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Lands of Abraxas
Sanrin
Kalidor Forest
Bringing Back the Love (Elysant and Sevryn)
Sevryn
1st Element : Body
2nd Element : Arcane
Statistics : Half Golem
STR - Warrior
END - Warrior
MYS - Peasant
by Sevryn on Tue Feb 14, 2017 6:41 pm
A mission from the Kami himself, to route out the cause of all this unrest within the country. The hulking giant thought the real reason was that his wife had been hit by this curse and has been causing him so much grief. It didn't matter to the large man. He had no woman himself so this was only being done because of the command given by the Kami. Of course they didn't send him alone. As capable as he was as a fighter and tank of mass destruction, they knew they needed someone with some tact so that this mission had a much higher chance of success. The massive brute looked down at the woman who sat on his forearm that he had curled against his chest. She was rather heavy even though she was fairly slim built, it made him wonder what was causing all that weight. Though not the brightest build, Sevryn knew not to ask a woman about her weight. "Do you know how far into the forest we need to go to find these Imps?" His voice was deep and rumbled, the smallest word reverberating in the chest like a roar of a lion.
Elysant
1st Element : Crystal
Statistics : Child of Terra
END - Knight
MYS - Bandit
Re: Bringing Back the Love (Elysant and Sevryn)
by Elysant on Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:20 pm
What would drive a person to bicker with their special one? That was one concept she had never understood. Elysant had never been in love after all, in the romantic sense. She simply believed that this type of love was strong and could last forever from all the rumors she had heard and books she had read. Yet currently, all over Akiraka loved ones were bickering. In an effort to help the situation the Kami her to investigate the cause, an honor she could not even express with words. However, as capable of a fighter as she was, she knew that while she was clever and intelligent, even with her three years of training she was not fit to go alone. Her partner, a massive man known in the ranks of the army of Akiraka, Sevryn had placed her upon his giant forearm and was rushing towards the forest.
Her mind was not around, however, instead she began to think. Where would be the place where this troublemaker would reside. It was said some imps either had information or even know who the trouble maker was. Raising her head, she responded with a quick shake of her head. "Unfortunately no, we do not have enough information yet. But my current guess is deep in." Closing her eyes she began to sense the area around her for any unfamiliar presence. While difficult to sense while she was on the man's forearm she was still able to as he was standing on the ground. For a second a new presence entered the area before it would quickly disappear and reappear as if it were jumping up and down. She felt more presences show up, hiding behind trees. "Sevryn, let me down." She ordered as her muscles stiffen. Her voice was quiet, yet audible. "We have unwanted company." Placing her right hand on her sword's handle slowly, she closed her eyes as she began to focus, small outlines filled her mind. They were moving too quickly to count, but one thing was certain. They were most likely not friendly. Pointing her finger towards the figure she nodded at the giant. "Don't place full trust in my judgment but I believe they are what we are looking for."
A rumble quacked through the ground at every step of his massive foot. It was a good thing that they were looking for the Imps and these particular cretins were known for ambushing travelers because there was no way he would be able to sneak past. Though with his size there might also be a problem of potentially scaring them off. It might have been why Elysant had been sent with him. The way she could see through the Earth, even if these imps tried to from them, she would probably be able to sense him. With instruction to let her down stopped was signal enough for the brute that she probably had sensed something. As big as he was, stopping wasn't as easy as it sounded but within a few steps he had slowed enough to be able to take her off his arms. His massive hand grabbed her around the waist and lifted her easily off his arm onto the ground, almost like a kid playing with a doll. The way her power worked wasn't really all that familiar to him so he remained quiet, giving her plenty of time to think and search. His eyes followed her finger as she pointed just behind a tree.
"Right there?" It wasn't a really a question but sometimes his mind took a little bit to process new information. Without even letting her have a moment to respond, he charged the tree throwing his full weight against the tree, he brought the tree down on top of being right behind the being. The cracking of the tree snapping echoed through the forest forcing several Imps to jump from the tree and into the one beside it, their endless yells at them as they jumped down at pulled weapons to fight the giant and the girl.
Axium Zikari
2nd Element : Fire
STR - Hero
END - Fighter
INT - Knight
by Axium Zikari on Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:05 pm
As Axium came from the opposite direction, solely to fall back and to regroup with the party sent by higher command, he was greeted by Sevryn's brute force in the form of a tree now falling upon him. This wasn't a surprise as he was tailing some imps, small demonic little beings worth next to none in actually combat, though could get a drop on you in a crowd. As the tree continued to fall, Axium quickly drew his halberd and bluntly sent the falling tree into the next one, the one the imps had decided to retreat to. The force was not as strong as it usually was, rather it was tame and precise, and most likely was like this to give him a bit of a challenge with the cretins.
"I thought we taught you guys to call out before you started smashing things. If it was anyone else, I'm positive they would have died. Not to say that is a bad thing, seeing as this proves your worth to the country but leave it for some unworthy sow next time." As he spoke, the trees collided while the imps fell to the ground, now laying prone. Though they were not hurt much, mostly due to their heritage and magical being, they were still not in a well placed spot.
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A large hand wrapped around her waist before it gently placed her back on the dirt floor of the forest. A gasp of relief escaped her lips as she could sense the outline of everything around her much better than she could when she was on Sevryn. She nodded as she pointed towards the outline of the tree where the imps were. Drawing her sword she found him charging at the tree she pointed at, while she followed the fastest she could. A loud crack of wood emitted from the tree as it soon followed with a shriek as it hit the ground with a rumble. Temporarily flinching at the sound of the falling tree, she quickly broke out of her daze and charged A group of small imps attempted to run from the tree. The other member, she thinks his name was Axium? Took his halberd and sent it into the tree collided with the tree. Feeling a little left out, she noticed the prone imps that were upon the floor after they fell. Tossing her sword to the side she took both hands and pressed them to the ground.
From beneath her hands, green crystals sprouted on the ground. It crept up to the fleeing imps and began to wrap around the imp's bodies, However, she knew that her abilities were weak and could be easily broken out of if one knew how. Currently, however, they would not be one to escape, especially when they were in such a prone position. "What should we do now?" She asked her partners, beckoning to the imps who were now coated in crystal as she went to the direction of her sword to pick it up.
Ability Used:
Name: Will of Crystals
Element: Crystal
Ability: Being one with the natural make of Crystals, Elysant can use her energy to form crystals to use to her advantage. She can make spikes that she can shoot out, grow a defensive wall from her hands or even by pressing her hands to the ground make the crystal grow across the ground to follow after and grow around a person trapping them.
Limits: All crystals must come from her hands only, the further away it gets or the bigger the crystal form the longer it takes for her grow. Like normal crystals, while they're at strong on one plane (like the point) from the other plane (its side) it is fragile and easy to break.
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by Sevryn on Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:31 pm
The Giant looked at the man that had originally brought him to his new home, but didn't really feel to bad about it. After all it was only a tree, not like he was purposely attempting to crush him like he had before. "Maybe you should call out to us instead of sneaking," The giant said in reply, but otherwise ignoring the man. Axium wasn't hurt and deserved no further consideration from the big man. He instead turned towards the Imps that once had been running now faced them with weapons drawn. A couple of the Imps that had fallen and now partially covered in crystal, did their best to get themselves out, chipping away at the crystal encasing them. Of the three that were trapped, only one of them was able to break away at the crystal keeping them pinned down to the ground. The other four made faces and mocked them, slapping their own asses and such.
Sevryn knew these little Imps weren't really much problem for the three of them but even this little bit of dishonor to them was enough to ignite the rage deep within him. Still only within the barest grip of his rage, he was still in control but he knew that he could easily fall in full grip. Sevryn felt the rage and he leaned forward and began to roar so loud that the leaves in the trees began to move away from the massive man. Slamming his fists into the ground he withdrew them with two large boulders in each and rock coating his forearms up to his elbows. Squeezing his hands against the rock, his fingers sunk into the stone easily as he slammed them together to make a far larger boulder. With all his strength he chuck the heap of earth at the Imps taunting them.
by Axium Zikari on Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:50 pm
"Hmm, just end these things lives' quickly. The sooner we get what we need, the sooner we can go home. Though I'll think I'll take this little runt alive just encase." He spoke with a stern voice as he activated his Ki Step, quickly dashing and grabbing one of the imps alive before the boulder ran its course. As he grabbed the imp, he ran past the trees and continued up the nearest one to interrogate the imp. As he reached the top, he broke the arms and legs of the vile creature and waited. The six remaining ones wouldn't be of issue to the two comrades of his.
"Let me know when its over, I'll drop down once its done. In the meantime, I'll enjoy my company as is, though its more fun for me than the imp." This is what he cared to deal with at the time, and wanted this over as soon as possible. In his head, the plan ran as follow: First, kill all but one, then both search the dead and make the living one talk. Second, kill the last imp and removing all traces of the teams existence, though a more futile thought but just practice. And lastly move on to the point B of whatever this extensive mission was.
by Elysant on Tue Feb 14, 2017 11:10 pm
End their lives quickly. Elysant had learned to take orders, that was her purpose. Sure it may seemed a bit nonmoral to some, but that was an order from someone she respected, a higher up. She had no choice to obey, however, that did not mean she could not show some sort of sentiment towards their deaths. "I'll take care of the trapped ones." She replied, with a sad tone in her voice. After all, death was death. Nothing could dismiss the loss of a life. Running as fast as she could towards the escaping imps, she would take care of them one by one. She swung her sword as hard as she could towards the first of the two imps, it screamed as its screams were cut off. She had only hoped that it had died fast enough. The second imp stared at her with wide-eyed fear as it struggled to get out of the trap in an effort to avoid the same fate its friend had just had to face and one that it just watched.
Placing a foot on top of its chest so that it would be easier to kill, it squealed. Her voice became soft. "I'm sorry." She said quietly before she thought of a quick way to kill the imp, as painless as she possibly could. Deciding a beheading was the best choice she once against swung the blade. The blood of the imp splattered against the dirty floor of the forest. It was over, the two were dead. She could only hope that they had died quickly enough so that they would not have to suffer. Elysant sighed as she tossed placed her sword back upon her back. The deed was done. Sevryn may take care of the other imps although she wasn't sure and currently Axium was in the middle of interrogating the imp. "There's dead. What's next? Would you like me to search for the clues of where the cause of all this is?"
by Sevryn on Wed Feb 15, 2017 1:39 am
