We hope you have had a lovely break. We are so excited for our last two terms of Year One!
Below is some information that you may find useful. We will try our very best to update this website on a regular basis. If you scroll down, we will provide a weekly overview of what the children have been up to and anything that you could do to prepare the children for the following week. In addition to this, we will list any 'dates for your diaries'.
Reading Books: We will aim to change reading books on a Monday and Thursday. Please write in your child's diary so that we can see that they have read. Thank you.
This term, in addition to settling into our new classroom and getting to know each other, we will become Superheroes! We have some super activities planned to develop our curriculum skills including labelling superheroes, painting portraits, carrying out Superhero missions and role playing in the Batcave and Headquarters- how exciting! Also, the children asked for a dress-up day so please look out for upcoming letters regarding this.
18th October: Our superhero wow day - children can come into school dressed as a superhero!
Please click on the link below to look at the curriculum booklet in more detail and to check out our photo gallery. Scroll below for our weekly updates.
This term, we have such an exciting topic planned! We will learn so many facts about Space and the Moon Landing of 1969. We will take part in some fantastic activities including visiting the Planetarium, making aliens and reading evidence given from 'NASA'. Please use the link below to learn more about the skills and objectives that we intend to cover.
This term, we will be learning about the life of Robin Hood. During the topic, we will be visiting the place that the legendary character spent a lot of his time- Sherwood Forest. There, we will be learning about Robin Hood and how he lived then try our hand at shelter building. This trip will link brilliantly with our Science topic- we will see how many trees we can name and try to spot the famous Major Oak!
Other things planned this term include basing our writing on the story of Robin Hood, learning how to multiply, thinking about how we can look after the environment and developing our observational drawing skills. As well as all of this, we will even try our hand at archery!
W/B 4th March: World Book Week - including a visit from an author, book swap and book share!
Spring is finally here and it's time to head outside and do some investigating! We will be using stories including 'The Hungry Caterpillar' to develop our spelling and punctuation skills in English, as well as learning about explanation texts linked to minibeasts. In Maths, we will consider the allotment and vegetables that grow in them when we are learning about dividing, fractions and addition and subtraction word problems. We will also be focusing more on our Phonics this term, learning through activities inside and outside the classroom, such as digging for sounds to make words, 'hook a word' and using magnifying glasses to read tiny words! Please continue to hear your child read as this is essential for them to practice their sounding out and blending ahead of our Phonics Screening Check - we know the children will continue to work their socks off!
Other activities linked to our Science, Geography, Art and Design & Technology subjects will involve learning about minibeasts and their habitats, planting broad beans, using the printing technique with fruit and paint, designing and making our very own fruit salad and designing a new garden for the school... we can't wait to get our hands dirty!
Please continue to view our photo gallery by scrolling down and seeing what we have been up to, including our visit to Sherwood Forest.
We hope you all have a lovely half term break, we return to school on Tuesday 23rd April.
Reading instructions to make an alien handprint!
2. Push your hand onto paper.
3. Press googly eyes on.
4. Glue the antenna on.
5. Decorate with tinfoil and pompoms.
6. Add a smile onto your alien.
1b visit from the Planetarium!
Space hopping on Moon Zoom day!


