of the field in Webregister is event_starts that contains date and time of event when it will going to start.
I can get the email address of the user in the event using firing the query,
x = Zlink.objects.get(id=1)
x.customUser

Now if the user having multiple users then how these email address to send an email of reminder before a day of event ?
Any Clue ? I'm new in django please.

A: Scenario 1 (If Custom user model has only one email field):
x = Zlink.objects.get(id=1)
email_to_list = [x.customUser.email,]

Scenario 2 (if Custom user model has two email fields):
x = Zlink.objects.get(id=1)
email_to_list = [x.customUser.primary_email, x.customUser.secondary_email]

Finally use following code to send mail (Assuming you have working smtp settings defined in settings.py)
from django.core.mail import send_mail

send_mail(
    'Subject here',
    'Here is the message.',
    'from@example.com',
    email_to_list,
    fail_silently=False,
)

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Balancing writing with everything else going on in my life right now is quite a challenge. I hate to use the symbol of a juggler, but that is exactly how I'm feeling. With so many doctor visits and with everything that accompanies breast cancer treatment, my writing life has slowed so much I can barely find the time to sit down at my computer.
But here I am, lying in bed, writing to you on my laptop getting ready to share with you what I have been doing lately.
I resurrected two poems I wrote in the 1970s, but I'm waiting until after surgery (which, if the MRI came out well, will occur this Tuesday) to post them. When I do, I will link them in a future blog.
I am also scouring my blogs to find appropriate ones to place as Xomblurbs on Xomba. If the language sounds a little bizarre, let me explain: Xomblurbs are little "blurbs" that link your blogs or articles from their original sites to Xomba. Xombytes, on the other hand, are articles you write specifically for Xomba.
Before I go any further – if, after you read this blog, you want to write for Xomba or you want to post your articles and blogs there, go to my profile page on Xomba and sign up. Please use my referral number – 777d7f91. You won't be sorry. You can draw more traffic to your previously written articles and blogs by posting them on Xomba. It's a win-win-win (win for Xomba, win for the site you write for, and win for you).
Another benefit (I think I mentioned this in a previous blog) is that they share ad revenue with their writers, so if somebody clicks on an adsense ad on a page where your Xombyte or Xomblurb appears, you get 50% of the revenue from the ad!
So that's what I've been doing, looking through all of my old blogs and posting ones that I think other people might want to read. The process is time consuming but also rewarding when I see the number of readers increase in all three areas of my writing (blogs, Associated Content, and Xomba).
Through a friend at Associated Content I have discovered another site that I will explore after my surgery. It, like Xomba, offers writers a place to post their blogs and articles and encourages them to bookmark articles written by others. I'll check it out after surgery and let you know if I think it's worth pursuing.
So far I'm very happy with Xomba and Associated Content. The reason I like Associated Content is because I am not committed to writing a certain number of articles there. With my health as it is right now, I'm grateful that I don't have to apologize for being unable to meet deadlines. The only deadline I have to meet is for Xomba, but only in its paranormal category. As one of two featured authors in that category, I had to commit to one article every two weeks.
After I'm in remission (yes, I fully expect that to happen within the year), I will try writing for other sites that expect a contractual agreement. For now, I'm happy with blogging and article writing.
Don't forget to visit Xomba. Click their Help Section and you'll easily maneuver your way around the site. After you sign up (don't forget to use my referral number 777d7f91), let me know which name you've chosen for yourself and I'll invite you to be one of my friends. I'm known as BlogWriter there.
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How high can your landlord jack up your rent before it's illegal?
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A Richmond woman called 12 with that question after finding a notice on her door announcing a huge rent increase.
On Your Side Investigator Diane Walker got an answer and it may be surprising what the law allows landlords to do.
A rent increase of $106.00 dollars a month could put Terry Lynn Smith out on the streets she says. But, while it may be surprising, what her landlord is doing to her and other tenants is not illegal in Virginia.
For more than a decade The Crossings at Bramblewood is where Terry Lynn calls home. She's accustomed to seeing $15 per month rent hikes. So, imagine the shock when her lease renewal letter arrived showing different options and all resulting in a larger rent increase.
In Virginia there is no limit on the dollar amount a landlord can raise your rent. It's all legal if the landlord goes about it properly.
She says she's still waiting on repairs for a broken window and she's had the same carpet for 11 years although she says management has offered to clean it if she moved her furnishings.
Rent cannot be raised during the term of the rental agreement. In other words, your landlord must give written notice and can only raise your rent when the lease is up for renewal which is what The Crossings at Bramblewood is doing.
All tenants whose leases expire in January have received a lease renewal letter with a rent increase announcement.
NBC12 called the apartment complex office and left a message with the staff but hasn't heard back.
Smith says she doesn't have enough money to move and asked management for an adjustment.
She just heard back by email that there will be no adjustment to the renewal offer.


It doesn't take a degree in psychology to understand that beliefs like these are extremely deep-rooted in the psyche, going back to experiences you first had as a toddler.
As such, completely healing your Visibility Wound™ can require a long and difficult journey of personal development & spiritual growth.
But if you're at a point in your journey where you're ready to begin to heal this Wound, you will find that the steps I outline below can help you the next time you're suffering a Visibility Wound™ flare-up.
About a year ago, I was leading a group coaching program in which I had committed to posting daily in the group's private Facebook group. One of those weekly posts – the Friday post – was supposed to be a few words of wisdom to help my group members plan their next week.
But on this one particular Friday, I found myself still in bed at 2:00 in the afternoon, feeling incredibly depressed. I knew I was supposed to be writing a post for my group, but I sooooo didn't feel like doing it.
Then somehow, in the swirling thoughts of my depression and my sense of obligation, it dawned on me, "I'M HIDING." I realized that I was both physically hiding, underneath my covers, as well as cyber-hiding, by not making a post that day.
Because of how much work I'd been doing on my Visibility Wound™ at that point, I realized that hiding is something I do when I'm feeling unworthy (ie, a Visibility Wound™ flare-up).
2. Understand that you're making a choice.
Once I put two and two together, it became obvious that I was suffering from a Visibility Wound™ flare-up.
Something had happened to trigger my deep-seeded feeling of unworthiness.
The belief about being unworthy and having nothing valuable to say was so intensely painful, I was trying to run away from it by hiding.
Voila – the recipe for a Visibility Wound™ flare-up!
But the critical realization that I got that day was that by continuing to hide, I was perpetuating the Wound.
That's an important takeaway – that when you're IN your Visibility Wound (or any kind of powerful self-limiting behavior), it's extremely difficult to see it for what it is. So because you can't see it, you keep repeating it. It's a self-defeating cycle in that way. In order to break through it, I had to hire a coach to help me see things I couldn't.
While it felt somehow safer to stay in hiding, it also affirmed the false self-limiting belief that I was unworthy & had nothing valuable to say. Because if I WAS worthy or had anything valuable to say, why on earth would I be hiding??
This made me realize that I was making a choice to hide.
Which also meant, of course, that I could also make the choice to come out.
The second half of the battle – and this is the really hard part – was taking a different action.
The grown-up, healthy, rational me was able to see (with help from my coach) that that behavior of isolating myself wasn't working for me. My intellect could see clearly that to solve the problem, I needed to do the opposite, and allow myself to be seen.
So even though it was all kinds of scary – so much so I was actually crying as I did it – I came out of my hiding place and let my people see me. Literally. I made a post for my group that day in which I showed up exactly the way I was in that moment – owning my role as leader, but also acknowledging how afraid I felt on that day to be that very leader.
The unanimous response was positive. Several commented that they were impressed or touched by seeing me be so vulnerable.
So I encourage you to ask yourself what's the terrifying belief that has you blocked from doing what you know you should be doing? And then do it anyway.
For help accessing your self-limiting beliefs and working through them in a supportive environment, consider hiring me for private coaching. I offer 6-month packages starting as low as $2,500, or up to $20,000.