The boulder flew through the air with frightening speed, crashing towards the imps. The four that were free quickly scattered before the incoming stone, one of them quickly snatched up by Sevryn's comrade Axium. The one Imp that had been freeing himself from the crystal was quickly crushed beneath the rocks weight and force. This left only 5 left after the one crushed and the other snatched up by Axium. What Axium planned on doing with that Imp wasn't Sevryn's concern it was barely even a thought to him as the rage threaten to pull him into it's depths. His desire for destruction caused by his rage sent the brute after the three remaining Imps, his large frame surprisingly fast. The first Imp had barely the time to regain his feet after his saving dive before Sevryn swooped him up in his massive hand. The tiny demon's entire chest was firmly set in the grip of the Half-Golem's fingers, his limbs flailing about as he tried to figure out what was going on.
Seeing the giant's eyes staring down at him sent the little Imp into a panic, his arm striking out at Sevryn's hand and wrist. The packed earth protected Sevryn as he swung his entire arm, slamming the imp hard against a tree trunk. Bark flew off in several directions as part of the tree splintered from the force of the impact, the little imp going limp in the Giant's hand. His two companions free from the crystal attempted to attack Sevryn while his back was turned, their small bodies jumping onto his mountain's back and digging their knives into his body. Sevryn roared in anger, reaching back with his long arms, trying to catch one of the small creatures stabbing him with their knives. Small and weak as they might be, the imps were agile and fairly fast. Every time he tried to grab them, they quickly jumped to another spot on his back and bit him with their steel tooth. Frustrated and rage tightening it's fingers around him, Sevryn leap into the air and fell backwards, planning on crushing them with his weight and the earth.
Both Imps, realizing his plan, tried to jump off him before his began his fall. Only one succeeded in time, leaping over his shoulder into the air as the Giant fell back to their earth. Sevryn's long arm and massive hand was quicker than the Imp. Without the mobility of jumping around the Giants back he wasn't able to evade the grab Sevryn made, his fingers wrapping around the Imp as he fell back towards the Earth. The ground shook with the weight of his giant body hitting the ground, Imp unlucky enough to get stuck was nothing more than a gory mass of blood and flesh. Only 1 Imp remained living from the 7 that had first been their targets. Save for the one that Axium held hostage. The final squirmed and stabbed to get free from Sevryn's hand, but to no avail. The rock armor he wore was more than enough to stop the measly daggers penetrating bite and his strength was more than a match for the Imps. Fueled by the pain from their earlier attacks, Sevryn squeezed the Imp. His fist tightened slowly, the rage within him bring forth a desire to make the demon to suffer as much as possible. The Imps screams of pain pierced the forest, drowning out all the rest of sounds as it reached it's crescendo. All at once, the screams of the Imp stopped and his tiny body popped under the pressure of Sevryn's grip. Blood and gore fell onto the Giant, staining his face and neck as he regained his feet and roared with Victory.
by Axium Zikari on Wed Feb 15, 2017 9:10 pm
As the group below finished up their massacre of the weak hell spawn below, Axium had finished doing what he had planned to do. As a could be heard, a now neck broken imp fell from tree limb to tree limb till it splattered upon the ground. Not to far behind the imp, Axium safely landed below with the other two. "Well, you would have though something originating from hell would have been stronger. Weaklings couldn't even survive a single hit from any of us. Anyways..." Axium's conversation as he pulls out a cloth note. The note itself had been written in an impish language, though not to hard to read. It's meaning had him complex though as he held his hand out for the others to read.
"...As it is written, its words that I can read though its exact objective we may have to be here for a moment. It shouldn't be too hard for us, just will take us time." When whoever would take the not, Axium had planned to take a seat so that they could discuss the 'encryption'. He would take out his water flask to drink and await the others opinions on the matter.
by Elysant on Wed Feb 15, 2017 10:36 pm
"Can I see that note Axium?" Elysant as reached her hand out for the note. Her eyes quickly scanned the note, it was difficult to read as she was not fluent in impish language however she made out a few words. "Kalidor. Hermit. Danger. Deep forest." Frowning, she looked at the map. "I am guessing this is telling us to go to Kalidor forest and look for a man named the Hermit?" She guessed. However that would mean they would have to go deeper into the forest. Was this were the Cupid was? And where was this located? Curious, she turned the note around and saw a map. "Was this the path we were going to follow?" She asked. Shrugging, she began to walk slowly towards the direction it told her to walk towards. "Should we go or should we do something else?"
(OOC: Apologize for the short post. Not in the best condition to be posting currently.)
by Sevryn on Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:30 am
Sevryn took several long deep breaths, staring around with fury in his eyes for any more enemies for him to destroy. The imps were all dead though, the object of his building anger, and with them gone so did the main source of his rage. The pounding that had welled up inside him slowly abated allowing him to regain control of all his faculties, allowing him to assess the situation through calm eyes. His two companions had already found something and were reviewing it as the huge man lumbered over to them. Leaning down to take a look at the map, his large body completely blocked the light as he hover over the other two. "So we're heading deeper into the Forest?" Tilting his head to the side, he tried to read the map so that they could get going but he was never good at understanding a map. Looking in one direction to the other, the big brute tried to figure out which way to go. "Hmmm I think that the guy we're suppose to kill is that way," he pointed in the opposite direction of the hermit, sounding so sure of himself. For some reason he assumed the Hermit was the person they were suppose to kill.
by Elysant on Thu Feb 16, 2017 2:36 pm
Elysant blinked as she looked towards the giant who was heading the wrong direction. "Sevryn. That's the wrong direction!" She said in a confused voice. Looking at Axium for backup to convince him to move her way she suddenly saw a bright flash of light. When the light had faded, a black mark and a wisp of smoke appeared where he once stood. She was taken aback a bit. Had he teleported back to Akiraka because the Kami had summoned him? She would never know. For now, she can push that issue to the side. Right now she needed to try to convince Servyn to go back to the correct path. "Here," She said trying to stop the man from going the wrong way. Pointing to the map the continued to explain. "This is where we are. That symbol there shows north, south, east and west. The heart of the forest is at the west side.
Shielding her eyes from the harsh sunlight she noticed that it was slowly beginning its descent downwards. "If I remember correctly, the sun sets at west. So that is the direction we're supposed to head. Come on, Sevryn." She said in a desperate attempt to get him to come her direction. "Just trust me this time?"
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by Sevryn on Thu Feb 16, 2017 3:22 pm
"Are you sure?" Sevryn looked up at the sky with her and then just shrugged, it was better if he trusted her, "Very well, I'll trust you." Without even thinking twice about it, Sevryn swooped her up with his large hand and set her on his forearm. He turned towards the direction she had indicated. The dark looming forest was nearly daunting in its size. Even with Sevryn being as large as he was, he felt almost dwarfed by the giant trees. There was something evil about it too and as much as Sevryn wanted to rush head first and get this all over with, even with his general lack of sense he knew that wouldn't be a good idea. "You're sure that we're suppose to go this way?" It wasn't really a question, after all this was the way she said they were suppose to go, but he felt uneasy about the whole thing.
The tree loomed around them both as he walked deeper into the forest. The trees and ground teamed with life. Birds chirping, insects rattling and snakes slithering along the floor. Everything about this forest was sinister. "Elysant, does that map say how far into the forest this Hermit is?" Sevryn looked up at a branch just as a snake snapped it's jaws around a singing bird. Death and carnage wasn't something unfamiliar to the giant but still there was something especially sinister about all that. The distraction though was enough for him to not realize hazard that was just in front of them. The quicksand didn't start sinking right away as he stepped on it's area, nor did it on his second or third step. On his fifth step, Sevryn's foot suddenly sunk down a good few feet, pitching him forward and sending Elysant flying up as he tossed her forward.
A wave of relief washed over her internally as Sevryn believed this was the path where they would go. Elysant found herself suddenly picked up and placed on the forearm of the giant. While this action had momentarily caught her off guard, she did not say anything about it. However, the dark and giant forest caused her to feel uneasy yet wary. There was a strange aura, trying to sense what was in there had only succeeded in making her confused. The outline seemed... misshapen and oddly shaped. It was difficult for her to tell what was inside this forest. She looked at Sevryn. "I believe so. However, I've never seen a forest with this type of atmosphere or sinister look..." Taking a look at her map she began to look how far it would take in order to travel to the hermit's house. Frowning she gave her estimate, "I'm unable to give the exact time but if I were to estimate maybe it would be for another ten to twenty minutes. Fortunately, it's not that far. We were already very deep within."
A sudden movement jerked her upwards and at the same time, she was tossed forward by the giant. Landing on the dirt face first, cursed slightly before rubbing her face. Upset, she turned around to see what caused Sevryn to throw her when Elysant noted something alarming. His leg was deep within quicksand which may have been the reason he had thrown her. Quicksand. She couldn't tell that it was with her sense, after all, she can only tell the outline and when no one had stepped in it, the quicksand appeared to be just like any other earth. She began to think, what would be a smart idea to do in this situation. She could try to pull him up. She was very strong, but it would be a risk if he was too heavy as she would be pulled in as well. But what other choice did she have? She ran towards Sevryn as fast as she could and attempted to grab his hand. If she succeeded to do so, she would try to pull him out of the pit. She could only hope this would work
The sudden sinking of his foot was definitely a surprise for Sevryn, but due to his overwhelming size though, he wasn't about to sink any time soon. Looking up towards Elysant, he saw her reaching out to take his hand but he was worried that he was as likely to pull her in. "Elysant get back, I don't want you pull you into this by accident." Stretching out as much as he could, Sevryn grabbed onto a Vine that was lying near Elysant's feet. Giving a quick tug to make sure it was sturdy, Sevryn began to pull himself out of the quicksand, foot by foot. Nearly all the way out of the quicksand was when the vine struck. It immediately wrapping itself around his wrists and flung Sevryn hard against one of the largest trees before several other vines wrapped themselves around him.
Elysant hesitantly pulled back her hand as Sevryn told her not to try to pull himself up. She was conflicted. It would risk driving her back in but she didn't want the quicksand to destroy her partner. However, she did not notice that there was a thick vine right next to her feet before he firmly gripped onto it. Silently she watched him climb up the vine slowly, a foot by foot until he finally pulled himself out of it. She was about to run towards him before the vine he was holding onto violently wrapped itself around his wrist and flicked him towards a nearby tree. Elysant was stunned, was the vine sentient? More began to wrap itself around his body which caused her to act quicker.
Vines, plants, thickness. Her mind raced. Unlike the quicksand, the vines could quickly kill him so she had to think quick. Fortunately for her, she was stress and stressed made her mind work quickly. Her hand immediately went to the sword on her back as she began to swing the sword as hard as she could at the vines. Her blade sunk deep, and while it wasn't a quick and clean job it did the trick. The vines began to brown and wilt as soon as she severed apart from it. Without a second though she continued to hack at the vines, one by one. After she finished the last vine, she closed her eyes as she began to scan around for any nearby vines. Once she confirmed so she sighed as she placed the sword back on her back and fell to the ground to lie down and rest. Looking upwards she noted sadly that the trees were too thick for her to tell what time it was. The forest was quite beautiful in its own way, however, from the flowers that were right next to her. Taking a deep breath she began to cough slightly as some of its pollen had entered her mouth when she had begun to breathe.
Suddenly something strange began to happen. Right across from the quicksand was a dragon! One made of wood and was snarling at her. Quickly she jumped to her feet and took the sword from her back. "Sevryn we need to beat this dragon! Quickly!" She began to charge, making sure to avoid the quicksand this time. The dragon charged at her as well and in response, she quickly swung her sword at it. But strangely her sword kept going through. What type of creature was this wooden dragon?