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> Armoured World > Ch-10 – Dream and Prove
Ch-10 – Dream and Prove
Armoured World by Aniket-111
10 years in the past:
"Father, father. I have decided what I want to become when I become big. I want to be an inter-planet pilot."
"An inter-planet pilot! That's great. I will support you to achieve your dream, Peter."
Even though Peter's father had said that, he seemed a little displeased. Peter asked him multiple times about why he was sad, but his father said that he was fine. Peter kept on pestering his father until he have in.
"I actually wanted you to follow my footsteps and become a soldier too, but it's totally fine if the dream you want to pursue is different."
"But the reason you can't walk now and are hurt is because of you being a soldier right? Do you want me to get hurt too?"
"No, no! It is just that when you are a soldier, you feel very proud and feel like you are actually doing something for the country. But as I said, an inter-planet pilot is amazing too."
Father was so happy. Maybe I Should become a soldier. If I become a soldier than father will be very happy, and love me even more. Yes, I will become a soldier.
Current Situation: Peter engaging a soldier.
I will need to take precaution. I don't know his rank, and he might even be more experienced than me. Why I am sweating so much? I need to maintain my calm, or else I might generate more energy than necessary, and just end up injuring myself.
The soldier fighting Peter was even more worried, as he was just a rank 12. He thought of Peter has a high ranking officer, and did not know what to do. He was losing his cool, and getting very tense.
Ahhhhhhhhhhh! The soldier started screaming. He lost his cool, and started generating more energy than needed. Peter not knowing that, and seeing a spike in his opponent's energy, stepped back. The soldier kept generating more and more energy, but he had not gone through any training for building up his body against excess energy. He started to get tired from just standing there. His skin started to peel off, and his bones started to crack. Fear was destroying the soldier from the inside. He felt pain and that increased his fear. He did not know what was happening.
Looks like he has lost himself. Can I help him in any way possible? It is my duty to help everyone, and yet I cannot help him? Wait, I can. If I knock him out cold, then he might stop generating more energy.
With this thought, Peter rushed towards the soldier. He went into offensive mode, and gave a punch at the soldier's face. The soldier fell to the ground, and a little crack on the ground was formed. The soldier fainted, and the energy too, slowly died out. Peter pulled out the soldier from the suit and carried both him and his suit and walked towards the main building of the meeting.
Meanwhile Amelia was engaging a soldier
This is my first fight and I will need to prove myself. I can do it. I can win this fight.
"Who are you? A newbie?" the soldier asked.
"I knew it. There is no way, a newbie can beat me. I am rank 10, so if you want to run away, this is the right time to do so."
Such a big idiot. He told me his rank without thinking of the possibilities of me being a higher rank or even me lying. This fight should not be very difficult.
"You are just a weak woman. You should run away as soon as you can."
"NO! I am not weak." Amelia's energy level shot up a little. It wasn't a very big increase, but this increase was noticed by the soldier, and he understood that he was heavily outmatched.
When Amelia was a kid
"Amelia got hurt again? What should I do with her? She always gets into fights and then come back crying. What a weak little girl!"
"No, father. I did not start the fight. It was the other guy who just pushed me for no reason. He was stronger than..."
"Shut up! All you ever do is whine! He did that, she did this. Can't you be strong? That is why I wanted a son, but I don't know what wrong I did in my life that I got a daughter. God must be punishing me for some wronging that I would have done in my past lives. Now you Amelia! If you don't want a beating, then go inside your room and don't make a noise! Do you understand!?"
"Yes, father."
Amelia went to her room and started to weep. She could not make her father understand that it was not her fault that she was weak. Her mother entered the room afterwards. Amelia hugged her mother, still crying.
"Mother, why is it my fault that I am so weak? Why is it my fault that everyone picks on me? Why does father beat me when he sees me crying instead of consoling me? Why?"
"It's because you are a girl. Your father wanted a boy, but when you were born, he became very sad. I'll be honest with you! I am not even sure if he loves his own daughter. He is a beast. I am sorry I married such a man. Sorry, Amelia."
Amelia's mother could not bear to see her daughter be abused by her own husband. She committed suicide a few days after her talk with Amelia. Amelia's father left Amelia with his wife's parents and left the house. Amelia believed it was her fault that her mother suicided. She felt it was her fault that her father left her. She felt it was her fault that she was born as a girl. Her grandparents explained her many times that she need not try so hard, need not suffer so much. They explained to her that it was her devil of father who was at fault, but Amelia did not listen. She continued to work very hard to get stronger, and decided to join the army to prove her strength and become stronger.
"I am not weak! I am strong! I will prove it to you!"
Amelia rushed at the soldier. She was using Defensive mode, Trackdown and Override. The soldier was using the exact same modes. Amelia was using defensive mode, but attacking. She landed a punch at the soldier who ducked to dodge it. Amelia gave a kick next, which the soldier blocked with his arms. Amelia gave him another kick, and the soldier continued to block and dodge. Amelia switched to mobility mode and stopped using defensive mode. She got a sudden speed which the soldier could not handle. A punch from the back, a kick at the guts and an elbow at the face. The soldier was hurt and in pain.
The difference in energy and skill of Amelia and the soldier was not very much, but Amelia was winning. The soldier never went for the offensive and continued to stay defensive. He did not expect a newbie to have more energy than him. He thought that because she had more energy, he had no way to win! Amelia continued with her barrage of attacks and after a few minutes, both were very tired. Amelia still had the upper hand, as she was not injured at all. On the other hand, the soldier was bleeding from many places and had his left arm's bone broken.
"I will not give up, woman. There is no way I will lose. I will defeat - Ughh" Trim had appeared and gave a hard chop at the soldiers neck. It made him go unconscious, and Trim carried him, to take him back to the meeting room."
"Sir... Why are you here?" asked Amelia.
"I felt a power surge here. So, I came to check after me and Noah completed destroying the old model suits. There were 3 power surges. One of them calmed down very early, so it is fine. Noah went to check the other surge."
"Oh, Okay. Thank you sir."
"No, I am sorry. I interrupted your fight, but I could not let you fight in that state longer. Let's go back to the others."
"Yes sir!"
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NYS Transit Industry News
Red Cross Lauds TCAT for Helping Tenants Displaced by Apartment Fire Last Winter
TCAT was honored by the American Red Cross Southern Tier Chapter at its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner in Apalachin, NY, on Wednesday, September, 27, with a Good Neighbors Award for helping evacuate tenants at an apartment building fire in Slaterville Springs last winter.
The award stems from a freezing cold night on Friday, December 30, when TCAT Transit Supervisor Mike Smith sprang into action to drive a bus to provide shelter and transport to tenants displaced by a blaze at Fountain Manor Apartments.
BAITFISH Training Set for November 13-15 in Buffalo
The NYSDOT's Public Transportation Safety Board (PTSB) is pleased to announce the schedule for a training class in the B.A.I.T.F.I.S.H. program, Bus Accident Management and Investigation, Accident Preventability and Hazard Assessment and Mitigation offered by the Public Transportation Safety Board in conjunction with industry peers. These classes will be presented at various locations throughout the state in 2017. The intent of this program is to facilitate with the PTSB's Rules and Regulations Part 990.12 requiring the completion of a comprehensive accident investigation course. These classes provide training assistance to all bus systems throughout NYS who may not have the staffing or financial resources to obtain this training out of state or by private providers.