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Homeless Shelter At Former Skateland Rollerskating Rink In Northridge Named For Alex Trebek
By CBSLA Staff March 26, 2021 at 9:21 am
Filed Under:Alex Trebek, InstaStory, KCAL 9, Los Angeles, Northridge
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A cherished skating rink has closed and will become a homeless shelter made possible by another beloved Los Angeles institution – the late "Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek.
(credit: CBS)
Before Trebek died last November, he and his wife made a donation so that the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission could purchase the old Skateland rollerskating rink and turn it into a bridge homeless shelter. The facility was unveiled Thursday as the Trebek Center.
"I know how proud Alex was of their mission. He was so deeply grateful to be a part of the solution, to always lend a helping hand by offering both hope and practical assistance to those in need," his wife, Jean Trebek, said at the sign's unveiling.
The 23,000-square-foot Trebek Center will undergo a $6 million renovation before it becomes a 100-bed bridge shelter to help the homeless transition into housing.
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Quiz: How Well Do You Know South American Geography?
How Well Do You Know South American Geography?
By: Jouviane Alexandre
Ola! Or should we say hola? Travelling down to South America, you'd be met with distinct cultures as you travel the continent, but where exactly are you headed? With large countries such as Brazil and Argentina, it's quite an easy feat to get lost, but not if you're a master of South American geography!
Its own small melting pot, South America has a blend of cultures and languages. While most of the country speaks Portuguese due to Brazil's high population, Spanish is a close second. You'll also find the Guyanese speaking English, the Surinen speaking Dutch, and the Guineans speaking French. If you wanted to meet your English-speaking counterparts, would you travel north, south, east, or west? Which two countries are land-locked? Brazil shares a border with how many countries?
While you might be good with capitals, do you know what side of the country Lima falls on? Can you pick which country borders Central America? Your knowledge might span the largest country on the continent and even the smallest but travel deeper! We're going beyond the Amazon through the mountains and into the desert.
If you're ready to bounce around from Buenos Aires to Brasilia to Caracas, let's take a trip with this quiz!
How many countries are there in South America?
The South American continent is made up of 12 countries. Even with this small number, the large continent holds more than 422 million people.
Which of these is a landlocked country in South America?
Due to the relatively large size of most of its countries, South America doesn't have very many landlocked states. In fact, it only has two, Bolivia and Paraguay.
What is the longest river in South America?
The Amazon River is the longest river in South America. Almost twice the size of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, it runs for more than 4,300 miles.
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
Serra do Mar
Sierras de Cordoba
The Andes are not only the longest mountain range in South America, but it is also the longest in the world. Along the western coast of South America, the Andes are more than 4,300 miles long.
Which of these countries physically located on the continent was formerly colonized by France and is not considered part of South America?
While most South American countries have a history of Spanish settlers, the French settled in what is now French Guiana. Although located ON the continent, it is not considered part of South America and is considered a part of France.
Spanish is not the official language of which of these countries?
Although most of the countries in South America speak Spanish, there are four that do not. It's the largest country on the continent, and the natives of Brazil speak Portuguese. The countries of Guyana and Suriname speak English and Dutch, respectively.
Which of these countries is named for it's latitudinal coordinate?
While many countries are named after an important historical figure, not Ecuador! The Spanish word for equator, Ecuador got it's name since it is crossed by the equator.
Which lake sits on the border between Peru and Bolivia?
Lake Maracaibo
Lagoa dos Patos
While probably one of the more well-known lakes of South America, Lake Titicaca is the 4th largest. Around 3,200 miles in area, it is located between the borders of Peru and Bolivia.
In which country would you find the statue, Christ the Redeemer?
Christ the Redeemer is one of the great wonders of the world. Found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the statue stands over 100 feet tall.
What is the tallest waterfall in the world?
Tugela Falls
Gocta Cataracts
Angels Falls, located in Venezuela, is the largest waterfall in the world. It stands at over 3,200 feet.
Which of these South American countries doesn't border the Atlantic Ocean?
The continent of South America shares borders with both the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. Since Peru is on the western side of the continent, it shares no border with the Atlantic Ocean.
With which of these countries does Brazil not share a border?
Brazil is the largest country in South America. Taking up almost half of the area of the continent alone, Brazil shares a border with nine of the 11 other countries. It doesn't share a border with Ecuador or Chile.
What is the capital of Argentina?
Mara del Plata
Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina. The city has a population of more than 13 million people.
Which country is considered to reach the southernmost point of mainland South America?
Chile is the most southernmost point in South America. Although it is debated whether its southernmost point is Cabo Froward or Cape Horn, it is definitely a location in the Chilean country.
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Sure, you're 100% focused on basketball and get better nutrition and training (some of which you probably have to pay for yourself), but I THINK that in the NBA that you don't practice as intensely as in college. So many games packed in to a week that you can't go balls-out in practice against people. Injury & fatigue would end up killing you. That's why I think playing and practicing in college actually can be a better path to a starting NBA position. Obviously some people should just go (Zion), but my opinion is that Ayo is a guy that gets more out of college.
If he ends up being a 1st rounder with guaranteed money, I'd suggest he take it. But I think HIS best path to regular NBA minutes is at least another year of college.
On the subject of "do you go or do you stay" I went to see Meyers Leonard "play" yesterday. He scored 2 points in 8 minutes and became a crowd favorite when he missed 2 free throws in a row which gave 16,000 people a free Chick- fil-a sandwich today. Yes he makes a ton of money but his professional growth is nil. I truly believe you develop your game in college. Especially the mental part. How many of us were ready at age 19 to spend months on the road with grown men teammates unable to even have a drink legally with them in a bar/restaurant. The down time is huge. NBA teams practice maybe twice a week. They have shootaround on game day but that is to go over the game plan against their opponent. Thousands of athletes have NBA talent but the mental aspect is the key- see Nerlens Noel. College allows you to grow socially, emotionally, & mature. I love Ayo's game but if his goal is to make the Show & stay he needs to play another year or two in college.
These NBA players are at a JOB. This job is a rough one. Family life? None. Home life? Next to none. Ayo MIGHT be ready now. Odds are high he is not. AND, what is the hurry? Another year or two in college will not hurt his draft status. People say, "But, what if he gets hurt?" Well, what if he gets hurt in the NBA? Odds are higher of NBA injury vs. NCAA injury. Also, as just a spot roll player, life on the road probably will not be as fun. He should stay at least one more, probably two more years. Of course my glasses are orange!
fun little anecdote. but that's all it is. Since Meyer's joined the NBA he's added a 3 point shot at about 39% (only 2 attempts per game, but still) compared to a whopping 8% on 0.2 attempts per game here. 82% FT shooter vs 73% here. Meyers has been able adapt and grow his game a lot when he realized he couldn't cut it on size and athleticism alone. I imagine a lot of that had to do with staff help. The NBA is also the NBA for coaches and trainers, the best rise to the top.
Wish his coaches agreed with you. Looks like his "improved shooting" isnt getting him more playing time. His minutes per game have dropped from last year & in 7 seasons this is his third lowest average. I like Meyers but he may need a change of scenery to another team to turn it around.
Giorgi showing up on any updated draft boards yet? Lottery pick?
Sorry but this is far from the truth.
College coaches are way better than NBA coaches in developing players. The NBA coaches are mainly trying to establish relationships with players and management not only to keep their jobs but when they get fired (and except for Pops & Rick Carlisle they will) they can get another job. It's a players league and if they don't like you it's a surety you will be gone. There are way more top notch coaches at the college level.
Rookie year (now) MP 17.5(14.6), FG% .545(.543), FT% .809(.818), TRB 3.7(3.9), BLK 0.6(0.2), & PTS 5.5(6.0).
Sure he is not a starter or getting a lot of PT, but he has been in the league 7 years and was wanted bad enough to sign his second contract for $41 million guaranteed. If you can recall his mom had health problems and no insurance and he wanted to help her. He did the right thing and its paid off well. I can see him playing for several more years and cashing a lot more checks.
I do agree Ayo could use another year but if the money is there for him I wouldn't blame him for making the jump.
Comparing the NBA prosepcts for a player like Ayo to Leonard is apples to oranges. I am no NBA expert, but I have to believe the competition for a roster spot is far different for a 6'5" combo guard, than a 7' center.
Not sure how much Trailblazers game's you're watching these days, but Meyers is a very efficient player. Over the last 10 games his field goal percentage is 68% and he's shooting 47% from 3 this year (albeit it on 2 attempts per game), but that is major progress from his rookie/college days. He's gotten way, way stronger, his help-side defense is improved and is still good for highlite dunks. There's more to it than just stats.
If only you had been there to advise the GM who drafted Noel.
There is no magic formula to figure out who is going to make it or not. Plenty of guys come out early, start slow, and then develop into excellent players. Plenty of guys come out with lots of expectations and fizzle. It's not unlike recruiting.
The key is always the player himself. How hard is he willing to work? How tough is he mentally? I don't think either of those is particularly affected by being in college or the pros.
I'm not sure where people are getting the limited practice times. These guys have no jobs and no school work. They can shoot all day if they want. They can grab someone to do whatever drills they think will help their game. There is an actual limit on the number of hours a college kid can be coached.
Ayo's goal should be to maximize the chance he's a first round pick and gets a guaranteed contract. If he's a near guaranteed first rounder this year, he is gone. If first round is 50-50, the big question is whether he's more likely to make it in the first round next year. That's a question of two things- 1- his development between year 1 and year 2, and 2- strength of draft between this year and next. I think this years is fairly weak once you get past top players, which is one reason that might push him to go this year.
I think they are talking about the fact that during the season most teams don't regularly hold actual practices. They'll do a walk-through or shoot around where they discuss game plans or just get shots up, but they aren't doing a ton of drills or skill work. Most individual improvement comes in the off season when guys work with their trainers to develop specific parts of their game.
By the end of his current contract Leonard will have earned around $50 million playing basketball since leaving Illinois, and I honestly don't think he would have done any better -- financially or development wise -- by staying for another year in Champaign.
I never said he won't make a boat load of money. I understand about his mother & that adds another element to his decision. But as a former athlete, being on the bench never sat well with me. Course I wasn't getting paid for it either. One more year in school to mature ( I saw him as a rookie & he looked lost), a possible final four experience ( went to game in Austin & with him on the team we would have killed Miami), & the possibility of being a top 3 draft pick might have made a difference in his pro career, maybe even making more money than he has now.
Well, it seems like everyone agrees that more practice would make a player better. So yes, regular practices are limited in the NBA but players who want to improve are going to be able to get into the gym on their own and work on their game. They literally have only one job and that is to get better. I have no doubt that some bag it after the team practice is over but I also have no doubt that some hungry ones are working long byeond that. If anything, the fact that the full team practices are more limited means there's more resources and time for the end of the bench guys.
So at the end of this contract, he'll have earned $50 million but you think he should have stayed another year and he "might" have done better? Like Jared Sullinger? Many people actually think Frankie might have gone higher if he had gone a year earlier.
Meyers' choice was unquestionably the right one.
Interested to know your take on Leron Black?
I only know the chatter but in a way he supports leaving.
After four years most scouts are going to know your abilities and potential. My guess is that Leron understood that his pro potential wasn't going to change much by staying.
But for all these situations there can be lits at play we don't know about.
Does anyone know what his salary level is at Argentino?
LOL @ "Bez Dispenser". That's a good one.