by Sevryn on Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:20 pm
Vines! How in the world could vines be strong enough to bind a behemoth like Sevryn. Some how they were and every second he could feel their strong binds tightening around his entire body. One of the thick vines, slithered it's way around his neck, slowly squeezing the breath from him. Thud. A vine dropped it's hold on his right arm. Thud. Another loosened the hold it had on the giant. Sevryn looked down his countrymen hacking away at the vines holding him in place. Now wanting to waist her effort, Sevryn began ripping at the vines with all his strength finally getting free and falling back to the Forest floor. The large brute gasped, trying to regain his breath from nearly having his throat closed off by the large thick vines. This was an enemy that he couldn't just rage against and tear to shreds, it was the forest itself.
At Elysant's scream of a dragon, Sevryn quickly got to his feet, looking around widly. His eyes searching every inch of the forest but didn't see a thing. Taking a deep breath to calm his frantic search, he looked around again. Sevryn, just Elysant, had breathed in the pollen from the wicked flower. There was a feeling he got from breathing it in as he looked towards the place Elysant was swinging her blade. He saw it. A Dragon large and fierce, scales of steel glittering all down it's back. Taking a large breath to roar a challenge against the dragon, Sevryn sneezed. The pollen was swiftely expelled from Sevryn's lungs and the dragon disappeared. "Elysant, the dragon! I think it...." Sevryn sneezed again and wiped away his nose. "The Dragon, it can turn invisible."
by Elysant on Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:57 pm
She couldn't damage the dragon. As hard as she tried to swing her sword, it simply shot straight through it. When she tried to shoulder bash it, she just ran straight through it. Was this dragon a ghost? "Sevryn! Help me with this dragon!" She shouted. Elysant noticed Sevryn loudly roaring before he sneezed loudly which she did not react to. What she did not expect was the fact that Sevryn had said the dragon disappeared. Confusion entered her brain. "I can still see the dragon. What are you talking about?" A new realization came to her as he said so. A ghost dragon can turn invisible for some people. She was unable to hit it, but was it able to hit her? Jumping out of the way slightly, the dragon lifted its enormous foreleg and raked its claws along her shoulder. To her surprise, it phased through. This dragon did not have the ability to harm her. Realizing this, she began to run.
"Sevryn! The dragon's a ghost! It can't hurt us, so let's just run to the hermit's house as fast as we can!" She pleaded with the giant. Map in hand she began to run deeper, only hoping that she could find the hermit's house before the ghost dragon gained the ability to inflict actual damage onto her.
by Sevryn on Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:27 am
"It's a ghost?" Sevryn had never fought anything before that he couldn't at least try to injure. Seeing Elysant run though was enough for him. Moving his massive body, he charged after his countrymen. As big as he was, he was actually quicker than Elysant. So as he passed, he swooped her up in one of his large hands, setting her on his shoulder this time to allow use of both his hands. With her on his shoulder, he leap into the air using all the strength he had to send both him and Elysant flying as high up as he could. Reaching with his arm, he grabbed one of the thick vines dangling from the branches. The combine weight from the two would have usually been more than enough to snap any normal vine. But after feeling the strength of those vines from earlier, Sevryn was positive that these would hold them. His meaty fingers wrapped around the thick vine and the giant prepared to swing from through the forest to the next vine.
This didn't happen though. At the moment that Sevryn and Elysant began to descend from the jump, the moment Sevryn thought they'd start swinging, they didn't. Instead the vine just started falling with them. Falling several feet, the vine finally snapped taught and swung both the Akirakans through the air. Just below had been a tangle of wiggling vines, ready to grab them both, but they were saved from that fate. The swung and Sevryn let go at the peak of the forward swing and grabbed another vine. This one held tight right from the beginning and they swung again. All the treacherous quicksand pits and grabbing vines flew past them as they soared from vine to vine. Sevryn never saw the ghost dragon again, which was good in his opinion. He did see small wisps of smoke coming out from the top of a large tree stump. "That must be the hermit," the giant shouted up towards his companion, swinging towards the stump and landing just out side what looked like someone's front porch.
by Elysant on Sat Feb 18, 2017 12:40 pm
Running was exhausting but she had no choice to in a life or death situation. Fortunately, Sevryn had scooped her up and placed him on his shoulder before they both began to run some more. The dragon roared as it began to charge after them. "Sevryn, be careful its running after us!" She knew there was nothing she could do to keep him to run fast. At one point, Sevryn had to swing across a vine in an effort to escape. Clutching him so she wouldn't fall she took a deep breath before she let out an equally loud exhale, expelling the pollen within her brain. However, the vine snapped which almost led them both to certain death before the giant grabbed another vine. She looked around for signs of the ghost dragon which had seemingly disappeared. Sighing due to the fact there was no more ghost dragon, her eyes looked around warily and saw a house. "It does appear to be the hermit's house. There's only one way to find out." Placing her hand on the door she sighed warily before knocking on the door.
A few minutes later, no one opened the door so she knocked again. This time the door opened. A man, old and dressed in what appeared to be a nightgown came and opened. His face was cranky and his voice matched his appearance. "What's this? A visitor? In the middle of the night? I hardly get visitors. But can you save this for the morning?" Taking a brief glance to the sky she briefly wondered how he could tell it was night with all this foliage.
"No it cannot," She replied. "I'm Elysant and this is Sevryn, both of us are from Akiraka. We're here to talk to you about the troublemaker. This is very urgent. But it is said you can help us find what is causing mischief here."
Sevryn shut the door behind the both of them. There were no words for what the two countrymen had just experienced. "That man is extremely weird." Trying to get directions from that old guy was like trying to get a blind man to draw a picture for them. It was just a mess of information but at least they had a little idea of which way to go and what they were going to have to do. Since it seemed that the easiest way for them to avoid the vines that could rip them apart and the quicksand that would pull them deep into the earth was to swing through the air, Sevryn grabbed Elysant once more and placed her on his shoulder. Getting a running start, his thundering steps shaking the ground and the hermit's home, Sevryn jumped into the air and grabbed a vine, swinging through the forest. The old man rushed out side of his home, shouting something angry at them.
The forest, though still dark and creepy, seemed far less dangerous when none of the things that could harm you was able to reach you. The tops of the ruins poked up between the trees as they swung through the forest. Crumbling walls and ancient moss covered stone was enough for everyone to know that it had been there for a very long time. "What do you think this guardian of the ruins is?" Sevryn shouted above the loud sound of the wind whistling pass their ears, curious about what they should be expecting. His giant body landed with a thud in front of a bridge that crossed a stagnant lake towards the ruins in the center.
Her mind was swarming with thoughts. "Seven miles northeast." Being placed on his shoulder once more, she began to think. A big, powerful and fast creature. This seemed dangerous, however, they were required to defeat this beast in order to be able to progress. To find the one they were looking for, there were more trials. "How fast do you think you can get to the ruins? Seven miles is a long time, but we can't stop..." She said with a slight fret in her voice. While she was physically ok, she felt slight concern for Sevryn, however, she had the feeling that he would be ok. "If you want, we can rest now." She said. Her thoughts suddenly swarmed some more. "What do I think the guardian is? Well, I believe the guardian might be something dangerous. Maybe like a shapeshifting creature." Sevryn's thumping footsteps filled the air as he ran through the forest. The forest foliage began to get less and less thick as the sky was once again visible. Like the hermit had said, it was nighttime. The silver moon shone a pale moonlight upon the two. Squinting her eyes she pondered. "Is that the ruins?"
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Life is wrought with strife, but the heart of a ninja will endure under any blade.
Tetsujin stands on his shakujo at the back of the room, in a meditative stance "'Welcome class, those of you here will be learning to feel chakra and how it changes the natural flow of energy." He says as he removes his cloak, revealing his diminutive, but surprisingly fit torso. "Everyone take one of these and put them on" he adds as he hands out blindfolds. "Once they are on, there is only one rule: Don't get hit" As he speaks these last words five surges of energy fly from his center. One forms a chain of lightning strikes moving randomly throughout the room; one causes forceful ripples in the floor as it passes, repairing the damage done to the floor as it passes. One becomes a trail of flame moving, as the others do, randomly through the room; a forth becomes a concussive gust of wind darting quickly across the room. The fifth and final becomes a pool of water rushing along the ground, freezing at random intervals for varying lengths of time.
An excited giggle would escape the young girl's lips as she slipped on the blind fold. She would begin slowly swaying too and fro as if suddenly drunk as she tried to listen and dodge the surrounding pulses of energy.
Cerise somehow manages not to get hit by any of the first wave, "As these waves go on, they'll consistently get more difficult to dodge. And to be honest this first one was a freebie to let you guys get a feel for the energy itself." Tetsujin says directing the elements with his mind, "Now the training truly begins." he adds as the trails of elements quicken in speed. His beard twitches in a pinching motion and the two long strands of hair in front of his face wriggle, he brushes the strands back and out of his face where they twitch once more then are still.
Cerise closes her eyes rather pointlessly with the blindfold being on n all, still drunkenly stumbling and weaving her way around trying to feel out the location of the energy as she does so.
Tetsujin watches the students as they try to detect and evade the shifting trails of chakra. "Ah, splendid Cerise, you seem to be catching on quickly. Now that you've got a feel for sensing the chakra, lets see how well you do with this." The trails of elements split into multiple streams, their movement becoming less random. one trail of each element now seeking out and targeting specific students. "You can dodge random shots, but how about direct attacks?" He asks cackling to himself, his two 'problem' strands of hair twitching and falling back in front of his face.
Cerise giggles excitedly now having let herself completely limber up with the swaying she'd take a slow deep breath and prepare herself.
Cerise is grazed by the lightning and manages to step over the earth, then is hit in the shoulder by the fire, causing her to recoil directly into the path of the wind, knocking her down into the water as it freezes.
Tetsujin chuckles to himself, "Not bad, not very good either, but not bad; now lets see how you handle this." he says, and cackles as the trails begin moving faster. His beard twitches in a vaguely pinching motion as he laughs. The two strands of hair in front of his face seeming bounce, increasing in height until they stand almost straight out from his head.
The lightning strikes Cerise, seemingly serving only to motivate her as she dodges the earth, fire and wind trails with ease. The water however manages to catch her off guard yet again, freezing around her feet as she tries to step out of the way, causing her to fall on her face.
Tetsujin chuckles at the sight, "You're doing quite well Cerise, even if the trail of water proves to be a tad slippery. You are definitely getting a hang of it. Alright class, we'll be wrapping up soon, one more round then I'll give out the grades."
Cerise grins as she gathers herself up from the ice and stumbles around breathing calmly while still maintaining her drunken state of movement even going so far as to use the ice as a means of slipping more unpredictably.
Cerise gets blasted back by the lightning trail straight into the earth trail, stumbles headlong into the fire trail, then a glancing blow from the wind trail knocks her off balance, she barely manages to regain her bearings in time to leap over the water trail as it freezes.