Preference will be given to those properties who receive Statewide Mass Transportation Operating Assistance (STOA), however, if all seats have not been taken, the remainder will be filled on first come first served basis to interested parties.
Company management is responsible for selecting the appropriate individual to attend. This is usually a supervisor, dispatcher or any company representative who will be responsible for responding to accidents. The class schedule will generally run from 8am to 5pm. Class one will include such topics as: interviewing skills, photography, data collection, skid tests, measuring and analysis, and basic speed formulas. Class two involves the determination of the preventability of accidents, and class three educates the student in hazard assessment and incident/crash mitigation.
To apply, you must e-mail this application form to jonathan.nicastro@dot.ny.gov. Applicants will be notified directly if they are accepted to the class. There is no charge for enrollment-participants are responsible for their own lunch, travel costs and lodging, if necessary. A certificate will be issued after successfully passing tests that will be given at the completion of each module. This course is RTAP funding eligible.
Please note that certificates issued for prior courses that contain an expired certification date are considered valid per the regulatory requirement contained in Part 990.12. One day refresher courses will be given periodically, carriers are encouraged to participate. Refresher courses may also be mandated as a part of a cooperative safety plan improvement process.
New $44.3 Million Rail Station Opens in Rochester
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter last week joined Amtrak officials to open the new, $44.3 million Rochester Intermodal Station to passenger service. The new station will speed up travel with expanded track service, streamline operations with a modern concourse and baggage handling system, and improve the overall passenger experience with enhanced accessibility, retail amenities and a larger building inspired by the aesthetics and architecture of the historic Bragdon Station, which once stood on the same site.
Federal Developments
White House Meets with Lawmakers on Infrastructure Plan
President Trump's legislative affairs team met with a small group of House lawmakers at the White House on Thursday morning to discuss the administration's plan for rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.
Two Democrats and three Republicans attended the meeting, including two members who sit on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The panel is expected to be a key player in Trump's $1 trillion rebuilding proposal, which has yet to be released.
The administration is also hosting an infrastructure briefing Thursday evening with state transportation officials, industry groups, union representative and other stakeholders. The event will be lead by Transportation Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Rosen and policy adviser D.J. Gribbin, according to a White House spokeswoman.
Around the Country
Mobile Ticketing Arrives in Atlanta
Rather than pay for journeys using cash, or queue to top up their Breeze smart card, passengers will be able to buy tickets online through their smartphone. Breeze Mobile is reliant on a QR code-based ticket platform, which is available through a mobile app, and validates travel for users when entering and leaving the metro system, and boarding and disembarking a bus.
Could London Set Up a Nonprofit,
Cooperative Alternative to Uber?
ondon recently dealt another blow to Uber's plans to take over the world. Saying the ride-hailing giant had failed to abide by public safety rules governing private cab companies, regulators in the U.K. capital said the company would lose its "license to operate" at the end of September.
The decision hit hard for 40,000 fare-earning Uber drivers and its 3.5 million customers, many of whom undeniably like the service. Uber's cars fill a void in London because its iconic black cabs are expensive (compared to New York's yellow cabs, particularly) and are far from ubiquitous outside central areas. Already more than 800,000 people have signed a petitionasking Transport for London (TfL), the regulator, to overturn the decision (we're assuming these people are bona fide residents of Chiswick and Islington and not fictitious astroturfers).
NYPTA connects
Don't Be That Person...
Who is THAT person? The one who misses this year's NYPTA Innovation Conference, which starts just one week from Today!
NYPTA's Innovation Conference has two Management Track sessions on Tuesday, October 17, devoted to the challenges of managing three generations of workers.
At 1:30 pm, John W. Martin, transportation futurist at the Southeastern Institute of Research, Inc. (SIR) will present "Winning Work Cultures of Tomorrow: Applying a Generational Lens." He'll explain how to connect with each generation to improve recruiting, engaging, motivating and retaining workers of all ages. You'll also learn what to expect in the future and how to embrace and manage the changes that are coming.
At 2:30 pm, Sujata Chaudhry of Tangible Development will present "The Inclusion Revolution," exploring how millennials are changing traditional attitudes toward diversity in the workplace. While boomers and Gen Xers tend to think of diversity and inclusion as moral and legal issues – "the right thing to do" – millennials' approach is that welcoming different backgrounds and perspectives also benefits the bottom line.
If you manage a multigenerational workforce – and you probably do – these sessions are not to be missed.
If you haven't registered for Conference yet, don't put it off any longer! Click here to register and here to book your hotel accommodations.
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Australian Attorney-General, George Brandis, has declared that despite being a constitutional conservative, he has an "open mind" about the way the Constitution should be altered to recognise indigenous Australians, vowing to have a form of words settled by July next year.
Senator Brandis revealed that work on developing constitutional change would begin immediately and be one of his priorities.
The government will charge the joint parliamentary committee into constitutional recognition for Aborigines with the job of consulting alongside Senator Brandis, Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion and Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister Alan Tudge.
The committee, which had been led by Labor senator Trish Crossin, will need new leadership, as she has left the parliament. It will also need a new deputy chair because the role was previously held by Senator Brandis.
The Australian understands that Liberal indigenous MP Ken Wyatt is likely to be the new chairman.
Senator Brandis said he believed a referendum should be held during this term of parliament and preferably not at the same time as the next federal election.
Labor promised a referendum on constitutional recognition would occur by this year but abandoned that pledge after failing to build support and momentum.
Tony Abbott used his election campaign launch to promise to devote his efforts to recognising indigenous Australians in the Constitution.
Senator Brandis said the Coalition would not ignore the recommendations made by the expert panel Labor established as part of the referendum process.
The 22-member panel recommended that the Constitution be altered to remove racist sections and to create a power for the "advancement" of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders and the protection of their language and culture. It also called for a clause against racial discrimination.
"The government wants to arrive at a form of words that is most likely to be successful at a referendum by the middle of next year," Senator Brandis said.
Senator Brandis said the words and the timing of the referendum would be a matter for cabinet.
"I would envisage that the referendum question will be put up . . . not later than the end of the current parliament," he said.
Senator Brandis, who is a well-known constitutional conservative, said he would not be looking at the issue through a narrow prism.
"I am a constitutional conservative and I do have an open mind about where this should land," he said. "We are committed to a form of recognition.