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Mario Agustín Gaspar es un artesano mexicano conocido por su trabajo en maque, una laca prehispánica, y sus esculturas de pasta de caña. Él trabaja junto a un lago en la ciudad de Pátzcuaro, Michoacán acompañado de su esposa Beatriz Ortega, que es artesana por cuenta propia. El trabajo de Gaspar puede ser encontrado en colecciones dentro y fuera de México, incluyendo la Ciudad del Vaticano. Ha conseguido diversos reconocimientos a través de su carrera.

Vida
Gaspar creció en la comunidad de Pátzcuaro, Michoacán. Asistió a la escuela primaria Ricardo Flores Magón y a la Escuela Secundaria Federal Lázaro Cárdenas. Aprendió las técnicas de laca maque a la edad de onceaños, con el profesor y maestro artesano Francisco Reyes, pasando el tiempo en la casa de su maestro mientras le ayudaba. Primero aprendió a hacer la laca prehispánica, la cual esta hecha con una mezcla de aceite de chía e insectos. Posteriormente, trabajando como estudiante de Pedro Fabián y Salvador Solchaga, redescubrió las técnicas para el incrustado de oro en piezas barnizadas. Su madre, una profesora, quería que estudiara una profesión pero él se negó. Sus treshermanas se convirtieron en maestras.

Gaspar aún vive en Pátzcuaro junto a su esposa Beatriz en Erongarícuaro. Ambos han enseñado las técnicas a sus cuatro hijos, pero prefieren que estos se dediquen a una vocación diferente (como artesanos, la paga es poca).

Carrera

Trabajo como lacador
Gaspar tiene su propio taller en la ciudad y trabaja con su esposa. Para su trabajo como lacadora de maque, ella crea pigmentos naturales, establece que la naturaleza de su trabajo requiere un ambiente familiar. El maque es una técnica de barnizado prehispánico que Gaspar prefiere realizarla, en lugar de técnicas más modernas, en su taller. Beatriz dibuja sus diseños de memoria, la mayoría son tradicionales pero algunos son creaciones propias.

Los trabajos de maque de Gaspar comienzan con piezas de madera trabajada por otros artesanos, usualmente de Alnus jorullensis o Tilia mexicana ambos son bajos en resinas y absorben el maque mejor. Antes de que el proceso comience, la pieza es puesta a secar a través de luz y sombra, logrando que las piezas no se tuerzan o rompan. Después son tratadas con arena y reparadas con yeso. La laca y el decorado son procesos intrincados y requieren paciencia. El maque es una laca hecha de semillas de chía, ramas trituradas e insectos de diversas partes de México. En Michoacán viene de la región de Tierra Caliente. Gaspar insiste en el uso del aceite de chía, sin embargo otros artesanos han optado por el uso de linaza. Él menciona que el acabado no es de la misma calidad además de que no es resistente contra el agua.

El colorado de fondo y el lacarado es aplicado primero, siendo el más tradicional el «charanda» o rojo oscuro, el cual usa pigmentos naturales. Otros colores más claros pueden ser usados. Este paso es el que lleva más tiempo; semanas o en algunos casos meses para garantizar la aplicación correcta y el tallado del color en la madera, cuidando las áreas pequeñas. Después de que es aplicado el color de fondo, comienza la decoración, usualmente se realiza con un lápiz o alguna herramienta de aguafuerte. El contraste de colores es aplicado con diferentes lacas, secando y puliendo cada color antes de comenzar el siguiente. Si la pieza tiene una incrustación, se realizan muescas en la madera.

Como artesano prefiere el diseño tradicional para sus piezas pero también hace trabajos personalizados por pedido. La mayoría de sus trabajos de laca son recipientes, platos hondos llamados «bateas» y otros objetos relativamente planos. Las piezas más grandes pueden llevar hasta tres años para completarse y costar hasta 50000pesos.

Pasta de caña
Gaspar y su esposa también son conocidos por su trabajo en pasta de caña, técnica usada para la creación de esculturas y figuras con base en una pasta del corazón de la caña del maíz molido con tatzingueni, un engrudo que se extrae de un tipo especial de orquídea, barnizados luego con una mezcla de aceite de chía e insectos llamada «laca prehispánica». Esta artesanía fue usada originalmente para crear figuras de dioses prehispánicos y en la época colonial, fue adaptada para la creación de imágenes cristianas debido a su ligereza. El trabajó en los años 2000 para revivir la artesanía en Pátzcuaro, y elaboró un gran número de figuras de Cristo así como de su nacimiento que fueron entregadas al Vaticano en 2012. Sin embargo, Gaspar prefiere el trabajo en maque al de pasta de caña, por lo que Ortiz realiza la mayor parte de este trabajo, en especial la preparación de la pasta. Las especies de orquídeas necesitadas ahora se encuentran bajo protección por lo que la pareja ha creado su invernadero para el cultivo propio con la ayuda de la Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH).

Otras actividades
El trabajo de Gaspar como artesano le ha permitido trabajar en la conservación y promoción de esfuerzos para Pátzcuaro y sus artesanías tradicionales. En 1995, comenzó a trabajar con artesanos en Temalacatzingo y en el estado de Guerrero para recuperar la técnicas tradicionales de la elaboración de maque, y ha impartido diferentes cursos en varios aspectos de la artesanía y la producción de arte folclórico a través de la Unión de Artesanos de la Casa de los Once Patios en Pátzcuaro y posteriormente con la secretaria de economía del estado y UMSNH.

Ha fungido como el presidente de la Unión de Artesanos Decoradores Maestros Salvador Solchaga en diferentes ocasiones, así como presidente de la Unión de Artesanos de la Casa de los Once Patios. En 2007, fue el presidente del comité conmemorativo llamado «Pátzcuaro, Ciudad de Michoacán», y prestó servicio como artista asesor para Pátzcuaro Cultura, A.C. Se ha presentado en conferencias en México en la Universidad Tecnológica de México UNITEC (2003), un seminario acerca del arte folclórico mexicano y la propiedad intelectual en Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (2012) y otros lugares.

Internacionalmente ha participado en diversos eventos. En 1996, representó a los artesanos mexicanos en una exhibición en Chicago. En 1998 participó en la primera cumbre Latinoamericana y Europea en Zaragoza. En 1997, ayudó a organizar la delegación de artesanos para el Foro de Bolívar en Guatemala. En 2006, formó parte de la delegación mexicana en el VIIEncuentro de Promoción y Difusión del Patrimonio Inmaterial de Países Iberoamericanos en Venezuela.

Reconocimientos
El trabajo de Gaspar puede ser encontrado en colecciones tanto en México como en otros países y ha adquirido reconocimientos por sus trabajos. El Fomento Cultural Banamex lo nombró como el «gran maestro» en 2001 y, en 2010, recibió el premio Vasco de Quiroga de la ciudad de Pátzcuaro. El municipio de Pátzcuaro lo reconoció junto con Ortega Ruiz por su trabajo hecho para el Vaticano.