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When will I get my score?
It's the question that every candidate asks NASBA, whether they've just taken their first exam, or are on their fourth and final portion. There are many reasons why scores may seem to take a long time to get, especially for some portions of the exam.
First, as a little background, the Uniform CPA Examination is given in four parts: Auditing & Attestation; Business Environment Concepts; Financial Reporting; and Regulations. For the last several years, scores have been released starting in the third week of the second month of testing. A second wave usually comes out during the second or third week of the third month of the quarter.
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Much as the exam has evolved over time, the scoring process didn't get here overnight. When the pencil-and-paper exam gave way to the computerized version in 2004, the exam was broken into its current four parts, and scheduled year round.
The current scoring timeline was quickly established, and remained the same until this year. In January, a major update, CBT-e, or Computer Based Testing-evolution, was incorporated into the exam. It contains Task-Based Simulations, shorter versions of the simulations that have been included up to now. TBS scoring is much easier, so this change meant that scoring could be done much quicker. In the short term, while AICPA and NASBA were working through the changes to the exam itself, this has meant that score releases have all been pushed back to the third month of the testing window. Happily, that's over.
The new release date schedule is thanks to vastly improved IT systems at both AICPA and NASBA, for scoring the exams themselves as well as processing and releasing the scoring data. As to the test itself, the changes from large simulations to smaller components, and other changes, also allow for speedier grading. And at NASBA, even if we get 20,000 or even 50,000 scores to process at once, we'll be able to move them through our verification processes much more quickly.
We are pleased with the new timeline for many reasons. Most importantly, candidates will get their scores at once, rather than in waves. And they'll get them much sooner!
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Disaster Preparedness x Creative Design
EARTH MANUAL PROJECT – This Could Save Your Life
Earth Manual Project – This Could Save Your Life is an exhibition collaboration between The Japan Foundation Asia Center and Parsons School of Design/The New School, in cooperation with Design and Creative Center Kobe (KIITO) / Plus Arts.
International transportation for this exhibition is generously supported by ANA (All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd). This exhibition is made possible with the cooperation of the NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Special support is provided by the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations. Special thanks to Japan Society, Inc., AIG Japan, MUJI (Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd.), and Procter & Gamble Japan.
Natural disasters occur all over the world, and disaster preparedness and prevention is an universal issue. Disasters can happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone.
Including the recent disasters in Kobe (1995), Tohoku (2011), and Kumamoto (2016), Japan has extensive experience dealing with natural disasters on both a national and local level.
Earth Manual Project is an accumulation of knowledge and innovative ideas based on these experiences. This includes the work of experts, architects, designers, and artists. The goals of the project go beyond national borders, and encourage cooperation with a vision toward the future.
Earth Manual Project evolved into an exhibition, showcasing a selection of these creative ideas for disaster preparedness. To date, the exhibition has traveled from Japan to Southeast Asia, accumulating new ideas and evolving to fit local conditions with each stop.
SEE THE EXHIBITION REPORT
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Hirokazu Nagata
President, Plus Arts / Vice Director, Design Creative Center Kobe (KIITO)
A native of Hyogo Prefecture, Hirokazu Nagata became interested in disaster preparedness after experiencing the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake firsthand in 1995. Feeling strongly that the memory of the earthquake should not fade, Nagata established the +arts (Plus Arts) in 2006 to educate the public on disaster preparedness. Working with organizations like the Japan Foundation, JICA, and Kobe City, Mr. Nagata has expanded his work beyond Japan to include over 20 countries in South East Asia and South America.
Masashi Sogabe
Architect, Cofounder of MIKAN / Professor at Kanagawa University
Masashi Sogabe has worked on numerous projects such as Toyota Group Pavilion at the Aichi Expo 2005 that received a Good Design Award, and the "mAAch ecute KANDA MANSEIBASHI," a multi-use shopping complex located in a former train station that won an AIJ (Architectural Institute of Japan) prize in 2015. Sogabe has collaborated on several disaster preparedness projects, including the exhibition design for the Earth Manual Project in Kobe, Japan in 2013.
Bumpei Yorifuji
Art Director / Editorial Designer / Illustrator / Author / President, Bunpei Ginza
Bumpei Yorifuji started his own design firm, Yorifuji Design Office, in 1998 and established Bunpei Ginza in 2000. Yorifuji has been the art director for many corporate advertisements as well as public service campaigns. His major works include: the "manners" posters series for the Tokyo Metro, an etiquette campaign for Japan Tobacco to encourage smokers to be more considerate, the "ITSUMO no MOSHIMO" advertising campaign for MUJI, a tourist map of Fukushima for Fukushima Prefecture. In addition to marketing and advertisement work, he also does book design, illustrations and writing.
Architect / Urban Designer / Associate Professor of Universitas Gadjah Mada
Born in 1962 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Ikaputra is a Doctor of Engineering at Osaka University and an Associate Professor at Department of Architecture & Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta. He experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in 1995, the Central Java Earthquake in 2006, and the Gunung Merapi Eruption in 2010 (the latter two disasters both affected Yogyakarta), and lent his support to the reconstruction efforts after these disasters.
Ruttikorn Vuttikorn
Design Director, Club Creative
Since graduating as an industrial designer, Ruttikorn Vuttikorn has been interested in and fascinated by toy design. She doesn't consider a toy as merely a plaything, but as a development tool for society and individuals. With NGOs and government agencies, she develops games that educate children to understand and solve diverse problems, including environmental, social, and political problems. For more than 2 decades, she has been active in social development through play as she strongly believes that for society to improve and advance, every child should have equal access to "quality play".

