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Zabadak's Gladiator World
Io Saturnalia !
Once more the festive season of Saturnalia is upon us and whilst I won't be slaughtering any animals (either in the arena or on an altar) I will of course be upholding the great Saturnalia traditions of feasting, goodwill, generosity to the poor (my kids and grandchildren), the exchange of gifts and the decoration of trees - for these all occurred too during this festival, along with similar traditions in Mithraism and the Winter Solstice traditions of many other pagan festivities.
So however you celebrate (if indeed you do), I hope you have a good holiday.
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Gladiatoris Cancelled !
90mm Gladiator !
When this kickstarter looked to be stagnating at around a quarter funding, half-way through I suspected it wouldn't acheive its target. I'm sure there were a host of reasons for this (the main one imo probably being the price of the basic set at 92 Euros not being attractive enough) but here's the official word from the Creator, "Escenarys", a week before the official end date:
Rear view (bit obvious really)
"Hello to everyone.
We've got bad news and good news. We have to cancel the Gladiatoris crowdfunding campaign, but we will relaunch the project! This is not a final goodbye, but merely a tactical retreat, in order to improve and try again.
It's easy to see that the campaign is not going to reach its funding goal. We have made mistakes that we need to address to make Gladiatoris a successful project. Fortunately, we have learned a great deal about a lot of things we didn't know before starting the campaign- most of them thanks to the advice, suggestions and comments from our backers. During Gladiatoris' seven years of playtesting, we have listened to what our players said to us; the game has changed as a result, and we have never regretted it. We want to do the same thing in this new phase of our project.
Now it's time for some decision-making on many important issues, and we can't give you a date yet for the return of Gladiatoris. To keep updated on the state of the project, several options are available:
- Join our friend list on our website. When the campaign is relaunched, we will e-mail all of them; if you don't want to miss your chance, this is the best way!
- Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and BGG; we will post development notices there.
- Check out our website; we will also regularly post updates in it.
We won't stop working. You have given us wonderful advice, from how to face the campaign to details about the miniatures. It's very important for us having found so many people interested in our game, supporting us in so many ways. We have said it many times, but we will say it again: if not for this kind of support, we would have given up many years ago. Thank you!
About the Print&Play and the last 24 hours of the campaign
But there are more good news! Far from this being the end of Gladiatoris: we will send all backers the Print&Play we were going to give you when funded. We can't give you an exact date yet, because some things are harder without funding ;) but we will send it as soon as we can.
That's the reason why we have not cancelled yet the Kickstarter campaign: if you know anyone who didn't know whether to participate or not, please encourage them to! We will leave the campaign open for another 24 hours, and we will send the Print&Play to whoever decides to support the campaign as a symbolic gesture on its last day.
We recommend you again to join our friends list, in case there is any technical problem with Kickstarter.
We don't want to say goodbye (for the moment) without a mention to all who have supported us.
First of all and above everyone else, we want to thank our backers. Without you this wouldn't be possible, and we're not exaggerating when saying that your ideas and suggestions will be essential for the success of the future Gladiatoris campaign; please keep sending them through our social media.
Second, we thank our artists, who have given Gladiatoris an absolutely amazing look, far beyond our initial expectations. We are very happy for having gathered an art team with such a professional ability. You can look at their work here: Manzanedo, 3DBreed, Jaime González.
Third, we want to mention our history expert, Alfonso Mañas. It is because of him that we can proudly say that Gladiatoris is without a doubt the most historically accurate gladiators game there is. His extensive knowledge, his attention to detail and his enthusiasm with the project have given Gladiatoris and its components (especially its miniatures and illustrations) a historical feel very difficult to find among miniatures board games. We strongly recommend his educational book "Gladiadores: el gran espectáculo de Roma" ("Gladiators: the great Roman spectacle"; Ariel, Barcelona 2013) to all of you who are interested in the subject.
Lastly, we don't want to forget to thank Tinieblas González, who shot and edited our English Gameplay video; Kevin Barber, Jennifer Ho and Paul Ang for taking part in it; Emeral Knights, the store that became our "operational base" in California; all the media that helped us spread the word, from JueGorrinos (who gave us that wonderful couple Spanish videos, and who are great Gladiatoris fans now), MiCabezaFriki (who has "watched over" us from the start), Turno Cu4tro and Rincón de Jugones (who invited us to their podcasts), BackerKit (who included us in its digest as a project to keep an eye on), and a lot of board game geeks and friends that helped us one way or another during the play testing, with the campaign videos, etc.
Once again, thank you so much. Remember this is not a "goodbye" but just a "see you later". You will hear again about us, and not only when receiving the Print&Play. Don't forget to join the friend list and... see you on the Arena!"
So that they say, is that, but not quite - as I fully expect this particular kickstarter to re-emerge sometime in 2017. Having waited some 5 years since I first heard f this to come to fruition, another one isn't that big a deal in he great scheme of things imo. (It's been seven years since the start of this great journey for the creators)
Just in case you've managed to read this far and were wondering what the heck the two photographs of the Gladiator were doing here (they're in no way connected to "Gladiaotiris btw, save thematically)
it's a figure I picked up from "Poundland"- about 90mm tall, though I had hope it would have turned out a little smaller. I did think at the time he would be suitable as a stand-in for "Theoceles" - the giant, but I'm having second thought as in scale he would be nine feet tall!
That's it then for this week, my first Kickstarter cancelled!
(but I do have the print n play stuff to look forward to, which I'll no doubt post about sometime in the future!)
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Beasts & Rules
My 'Beasts'
Whilst I may not have had the opportunity or enthusiasm to paint anything more, or even complete the last dozen figures I started, I have spent a lot of time reviewing the various incarnations of the Avalon Hill (the ones I currently base my Gladiator fights on) and specifically their beast rules.
The original rules didn't have animal fights but a later supplement did add five 'beast' types, namely , Tigers, Lions, Bears and wolves. (Models of the latter in 54mm have been particularly difficult to source.
Not a good situation to be in!
I never found the rules that were included in the supplement very serviceable even though they seemed on the surface to be serviceable. There are two forms that rules with beasts can take, firstly randomised beast actions and secondly player controlled beasts.
Frontispiece from "Gladitor, Colisuem Edition
The first option lead to some very frustrating 'test' games as it was was net to impossible for the
Gladiators to have even the slightest inkling what the beast would do.
The second option, having a player control the beast led to an equally frustrating situation as the beast's main weapons (its size, strength, speed and manoeuvrability) made it a very tough opponent (read too tough).
The prolific George Mendoza developed "Gladiator, Coliseum Edition" (found in the files section for "Gladiator" on Boargamegeek HERE) in many iterations adding another five animals (Boar, elephant, Gazelle, Rhino and Zebra) in the latest one, along with new rule ideas.
In these rules , animals movement is once more random but the animals now behave in a way where they're far less likely to seek combat, can panic and generally try and avoid combat with their human opponents.
Animal target areas
Whilst I haven't tried these rules, I believe it'll once more led to a "Benny Hill" style chase as the animals panic off in a random direction and faster than the pursuing Gladiator.
My solution was to combine all these ideas together and come up with a solution that gave the beasts some level of predictability., based on the position of the gladiator's position relative to the 'beast'.
Having tried just six zones for the target I found that they overlapped and consequently went for twelve zones, six being along the extensions of the beast front hex-sides and the six intervening zones (Letter and colour coded)
This gave me twelve target areas to which I could give various animal 'orders., move forward, to the right , pause (paws?), back off etc.
I decided to use the 11 outcomes of 2D6, with various outcomes, all based on the single, simple idea that the beast wants firstly to face it's opponent and secondly it also wants (generally speaking) to attack its opponent - none of this running away nonsense for me (even though most likely beasts running away would be far more realistic).
Here's the table in its current state:
Beast Movement
2d6 Dice Roll
B, B
CL, FR
FL, FR
F, F
FR, FL
CR, FL
FR, B
B, CR
FL, CR
CR, F
F, FR
FR, F
FL, WR
CR, B
FR, CR
FR, FR
CR, FR
CR, CR
FL, WL
F, WR
FL, FL
CL, CL
WL, F
WR, F
B, CL
FR, WL
CL, B
FL, CL
CL, FL
FL, B
FR, CL
CL, F
F, FL
FL, F
F, CR
WR, B
WR, FL
WL, B
F, WL
WL, FR
F, CL
The table itself does look a bit of a beast too, especially all the abbreviations, but they're quickly learnt (and fairly obvious - e.g. FR - forward right)
The whole of the animal movement rules section of my rules is still being edited and revised but I think I'm getting there and I'm even considering separate movement tables for specific animals and of course they do need to be play-tested!
The news on the "Galdiatoris" Kickstarte (Here) is that it isn't looking good imo, but then again I really don't know how these things pan out. The kickstarter is currently at 25,597 Euros with a target of 80,000 euros with 22 days to go. It seems a bit bleak to me.
That's it then for this week, as always your comments are both welcomed and appreciated.
Zabadak
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Amid pandemic, subdued Makaravilakku festivities at Sabarimala this year
Only 5000 pilgrims will be allowed into the temple complex Thursday to offer prayers with strict Covid-19 protocols of wearing masks and social distancing in place, said officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
Written by Vishnu Varma | Kochi | Updated: January 14, 2021 6:22:09 pm