Referencias

Nacidos en Pátzcuaro
Artistas de Michoacán


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About BOC Founder Fred Harris
The following tribute—The Genius, Genesis and Enduring Legacy of Fred Harris—is posted at the bottom of Harris Hill, Brattleboro's distinctive ski jumping site on Cedar Street.
The majestic jumping hill before you was originally built in 1921, on a leap of faith by Fred Harris, an avid outdoorsman with boundless energy and enthusiasm. While a student at Dartmouth College in 1909, he had founded the Dartmouth Outing Club, the first such organization of its kind in the country, to share his passion for outdoor life and to promote robust physical activity. He returned to his native Brattleboro and, in February of 1921, organized the town's first Winter Carnival, a series of fun races and outdoor events on the Retreat Meadows, a bit more than a snowball's throw from where you stand. Imagining that a real spectacle should highlight the festivities, he set out to build the ski jumping hill and wooden trestle tower, funding its construction with $2200 from his own pocket.
The inaugural Brattleboro Ski Jump, held on February 4, 1922, served as the first Vermont State Championship and drew over 2500 spectators; the event's proceeds more than paid for the hill. Harris next founded the Brattleboro Outing Club to own and operate the ski jump, organize winter outings and events, and—as is central to the club's mission to this day—"to encourage, develop, and promote outdoor family life and good fellowship."
As one of the first "extreme skiers," Fred Harris trekked to the top of the Northeast's highest peaks and is credited with first winter descents on skis of Whiteface and Mt. Washington. He served as the founding president of the U.S. Eastern Amateur Ski Association, which was based in Brattleboro. Year after year, Harris, steward to the outdoors and community, oversaw the events conducted on this hill and shepherded skisport in the USA through its youth. Members of the Brattleboro Outing Club organized championships, orchestrated ski ball soirees, shoveled mountains of snow, and chiseled the hill so that history could be made.
At its heyday in 1951, the National Championships were held on the hill for the fifth time, drawing a record 10,000 spectators to witness a contest comprised of a record field of 168 jumpers from around the globe. Art Tokle of Norway floated on the updraft to a new record of 239 feet. Fittingly, on that day, this historic hill, carved into an inconspicuous slope rising out of a cornfield, was re-dedicated in honor of its pioneering patron as Harris Hill.
Since the genesis of Harris' idea, the Brattleboro Outing Club has taken its shape, cued by the contours of the local landscape. From skiing the slopes and valleys of Vermont's countryside in winter, to paddling the rivers that flow from her mountainsides in spring, the BOC has offered outdoor programs to serve the community for the better part of the last century. From summer tennis played on courts sculpted from the rich clay of Vermont's alluvial outflow, to hikes through her forests in annual autumnal radiance, the club's offerings proceed in concert with the natural rhythms of Vermont's seasons.
Through winters both deep and shallow, Outing Club volunteers have stomped by ski and flung snow, shovelful by shovelful, to prep Harris Hill for tournaments. From 1922-2004, aside from a few hardscrabble years when winter was barren and when World War II raged, causing the competitions to be cancelled, the BOC maintained stewardship of the Jump.
Then, as the millennium turned, a changing world and circumstance threatened the fate of Harris Hill as it fell into disrepair and lay dormant through a few hard winters (2006-2008).
The steps ascending the hill above you were rebuilt in 2008 by the pride and purpose of a community committed to its heritage. This hill has been re-contoured and revitalized under the aegis of a newly formed Harris Hill Ski Jump Inc.
To this day, Fred Harris's legacy endures. The Brattleboro Outing Club continues to sustain his vision, dedicated to its original mission and dependent upon volunteers who are passionate about playing in the great outdoors. In the cold months, club volunteers support the Ski Jump, groom cross country trails at its BOC Ski Hut facility, and teach schoolchildren to embrace winter no matter what the weather. In the warm months, members serve to organize tennis mixers at the rustic Cedar Street clubhouse, and introduce neighbors to the rhythmic sweep of the oar at its Row-BOC dock on the West River.
Like this hill before you, rebuilt on a vision and a leap of faith, the Brattleboro Outing Club continues to connect the community to the Vermont countryside and to its natural heritage, bringing people outside to discover active pursuits, in sync with the seasons, for the well-being and sustainable benefit of all.


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Do Established Online Entities Need Cloud Technology?
I think this is the foremost question in the minds of many chief technology officers. Should you tinker with your web infrastructure when everything is working fine? Do you need cloud technology at all?
I personally think that online infrastructure will completely move into the cloud and it's going to happen sooner than we all think. This move is inevitable because of several reasons. The most important factor is efficiency. Traditional infrastructure has built-in inefficiency. Most web servers work at around 30% capacity most of the times. This is an overwhelming amount of inefficiency. As cost of maintaining data centers goes up, the traditional servers will have to give way to the cloud.
Cloud technology, on the other hand, is beautifully designed for better efficiency. Here we talk of server instances and not server hardware. Cloud infrastructure service providers will therefore enjoy better margins which they can pass on to customers.
Assuming that the cloud will occupy the entire online space; do you think it makes sense to remain with traditional technology? I think it's time you start getting used to the cloud.
Established companies have an inherent advantage. They can pick and choose what they want to move into the cloud and when. For example, you can begin with your emails. Let me say that email management may look simple, but it's quite a process. If you have a chat feature built-in, the memory it hogs can be enormous. Moreover, the bandwidth requirement increases tremendously when hundreds of your staff and customers are on chat simultaneously. Getting these applications into the cloud can ease out your existing traditional online infrastructure.
The biggest advantage of shifting step by step is that you can enjoy a long learning curve. Make no mistake – you will falter along the way while you step into the cloud.
The bigger your infrastructure, the more the staff required to maintain it. This adds up to overall increased load on staff. Technical staff can be costly to employ and this expenditure can be cut down drastically when you are in the cloud. This is called the tooth to tail ratio. For every ten operational employees you need one staff for managing them – salaries and meeting government and statutory requirements etc. If you have a thousand employees you have hundred who are working to maintain them. Now you can imagine the saving when you cut down the tooth to tail ratio.
This is another important reason why established entities must migrate to the cloud. Flexible infrastructure means benefits beyond saving money. When in the cloud you can add server instances or reduce them as desired. This is not possible with traditional infrastructure. Established entities must look at their existing traditional online infrastructure and re-evaluate the assets. I am sure they will find redundancies which they never knew existed. Do a cost analysis and you will always come to the same conclusion – that the cloud is economical.
Established entities do require cloud technology – if not now, then certainly in the very near future.
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The foundation set up to guard the legacy of the late Nelson Mandela on Tuesday blamed South Africa's President Jacob Zuma for the "wheels coming off" Africa's most industrialized nation and urged a change in political leadership.
Since coming to power in 2009, Zuma has survived a string of corruption scandals almost unscathed. But South Africa has had to bear the cost of his antics as investors worry about its political stability, business climate and rule of law.
The non-profit Nelson Mandela Foundation, whose board consists of ten prominent South African academics, politicians and journalists, called on the African National Congress (ANC), the liberation movement once headed by Mandela and now led by Zuma, to change its leadership.
"We call on the governing party to take the steps necessary to ensure that the vehicle of state be protected and placed in safe and capable hands," it said in a rare statement entitled: "Time to account for crippling the state".
Zuma's spokesman did not answer a phone call seeking comment.
Several ANC members have called for the 74-year-old to quit but the ANC's top echelons have backed him. In August municipal elections the ANC suffered its worst losses since taking power when apartheid fell in 1994.
Opposition parties and civic groups are planning to march in the capital Pretoria on Wednesday to demand, among other things, that he resign.
In a blow to Zuma and the ANC, Ndileka Mandela, a grandchild of Mandela, backed the foundation's stance.
"As Grandad always said, if the ANC does what the apartheid government did, you have every right to do what we did to the apartheid government," she said. "That statement could never be more true than now with what we are seeing happening."
But Zuma has shown no signs of stepping down before his second and final term as president is up in 2019, despite corruption scandals damaging him both financially and politically.
In March, the Constitutional Court ordered him to repay some of the $16 million spent on enhancing his Nkandla home in rural KwaZulu-Natal province. But Zuma weathered a motion of no-confidence in parliament over the scandal and has since paid back more than $500,000.
The Mandela Foundation said the court ruling over Nkandla was an example of how Zuma had failed to uphold the constitution. "It is increasingly a national consensus that he has failed the test," it said.
Zuma is also entangled in a scandal around the alleged political influence of a trio of wealthy brothers. About a hundred protesters chanted slogans against Zuma outside a court in Pretoria where his lawyers were trying to delay the release of a report on the matter.
Near record unemployment and a stagnant economy have exacerbated discontent with Zuma's government, which also failed to end weeks of often violent student demonstrations over the cost of university education.
The Mandela Foundation said it had seen a weakening of law enforcement bodies under Zuma and supported "the demand to hold to account those responsible for compromising our democratic state and looting its resources."