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Bee Corp Furthers Pilot Testing of Hive Tech
rachel September 8, 2021 September 9th, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis-based The Bee Corp is continuing testing of its hive grading technology with new crops. The startup says it has launched pilot tests of Verifli, which uses infrared imaging and data analytics to determine beehive strength, for use during blueberry pollination season, in collaboration with Michigan State University.
Verifli was originally developed for almond growers who use bees for pollination. In April, The Bee Corp announced a pilot test of the technology for sunflower pollination in almond fields in California.
The company is partnering with MSU entomology professors Rufus Isaacs and Meghan Milbrath, along with graduate student Lauren Goldstein for the pilot project. Isaacs leads the university's Berry Crops Entomology program and Pollination Ecology, which focuses on studying the biology and management of certain insects in blueberries and other berry crops.
The Bee Corp says Verifli can use the thermal signature of bees within their hive to determine colony population, which in turn can allow growers to determine whether their hives are strong enough to pollinate their crops.
"We're excited for this opportunity to introduce Verifli to more crop growers whose success relies on securing strong hives for pollination," said Ellie Symes, chief executive officer of The Bee Corp. "Though they pay less per hive than almond growers, other growers who rent bees still deserve to know what they're paying for. This is one of several pilot studies we're conducting this year to understand the challenges of expanding Verifli into new crops. We're eager to introduce the value of IR hive grading to more growers who seek to optimize pollination."
Symes founded The Bee Corp along with Chief Marketing Officer Wyatt Wells while they were students at Indiana University. The company shifted from its original focus of preventing hive loss in 2019 to determining hive strength with the launch of Verifli.
In a March interview with Inside INdiana Business, Wells said expanding the technology for use with different crops was the next step in the company's growth.