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The Dove and Dolphin. What is it up to?
your thoughts and feelings. This summary of our activities and the context in which we work, will form part of our trustees report to the the Charity Commission.
1 Grants of $30 per month continued to be paid to bright, poor children in Gaza who were at secondary school level.
2 The Optics Centre expands and it is valued highly, especially by the charities that send children and adults for eye tests and the provision of spectacles. The charities cover the costs for some patients, these costs being about one third the commercial rate. Two optometrists are now employed.
3 The chairman wished to visit Palestine, and Gaza in particular, to review the activities of the Dove and Dolphin (D&D) and agree future projects but permission was not forthcoming from the occupying authority.
4 The D&D started the processes needed for its representative, Mr Nihad Taha, to visit the UK so that he could discuss future projects face to face, bring receipts and accounts, and attend a meeting of the trustees.
5 A large grant was made to the Al Jazeera (the Island) Sports Club. One of its central functions is to train disabled athletes up to international level. It was recognised by all that the very generous gift by the Alfulaij family had made this grant possible.
6 A more modest grant was made to the Turathona Charity in Jabaliya. This maintains the cultural history of Palestine and it employs young people in a variety of traditional and beautiful crafts.
The charity continues to meet its aims in ever more difficult and distressing conditions. The 1.5 million people in the Gaza strip have been under a siege since February 2006. That siege has become more complete. Food is in short supply and electricity is off for up to 22 hours per day. Medical services are stretched, with some adults and children dying for lack of sufficient equipment e.g. parts for renal dialysis machines and skilled manpower. Others are not being transferred out of Gaza for specialist medical treatment. Most men are without jobs, the unemployment rate being 50%. Most of the factories were bombed. At least 4000 homes were destroyed. No building and other materials for industry are being let in, and in particular steel reinforcing rods and cement. 80% of the population are living below the poverty line ie $1.5 per person per day. A large minority of the children (approx 30%) are malnourished as measured by stunting and suffering iron deficiency anaemia. The latter is present in the same proportion of mothers. Iron deficiency in the infant is believed to retard brain development.
The tenacity of Mr Nihad Taha, who represents the Dove and Dolphin in Gaza, and the day by day attentions of the chairman and trustees have meant well focused projects have gone forward. There is a fund of kindly support within Gaza for this charity. The charity is small but it has become widely known.
The charity is seen to be efficient and very closely concerned with the welfare of the people in Gaza, especially the children. Personal connections are maintained with those who support the charity in the UK. Thus, modest donations have continued to flow in.
We continue to be very effective in completing practical projects which help the poorest people and which are good value for money.