Only those who produced negative RT-PCR and antigen test results for Covid-19 were granted permission to climb the hill from the base camp of Pamba. (File image)
In contrast to last year, when nearly three lakh people thronged the Sabarimala temple premises, the festivities of Makaravilakku today, the most important day of the annual pilgrimage, will wear a subdued look as a result of the ongoing pandemic.
Only 5000 pilgrims will be allowed into the temple complex Thursday to offer prayers with strict Covid-19 protocols of wearing masks and social distancing in place, said officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which administers the hill-top shrine. Entry of pilgrims into the temple complex will be shut at noon.
Throughout the annual pilgrimage, only those who produced negative RT-PCR and antigen test results for Covid-19 were granted permission to climb the hill from the base camp of Pamba, ensuring little or no transmission of the disease.
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TDB president N Vasu told reporters that though there is a significant reduction in the number of pilgrims this year due to pandemic restrictions, all security arrangements are in place to ensure that those who do visit the temple are able to make a smooth and happy pilgrimage. Adequate stocks of the principal offerings of appam and aravana payasam are available, he said.
Barricades have been erected at key points to regulate the flow of devotees in the presence of a heavy security blanket. Pilgrims who reached Sabarimala and offered prayers in previous days will not be allowed to stay back atop the hill for the Makaravilakku festivities.
Mohan K Nair, vice-president of the Akhila Bharatha Ayyappa Seva Sangham, a pilgrim group, said they have sent only 70 volunteers this year to assist pilgrims due to low crowds.
"Usually, we send more than 300 volunteers for Makaravilakku. But this year, due to restrictions, there are less devotees," he said.
By evening today, the Thiruvabharana procession from Pandalam palace, carrying the sacred ornaments and jewels for the presiding deity, will reach Sabarimala where they will be given a formal welcome by minister for temple administration Kadakampally Surendran and top officials of the TDB.
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Around 6:30 pm, the sanctum sanctorum of the temple will open for the auspicious Deeparadhana, with the deity wearing the sacred ornaments, followed by the sighting of the Makarajyothi in the Ponnambalamedu hills — the climactic moment of the annual pilgrimage.
But this year, people will not be allowed to assemble at places like Pullumedu, Pamba hilltop, Panchalimedu and Parunthumpara to see the Makarajyothi in view of the pandemic protocol.
Pathanamthitta district, the home of the Sabarimala temple, has been seeing a surge in infections in recent weeks and health officials have warned of consequences of large gatherings.
Revenue from pilgrim flow into Sabarimala during Makaravilakku season this year has drastically come down when compared to last year. This year, the TDB's income was reported at Rs 6.33 crore up till January 12, compared to Rs 60.2 crores in the same period last year. This could force the TDB to ask the state government for additional financial assistance.
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'Riverdale' Season Premiere Will Be Tribute to Luke Perry
Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa says "In Memoriam" is "probably the most important episode of 'Riverdale' we'll do this year, if not ever"
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The Season 4 premiere of "Riverdale" will be a tribute to late cast member Luke Perry, the CW drama's showrunner said on Wednesday.
"Probably the most important episode of #Riverdale we'll do this year, if not ever," Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa wrote on Twitter, sharing the title page for the episode script. "A tribute to our fallen friend. Thankful for this opportunity to honor Luke & Fred."
Written by Aguirre-Sacasa and to be directed by Gabriel Correa, the episode titled "In Memoriam" will air on Wednesday, Oct. 9.
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Perry, who co-starred as Fred Andrews on the network's Archie Comics adaptation since its premiere, died earlier this year at the age of 52 after a "massive" stroke and subsequent hospitalization. His final appearance on the show aired last season.
"We'd started writing the end of the season and we made the decision to not address it at the end of Season 3 because we felt it would be rushed," Aguirre-Sacasa previously said in an interview with TheWrap. "We felt it wouldn't be the right way to honor neither Luke nor the character Fred. So we decided not long after the tragedy that we would wait and do a tribute to Luke and honoring his memory and deal with losing Fred Andrews at the beginning of Season 4."
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You know how some people love to sing but are straight-up tone deaf and shouldn't be allowed to belt out a single note? Yeah, the same goes for TV shows. While many have tried to pull off a song-fueled episode, few do it well. Ahead of the highly-anticipated "Heathers: The Musical" episode of The CW's "Riverdale," TheWrap has ranked some of the best-known musical episodes, from the showstopping to the "oh, please stop."
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1. "Once More With Feeling" -- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer":
There is literally no other musical episode of any other TV show -- past, present or future -- that could take the No. 1 slot from Joss Whedon's extravaganza "Once More With Feeling." A demon who comes to town to make everyone reveal all their secrets through song, who can then only be stopped by an epic dance off led by Sarah Michelle Gellar who had to be auto-tuned? Yeah, no, everyone else go home. It didn't hurt that cast members Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) and Amber Benson (Tara) have some wicked pipes.
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2. "Regional Holiday Musical" -- "Community":
The Dan Harmon-created series did what it does best with its musical episode: got meta with it. The Christmas-themed installment ripped on the musical episode trope, and the show "Glee," hard. It also featured Troy aka Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino rapping with his bestie A-B-E-D, and a very unsettling "Santa Baby" parody song from Alison Brie. And it's "Community." So.
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3. "The Nightman Cometh" -- "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia":
"Dayman! (ah-ah-ah)/Fighter of the Nightman! (ah-ah-ah)" Oh, did you want more? Yeah, the very dyslexic Charlie wrote a musical for the gang to perform and it was a fantastically hot mess.
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4. "My Musical" -- "Scrubs":
Things take a musical turn in Season 6 of "Scrubs" when a patient mysteriously begins hearing everything people say as song. The episode earned five Emmy nominations, and won Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series.
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5. "Girls vs. Suits" -- "How I Met Your Mother":
"HIMYM" went all out to celebrate its 100th episode. The musical number "Nothing Suits Me Like A Suit," sung by Neil Patrick Harris' character Barney, earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
6. "Psych the Musical" - "Psych":
The "Psych" musical episode was a long time in the making -- originally set for Season 6, it was pushed to Season 7 -- and aired as a special two-hour event. The episode had some continuity errors and received mixed reviews -- though "Santa Barbara Skies" is pretty dang catchy.
7. "A Night to Remember" -- "Riverdale": Yes, The CW's dark take on the Archie Comics has already done one musical episode and it was straight fire. This Season 2 installment featured the Riverdale High gang putting on a musical production of "Carrie," with Cheryl taking on the title role during rehearsals, but threat letters sent to director Kevin lead to her being recast and Midge, the girl who takes over, being murdered on opening night. Yup, horrifically fantastic.
8. "Variety" -- "OZ":
This dark HBO series did a musical episode because they had to -- and actually didn't end up shivving themselves in the process. "OZ" was forced into replacing its usual transitions while its narrator, Harold Perrineau, was off filming stuff for the "Matrix" sequels. Their solution? Fantasy segments filled with the vocal stylings of J.K. Simmons, B.D. Wong, and Rita Moreno. Oh, and in case you were wondering, it was still as violent as any other episode of "OZ."
9. "The Musical, Almost" -- "Ally McBeal":
Even though this Calista Flockhart-led Fox comedy was known for its surrealist quality, this particular episode really went for it with our heroine conjuring up an entire musical in her head while under the effects of a nasty drug-alcohol interaction. And while not everyone on the cast is a natural born singer, they gave us enough Jane Krakowski and Lisa Nicole Carson numbers to make up for any other cast member's sour notes.
10. "Duet" -- "Flash"/"Supergirl" crossover:
Daren Criss co-starred in this crossover between The CW superheroes. The story begins in a "Supergirl" episode, in which Criss' character puts her into a coma, and then Team Flash must try to revive her. But Barry ends up in a coma too, and he and Kara must follow a musical script to get back to the real world. It is now definitely a fan favorite.
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11. "That '70s Musical" -- "That '70s Show":
The the truth about this episode is the first time around, it's fantastic watching the cast singing the oldies. But after enough repeated viewings -- thanks to the fact the Fox comedy seems to be syndicated on every single network -- well, it doesn't hold up.
12. "The Song in Your Heart" -- "Once Upon a Time":
Honestly, it was a little weird to us that it took a show about fairy tales six seasons to get to a musical episode -- especially when one of its lead characters was Snow White. But they finally did it and in a wedding episode to boot. And it featured a number of not horrible songs, but it was super cheesy, which is how it got its lower place on the list here.
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13. "Brown Betty" -- "Fringe":
Basically, if you're evaluating "Brown Betty" as an episode? It's top 20 for the series. If you're evaluating it as a musical? Meh.
14. "Song Beneath the Song" -- "Grey's Anatomy":
The "Grey's" musical episode revolved around Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) after they were in a bad car crash, and ends with Callie proposing to Arizona. While the episode received mixed reviews from critics, it's gone down in "Grey's" infamy as one of the least-enjoyed by fans.
15. "Red Socks" -- "7th Heaven":
Easily the worst musical episode of all time. No one on the cast could sing and we have no idea what they were singing about.
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These are the official results of the Men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris, France. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with three qualifying heats and the final held on Tuesday 2003-08-26 at 21:30h.