Economists say three decades of reforms have done a lot for the country, and yet not enough.
A celebration turned into a tragedy when a truck driver tried not to crash a wedding.
Ha Giang officials say the act could encourage more children to drop out and become beggars.
The restaurant counter-accused the group of diners of putting the dead rodent into their own food.
'Finding Phong' has been screened at a dozen film festivals around the world.


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Le canton de Rive-de-Gier est une circonscription électorale française située dans le département de la Loire et la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Géographie
Ce canton est organisé autour de Rive-de-Gier dans l'arrondissement de Saint-Étienne. Son altitude varie de  (Dargoire) à  (Saint-Paul-en-Jarez).

Histoire
Créé en 1790, le canton de Rive-de-Gier a été modifié par décret du  créant le canton de La Grand-Croix.

Par décret du , le nombre de cantons du département est divisé par deux, avec mise en application aux élections départementales de mars 2015. Le canton de Rive-de-Gier est conservé et s'agrandit. Il passe de 10 à 11 communes.

Représentation

Conseillers généraux de 1833 à 2015

Conseillers d'arrondissement (de 1833 à 1940)

Conseillers départementaux à partir de 2015

Résultats détaillés

Élections de mars 2015

À l'issue du  des élections départementales de 2015, deux binômes sont en ballottage : Nicolas Fernandez et Isabelle Surply (FN, 32,45 %) et Jean-Claude Charvin et Séverine Reynaud (DVD, 27,7 %). Le taux de participation est de 46,12 % ( sur ) contre 48,48 % au niveau départemental et 50,17 % au niveau national.

Au second tour, Jean-Claude Charvin et Séverine Reynaud (DVD) sont élus avec 60,05 % des suffrages exprimés et un taux de participation de 47,96 % ( pour  et ).

Élections de juin 2021

Le premier tour des élections départementales de 2021 est marqué par un très faible taux de participation (33,26 % au niveau national). Dans le canton de Rive-de-Gier, ce taux de participation est de 26,47 % ( sur ) contre 30,05 % au niveau départemental. À l'issue de ce premier tour, deux binômes sont en ballottage : Bernard Laget et Severine Reynaud (DVD, 22,34 %) et Jean-Luc Fougerand et Marie Simon (RN, 22,18 %).

Le second tour des élections est marqué une nouvelle fois par une abstention massive équivalente au premier tour. Les taux de participation sont de 34,36 % au niveau national, 31,31 % dans le département et 27,27 % dans le canton de Rive-de-Gier. Bernard Laget et Severine Reynaud (DVD) sont élus avec 71,05 % des suffrages exprimés ( pour  et ).

Composition

Composition avant 1973

Composition de 1973 à 2015
Lors du redécoupage cantonal de 1973, le canton de Rive-de-Gier regroupait onze communes.
À la suite de la fusion de La Cula et de Saint-Genis-Terrenoire pour former la commune de Genilac en 1973, le canton comprenait dix communes.

Composition depuis 2015
Le canton de Rive-de-Gier compte désormais onze communes.

Démographie

Démographie avant 2015

Démographie depuis 2015

Bibliographie

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Notes et références

Notes

Références

Voir aussi
 Loire
 Arrondissements de la Loire
 Liste des cantons de la Loire
 Liste des communes de la Loire
 Liste des conseillers départementaux de la Loire

Rive-de-Gier

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National History Academy
Where History Comes Alive
Registered Students
Grades 10-12
Residential Academy
Residential program: Rising 10th-12th Grade
2023 Residential Dates & Tuition
Rising 10th to 12th Grade
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site's Parks for The People: How And Why Public Parks Are One of America's Greatest Ideas!
July 8, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
« How To "Do History": A Four-Session Workshop for Aspiring Historians to Explore How Historians Learn About America's Past
How To "Do History": A Four-Session Workshop for Aspiring Historians to Explore How Historians Learn About America's Past »
Now more than ever, the contribution of public parks and lands to the physical, mental, and civic well-being of communities is at the forefront of our daily experiences. This one day workshop will introduce students to the idea of public parks and the conservation movement in the United States while they delve into the debates Americans have had ever since about how parks can and should serve the people.
In this program you'll join park rangers from Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site to:
Explore how and why America's first public parks were built
Uncover the role of the National Park Service in the conservation movement
Learn about how Americans used parks to advance shared use, shared health, and shared power
Draw your own connections to the Olmsted legacy and further the conversation about what places and stories are still waiting to be conserved and shared
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 3-5 PM EDT
High School Workshops
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National History Academy is operated by Journey Through Hallowed Ground, a non-profit National Heritage Area designated by Congress and the National Park Service.
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Big Chip Awards: Entries open to celebrate digital excellence in the North
Two new categories revealed for 2018 tech awards
Shaun Fensom at the Big Chip Awards
Entries for Big Chip are officially open, with a number of exciting new categories to showcase the best industry talent across the North of England.
Now celebrating its 20th year the not-for-profit awards, run by independent trade association Manchester Digital, seek to recognise the outstanding range of work undertaken across the region's digital and tech sector.
Submissions from digital and tech businesses, innovative organisations and inspirational individuals are welcomed from anywhere between the Scottish border and Derbyshire.
Run by - and for - the industry, the awards are renowned for their consistent high standards and the integrity of the judging process.
New agency Unhooked Communications launches in Manchester
New for 2018, entrants have the chance to be recognised in two new categories: Best Application of Machine Learning and the Big Chip Creative Impact Award.
Entries will be judged by a panel of distinguished digital and tech experts bled by graphic design innovator Malcolm Garrett and with Baroness Martha Lane Fox – founder of lastminute.com during the dot.com boom – as special guest judge to choose the winner of the prestigious Anthony Wilson Award.
There are 19 entry categories, spanning the entire digital sector in areas including search, UX, gaming and animation, whilst rising stars will be recognised in the student and apprentice categories.
The deadline for entries is March 19, with the shortlist announced on May 3 ahead of the ceremony on July 4 at Manchester's Hilton hotel.
Chair of the Big Chip steering group, Shaun Fensom, said: "Over 20 years we've seen big changes in the digital and tech scene – and throughout Big Chip has been there – driven by and helping to drive the evolving industry, highlighting the best work in the North.
"This year I'm looking forward to see entries from new entrants and in new areas – like our new Best Application of Machine Learning category – along with the usual high standard of entries from the bigger tech and digital players in the North that have grown so much over the history of Big Chip.
Digital entrepreneurs take the plunge in Ashton
Lawrence Jones, CEO of headline sponsor UKFast, added: "Big Chip is a long-standing symbol of the incredible strength in our digital and tech sectors – and one which we are honoured to play a part in. I'm thrilled to sponsor the event once again, and to help shine a light on our leading digital talent."
Entries can be submitted online at http://bigchipawards.com. The first two entries are free. Subsequent entries cost £95 each.