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Chanticleer is open to the public Wednesday through Sunday from 10 am until 5pm. Many of our visitors frequently asked questions in regard to general information about visiting and enjoying our garden have been listed and addressed below.
For any additional information, please feel free to visit the contact page and get in touch with us either by phone or email. We'll be more than happy to assist you in any way we can.
Chanticleer is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. The garden is also open on Friday evenings until 8:00 p.m. from May through Labor Day.
Maps of the garden are available at the Entrance Desk to help you plan your visit.
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Our parking lot will reach capacity at peak visitation times. We encourage guests to carpool and arrive early. When you arrive at peak times, please note the Chanticleer staff members directing traffic on peak visitation days.
If you are planning to visit Chanticleer during a peak visitation time, consider taking a hired car (Taxi, Lyft, or Uber), riding a bike, or walking to ensure that you are able to access the garden without having to park your car. Our peak visitation times are Friday evenings in the summer from 5:00pm – 8:00pm and weekends between 11:00am – 3:00pm, although these are subject to good or bad weather.
Chanticleer is wheelchair accessible. The topography through parts of the garden is steep so please discuss with our Receptionist the best way to proceed on the path before you begin your tour. We recommend that you park in a designated spot near the entrance so that the garden is easily accessible for the wheelchair. Wheelchairs are not available for rent at the garden.
•	Walk only on paths and lawns.
•	Leave the plants and animals as they are.
•	Keep the garden smoke-free.
•	Eat only at the picnic tables. On Friday evenings (May through Labor Day), we welcome you to picnic throughout the garden.
•	Please carry out what you bring in and do not leave belongings unattended.
•	Sports activities, pets, and loud sounds belong elsewhere.
•	Please keep your children in sight.
Painting is allowed from 10am to 5pm on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Please leave the garden and rest rooms as you found them and respect the wishes of the gardeners and other guests. Set up on lawns or terraces and allow adequate space for movement around you. Please stay with your equipment and use care in cleaning your equipment. Please take out what you bring in.


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Perfect Pairing: Frame + Los Angeles
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The new Frame boutique on Melrose Place in Los Angeles.
Frame has a new local testing ground for design, and its fervent denim devotees have a new minimalist palace in Los Angeles through which to discover the line's latest cuts and washes. Co-founders Jens Grede and Erik Torstensson (the minds behind the marketing firm Saturday Group and Industrie magazine) designed the Melrose Place boutique with natural materials including stone, wood, and marble, and the space depicts the line's minimalist sensibility, influenced both by its California surroundings (Frame's design studio is situated in Culver City and its warehouse sale is slated for May 6 to 7) and the European roots of its Swedish founders. Just like the denim designs they manufacture, Grede and Torstensson followed a modern, stripped-down aesthetic inside the new shop. After years of overloaded denim and overwrought boutiques filled with piles of jeans, Frame's new space is a bold, and very welcome, departure.
By Elizabeth Varnell
Pictured: The new Frame boutique on Melrose Place in Los Angeles.