Analysis

In Kenya, where the steeplechase is virtually the national sport and source of national pride, the top up and coming athletes in 2003 were Stephen Cherono and Ezekiel Kemboi.  Along with Stephen's brother Abraham Cherono, they swept the 2002 Commonwealth Games Steeplechase for Kenya.  In 2003, there was a huge change.

Qatar was near the beginning of their program to purchase mercenary athletes; young, promising athletes who would take Qatari citizenship and (unique to Qatar's program) take on a different name.  Stephen, and some 40 other athletes, took the deal.  Changing his name from Stephen Cherono to Saif Saaeed Shaheen, he was reported to have received up to US$1 million to become a Qatari citizen, although he denied this. This was the first major competition where, as Shaheen, he was wearing a different country's bib.  This angered his former teammates who were determined to beat him.

Over the previous two decades, Kenyan athletes have learned how to use team tactics to essentially gang up on the rest of the world while assuring another Kenyan victory.  Shaheen had learned these tactics.  Now virtually alone, he had to figure out how to beat them.  He chose to run away from them.  Alone out front, no team could get in his way.  He did have a teammate in the race, a veteran former Sudanese athlete who had been running for Qatar for several years, Khamis Abdullah Saifeldin.  Beaten off the start line by three Kenyans, Saifeldin literally elbowed his way to the already forming Kenyan blockade at the front.  Sidestepping into the next lane he sprinted past them followed by Shaheen who was with the lead Kenyans waiting for his arrival.   Saifeldin was first over the first barrier with Shaheen in tow and a gap already forming.  The only athlete to bridge the gap was Shaheen's brother, Abraham Cherono.  The first lap was just over 60 seconds, 4 minute mile pace.  2:04 by the second lap (now slightly shorter laps through the water jump).  1000 metres into the race and Saifeldin was exhausted and started to drop back.  Shaheen accelerated around him.  3:06 for three laps.  Soon Abraham started to fall back, Shaheen was alone.  With the pack disappearing behind them, Shaheen was cranking out laps at sub-world record pace.  By the fourth lap at 4:12 he had opened up a 20 metre lead, but on the fifth lap, he was beginning to show signs of fatigue.

His closest pursuer, Kemboi was rapidly began gaining on Shaheen.  With a thousand metres to go, Kemboi was frustrated with his slow gains against Shaneen's huge lead and suddenly sprinted to both catch Shaheen then to keep on running past him, creating a 7 metre gap of his own.  This time Shaheen did not go away, making back the gap to mark Kemboi.  Two barriers later, Shaheen sprinted into the lead and Kemboi sprinted back to the front.  With all the spurts and retreats, the lead pace had slowed while the peloton had steadily made up the lost ground.  Led by Luis Miguel Martín and Eliseo Martín, the pack had moved back into contention, with the French home crowd excited that Bouabdellah Tahri was in the mix with a lap to go.  But the two prizefighters at the front didn't notice, they were still throwing their best punches at each other.

At the bell, Kemboi again sprinted to open up a slight gap.  After the fourth barrier, Shaheen sprinted past, opening up a gap over the third barrier and into the water jump.  This move at the fourth barrier would later become Kemboi's trademark.  Also, unlike later years, Kemboi took the water jump carefully by pushing off the barrier.  Coming out of the pit, Kemboi positioned himself for one final sprint, passing Shaheen over the final barrier on the outside.  With a slight gap, Kemboi looked to be sprinting to victory, but Shaheen surged again taking the lead thirty metres out.  Defeated, the exhausted Kemboi jogged across the line and lay down on the track.

While bronze medalist Eliseo Martín, enthusiastically came to congratulate Shaheen, the Kenyans did not congratulate their former teammate, now traitor, on his victory.  Even his own brother walked off the track in disgust.

Without Shaheen in the race, Kemboi would claim Olympic gold the following year.  A couple of weeks later, Shahen would one up him again by setting what is still the current world record in the event.  Shaheen would repeat as champion in 2005, again over Kemboi, but would then disappear from the scene.  After three straight silver medals, Kemboi would finally take gold in 2009, beginning a legendary winning streak of four straight gold medals and seven straight gold or silver medals through 2015 and another Olympic gold in 2012.  Each of those victories was marked with a celebration victory dance and the same sprint between the fourth and third remaining barriers that he learned from Shaheen in this race.

Final

Heats
Held on Saturday 2003-08-23

See also
Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games - Men's 3000 metres steeplechase

References

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Steeplechase at the World Athletics Championships

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A home win; a brave and determined effort from Robin Devos and Cédric Nuytinck but the end result was to be the second step of the podium when matters concluded in the Men's Doubles event at 2017 ITTF Challenge Belgium Open in De Haan on the afternoon of Saturday 4th November.
The top seeds, they were beaten in the final by Germany's Patrick Franziska and Ricardo Walther, the second seeds (11-5, 15-17, 11-8, 11-5).
Neither pair really into a rhythm, Patrick Franziska and Ricardo Walther won the first game, before Robin Devos and Cédric Nuytinck levelled matters in a second game that ebbed and flowed.
At 10-9, the German duo held game point, they held four more, notable electing for "Time Out" when ahead 14-13. The break worked but it was to work in favour of Belgium, Robin Devos and Cédric Nuytinck won the next two points, before on their second game point at 16-15 emerging successful on their second opportunity.
One wondered if the close success in front of a home crowd might just be the spark Robin Devos and Cédric Nuytinck needed. It was not to prove the outcome, Patrick Franziska and Ricardo Walther won a close third game before in the fourth establishing a 4-1 lead; the future looking bleak for the host nation duo, they called "Time Out", it was to prove a cry in vain.
Confidence was growing in the German camp, Patrick Franziska and Ricardo Walther surrendered just four more points.
Success for Patrick Franziska and Ricardo Walther, their first time as a doubles pair at a major international tournament but not strangers to Men's Doubles success with more usual partners.
On the ITTF World Tour Patrick Franziska partnered Denmark's Jonathan Groth to success last year in Austria and earlier this year in the Czech Republic; meanwhile, for Ricardo Walther when partnering Ruwen Filus, also on the ITTF World Tour, runners up spot was gained in 2015 in Belarus and this year in both India and Austria.


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Q: How to get filepath from droped file with pyqt5? I want to get path of the file dropped on QLabel. So I code like this, but label doesn't accept the file. What is the problem..?
Here is my code. So long code sorry and thank you!
import random
import sys
import pygame
import time
from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap
from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QLabel, QApplication, QDesktopWidget
class Example(QWidget):
    size=100
    imgNum=0
    frameCount=4
    isXmin = False
    isXmax = False
    isYmin = False
    isYmax = False
    isLeft= True
def __init__(self):
    super().__init__()
    self.initUI()
def initUI(self):
    sizeObject = QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
    # print(" Screen size : " + str(sizeObject.height()) + "x" + str(sizeObject.width()))
    self.xMax=sizeObject.width()-10
    self.yMax=sizeObject.height()-10
    print(self.xMax)
    print(self.yMax)
    self.setWindowFlags(Qt.FramelessWindowHint)
    self.setAttribute(Qt.WA_TranslucentBackground)
    self.setStyleSheet("background-color:transparent;")
    self.setGeometry(100, 100, 100, 100)
    self.setWindowFlags(Qt.SplashScreen | Qt.WindowStaysOnTopHint)
    self.setAcceptDrops(True)
    self.label=QLabel(self)
    self.label.setAcceptDrops(True)
    self.pixmaps=[QPixmap('left.png'),QPixmap('stand.png'),QPixmap('right.png'),QPixmap('stand.png'),QPixmap('leftR.png'),QPixmap('standR.png'),QPixmap('rightR.png'),QPixmap('standR.png')]
    for x in range(len(self.pixmaps)):
        self.pixmaps[x]=self.pixmaps[x].scaled(self.size,self.size,Qt.KeepAspectRatio)
    self.resize(self.pixmaps[2].width(),self.pixmaps[2].height())
    self.label.setPixmap(self.pixmaps[len(self.pixmaps)-1])
    self.changeTimer=QTimer(self)
    self.changeTimer.timeout.connect(self.changeFoot)
    self.moveTimer=QTimer(self)
    self.moveTimer.timeout.connect(self.moving)
    self.setAcceptDrops(True)
    pygame.init()
    pygame.mixer.music.load('hoi_imtemmie.mp3')
    pygame.mixer.music.play()
    self.show()