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Investor Newsletter
Tesla appears poised to electrify S&P 500, why the timing is right to buy a TSX utility stock, and is Buffett buying his own shares?
Published July 10, 2020 Updated July 10, 2020
Wall Street's most controversial stock may be about to go mainstream.
Tesla Inc. appears on the verge of joining the S&P 500, a major accomplishment for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk that would unleash a flood of new demand for the electric car maker's shares, which have already surged 500% over the past year.
Higher-than-expected second-quarter vehicle deliveries, announced last week, have analysts increasingly confident the company will show a profit in its quarterly report on July 22. That would mark Tesla's first cumulative four-quarter profit, a key hurdle to be added to the S&P 500.
With a market capitalization of about $250 billion, Tesla would be among the most valuable companies ever added to the S&P 500, larger than 95% of the index's existing components. It would have a major impact on investment funds that track the index.
While analysts and investors have recently become more confident of Tesla's addition, an S&P Dow Jones spokeswoman declined to comment about specific changes to the index.
Howard Silverblatt, a senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones, had to look back to the dot-com era to recall a comparable situation. In 1999, Yahoo surged 64% in five trading days between the announcement that it would be added to the index on Nov. 30 and its inclusion after the close of trading on Dec. 7. Yahoo's market capitalization at the time was about $56 billion.
"The lesson learned from Yahoo was that when you have an up and coming issue that may possibly go into the index, you should already own a little of it," said Silverblatt. "If you had to get into that stock, you were paying a heck of a premium compared to owning it a week earlier."
Funds that attempt to identically track the S&P 500 have at least $4.4 trillion of assets, according to S&P Dow Jones, and those funds would need to buy Tesla shares quickly to avoid errors tracking the index's performance.
Ivan Cajic, head of index & ETF research at Virtu Financial estimates index managers would need to own roughly 25 million shares of Tesla stock, currently worth $34 billion.
"You have all the index funds that have no choice but to include it," said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment strategist at Inverness Counsel in New York. "That is one reason why it has been so strong here, in anticipation of that."
Additionally, actively managed investment funds that benchmark their performance to the S&P 500 will be forced to decide whether to buy Tesla shares. Such funds manage trillions of dollars in additional assets.
"Even if you don't like Tesla and you think it's overvalued, the fact that it is going into the index would mean trillions of dollars would have some kind of position," said Jim Bianco, head of Bianco Research in Chicago. "As part of their benchmark, portfolio managers would not be able to ignore it."
Up 43% in just the past eight sessions, Tesla is among the most loved - and hated - stocks on Wall Street. It is the U.S. stock market's purest play bet on the rise of renewable energy and the decline of fossil fuels, and Tesla's Model 3 sedan has made major inroads among consumers.
However, short sellers are betting $19 billion that Tesla's shares will fall, the largest short level on record for a U.S. company, in dollars, according to S3 Partners.
Bears point to looming competition from Porsche, General Motors <GM.N> and other longer-established rivals. They are also skeptical of Tesla's corporate governance under Musk, who in 2018 agreed to pay $20 million and step down as chairman to settle fraud charges.
Traders betting Tesla could be added to the S&P 500 have almost certainly contributed to the recent rally. However, Bianco warned that the stock could reverse if Tesla is not added to the S&P 500.
-- Noel Randewich and Chuck Mikolajczak, Reuters
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Stocks to ponder
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN-T) This utility with rising dividend payouts announced a $900-million offering of new shares this week, adding another reason to invest in this Canadian renewable energy heavyweight: Rallies tend to follow Algonquin's share offerings. David Berman shares his insight. (for subscribers)
Walt Disney Co. (DIS-N) The company is planning to reopen its Orlando-based Walt Disney World theme park this weekend, ending the longest shutdown of the company's highly profitable U.S. theme park division in its history. Yet investors remain wary that a reopening that includes attendance limits and strict social distancing rules will boost the company's shares, especially as record numbers of coronavirus cases limit the appeal of travelling to Florida. Instead, they point to the company's already-high valuation as a result of the outsized success of its Disney Plus streaming platform as limiting any benefit from the resumption of its U.S. park operations. David Randall of Reuters has this analysis. (for subscribers)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B-N) The company has reduced its share count by 1.2% since April 23, a regulatory filing shows, suggesting that Chairman Warren Buffett might have become more aggressive in repurchasing its significantly underperforming stock. Jonathan Stempel of Reuters tells us more.
Trading app Robinhood has lured young traders, sometimes with devastating results
Millions of young Americans have begun investing in recent years through Robinhood, which was founded in 2013 with a sales pitch of no trading fees or account minimums. The ease of trading has turned it into a cultural phenomenon and a Silicon Valley darling, with the startup climbing to an US$8.3-billion valuation. But at least part of Robinhood's success appears to have been built on a Silicon Valley playbook of behavioural nudges and push notifications, which has drawn inexperienced investors into the riskiest trading, according to an analysis of industry data and legal filings, as well as interviews with nine current and former Robinhood employees and more than a dozen customers. And the more that customers engaged in such behaviour, the better it was for the company. Nathaniel Popper of The New York Times takes an indepth look at the U.S. trading app. (for everyone)
China's market euphoria trumps political risk in Hong Kong
Investors in China's soaring stock market are increasingly turning to Hong Kong for bargains, egging on an investment boom on the back of large tech listings and shaking off fears of political risks in the bruised financial hub. Samuel Shen and Noah Sin of Reuters have more. (for everyone)
Clouds may be parting for U.S. dividend investors
U.S. companies are cutting their dividends less than investors anticipated, providing a potential boost to a stock market rally that has clashed with concerns over a recent surge in coronavirus infections. Noel Randewich of Reuters reports. (for subscribers)
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Friday's analyst upgrades and downgrades
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Question: I bought CI First Asset Tech Giants Covered Call ETF (TXF) the day before its ex-dividend date of June 23. On that day it fell 51 cents or 2.9 per cent, even though the Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.74 per cent. TXF usually tracks the Nasdaq pretty closely. What gives?
Answer: There's nothing unusual going on here. TXF's most recent distribution, of 48.12 cents a unit, was paid on June 30. To receive that payment, an investor had to be a shareholder of record on June 24 – the "record date." But because it takes two days for a stock trade to settle – that is, for the cash and shares to actually change hands – the investor would have had to purchase the shares by June 22. The reason June 23 is called the "ex-dividend date" is that a buyer who purchased the shares on or after that date would not be entitled to receive the June 30 distribution. So, all else being equal, on the ex-dividend date one would have expected the price of TXF to fall by roughly the value of the distribution to reflect the fact that buyers on June 23 or later don't receive the 48.12-cent payment. TXF fell by 51 cents that day, which is very close to the distribution amount.
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Q: How can i make button in table cell using NiceGui library? from nicegui import ui