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Power aim to tame Tigers in AFL Andaman Cup
Sport >> Phuket
AFL: There is much anticipation as the Phuket Power Australian Rules Football (AFL) team make their debut next Saturday (Dec 5th) against the Thailand Tigers in the 2020 Thai Expat Club AFL Andaman Cup.
By The Phuket News
Thursday 26 November 2020, 08:45AM
The flyer for the match. Photo: Phuket Power
The team will make their long awaited bow at the Alan Cooke Ground (ACG) in Thalang following the cancellation of the Phuket AFL Masters in April due to safety precautions surrounding COVID-19.
The Power squad features 20 local expats and a selection of players from Bangkok with ties to the island. The players come from all walks of life and range in age from a Thai in his teens to a superfit Hash House Harrier in his sixties.
A little more than half of the squad are Aussies with a sound knowledge of the game. They will be supported by players from Ireland, South Africa, UK, New Zealand and two local Thais.
Local construction manager Matthew Sandery will lead the team as captain with the aim of delivering a very competitive showing against an experienced Thailand Tigers side. The broader objective is to make the AFL Andaman cup an annual event.
The Thai Expat Club AFL Andaman Cup is a landmark event in the development of the sport in the southern region of Thailand and it will be attended by Matthew Barclay, the Australian Consul-General in Phuket.
Support and sponsorship of AFL on the island has come from Legends Bar Patong, Lady Pie, The Phuket News, Thai Expat Club, Bangkok Hospital Siriroj and Bench Fitness.
The game runs between 11am to 1pm and spectators and new players are welcome to attend on the day. Drinks, burgers, Lady Pies and vegetarian dishes will be available at the ground.
Phuket Power will be training this Sunday (Nov 29) and Wednesday (Dec 2) at the ACG from 5pm. Anyone interested in playing for the Power, please reach out through Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhuketPowerAFL/ or via email: phuketpowerafl@gmail.com


King County Metro's Access paratransit service takes around 3,000 trips a day. It carries passengers who would otherwise be unable to ride public transit due to a disability. But some who ride paratransit believe that it could be improved and feel now is the time for change. Produced by Rachel Stevens.


Standards briefs Updates of standards and related information. In this issue – The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers and the International Electrotechnical Commission to join forces … American National Standards Institute revises hazardous location motor standard, adopts other standards… National Electrical Manufacturers Association publishes electricity metering guidelines … International Electrotechnical Commission finalizes international wind turbine standards … Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
Electropix Photographs of people, places, equipment and more. In this issue – A green light for green energy As crude oil and other fossil fuels continue to fluctuate wildly in price, several projects involving alternative forms of energy have moved steadily forward. In Europe, the European parliament last month "voted overwhelmingly in favor" of legislation that will push the European Union towards a goal of 20% renewable energy by 2020. …At the end of the European Wind Energy Conference & Exposition recently, executives of Dallas electromechanical service firm Shermco Industries met with European wind energy leaders to discuss participation by U.S. companies in European wind energy events….what's said to be the largest building-integrated photovoltaic laminate roof-top power plant in the southeastern U.S. has begun service at a sheet metal fabrication plant in Bensen, N.C.
New Books Recently published books, reviewed by our editors. In this issue – Residential Wiring to the 2008 NEC. By J. Markell. Craftsman Book Company, $42.00, 298 pages.
Web briefs … Selected websites for the electromechanical specialist, annotated with details of especially valuable content. In this issue – Cummins Power Generation— www.cumminspower.com … Internet FAQ Archives— www.FAQS.org … Rotating Electrical Machines Association— www.rema.uk.com … Robinson Fans— www.robinsonfans.com … Ian C. Purdie— www.electronics-tutorials.com … Design Science License— www.allaboutcircuits.com … David Ullian Larson— www.electricianeducation.com … Branom Instrument Co.— www.branom.com … General Cable— www.generalcable.com … ElectroStatics, Inc.— www.electrostatics.com … High Voltage Connections, Inc.— www.highvoltageconnections.com … University of Massachusetts— www.ceere.org … U.S. Dept. of Energy Industrial Technologies Program— http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry … Alternative Energy— www.alternative-energy-news.info … Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
Deaths – Obituaries of industry people. In this issue – Norton Satz, longtime advertising executive who directed Republic Steel Corp, Torq, and other industrial accounts.
Product briefs Photos and announcements of new products. In this issue – Circuit interrupters from Cooper Bussmann, ABB, and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories … Interconnections from Galvan Industries , Bridgeport Fittings, Cooper Wiring Devices, and Marinco Electrical Group … Switching devices from Leviton Mfg. Co., GE Consumer & Industrial, Del City, and Switches Plus … Test instruments from B&K Precision Corp., Extech Instruments, and Brunelle Instruments, Inc. … Tools from Klein Tools, Swanson Tool Co., The Eraser Co., Wright Tool Co., Makita USA, Xuron Corp., and Bondhus Corp …Edited by the EA Staff.
Direct and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry. In this issue – Guidance on water-damaged equipment issued …. France second in European renewable …. GE and Google partner in grid management …. Power transmission sales retract slightly …. Europeans unaware of recycling regulations …. OSHA hearing on personal protective equipment from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.