def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
    if event.mimeData().hasUrls:
        event.accept()
    else:
        event.ingore()
def dropEvent(self, event):
    self.path=event.mimeData.urls()
def moving(self):
    if self.distance == 0:
        print(self.distance)
        print(self.x(),"x",self.y())
        self.label.setPixmap(self.pixmaps[1])
        self.moveTimer.stop()
        self.changeTimer.stop()
        time.sleep(3)
        self.setMovement()
        return 0
    else:
        self.move(self.x()+self.direct[0],self.y()+self.direct[1])
        self.distance-=1
    if self.x()<=-10 :
        self.distance=0
        print("xm")
        self.isXmin = True
    if self.y()<=-10 :
        self.distance=0
        print("ym")
        self.isYmin = True
    if self.x()>=self.xMax:
        self.distance=0
        print("xM")
        self.isXmax=True
    if self.y()>=self.yMax :
        self.distance=0
        print("yM")
        self.isYmax=True

def setMovement(self):
    self.direct=[0,0]
    while(self.direct[0]==0 and self.direct[1]==0):
        self.direct=[random.randint(-1,1),random.randint(-1,1)]
    if self.isXmax:
        self.direct[0]=-1
    if self.isXmin:
        self.direct[0]=1
    if self.isYmin:
        self.direct[1]=1
    if self.isYmax:
        self.direct[1]=-1

    if self.direct[0]== -1:
        self.isLeft=True
        self.imgNum=0
    elif self.direct[0]== 1:
        self.isLeft=False
        self.imgNum=4
    self.isXmax = False
    self.isXmin = False
    self.isYmin = False
    self.isYmax = False
    # if direct[0]*direct[1]==0 : self.delta = QPoint(dX*direct[0],dY*direct[1])
    # else: self.delta=QPoint(direct[0]*(dX**(1/2)),direct[1]*(dY**1/2))
    self.distance=random.randint(200,400)
    self.changeTimer.start(300)
    self.moveTimer.start(30)

def changeFoot(self):
    self.label.setPixmap(self.pixmaps[self.imgNum])
    if self.isLeft:
        if self.imgNum<self.frameCount-1:
            self.imgNum+=1
        else :
            self.imgNum=0
    else:
        if self.imgNum<2*self.frameCount-1:
            self.imgNum+=1
        else :
            self.imgNum=self.frameCount

def mousePressEvent(self, QMouseEvent):
    self.setMovement()
    pygame.mixer.music.load('hoi_imtemmie.mp3')
    pygame.mixer.music.play()
def keyPressEvent(self, QKeyEvent):
    if QKeyEvent.key() == Qt.Key_Escape:
        sys.exit()
    # if QKeyEvent.key() == Qt.Key_G:
if __name__ == '__main__':
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    ex = Example()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())

i set AcceptDrops(True)
self.setAcceptDrops(True)

and code about get filepath ▼
def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
    if event.mimeData().hasUrls:
        event.accept()
    else:
        event.ingore()
def dropEvent(self, event):
    self.path=event.mimeData.urls()

A: Try to loop through event.mimeData().urls()
for url in event.mimeData().urls():
    self.path = url.toLocalFile()

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We have been having lots of fun since we came back to Nursery. We have been learning about the lifecycle of a butterfly and have watched carefully as our caterpillars have changed and grown into beautiful butterflies. We then released them safely into our Nursery garden and watched them fly away.
We have also been finding out about Harvest and have had fun playing with the tractors and combine harvesters. We made apple crumble using the apples from the tree in the playground. It was yummy!
Wow! So long since we posted. Here we are nearly at the end of the year. Transition for our preschool children is going beautifully and our little afternoon children are having a busy, productive time too! Please have a look at our Buddies slideshow. We still have one or two to catch and will pop them in as soon as we can catch the children together.
Welcome back everyone! It's been lovely to see all the children coming happily through the door, with big smiles and lots of news about Santa! We have welcomed 9 new children into our afternoon group, bringing our number there up to 23, and have really enjoyed meeting them and seeing them settle so quickly and happily.
Please look out for nursery newsletter next week to keep you up to date with what's going on in nursery.
We can't believe that the term has come to an end! It has zoomed in!
Preparing for our wonderful Christmas Concert made the term extra busy but we had so much fun and were unbelievably proud of every one of our lovely children. Thank you so much boys and girls for working so hard to learn the songs and the story and for shining so brightly on the stage.
We would like to thank all the Parents and Grandparents who helped us to make costumes and to get the children in and out of them on performance days and a big thank you too, to our very artistic face-painting team. What a wonderful team effort!
Our Christmas parties rounded the term off perfectly, especially since Santa dropped in…must have been all the wonderful singing that tempted him in!
Slideshow and photos of both parties will follow in the new term.
Finally… we wish you all a very happy holiday and a very Merry Christmas. See you all on Tuesday 6th January.
Welcome to a new term at Longniddry Nursery.
We are joined by three new children in afternoon nursery, bringing the class number there up to 14.
Thankyou to all parents who managed along to the parents consultations in the last week of term.
It was lovely to see you all to share so positively in your child's learning experiences.
Thankyou also to all parents and grandparents who were able to accompany us on our walks to Gosford Woods this week. The children all had a lovely experience and our morning children have made some lovely autumn collages with the 'autumn treasure' they collected.
Have a look at Corey's lovely picture!
Please also note that we have Halloween dress-up days on Thursday the 30th for our afternoon children and on Friday the 31st for our morning children.
Welcome to the first nursery 'post' of this new academic year.
Our staff team is now complete. As well as Ms Linton, Mrs Reynolds, Mrs Banks, Mrs Hunter and Miss Bowers, we are joined by Mrs Dalrymple on Monday to Thursday, by Miss Blake every Friday and by Miss Henry on alternate Fridays. Hurray!
We've had a great start to the year and the children have been busy, busy, busy learning about Farm Machines, The Food that we Grow, Autumn… and now they're keen to learn all about Fish. We've enjoyed lovely visits to the library and are currently planning our Autumn walks to Gosford Woods. Please look out for the parent helpers list for this, once our dates are confirmed by Mr Andrews from the Gosford Estate office, as we need lots of extra hands to keep our little people safe.
And talking of 'staying safe', our little afternoon children have been doing some really challenging work on balance, in the gym and outside. Have a wee look at the slideshow below to see some of them enjoying the chance to climb, balance and jump from a height onto the crash mat! Great work boys and girls!
Looking forward to meeting you all at the parent consultations next week. Please remember to make an appointment if you haven't managed to find a suitable on already.
We're well into the final term of this session and both morning and afternoon nursery are having great fun, however it's a particularly busy and poignant time for our morning class. This week they began their transition activities in earnest by changing into their gym kits all by themselves for the very first time and on Wednesday they met their 'buddies' for the first time too. Both classes had a lovely time, playing together in the nursery and are looking forward to enjoying long and lasting friendships.
Click on the slideshow below to see them together in nursery.
It's been busy, busy, busy in the nursery again! Our morning nursery have had great fun learning about icebergs and how water changes form.You can see how much they enjoyed it in the slideshow below!
We've learned lots about Fairtrade over the past two weeks and our wonderful fruit basket won a prize in the Fairtrade Art Competition… thankyou Mrs Banks and children for all your hard work on that. It's beautiful!
Please remember it's 'Sport your Trainers' day on Monday and Mums and Dads, please look out for the Parent Consultation sheets on your notice board and sign up for an appointment that suits you.
It's November and we're all happy and having lots of fun! We've been busy, busy, busy!
A visit from Pudsey … library visits … and our community police constables came to visit too, with their police van!
Thanks to Pudsey, Pirate Ann at the library and Dougie and Fiona, our police constables for helping us to have such fun at nursery.
The nursery ladies will be wearing their jammies next week on Thursday and Friday to join in the Children in Need fun. Please could morning nursery children wear jammies on Thursday 14th and afternoon nursery children do the same on Friday the 15th? Teddies are very welcome to come and join the fun too and if you have a wee spare penny or two to put into our Pudsey box, that would be lovely. We are also selling Pudsey wrist bands for £1.00 in the nursery.
We have managed at last to secure a booking at The Brunton Theatre to see the pantomime 'Sleeping Beauty' on Wednesday the 4th of December. The panto trip is open to both nursery groups, so please look out for a letter next week.
Please remember to be free on Friday the 13th of December to come and enjoy the Nursery Christmas Concert. We've started learning some lovely songs and it's going really well!
Finally, thankyou very much to all Mummies, Daddies, Grandparents and child minders who joined us for our learning story open sessions last week. The children loved having you here and so did we! If you haven't managed in yet, just have a word and we'll arrange a time!
We can't believe we are 6 weeks into the term already! The children have all settled in beautifully and we're all very happy.
Please make sure you have signed up for a parent consultation on either Wednesday the 9th or Thursday the 10th of October. The sheet is displayed on your notice board in the cloakroom. if you can't find a suitable appointment, just have a word and we'll sort something out.
Please note also that our walks to Gosford Woods have been confirmed for Tuesday the 8th of October for our morning children and Thursday the 10th of October for our little ones in afternoon nursery. The theme for our walks is autumn. To get ready for this, why not have fun with your children spotting the different colours on the trees or kicking through the crunchy leaves? Just chatting to them about the signs of autumn all around us will help them to develop an awareness of the changing seasons. If you find anything interesting, like conkers or pretty leaves, the children are welcome to bring these in to add to our autumn display table. Please sign up to come and help us on our autumn walks on the sheet displayed on your noticeboard in the cloakroom. Unfortunately, we can't welcome little brothers or sisters, if you wish to come with us…we'll need all hands free to keep the nursery children safe and happy.
Enjoy our slideshows of the nursery children having fun in this first term of 2013-14.
The School Bookshop will be open for nursery children tomorrow at 9.00 and 1.00. Children must be accompanied by an adult to help them to choose. There are some wonderful bargains to be had. Remember you don't need to have been saving to buy a book. Everyone is welcome!
More Parent Helpers needed please!
Thankyou very much to those parents who have offered to help out on our trip to the beach on Tuesday the 11th of June. So that the children can actually get into the rockpools, we desperately need 5 more helpers to meet the ratio of 1:2 required to keep everyone safe. Please let Ms. Linton Know as soon as possible if you can help.
On Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of May, Longniddry nursery classes visited Gosford Woods for a lovely walk and a look at how The Woods have changed since our last walk, way back in the autumn.
Both classes loved being in among the new green leaves and having a good 'rummage' in the forest floor for minibeasts!
The Morning nursery group got all the way to the wild boar enclosure…but as usual, the boar heard us coming and beat a hasty retreat!
Thankyou very much to all our lovely parent helpers…without you these exciting ventures out and about just couldn't happen! Enjoy our latest slideshow!
Here are the afternoon nursery enjoying Smoothie Day every bit as much as our morning children.
Watch out for more Smoothie moustaches!
Thankyou very much to Lindsay and Claire in afternoon nursery and Caroline in morning nursery for helping the children to make their yummy smoothies.
At last! A new slide show..Posted by Ms Linton. Can you believe it?
Here are the morning nursery class enjoying Smoothie Day.
Look at all the fun the boys and girls of the morning Nursery class had at their Burns Supper last week. They enjoyed haggis, neeps and tatties then dancing in the hall.