Called when a button in a cell is clicked:
def buttonClick(*args):
    print(args)

table = ui.table({
    'columnDefs': [
        {'headerName': 'Task id', 'field': 'taskId'},

This is how i am trying to add a button to the table:
        {
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            }
        },
    ],
    'rowData': [
        {
            'taskId': 1,
        },
    ],
})

ui.run()

I get an exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/stanislav/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/starlette/websockets.py", line 171, in send_json
    text = json.dumps(data)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/json/__init__.py", line 231, in dumps
    return _default_encoder.encode(obj)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/json/encoder.py", line 199, in encode
    chunks = self.iterencode(o, _one_shot=True)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/json/encoder.py", line 257, in iterencode
    return _iterencode(o, 0)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.8/json/encoder.py", line 179, in default
    raise TypeError(f'Object of type {o.__class__.__name__} '
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A: Currently custom button renderers are not supported in NiceGUI. This is due to a missing renderer in JustPy, which only provides a checkboxRenderer.
But via the underlying JustPy view you can at least register a handler for the cellClicked event:
from nicegui import ui

table = ui.table({
    'columnDefs': [
        {'headerName': 'Task id', 'field': 'taskId'},
        {'headerName': 'Info', 'field': 'info'},
    ],
    'rowData': [
        {'taskId': 1},
    ],
})

def handle_click(sender, msg):
    print(sender)
    print(msg)

table.view.on('cellClicked', handle_click)

ui.run()

The output contains plenty information about which cell has been clicked:
AgGrid(id: 1, vue_type: grid, Grid options: {'columnDefs': [{'headerName': 'Task id', 'field': 'taskId'}, {'headerName': 'Info', 'field': 'info'}], 'rowData': [{'taskId': 1}]})
{'event_type': 'cellClicked', 'grid': 'ag-grid', 'id': 1, 'vue_type': 'grid', 'page_id': 0, 'websocket_id': 0, 'value': 1, 'rowIndex': 0, 'data': {'taskId': 1}, 'colId': 'taskId', 'selected': False, 'rowHeight': 28, 'session_id': '6e64e0654d1e48fa9e76c97e20681319', 'msg_type': 'event', 'page': Page(page_id: 0, number of components: 1, reload interval: None), 'websocket': <starlette.websockets.WebSocket object at 0x11f2ea470>, 'target': AgGrid(id: 1, vue_type: grid, Grid options: {'columnDefs': [{'headerName': 'Task id', 'field': 'taskId'}, {'headerName': 'Info', 'field': 'info'}], 'rowData': [{'taskId': 1}]})}

Update for NiceGUI 1.0+
Since version 1.0 NiceGUI doesn't use JustPy anymore. That's why there is no view. But it has now its own generic event subscription which can be used to subscribe to table events:
table.on('cellClicked', handle_click)

Here you can find a list of events with corresponding event arguments, most of which are accessible in Python.

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Zach and Lauren have a wonderful love story that goes back quite a while. . . and didn't necessarily start as a love story !
They went to high school together. They also attended the same church and their families were friends. They were even co-coaches for their summer swim team. Coaching "six-and-unders" sounds like a daunting task for any coach, but Lauren and Zach happily took them on. They even lovingly referred to them as their "little ones." However, even in the role of co-guardians and role models over tiny, adorable, swimming children. . . their relationship at the time seemed very platonic. Nothing romantic. . .
However, it must be true that distance makes the heart grow fonder. It wasn't until Zach started his freshman year at Virginia Tech that Lauren began to think of him as more. Building on a lovely friendship, their romantic relationship began to blossom !
As a wedding photographer (and avid pinterester and closet romantic) I LOVE hearing all about engagement stories. I must say, Lauren & Zach's is pretty freaking cool. They were planning a visit to Bar Harbor, Maine with Zach's family. He had been there a year earlier and fell in love with Bass Harbor Lighthouse. When he saw it, he knew that that was where he wanted to propose to Lauren. So, Zach contacted the U.S. Coastguard to see how he could make this happen. After a loooooooooong chain of e-mails (and many phone calls later), the Coastguard agreed to let Zach use the Lighthouse. And, in my opinion, this is the best part. . . they were named "keepers of the light" on August 12th, 2015.
Lauren was completely surprised by the Lighthouse arrangement, the beautiful ring that Zach had designed and built with a jeweler, and the fact that there was a photographer hiding in secret to catch the moment Zach proposed. All in all, I'd say that is a pretty amazing story.
After a long chain of e-mails between Zach and I (I am seeing a trend) we decided where to meet up for their engagement session. Zach reached out to the Reynolda Gardens in Wake Forest and I enthusiastically hopped on board ! I was so excited to meet them and knew that it was going to be an incredibly fun filled day full of light, laughter, stories, and green. Lots and lots of green.
Ladies and Gentlemen. . . I welcome you to the Reynolda Gardens Greenhouse.
To say I had fun would be a gross understatement. I had a BLAST ! Lauren and Zach carry such a beautiful, bright light that flooded the entire space in a warm, smiling glow. They are so loving, kind, adorable, and have a contagious energy !
Final thoughts: I. Love. Green. I am so excited to see Zach and Lauren again !