London, Feb.18 (ANI): Despite Pakistans repeated denials of its airbases being used by US Predators to hit suspected militant outfits inside its territory, a Google Earth image has revealed that its airbases are indeed being put to such use by the US security forces.
According to a report published in the Times of London, a 2006 Google Earth image of the Shamsi airbase, which is situated 200 miles southwest of Quetta, shows three predator drones outside a hanger at the end of the runway.
On Wednesday, it was revealed that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is secretly using the Shamsi airbase in southern Pakistan to launch the Predator drones that observe and attack al-Qaeda and Taliban militants on the Pakistani side of the border with Afghanistan.
Both Islamabad and Washington had refuted claims of use of Pakistani airbases, but a US official quoted by Fox News said the U.S. has been flying Predators or UAVs in Pakistan since 2002.
The airbase was first utilized by the US led forces during the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, and sources said that Pakistans intelligence and military are secretly supporting the US-led unmanned predator attacks on militant hideouts in the tribal regions.
There have been 30 missile attacks by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since August 2008, and security forces have claimed to have sanitized more than 50 suspected militants in the last two attacks which targeted the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
Inter-Services Intelligence officials have also said that the last months arrest of Zabu ul Taifi,a Saudi national and alleged Al-Qaeda operative, from Khyber Agency area was possible due to a better co-ordination between the US led forces and Pakistani intelligence.
It was direct result of better cooperation with the US, through a combination of human intelligence from Pakistani agents, informants on the ground and aerial surveillance by US drones, an ISI official said.