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Manchin votes to override President Trump's veto on his Iran War Powers
Tyler Barker
WASHINGTON DC (WOAY) – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote to override President Trump's veto of S.J.Res 68, the bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution, which requires the President to receive direct authorization or declaration from Congress for the use of military force against Iran, which the Senate passed on February 13th, 2020. The Senate did not meet the threshold to override the Presidential veto in a 49-44 vote.
"In February, the Senate approved S.J.Res 68, the Iran War Powers Resolution, to ensure the President must work with Congress and receive authorization in order to engage in hostilities against Iran. I voted to approve the resolution because the authority to use military force is the responsibility of Congress, not one individual. I take that responsibility very seriously. Today I voted to override President Trump's veto of the resolution because as the Senator who represents West Virginia and serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, I know the toll two decades of war has had on our great nation. While the veto override did not pass in the Senate, we must continue to work with our allies to achieve peace in the Middle East. When it comes to the security of our nation, we cannot be partisan Democrats or Republicans, we must come together as Americans."
Tyler Barker is currently the News Director and Digital Content Manager for WOAY-TV. He was promoted to this job in Mid-November. He still will fill in on weather from time to time. You can follow Tyler on Facebook and Twitter @wxtylerb. Have any news tips or weather questions? Email him at tbarker@woay.com


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How the underground shaped Harrow and Brent
THE London underground, its trains, characters and artwork are known throughout the world and have been celebrated over the last week.
Hannah Bewley
For people who live in the greater London area the service is vital, though sometimes frustrating, but it helped connect the villages of Middlesex, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire to the city of which they then became a part of.
On January 9, 1863, the first Metropolitan train set off from Paddington to Farringdon Street and it was extended out of Baker Street into north west London in the 1870s.
It first went to St John's Wood and then reached Willesden Green in 1879, and Harrow in 1880, with the suburban area served by the Metropolitan train later becoming known as Metroland.
Local historian Philip Grant said: "A depot at Neasden was opened to cope with increased demand around this time and the Metropolitan Railway Works site employed hundreds of people, who lived in a purpose-built village with their families.
"The trains which took part in the 150th anniversary celebrations, the Metropolitan Locomotive No.1 from 1898 and Metropolitan Railway Carriage No.353, from 1892, would have been built at the Neasden Works."
In addition to the depot a power station was built in Neasden to service the new electric trains from 1905 and stayed in operation until the 1960s.
Mr Grant continued: "The Metropolitan Railway's last new venture was a branch line from Wembley Park to Stanmore, which opened in December 1932, sparking the growth of Kingsbury and Queensbury in the 1930s.
"In 1933, the Metropolitan Railway became part of the London Passenger Transport Board system, the birth of the modern London Underground, and its former railways became parts of the Metropolitan Line."
The Stanmore branch was transferred to the Bakerloo line in 1939 and then became part of the Jubilee line in 1979.
Over in Pinner, the trains arrived in 1885, but change was slow and it was not until the period between the First and Second World Wars that there was a real increase in population.
Pat Clarke of the Pinner Local History Society explained: "The line was extended from Harrow to Pinner and other stations, such as West Harrow and North Harrow came later.
"It then went to Northwood a few years later. It did bring change to the area but it was a little bit slow burning.
"There were many roads that weren't here when they built the railway, as it was fields and still very much a village."
The station in Hatch End was opened in 1842 and was part of the mainline service from Birmingham to London and now serves the London Overground between Watford and London Euston.
The stations and lines have seen many changes over the years but they are still an integral part to daily life in the boroughs.
The reconstructed steam engine will pass through central London on Sunday, January 20.
For more information go to www.ltmuseum.co.uk.
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6 Art Gallery Essentials for Artists
Whether you've decided to take the first steps in getting your work shown in an art gallery or you're an established artist looking to expand your presence into new cities, understanding the fundamentals for how an art gallery selects its artists is essential.
Cecilia Murray posing in her art gallery, Cecil Byrne Gallery, located in Charleston, South Carolina.
As both a gallery owner and an artist in one of the most vibrant art cities in the U.S. — Charleston, South Carolina — Cecilia Murray knows a thing or two about getting art shown at galleries. Below, she breaks down critical steps artists should take before seeking out potential representation. Enjoy!
1. Offer a Unique Artistic Vision
One of the first things I look for in a prospective artist is a substantial and consistent body of work with a distinct point of view and direction. I'm looking for someone with a clearly developed style and approach, whether it's an intriguing choice of subject, composition, palette, surface texture or lighting.
To set yourself apart from other artists, present a unique, exciting body of work that demands attention. How? Build and refine your artistic vision, and consider your current body of work.
Focus on the subject matter that incites the most enthusiasm. The subjects that most excite you likely will inspire your best paintings, which will, in turn, best engage viewers. Focus your thoughts and immerse yourself in one genre. This will make building a cohesive, interesting body of work much easier.
An Unfinished Story by Alain Picard
2. Be Your Own Toughest Critic
Look at established artists' websites and social media accounts, like Instagram. Note how, even when viewed as a thumbnail, successful artists present a well-designed collection of work, with a wonderful sense of light and a beautiful palette.
Now, look at your work as a collection. Do you have at least two-dozen paintings that hold together as a single body of work? If there's room in your home or studio, I suggest hanging several paintings on one wall, as if they were in an art gallery, in order to evaluate.
Ask yourself what it is about your work that's unique. Are your landscapes more textured and bold, or perhaps more tonal in palette than others you've seen? Are your portraits painted from life, and overflowing with emotion and light? Is your work more subtle and moody than other still lifes you've seen?
If you're unsure of the answers to questions like these, ask fellow artists for feedback, and challenge yourself to push a little further into your subject matter. Many artists and galleries offer portfolio critiques. These are good investments in gaining an impartial perspective on your work.
Another effective way to assess your own work is to consider the answer to these questions: What's the message I want to send as an artist? If I had to describe my work in one sentence, what would it be?
A wildlife artist represented in my gallery states, "I enjoy using color and texture to express the unique personality of each animal, whether it be a bit of sass or a touch of goofiness." This is an artist who has edited and refined her artistic vision. That statement is a reflection of the wonderful, colorful birds she paints. She has a strong, consistent message.
Onlookers by Alain Picard; the painterly style and subject matter of this artwork complement An Unfinished Story (above) to serve as part of a cohesive — and marketable — body of work.
3. Highlight Your Best Work
In my seminar on approaching galleries, I highly recommend editing your collection down to its strongest works. In all likelihood, unless you're quite well established, an art gallery won't carry more than one genre of your work at the beginning of your partnership. For example, if you're most passionate about portraits and still lifes, don't include landscapes and wildlife — even if you paint them occasionally — in your presentation to a gallery.
Only the paintings that best represent your vision and passion as an artist should be visible on your website. Similarly, if you enjoy painting seascapes but don't plan to present them to a gallery, take them off your website and social media platforms.
Since growth as an artist is natural, should an earlier work no longer represent your current accomplishments, I recommend removing it. Paintings that are decades old may still be relevant to your current work, but if they're not, my motto is, "Promote the best, hide the rest."
Joy, Peace, Hope by Maureen Spinale
4. Consider Location
Does your work have specific regional, national or international appeal? Cityscapes of iconic locations in New York, Paris and Florence will appeal to most clients, regardless of location. But if you paint local landscapes, your work is more likely to be successful when represented by galleries in your area.
I recently worked with an artist who lives on the Northeast Coast. However, her most inspired, dramatic and impressive work stems from the time she has spent in the mountainous regions of New England. I proposed that she'd do well to return to the mountains to seek representation until she'd built up a larger portfolio of work inspired by the coast.
Even if your work isn't location specific, you'll still need to research the region where you're seeking gallery representation. Natural light, local color and interior design vary greatly when you move across the country. Your success in a new region may be as simple as a slight shift in color palette.
For instance, I admired the work of a Utah artist who was seeking representation in my gallery on the South Carolina coast. While her avian subjects would fit in nicely with my area's local fauna, her color palette was quite earthy.
Though perfect for a mountain home, it was not appropriate for the majority of coastal homes in South Carolina. A small shift to a slightly lighter and bluer background could be her key to successful painting sales in my part of the country.
Cathedral by Maureen Spinale
5. Let Your Artistic Vision Shine
As you create a body of work in preparation for representation, take note of these three points: Focus on your inspiration, edit your work to its strongest pieces and always keep in mind the message you want to send as an artist, both online and in person. If you create your own unique, exciting and iconic artwork, your message will shine through.
The Bold and Beautiful by Maureen Spinale; this artwork as well as Joy, Peace, Hope and Cathedral (above), are warm-lit, close-cropped landscapes, which makes Spinale's work congruent. This artist is represented by Cecil Byrne Gallery.
6. Get More Exposure
In addition to art gallery representation, a great way to garner more exposure as an artist is through art competitions. Entering art contests and competitions elevates an artist's visibility within the art world. And, winning a competition also can increase an artist's confidence in his or her work. Both of these points help artists prepare for open calls often held by art galleries.
What's more, the prizes include cash, publication in worldwide art magazines or books, and access to judges who are influencers in the art world — and sometimes exhibitions of work. Ready to start entering art competitions? Check out this free guide on how to enter art contests. Then peruse the open art competitions held by Artists Network, including the Artists Magazine Annual Art Competition, which includes a Grand Prize retreat to Tuscany, Italy for rejuvenation, inspiration and art-making! Onward, artists!
Source: https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-business/steps-art-gallery-representation/