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Epson Workforce ES-300W Portable Wireless Duplex Document Scanner
byWilliam Harrel Apr 27, 2017
Few peripherals are as convenient as portable document scanners, and few portable document scanners are as fast and capable as the Epson WorkForce ES-300W Wireless Portable Duplex Document Scanner ($299.99).
Like the Canon imageFormula P-215II Scan-tini Personal Document Scanner, the ES-300W has a built-in automatic document feeder (ADF), but the Epson model is faster than the P-215II, and it supports Wi-Fi, for completely cable-free operation when combined with its built-in battery. Like most Epson WorkForce scanners, the ES-300W comes with a complete suite of software, including document and business card archiving programs. A generous software bundle, fast performance, including quick PDF file conversion, and wireless connectivity are enough to unseat the P-215II Scan-tini as our Editors' Choice for portable document scanners.
At 2.9 pounds and 2.6 by 11.3 by 3.5 inches (HWD) when closed up and ready for travel, the ES-300W is about an inch taller and about half a pound heavier than the Canon P-215II (1.6 by 11.2 by 3.7 inches and 2.3 pounds). One of the larger portable scanners we've seen, the ES-300W is also taller, deeper, and heavier than the Editors' Choice Visioneer RoadWarrior X3 (0.5 by 11.4 by 2.2 inches and less than 1 pound), a manual-feed portable scanner without a battery. And the IRIScan Anywhere 5 WiFi, another manual-feed portable scanner, at 1.7 by 10.6 by 2.1 inches and 11.6 ounces, is smaller and lighter still. While neither the RoadWarrior X3 nor the Anywhere 5 has near the capacity of the ES-300W, the Anywhere 5 scans to a microSD card, making it completely autonomous. In other words, it can scan without a PC.
The top cover on the ES-300W folds open and expands into a 20-sheet ADF. The control panel, which extends over the top-right and front-right of the chassis, consists of four buttons—Power, Stop (Cancel), Start, Wi-Fi Connect (Wi-Fi Protected Setup, or WPS)—and five status LEDs: Error, Automatic Feeding Mode, Ready, Wi-Fi On/Off, and Battery. Also located on top of the machine is a mode-selector toggle for switching between standard documents and plastic cards (ID cards, for instance), and on the right edge there's a toggle for selecting Wi-Fi or USB connectivity. The ES-300W supports USB 3.0 and comes with the appropriate cable.
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The maximum resolution is 1,200dpi and the scanner has a daily duty cycle rating of 500 scans, compared with the P-215II's 600dpi and 500 scans per day. Supported file formats include JPEG, RTF, TIF, TXT, image and searchable PDF, and Microsoft Word and Excel; Workflow destinations include Printer, Folder, Program, FTP, OCR, SharePoint, Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, and a few other cloud sites. You can charge the battery or power the device via AC or USB power sources. According to Epson, the battery charges in just a couple hours via AC, four hours over USB 3.0, and 20 hours over USB 2.0, when the scanner is in use, and it charges more quickly when it's turned off. Epson doesn't publish a battery life rating for the ES-300W, but we scanned hundreds of pages on a single battery charge during our tests.
Setup and Software
Setting up the ES-300W is straightforward. You simply unfold the ADF, connect the scanner to a PC via a USB cable (or to your wireless network), and you're ready to scan. As with all Epson scanners nowadays, the drivers, utilities, and other bundled software don't come in the box. You'll have to go on to Epson's support site, which isn't difficult to find, to download them. While installing the drivers and utilities on our testbed PC, the installation software checked and upgraded the scanner's firmware. The only issue I had was that firmware upgrade isn't supported while the ES-300W is running on the battery; instead of telling me that, though, the software gave me a list of possible issues to check—no big deal, but not as slick as it could be.
The software bundle includes: Epson Scan, Epson Document Capture Pro, Abbyy FineReader Sprint (a pared-down version of Abbyy's state-of-the-art optical character recognition, or OCR, program, FineReader), and NewSoft Presto! BizCard (a business card scanning and archiving program). Epson Scan is the primary scanning utility, and Epson Document Capture Pro is a rudimentary document management program that lets you define workflow profiles. I tested the scanner with both Epson Scan and Document Capture Pro, and got better results from the former.
Epson rates the ES-300W at 25 pages per minute (ppm) for simplex (single-sided) scans and 50 images per minute (or ipm, where each scan, or page side, is one image), for duplex (double-sided) scans. In testing, the ES-300W hardware itself was not only fast, but so was the software when saving our test scans to both image and searchable PDF. (I tested using Epson Scan at its default 300dpi over USB 3.0 from our Core I5 testbed PC running Windows 10 Professional.) The scanner itself, without the lag time required to save our test scans to a usable file format, scanned at 28.6ppm and 54.5ipm, well over its ratings.
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More important, though, is how fast the scanning utility converts and saves scans. The ES-300W scanned and saved to image PDF at 27.3ppm and 54.5ipm, which was impressive. The Canon P-215II, on the other hand, managed only 14.8ppm and 28.4ipm when scanning to image PDF. (Since neither the Visioneer RoadWarrior X3 nor the IRIScan Anywhere 5 have ADFs, using their speeds as comparisons here isn't practical.)
But the ES-300W's image PDF speed is not nearly as impressive as its searchable PDF performance. It scanned a two-sided 20-sheet (40 pages) document in 46 seconds. By comparison, the P-215II took the same amount of time—46 seconds—to scan a similar document, but with only 10 sheets (20 pages). In other words, the Canon model scanned half as many pages in the same amount of time. While, due to its comparatively small ADF, we can't compare the ES-300W's performance directly to full-size sheet-feed desktop document scanners, it speeds are comparable to several lower-end models we've tested.
For the most part, the ES-300W performed very well, but in testing it didn't handle pages with frayed edges as well as several other scanners I've tested. When I tried to scan a stack of 20 sheets that contained intermittent pages with slightly bent, or worn, top edges, the scanner invariably grabbed multiple pages. It did, though, notice when it had done this, and then stopped and displayed a warning in Epson Scan. While this wasn't chronic, it happened often enough to mention, and the only way around it was to greatly reduce the number of pages I loaded in the document feeder.
OCR Accuracy and Other Tests