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Justified: "Thick as Mud"
By Regina Thorne
You're telling me Dewey Crowe has managed to evade capture?
The latest episode of Justified opens with Limehouse and his sidekick counting the money that Dickie Bennett refused. Limehouse lied to Dickie about missing the better part of Mags Bennett's $3 million, but he refuses his sidekick's suggestion that he has someone shiv Dickie in prison and keep the money. His motives for both the lie and sparing Dickie's life are unclear. In fact, I'm not sure whether the title of the episode—"Thick as Mud"—refers to Limehouse's opaque motives or Dewey Crowe's intellectual prowess. All I know is that Limehouse intrigues me.
Meanwhile, Raylan returns to Winona's at 2 a.m., stumbling over a moving box as he opens the front door. He expects Winona to be upset about his late return and the job, but she says that she's done trying to change who Raylan is and done "pretending that I could ever feel about anyone else the way I feel about you." Raylan thinks this is the sweetest thing she's ever said to him. Clearly he's never read a romance novel, because I see trouble coming down the pike.
Trouble has already found Dewey Crowe who wakes up in a bloodstained motel bathtub with two fresh scars on his stomach. Lance the prison medic informs Dewey that he's removed both of Dewey's kidneys. As I'm thinking "hey, wait a minute, both kidneys, how is Dewey even alive?" Lance goes on to inform Dewey that he'll die in four hours unless the kidneys are replaced which Lance is willing to do if Dewey brings him $20,000.
As I'm still wondering how Dewey is still walking, he carjacks a van so he can embark on the funniest crime spree ever, which includes trying to rob: an appliance store where everyone uses credit cards, a strip club at ten in the morning and a fluff 'n' fold.
(I spent a lot of time wondering why Lance would imagine Dewey wouldn't get arrested. I mean, the man is dumb enough to believe that he can function with no kidneys, so what are the chances he'll outfox law enforcement and make it to the rendezvous where, I presume, Lance intended to then remove the kidneys? Maybe the whole thing was just a ploy so that police attention would be focused on Dewey instead of Lance. It was a loose thread in an otherwise fabulous episode.)
On the other side of the law, Boyd is drinking in Johnny's bar and brooding over having killed Devil. Ava comes to find him, and they have a sweet bonding moment over their respective bullet scars. When Boyd expresses his doubts about being equal to the people who tempted Devil into treachery if they come in force to Harlan, Ava gives him a resounding vote of confidence. True love means never having to hide your bullet holes.
I'll show you mine if you show me yours…
At the local hospital, Raylan leans on Ash (both figuratively and literally, on his two broken legs) and finds out that Lance and Ash had planned to strip both Dickie and Dewey of their organs to sell them on the black market. (Now I'm picturing a scene such as one in my old neighborhood where these guys used to sell steaks from coolers at the back of their station wagon)! A perky, pretty nurse comes in and provides some exposition about how Dewey would actually be dead already if both of his kidneys had been removed.
Back at Johnny Crowder's bar, Boyd is talking to another doctor who apparently sewed up Ava's bullet wound. I feel like I'm supposed to know who this man is, but I truly don't. Apparently Boyd knows all about this doctor, however, including the fact that his mother doesn't lock her door and makes jam cake. The doctor was Quarles' contact for oxy prescriptions in Harlan, and Boyd tells him that he's now "between a rock and a much, much harder rock."
Gimme back my kidneys!
Meanwhile our feckless post-operative Dewey Crowe has wandered into a convenience store to ask for directions from an owner who doesn't approve of blasphemy. He blasts a shotgun at Dewey the third time Dewey takes Christ's name in vain, and Dewey barely manages to escape into a storage closet with no exits.
Poor Dewey now has a hole in his leg and has missed the four-hour deadline that Lance gave him. He's convinced that "these are the end times for Dewey Crowe." Raylan shows up and explains to a barricaded Dewey that if he can pee, he still has his kidneys. I haven't been this tense about urination since my son was potty training!
To Dewey's (and my) consummate relief, he is able to relieve himself though he's still confused. "You mean I had four kidneys?" he asks before surrendering to the authorities. Stay gold, Dewey Crowe, stay gold!
Ash Murphy has died, apparently of a stroke. When Raylan arrives at the hospital, the ICU nurses are puzzled by Raylan's insistence that the perky and cute Nurse Layla works with them. Uh-oh!
Raylan pays a call on Nurse Layla, alone. (When is Raylan going to learn to call for backup? Every time he goes charging off alone, there is blood shed, much of it his own. When he has Rachel with him, there's no blood. QED, Raylan, take Rachel with you. Tim and Art are also people who work with you, although we haven't seen them in several episodes.) Layla, it turns out, works in a transplant center. I think we see where this is going. Lance pops around the corner of Layla's kitchen and sticks a needle full of sedatives in Raylan's neck.
Lance and Layla argue over Raylan's body, and Layla has Lance move Raylan into her tub in preparation for some non-consensual organ donation. After Lance does all the heavy lifting, Layla comes in and shoots him, just as Raylan wakes up. She's regretful about shooting Raylan too, but Raylan manages to grab his gun from under Lance and shoot her through Lance's body. I'm not sure that part makes any sense and I haven't even been sedated.
In the aftermath of the shootings, Art finally turns up. Hey Art, I missed you!! Raylan is shaken by the fact that he shot a woman, and he has a small existential crisis about his career while Art is driving him home.
Boyd, whose existential crisis was last season, and who has now embraced his villainy, has a meeting with Quarles at Johnny's bar. Quarles offers Boyd a partnership, which Boyd (I think) turns down after calling Quarles a "carpetbagger." Quarles and Boyd exchange literary quotes showing that they're both not just villains but also devoted readers of the Everyman series.
In the final scene of the episode, Raylan returns to Winona's dark empty house, just as he did earlier in the episode, only this time there's no Winona, just a note that he reads by the fridge light, which may or may not be a "Dear Raylan" letter. Happy Valentine's Day, Raylan!
Regina Thorne is an avid reader of just about everything, an aspiring writer, a lover of old movies and current tv shows, and a hopeless romantic.
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The episode you described is more or less one of the three interconnected stories in Elmore Leonard's new novel, Raylan.
Regina Thorne
I had heard that they used some of the storylines from Raylan (which makes sense). I'm still on the waiting list for that at my local library so it'll be a while before I get to read it, but I've read the other three novels featuring Raylan (well, two novels, one novella) and it's interesting that the Tommy Bucks/fleeing dentist story and the bookie story from season 1 are also straight out of those books, but Raylan's personal life is really different. (For example, in the books, Raylan's dad died in a mining accident and he and Winona had two kids before they got divorced and she married Gary. In terms of the show, I'm very glad they changed both of those storylines.)
I've only read Raylan and I'm still watching the first season, so I have a lot of catching up to do. I must say that I really enjoy these articles about the series though.
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I also spend my time watching this type of series and I always admire the story writers. The concept is the thing that hit people when they watch something in their free time.
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Thick as Mud really appealed to me. I'd give it a 9 out of 10. Believe me, that's a very high score. I couldn't tear myself away until I had watched 5 episodes. And I don't get that very often. Every episode gives me goosebumps. I only get that kind of feeling when I haven't done my homework, come to class and get called to the board by the teacher.
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First, shadows are the reflection of our existence in the space. Then, our shadows overlap, intertwine, communicate. In this project, shadows are turned into subjective via representations of our mind states. Instead of being distorted by the source of light, the audience will be able to control their own shadows by wearing the headsets that collect EEG data from them and accordingly form fake shadows projected onto the ground beside them.
Q&A with Louise Doughty, Writer of the Crossfire Mini-Series on Britbox
By Crime HQ and Louise Doughty
Thanks so much for joining us! First, can you tell us a little about your new series, Crossfire, on Britbox? Crossfire is a series about three families who are staying in a holiday resort on a Spanish island when gunmen come into the premises and begin to shoot. All the families are separated in different…
House of the Dragon: "Driftmark" Episode Review
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Nothing brings people together like a funeral, so special shout-out to Laena Velaryon for giving us the spectacle that was "Driftmark." With every major player in attendance, we were treated to an episode filled with everything from subtle power dynamics to full-blown attempted murder. Normally we have to wait for weddings for this type of…
House of the Dragon: "The Princess and the Queen" Episode Review
Remember last week when I praised House of the Dragon for not holding our hands while it zoomed through the story? Well, I'm afraid we've discovered the other side of that coin, as this week's 10-year jump felt a bit too jarring. I want to be clear: this doesn't have anything to do with the…
House of the Dragon: "We Light the Way" Episode Review
"We Light the Way", the fifth episode of HBO's House of the Dragon, feels like the end of Part 1. Thus far, we've been treated to a relatively small cast, just a few major players, and only a few important families. But that is about to change, and change drastically. First, I'd like to raise…


Coming with the Q3 2013 release of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX we are glad to present you with a new optimized data grouping feature for the Telerik's ASP.NET ListView. Its versatile set of configurations allows you to present your data in well-defined, customizable groups. In a few easy steps you can define the layout and shape your data in endless variations to amaze your users. The great options for defining layout do not fall behind the rich set of features accompanying the data grouping - you can have nested groups, sorting, paging and even custom aggregates providing you with all the tools needed to create a flexible data-oriented application.
Keep reading this blog post to find out how to harness the full power of the data grouping feature of the ListView control.
The layout of the groups as any other part of RadListView is defined via templates, in this case – the DataGroupTemplate. Below we'll start with a simple scenario with one level grouping and gradually build up a more complex structure demonstrating the full capabilities of the Data Grouping.
The innermost panel with ID ItemPlaceHolder1 which is basically the place holder where the actual data items of the control will be rendered.
Note that in this case only the uppermost group has a DataGroupPlaceHolder in the layout template of the control, while the innermost one holds the ItemPlaceHolder where the data items will be rendered. This effectively defines the whole three-level hierarchy.
DataGroupKey - property containing the value of the data field for the current group, so for example if you are grouping by the Category field and the first category is "Beverages" you can access this value through the DataGroupKey property.
AggregateValues - dictionary collection which we saw in the previous section.
InsertItemPosition - this property has two new options: BeforeDataGroups and AfterDataGroups – specifying respectively the new positions where the insert item will be rendered.
At the end we come to the one of the biggest concerns when working with large volumes of data – performance. And yet here the grouping also stands up to the highest expectations with greatly optimized internal logic for handling large amounts of data without slowdown. The whole grouping is heavily based on dynamic LINQ queries giving it the capabilities to work fast and efficiently with thousands of records.
This concludes the main presentation of the data grouping feature of RadListView. Do not hesitate to check out our online demo and help topic for further information. We're looking forward to hearing your feedback on this new feature in the comments below or our Feedback Portal.
Marin Georgiev is a software developer in one of Telerik's ASP.NET AJAX Teams. Since he joined the company in 2010 he's been working on different client-side features and extending the mobile support of the controls. His interests include mobile and web development as well as integration with Sharepoint 2010.


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This cute little dolly welcomes you into her lovely dollhouse! She gives you full access into her adorable chic baby doll wardrobe, hoping that you'll turn her into a dream Children's Day present for one super lucky pretty little girl out there! See which one of her sweet, flouncy chic dolly dresses suits her best, which one of her baby doll blouses and miniskirts best highlight her dolly cuteness, then decide whether a pretty hat or some beaded accessories would add that touch of dolly loveliness that will make her new owner adore her from the very first minute!