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Congratulations – Outstanding ATAR and VET Achievement
Australind Senior High School continues to be one of the most consistently performing senior high schools with another excellent ATAR performance in 2021, supporting regional students to achieve their university aspirations. Australind SHS would like to congratulate students on their ATAR and Vocational Education 2021 achievement.
We wish to highlight the following achievements:
Jaxon Brown topped the cohort and finished with an ATAR score of 99 which places him in the top 1% of the state and also celebrates a score that places him in an elite group of students achieving an exceptional score. Tyler Cooper also hit a close to perfect ATAR score with 98.50 to finish in the top 1.5% of the state. Both young men are a product of the Australind SHS Mathematics and Philosophy (MaP) program, are great mates and have had a very competitive rivalry that has supported their success.
Other very notable ATAR cohort performance includes:
· 17% of the ATAR cohort finishing in the top 10% of the state (a score in the 90's),
· An additional 27% of the cohort finished with a score in the top 20% of the state (a score in the 80's)
· An additional 17% of the cohort finished in the top 30% of the state
· With an overall performance of 86% of the total cohort finishing in the top 40% when compared to the state.
We also wish to acknowledge our Vocational Education and Training (VET) student performance as the initial data demonstrates the successful completion of 148 Certificates (Certificate II and III's) across many varied meaningful training opportunities which is an outstanding achievement. Sincere thanks to our staff that deliver training in our Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and to our General Course staff that support our students so well. All of the final VET and General Course performance data is not yet available to us.
Congratulations to all students for their commitment to their education and achievements. We wish them well in their journey ahead and recognise their families for their on-going support. I would also like to acknowledge our staff for the journey that they have travelled supporting our remarkable young people.
From The Principal – Term 1 2022
Dear Parents/Carers
As you may be aware, all school staff are required to be double dose vaccinated before Term 1, 2022 starts.
The State Government has issued Education Worker (Restrictions on Access) Directions (No. 3), which are published on wa.gov.au. These Directions include vaccination requirements for visitors entering school sites.
Students are not required to be vaccinated.
However, if your child is on a work placement, they will need to comply with the industry/business requirements at that workplace.
Parents/carers are not required to be vaccinated when:
dropping off or picking up their child from school;
volunteering at school on an ad hoc basis;
attending an event such as an assembly or parent teacher interview; or
entering the school after hours.
'Ad hoc basis' means attendance at no more than one education facility no more than once per week.
Parents/carers are required to provide vaccination evidence (single dose vaccinated from
1 January 2022 and double dose vaccinated from 31 January 2022) or exemption when:
volunteering at the school more than once a week (this includes volunteering at the school canteen, uniform store or an in-class literacy or numeracy program);
working in an unpaid capacity at the school more than once a week; or
participating in an endorsed program at the school where parent attendance is required (such as KindiLink).
The following are acceptable forms of evidence of COVID-19 vaccination or exemption:
written confirmation of the COVID-19 vaccination issued by the Department of Health;
the COVID-19 digital certificate, which shows only your COVID-19 vaccinations. Services Australia has information on how to get your COVID-19 digital certificate;
your immunisation history statement, which shows all vaccinations you've had. Services Australia has information on how to get your immunisation history statement;
an International COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate issued by the Commonwealth Government. This shows the COVID-19 vaccination recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register;
medical exemption issued by the Australian Immunisation Register; or
temporary exemption granted by the WA Chief Health Officer.
We are committed to ensuring our school is a COVID-19 safe space. We have been provided with a clear direction of what we all need to do to keep students, colleagues and our community safe. If you have any queries, please contact 9797 4400.
From The Principal – Remote Learning Preparedness
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
We remind you that we are currently considering our planning for the 2022 school year around the possibility of Western Australian borders opening and the possible impact of COVID-19 in our community.
To enable the continuation of student access and engagement in education, we remind Parents and Caregivers that we are seeking further information from our community about their capacity and needs in accessing some means of remote learning, should our school site need to close during 2022.
To help us to prepare further we would ask that families please complete the Remote Teaching and Learning Continuity Survey by following the link below, if you have not already done so. This is essential to our planning and will allow us to prepare for our approaches and communication to support all students to access their education.
Please use this link to access the Remote Teaching and Learning Continuity Survey.
Student Wellbeing Newsletter – Term 4 2021
2021 Term 4 Student Wellbeing Newsletter
Midford Uniform Shop – Extended Trading Hours
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Midford Uniform Shop – Unscheduled Closure
On November 2, 2021 / Newsletters, post
Midford Uniforms will be closed on Thursday 4 November.
To compensate, the onsite uniform shop will be open on Monday 8 November from 8am to 4pm.
https://midfordbooking.as.me/AustralindSeniorHighSchool
Kodie Scibilia
Uniform Shop Manager
ARTS@ASHS – Celebrating Arts Week
ARTS@ASHS – ARE YOU READY?
ASHS comes alive this week, as we celebrate and promote our incredible award winning Arts Department.
Students will be immersed in an array of incredible Arts experiences each day – with our school community warmly invited to attend the Opening Night Arts Exhibition on Tuesday November 2nd.
Check Connect for more details, and RSVP to Opening Night via email australind.shs@education.wa.edu.au
School Development Day – Friday 29 October
A reminder to parents, carers and students of our School Development Day on Friday 29 October 2021.
Students do not attend school this day.
KYLIE PILSWORTH
MEDIA AND MARKETING OFFICER
2021 Leavers Ceremony Ticket Sales
We remind our families of Year 12 students of the 4 tickets per student allocation to the 2021 Leavers Ceremony at the Bunbury Entertainment Centre on Monday 29 November 2021. This allocation is required to ensure all parents/carers of our Class of 2021 are able to purchase tickets to attend the Leavers Ceremony in the first round. The second round of tickets sales – if applicable – will be on sale Friday 5 November 2021.
BREC have advised us several families have purchased tickets over multiple transactions to secure more than the allocated 4 per student. We advise our families that our Class of 2021 is a large cohort of students, and we wish for all of our families to have the opportunity to join with us to celebrate every student's success and achievement in 2021. Please abide by the limit of 4 tickets per student to ensure our 2021 Leavers Ceremony is enjoyed by all.