While the OCR accuracy wasn't as impressive as scanning speeds in testing, it was about average for scanners in general and better than average for what we've seen from portable scanners. The ES-300W scanned both our Arial and Times New Roman font test pages without errors down to 8 points. The Canon P-215II, on the other hand, did manage 8 points without mistakes on the Arial font page, but it didn't convert scanned Times New Roman text to editable text successfully lower than 12 points, which is the same results we got from the IRIScan Anywhere 5. The Visioneer RoadWarrior X3, at 8 points for both fonts, matched the ES-300W's accuracy.
I also scanned several business cards into BizCard, with predictable results. The scanner itself handled the cards themselves aptly, and the BizCard software converted the scanned text to editable text and populated the database fields with reasonable accuracy. As usual, though, accuracy depends primarily on the complexity of the business cards. Plain white cards with common fonts worked better than fancier cards with colored backgrounds, text superimposed over images and logos, and other design features. In short, whether scanning the cards saved time over entering the data manually depends mostly on the cards being scanned.
At 2.9 pounds, the Epson WorkForce ES-300W Wireless Portable Duplex Document Scanner adds significantly to the weight of your briefcase or backpack, but if you need to scan stacks of documents while on the go, it's likely worth the additional payload. If, on the other hand, you need something more portable that doesn't require a PC, you might want to check out the IRIScan Anywhere 5 WiFi. Otherwise, the ES-300W does the work of a capable entry-level desktop document scanner, and the battery and Wi-Fi radio lets you operate it without having to break out and string a lot of cables. Given its speed, accuracy, versatile connectivity, and a top-drawer software bundle, the ES-300W is our new go-to solution for document scanning on the road.
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William Harrel is a contributing editor focusing on printer and scanner technology and reviews. He has been writing about computer technology since well before the advent of the internet. He has authored or coauthored 20 books—including titles in the popular "Bible," "Secrets," and "For Dummies" series—on digital design and desktop publishing software applications such as Acrobat, Photoshop, and QuarkXPress, as well as prepress imaging technology. His latest title is HTML, CSS, and JavaScript Mobile Development for Dummies (a handbook for creating websites for smartphones and tablets). In addition to writing hundreds of articles for PCMag, over the years he has also written for several other computer and business publications, among …
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Musicianship: Composing in Choir
Editor: Jody Kerchner , Katherine Strand , Clint Randles
© 2016 GIA. Individual copyrights may apply.
Contributors: Sandra Babb, Bronwen Fox, Talia Greenberg, Stuart Chapman Hill, Tara Sievers-Hunt, Michele Kaschub, Mary Copland, Kennedy Chi-hin Leung, Tom Lopez, Wendy Northrup, Stephen A. Paparo, Sarah Price, Carlos Xavier Rodriguez, Julia Shaw, Philip Silvey, Janice Smith, Brent C. Talbot, Raymond Wise, Paulina Wai-Ying Wong.
By seeking to open the act of composing to students of all ages, colors, classes, and backgrounds, Strand and Kerchner seek to demystify the act of composition itself. . . . The chorus is the ideal place to affect this kind of change.
—Dominick DiOrio
From the Foreword
Musicianship: Composing in Choir is a pioneering and practical answer to one of the great music education mysteries: how to effectively bring music composition to the choir room at all levels, in alignment with the National Core Arts Standards. Written and edited by Jody Kerchner and Katherine Strand together with a team of 18 nationally recognized teachers, researchers, and musicians, this book is truly a landmark publication.
Central to this book are engaging project-based activities for individuals, small groups, and full ensembles. The authors' goal is to provide singers with exciting new tools for exploring music. By promoting comprehensive choral musicianship, teachers will celebrate their students' creativity, and their own.
Section 1, Principles and Foundations, provides a rationale for the critical importance of including composition in the choral classroom, pedagogical principles upon which to base composition activities, and practical examples that can be taken directly from the page into the classroom.
Section 2, Looking in on Composing in Choir, shares the latest the latest in practices and research related to teaching arranging and composing at a variety of levels and choral styles, with practical ideas suitable for a wide range of choral programs, student ages, ability levels, and interests.
Section 3, Composition Projects for Choir, includes lesson plans with goals, outcomes, and procedures for page-to-classroom activities. Examples include composing ostinatos, rounds, partner songs, and songs over a bass line, lessons on arranging, leveraging technology, and using composition to teach sight singing. These lessons are a gold mine of ideas for choral educators and students alike. Every lesson has been "test-driven" with diverse student populations.
Ultimately, Kerchner, Strand, and their team show that composing and arranging are not superhuman gifts, activities, or experiences that need to occur in solitude: Creativity and composition should be for everyone. With Musicianship: Composing in Choir, teachers and their students have access to tools and ideas that have the potential to transform their music making.
Jody L. Kerchner is Professor & Director of Music Education at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where she is the secondary-school music and choral music education specialist. She is also founder and conductor of the Oberlin College Women's Chorale and the Oberlin Music at Grafton Prison Choir. Her research interests include music listening, choral pedagogy, reflective praxis, empathetic leadership, and music teacher preparation.
Katherine Strand is Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Education Department in the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where she teaches classes in participatory music practices, curriculum, and qualitative research methods. She taught K–12 choral and general music in rural and urban settings and served as choral director for the Virginia Governor's School for the Visual and Performing Arts and Humanities. Her research interests include teaching for creativity, multicultural music pedagogy, and curriculum.
Clint Randles, Series Editor, is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at the University of South Florida School of Music in Tampa, Florida.