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What is the Axe by Skyfly?
The Axe is a 2-seat, electric/hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft you can buy for USD 180,000, which unlike any other 2 seat EVTOL can fly like vertically like a helicopter, but also like a normal airplane. Use it like a car but live without traffic jams, reduce travel time and enjoy the beautiful views from above. Arrive in style. Whether you commute to work, or fly to your country home for the weekend, the Axe is an affordable, quiet, sustainable, energy efficient and most importantly, a safe aircraft. The whole design has been focussed on the private user and tailored to their requirements. Where you normally have a stressful drive for an hour, now with an Axe, you have a relaxing 15 minute journey with stunning views. The Axe saves you time to live and takes away the hurdle of busy, blocked roads, allowing you to see your friends more often, walk in nature or on the beach more often.
It's not just a flying car which finally gives us all true and pleasant mobility, it's a time machine that gives you the ultimate luxury you thought you could not buy – time.
Can I fly my Axe?
The Axe is the only 2 seat EVTOL on the market worldwide, that you can fly right now.
Why? Because its unique design has four wings and fixed-angle motors, meaning it can fly like a conventional airplane. This means that, while EVTOL pilot licences do not yet exist, you can fly the Axe with a normal airplane pilot's licence. Thanks to its advanced flight control systems, the Axe is an easy aircraft to fly, just like a consumer drone.
Why is the aircraft safe?
The Axe is powered by 8 electric motors, which enables you to continue hovering even if 2 motors fail on opposing corners. The aircraft features a quadruple-redundant control system from Embention, one of the leading manufacturers of manned electric aircraft flight control hardware. This gives you multiple layers of redundancy in your flight control system. We are using proven systems with existing aerospace grade certification. The battery system is redundant, if one system fails, the other seamlessly takes over.
In the unlikely event all motors or systems fail, the high-lift wings and mechanical linkages to the control surfaces enable the aircraft to glide to safety and land normally. The wings are set up in a unique "canard" configuration such that you cannot stall the aircraft. Finally, in the event that you have no safe options to glide to safety, the aircraft is equipped with a ballistic parachute system. The system is activated by a lever in the cockpit which launches a rocket carrying the parachute out from the aircraft. This has been designed to carry the whole weight of the aircraft, 2 passengers, and luggage to safety.
Why is the Axe different to other E-VTOL aircraft?
The Axe uniquely does not have rotating engines or rotating wings. The angle of the propellers is set forward at an angle which means you have no rotating mechanism. This gives substantial weight savings, and avoids complex, maintenance-intensive and failure prone systoms to rotate the wings or engines. All of this leads to a reduced purchase price and lower operating costs. The Axe keeps it simple, strong and light with only a 10% reduction in forward flight efficiency. All of this contributes to heightened safety and is a key factor behind the Axe being the most sustainable personal mobility solution.
Why is the Axe crucial for other E-VTOL manufacturers?
For the first decade or so, EVTOLs which are intended to operate as commercial air taxis will not be permitted to operate autonomously or otherwise piloted by computers. They will need human pilots, who will need an EVTOL to train on. That's where the Axe comes in – because of its four wings, it flies just like a standard airplane. By taking off and landing like an airplane, the Axe not only saves power, increasing its range, but also eases the transition for existing fixed-wing pilots training to fly larger EVTOL aircraft. The Axe is the 2 seat trainer of choice for new pilots and existing pilots alike, who can convert to the vertical landing and takeoff easily with help of electronics, making the aircraft safer and easier to fly than a helicopter. Its low weight light, low purchase price and operating costs, and minimal maintenance requirements also help to keep training costs low and be competitive. The training market is estimated to be worth over £2 billion.
Where can I use my Axe?
Because the Axe is a private aircraft, in countries like the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, you are usually allowed to land where the owner of the land gives you permission. This means any landowners can, using a public database, indicate they are happy for Axe owners to land in their field. Just like land owners generate an extra income from making their land available for parking cars near events in the countryside like festivals, they can do that to allow Axe aircraft to land. In this context – the hybrid option where your Axe can have a range extending, lightweight rotary generator, is also relevant – if you land somewhere where there is no charger, you can use your generator which will keep running until the battery is fully charged – ensuring you can land anywhere, and not just where there is a charger.
You will not be allowed to land near large international airports or city centres until regulation and infrastructure surrounding traffic management has matured, although over time it is likely these destinations and will eventually become automated. Through infrastructure providers like Urban Air Ports, it is likely that around cities, you will see 'Urban Airports' for EVTOLs to start to appear – where you can park your private EVTOL and switch to a larger commercial air taxi to get you to city centres. Because aircraft and EVTOLs cover much more distance in much less time compared to cars, these "changeover" airfields for EVTOLs will be dotted around city centres in areas where land prices are lower and land is readily available.
Where can I charge my Axe?
The Axe can be charged at your home – charging infrastructure is much like that of an electric car. Where three phase electricity is available, charge time is around half an hour, and where single phase is available, it's around 14 hours. The cost of chargers is comparable to that for an electric car. Uniquely – the Axe has "off grid capability" – a hybrid option "range extender" in the form of a very lightweight rotary engine petrol powered 50KW generator is available – if you land somewhere where there is no charger, you can use your generator, which will keep running until the battery is full, and then switches itself off automatically – ensuring you can land anywhere, and not just where there is a charger.
The Axe is a 2-seat, electric/hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Use it like a car but live without traffic jams, reduce travel time and enjoy the beautiful views from above. Arrive in style. Whether you commute to work, or fly to your country home for the weekend, the Axe is an affordable, quiet, sustainable, energy efficient and most importantly, a safe aircraft. The whole design has been focussed on the private user and tailored to their requirements.
What license will I need to fly my Axe?
The design of the Axe, with its unique wing layout, means that it is able to takeoff and land just like a traditional fixed wing aircraft. Therefore, a conventional fixed wing pilot's license will apply with differences training. This differences training will cover all the vertical take-off and landing features. There is not currently a license for E-VTOL aircraft, hence why we are working closely with the Light Aircraft Association and the CAA. Due to the side by side layout of the aircraft, the Axe is also suitable for pilot training which will also be crucial for training pilots of other E-VTOL aircraft.
The Axe is powered by 8 electric motors, which enables you to continue hovering even if 2 motors fail on opposing corners. The aircraft features a quadruple redundant control system from Embention, one of the leading manufacturers of manned electric aircraft flight control hardware. This gives you multiple layers of redundancy in your flight control system. We are using proven systems with existing aerospace grade certification. The battery system is redundant, if one system fails, the other seamlessly takes over.
In the unlikely event all motors or systems fail – the wings give it an extra layer of safety with mechanical linkages to the control surfaces allowing you to glide and land safely under no power. The wings are set up in a unique "canard" configuration such that you cannot stall the aircraft.
Finally, in the event that you have no safe options to control the aircraft to land, the aircraft is equipped with a ballistic parachute system. The system is activated by a lever in the cockpit which launches a rocket carrying the parachute out from the aircraft. This has been designed to carry the whole weight of the aircraft, 2 passengers, and luggage to safety.
The Axe uniquely does not have rotating engines or rotating wings. The angle of the propellers is set forward at an angle which means you have no rotating mechanism. This means you save a lot of weight, you don't require a complex system that is prone to failure and require maintenance, all of which leads to a reduced cost. The Axe keeps it simple, strong and light with only a 10% reduction in forward flight efficiency. All of this contributes to heightened safety and is a key factor behind Skyfly being the most sustainable personal mobility solution.
For the first decade or so, E-VTOL's aiming to be 4 or more seat electric taxis, will not be autonomous or unmanned. They will need to be flown by a pilot who will need have done a conversion to E-VTOL aircraft. The Axe is the 2-seat trainer of choice for new pilots and existing pilots alike who need to train on or convert to E-VTOL type. This is achieved easily with our side by side cockpit layout, and advanced flight control systems, which make vertical aspects of flight much easier and safer. Furthermore, the Axe is light, compact and cost
effective to keep training costs low and be competitive. The training market is estimated to be worth over £2 billion. See Mckinsey & Company report here.
Because the Axe is a private aircraft, in countries like the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France – you are usually allowed to land where the owner of the land gives you permission. This means farmers can using simple software, indicate they are happy for Axe owners to land in their field. Just like farmers generate an extra income from making their land available for parking cars near events in the countryside like festivals, they can do that to allow Axe aircraft to land. Farmers are also increasingly interested to put solar panels on their large barns or in their fields, and could provide the charging stations.
In this context – the hybrid option where your Axe can have a range extending, lightweight rotary generator, is also relevant – if you land somewhere where there is no charger, you can use your generator which will keep running until the battery is full, and then switches itself off automatically – ensuring you can land anywhere, and not just where there is a charger. You will not be allowed to land near public airports or city centres, most likely, although over time it is likely software will be able to fly you to those destinations – and it is likely that around cities, you will see parking lots for EVTOLs appear – where you can park your private EVTOL and switch to a larger commercial air taxi to get you to city centres. Because aircraft and EVTOLs cover much more distance in much less time compared to cars – these "changeover" airfields for EVTOLs will be dotted around city centres in areas where land prices are lower and land is readily available.
The Axe can be charged at your home – charging infrastructure is much like that of an electric car – where three phase electricity is available, charge time is around half an hour, where single phase is available, it's around 14 hours, cost of chargers is comparable to that for an electric car. Uniquely – the Axe has "off grid capability" – a hybrid option "range extender" in the form of a very lightweight rotary engine petrol powered 50KW generator is available – if you land somewhere where there is no charger, you can use your generator which will keep running until the battery is full, and then switches itself off automatically – ensuring you can land anywhere, and not just where there is a charger.
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It was a month of love for me and my friends staying in Solo as the practicum students of SEA-TEACHER Project by SEAMEO (Southeast Asia Ministers of Education Organization). Indonesian people are very kind and helpful such as my Indonesian friends, my students from SMP 4 Surakarta, school mentors, lecturers and UNS staff. They always took care of me as well. Oh my god! I don't know how to explain my feeling about Indonesian people. This sentence will tell you all of my feelings "Thank you and I love Indonesia". I am in love with its cultures. I think it is different from another country because they have their own way of life. I have to be in a harmony as Indonesian people so that I can get along nicely.
Indonesian food is very healthy and delicious. Every meal has vegetables, so that I lost 10 kg of my weight because of the fresh food and good ingredients. How proud of me! Oh yes, I also like drinking teh tawar (ice tea with no sugar). There are many tourism spots nearby such as Yogyakarta, Borobudur, Tea Garden, Hindu Temple and so on. All of these places are very famous and popular as tourism objects. A month I spent there was very good moment of me, ever! By then, I'll never forget all of my moments there. I love Indonesia as my second hometown (Solo City). Pesona Indonesia.


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Nokian reboots North America growth plans
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Nokian expects to double revenue in North America over a three- to five-year period, based on increased sales of snow and all-season tires.
NOKIA, Finland — With the uncertainty of COVID-19-related business interruptions of 2020-21 largely behind it, Nokian Tyres P.L.C. is working to get its North American growth expectations back on track.
Nokian still expects to double revenue in North America over a three- to five-year period, based on increased sales of snow and all-season tires, said Anna Hyvönen, executive vice president, Nordics, Vianor and North America, speaking at the Capital Markets Day conference recently.
The North American growth targets support Nokian's overall goal of increasing global revenue by 25% over the next few years to approximately $2.35 billion.
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Anna Hyvönen, Nokian executive vice president, Nordics, Vianor and North America.
Nokian's sales in North America in 2020 and 2019 were $195 million and $232 million, respectively, or 13% of global revenue. For the first nine months of 2021, revenue generated in North America jumped 40% to $197 million.
Nokian has targeted a doubling of its sales in North American since 2017, when it committed to building a factory in the U.S. At that time, Nokian's sales in the region were roughly $165 million, meaning the firm's sales should rise to more than $300 million by 2021, by which time the company's tire plant in Dayton, Tenn., should have running at near full capacity.
The emergence of COVID-19 and the global pandemic waylaid that trajectory.
To deliver its renewed growth goal, Nokian has targeted sales of 4 million tires throughout the U.S. and Canada, up from 2 million presently. Nokian nearly doubled its workforce there this year, to roughly 325 workers from 175 at year-end 2020.
Nokian also said it would build on its "strong customer relationship" in snow-belt areas in Canada and northern U.S. "to secure a share of the winter market."
"We will maintain our market leader position in Canada and increase our in-store share in the U.S.," Ms. Hyvönen said.
To help increase volumes, Nokian has plans to expand its all-season product offerings and distribution network in the region.
One product launched this year, the Nokian One all-season passenger tire, has become the best-selling product in Nokian Tyres' history in North America, according to Vice President of Sales Tommi Heinonen.
The Nokian One passenger line complements the Nokian One HT, an all-season light-truck/SUV product with a symmetrical, non-directional tread pattern and aramid-reinforced sidewalls that debuted in mid-2020.
"Overall, it has been an excellent year for us," Mr. Heinonen said. "Strong sales and a lot of new product launches."
Having already introduced new tires for the North American market, the manufacturer aims to expand its all-season range in premium (A segment) and mid-tiers (high B segment).
Output from Nokian's Dayton, Tenn., factory is "the key, when it comes to the North American all-season products," Ms. Hyvönen said, citing the light truck market as a particular growth-engine.
"The light truck vehicle count is growing approximately 5% per year. It is the most interesting segment for us," she said.
In terms of distribution, the official said Nokian's market penetration in Canada is higher than in the U.S., with over 1,000 point-of-sale locations.
"In Canada, the aim is to capture the growth potential in Ontario and in Montreal area and grow the winter market share," she said.
In the U.S., Nokian has close to 5,000 point-of-sale units and is expanding its footprint with wholesale partners and with large retailers.
"To support growth in all-season products, we will expand, especially in south and west, and develop our own distribution network further in the northeast," Ms. Hyvönen said.
The company will also focus on enhanced forward planning with clients and delivering directly from the factory to key customers.
An example of this is Nokian's deal to supply Discount Tire/America's Tire with an all-weather tire, the Encompass AW01, on an exclusive basis.
Nokian sales, earnings up double-digits in Q3, nine months
Nokian talks winter tires in latest podcast


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        Web platform that implements the credit workflow process of Banif (one of Portuguese main banks):
        * Account managers on any branch could start the process by creating a new proposal for a client;
        * A proposal would then be sent for evaluation by a bank analyst;
        * After analysis the proposal would pass by a decision process where it could suffer some changes. This process could be composed by one or more decision levels. The number of levels was dependent on the client situation and proposal conditions. On each level there were two or three users that could suggest changes and if both agreed they would pass to the next level.
        * The results of the decision process would determine if the proposal was authorized or not.
        * Independently of the decision result, the proposal would be sent back to the account manager that created it so he could present it to the client who would then decide to accept or refuse.
        For each new proposal created, the system would load client information from the Central Database of the Portuguese Bank (BdP). The user pools for each phase of the process would be loaded from the internal bank databases, and if a proposal was approved by the bank it would be stored there.
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        * If a link is clicked, besides the properties above, its source will also be displayed;
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        Technologies used: JavaScript, jQuery, KineticJS, JSON, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, CakePHP, NodeJS, XML, XML Schema, MySQL.
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        Technologies used: JavaScript, JSON, YUI, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, XML, MySQL.
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        Initially this project purpose was to provide users with scientific information about Vitamin-D. The development was finished but unfortunately the project had to be canceled, so now a simpler version of the website is being used on a new project still under construction.
        Technologies used: JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, PHP, CakePHP, and MySQL.
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SCOPE will be displaying wireless transmission of electrical signals of micro levels in the vicinity of thousands of volts.
"I am proud to be associated with IEEMA since 1990 and with Elecrama since 1996 as an exhibitor. SCOPE has won several awards such as best product exhibited amongst all categories of exhibitors, best stall etc. We had started participating in Elecrama in 9 sq. m stall construction to today 100 sq. m in open space. This itself shows the success of Elecrama," says Sanjay Kulkarni, Chairman, SCOPE T&M Pvt Ltd.
Products on display This Elecrama, SCOPE will be displaying wireless transmission of electrical signals of micro levels in the vicinity of thousands of volts. It will also display its capabilities of doing measurement of electrical parameter in micro and nano units in live switchyards of 765 kV.
SCOPE to showcase its innovative solution to VAR compensation that helps the grid to maintain its frequency. This is necessary where electricity generated by renewable energy like solar and wind is transmitted through transmission lines.