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NCAA Tournament: No. 8 USF Women's Basketball Runs Out of Steam Versus No. 1 Seed NC State, Loses 79-67
AAC regular season, and conference tournament title, and a tournament win. Good season.
By Nathan Bond@BullsNathanSBN Mar 23, 2021, 5:41pm EDT
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The No. 8 seed South Florida Bulls women's basketball team gave top-seeded NC State everything they could handle in the second round of the NCAA Tournament as the Bulls fell [score].
USF used some hot-shooting, and circus shots in the first half to take a 36-35 lead into the break, but the wheels fell off after the break as NC State used a 12-2 run to take the lead for good.
The Bulls were once again led by sophomore guard Elena Tsineke, who scored a game-high 22 points. Guard Elisa Pinzan had 18 points, and six assists for USF, including some nifty circus shots in the first half to keep the Bulls in it.
Beatriz Jordao came off the bench to provide good minutes for USF after Bethy Mununga, and Shae Leverett got into foul trouble in the first half (both eventually fouled out). USF held ACC Player of the Year Elissa Cunane to just 12 points on 3-for-15 shooting. She averaged nearly 19 PPG on 56% shooting.
USF cut the lead to two midway through the third quarter, but NC State used a 10-0 run to extend the lead to 12 just before the end of the quarter. The Bulls never got closer than down eight in the final quarter as their season ends in the first weekend for the seventh time in seven trips to the NCAA Tournament.
The Bulls won the AAC regular season title, the AAC conference tournament title—both over Central Florida—and won a NCAA Tournament game as a woefully underseeded No. 8. It's been a great year, and with the possibility of Leverett and Mununga coming back, the Bulls are primed for another deep run next season.


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Pssst…Have you heard the latest real estate buzz in San Diego? How about pocket listings in Carlsbad, Encinitas, La Costa or Rancho Santa Fe?
I wrote about this subject a few years ago on another forum and raised the ire of a few agents along with the interest (and agreement) of others. As for me, I enjoyed this disussion and have paid much closer attention to the frequency with which productive gossip occurs in my own professional life as a San Diego real estate broker.
1) A pocket listing for a prime rental. It won't hit the San Diego MLS for several months.
2) Several murmers about what sellers of certain properties will really accept (but wont allow in the MLS).
3) What a particular lender will likely accept on a particular prime short sale in Carlsbad, Ca (wow!).
4) Who recently purchased a San Diego coastal golf frontage home, and will likely take less than what they paid for that home in order to get the San Diego beach home they really want (Source? A neighbor).
5) Which Carlsbad beach property had two unsolicited offers before it ever hit the market?
1) Ferociously guarding our sources of information when necessary.
2) Protecting the privacy of our real estate clients.
3) Never making personal attacks.
4) Never writing, and seldom speaking, in blind anger. Sleep on the situation first.
5) Adhering to my own strict code of ethics, as well as that of the National Association of Realtors.
No agent has the authority to post a pocket listing to the MLS. A signed agreement is needed to do so. Nor would I ever advise an agent (or self) to withhold critical information from the MLS or from a buyer/seller.
As agents, we always have the obligation to disclose pertinent information to and on behalf of our clients. But I can't tell you the number of times I have had clients ask me not to publicize their divorce, pending move, financial difficulties, or illnesses in the MLS. And prior to quietly sharing any of this information with other agents, I always get permission from our client to do so. To do otherwise would be an absolute breach of trust.
Even so, there is always the natural flow of chatter, discussion (and gossip!!!) that occur among real estate professionals day in and day out. It is no different from attorneys, physicians or stock brokers who work together in their respective professions.
There is an ongoing and daily exchange of both important and trivial information being passed from one Realtor to another. And if I were a buyer or seller of real estate, I would certainly want to deal with an agent who was well-connected with his or her professional peers.
Finally, I have yet to meet a client whose ears didn't perk up at the mere mention of real estate gossip.