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INTERVIEW: MUSE on 'BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIONS'
February 2, 2019 Celebrity InterviewsIanW
It's midday on a Friday and I've accidentally got drunk. Now, the floaty, vaguely tripped-out feeling may be down to the four pints I've just glugged down, but I'm more inclined to blame the fact that I've been locked in a bar in London's Soho Hotel with a dozen journalists for the playback of Muse's new album. It's a fantastically weird mix of prog-rock, electro, metal and sci-fi noodlings Hawkwind would have been proud of. And, at the stipulation of the band's management, we had to listen to it twice, "in case we missed something".
So, yeah, I'm feeling a little odd when, in a suite upstairs, I get to meet the man behind the madness, Matt Bellamy. In contrast to myself, he turns out to be both sober and sane, not to mention thoroughly pleasant and polite. With his designer casual clothes, prominent cheekbones and scrunchy hair, you'd sooner imagine him folding up jumpers in a swanky clothes shop than fronting one of the UK's most successful rock bands. Then again, Muse have never been associated with rock 'n' roll excess. I put it to him that the band's clean living is one reason they're still going strong a decade after their debut album.
"We've had some very good times on tour in the past," he says a tad defensively. "And we were young guys and at one point we were all single, but I don't think we need to tell everyone about it. We've always wanted to get attention for being good musicians and for making good music."
And good music they most certainly do make, although it's not to everyone's taste. For some, it's silly, pretentious and overblown. To those who've drunk from the cup, however, it's silly, pretentious and overblown. AND THAT'S THE POINT. With Black Holes And Revelations, Bellamy and his fellow bandmates – Chris Wolstenholme (bass) and Dominic Howard (drums) – have really pulled out the stops. In between beers during the playback, I jot down the names of other bands that come to mind, producing a list that includes New Order, The Scissor Sisters, The Pixies, Pet Shop Boys, Ennio Morricone and Spinal Tap.
"Yeah, we've got Morricone and flamenco going on," Bellamy allows. "We recorded some sections in Northern Italy, which is why I think we took on that south European sound. I've always loved that stuff but never found a way of getting it into the songs. I tried a bit on the second album with Screenager but it came out a bit crap."
"Cydonia is the area of Mars where they think there's that big-faced temple thing. Mars used to be the same distance from the Sun as we are now and so some people think that maybe there was a civilisation there. I find that idea quite appealing."
In amongst the electro and the flamenco, it's still the same old Muse: Bellamy's falsetto vocals, pounding drums and loud 'n' fast rock guitar. For me, all the disparate elements of the album come together on the brilliantly titled closer Knights Of Cydonia. It begins with laser-guns and horses galloping.
"We really pushed that song to its limits," says Bellamy. "We pushed the fantastical elements so far, maybe too far, so it sounds like a sci-fi film. Cydonia is the area of Mars where they think there's that big-faced temple thing. Mars used to be the same distance from the Sun as we are now and so some people think that maybe there was a civilisation there. I find that idea quite appealing."
Which brings us to Bellamy's much publicised love of conspiracy theories and other wacky notions. Interviewed in the Guardian, he admitted that he found a lot of David Icke's ideas compelling. Maybe he is mad after all. Are the giant lizards of the Babylonian Brotherhood running the planet?
"I think that's a little far fetched," he laughs, adding, "It's a slippery slope. Once you start reading that stuff it takes you over a bit. I quite like alternative thinking. My girlfriend studies psychology and she's working in a hospital in Milan where there are patients that actually believe the end of the world is nigh and that sort of thing. It's interesting hearing about people who've been completely overtaken by these theories."
How are they going to reproduce the sound of such a wilfully diverse and bonkers album live?
"With great difficulty!" Bellamy exclaims. "But we've actually got a fourth person in to do some of the electronic stuff for the first time. Morgan Nicholls, who's actually in The Streets, took over on bass when Chris broke his wrist. It turns out he's a really good keyboard player. We decided that next time we should give him a go."
As thousands of fans can testify, Muse are awesome live – and, unlike most bands, they're actually better playing huge gigs. Are they excited to be playing Leeds and Reading?
"Absolutely," enthuses Bellamy. "Reading and Leeds are the biggest rock festivals you can play. When I was younger I remember seeing bands playing there – I saw Jeff Buckley, one of my all-time heroes, there in '94 and I remember thinking if I could get up there it would be amazing. Also, it feels nice to be a band that can do a gig like Glastonbury but also do Reading and Leeds, which is more of a rock audience. It's nice to be able to move between the two."
Just look out for those giant lizards.
This article first appeared in The Leeds Guide magazine in 2006.
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MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gains in heavy trading
Friday, 21 June 2019, 9:00 pm
MARKET CLOSE: NZ shares gains in heavy trading on quarterly index reweighting
By Paul McBeth
June 21 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand shares rose in heavy trading late in the day as investors adjusted for the reweighting of several major indices. Utilities and property companies offering reliable dividends remained in vogue.
The S&P/NZX 50 Index increased 36.53 points, or 0.4 percent, to 10,327.29. Within the index, 35 stocks rose, 11 stocks fell, and four were unchanged. Turnover was $294.7 million. Of that, A2 Milk accounted for $34.6 million, Contact Energy $31.4 million, and Spark New Zealand $26.9 million.
Some 62.1 million shares changed hands, about twice the 30.5 million 90-day average, with investors reworking their portfolios to cater to the quarterly rebalance of the S&P/NZX Indices and FTSE Russell. NZX extended the adjustment period by 15 minutes to cater for the heightened activity.
David Price, a broker at Forsyth Barr, said most investors were waiting for the index reweightings at the end of the day.
"The market's just marking time ahead of what will be a relatively large change," he said before trading closed.
Spark was the most traded stock on a volume of 6.8 million shares, more than its 5.4 million average. It fell 0.8 percent to $3.96.
Utilities and property companies were among the most traded stocks, with Kiwi Property Group up 1.3 percent at $1.61 on a volume of 5.3 million shares. Meridian Energy rose 0.2 percent to $4.73 on a volume of 5.1 million shares, Precinct Properties New Zealand increased 2.4 percent to $1.74 on 4.8 million shares, and Contact Energy advanced 0.5 percent to $7.52 on 4.2 million.
The local market outperformed most of Asia, and the benchmark NZX50 has been trading near a record level for most of this year. The dominance of companies paying reliable dividends has been an attraction for international investors at a time when global interest rates remain low. The NZX50 is the most expensive market across Asia at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 22.79, higher than second-placed Shanghai Shenzhen CSI 300's forward P/E of 20.75.
A2 Milk fell 2 percent to $14.02 on a volume of 2.5 million shares, about three-times its average. The milk marketing firm noted an announcement by China's State Administration of Market Regulation that it will increase its focus on supervision and enforcement of e-commerce rules. A2's Chinese sales have been a beneficiary of the unofficial 'daigou' channels.
Of other companies trading on volumes of more than 2 million shares, Infratil jumped 3.8 percent to $3.79, Fletcher Building increased 0.6 percent to $5.43, Genesis Energy advanced 2.8 percent to $3.29, Air New Zealand fell 0.2 percent to $2.685, and Auckland International Airport increased 0.4 percent to $9.235.
Of companies trading on volumes of more than a million shares, SkyCity Entertainment rose 0.8 percent to $3.80, Goodman Property Trust increased 1.9 percent to $1.93, Argosy Property rose 0.7 percent to $1.355, Z Energy was up 0.7 percent at $6.12, Mercury NZ climbed 3.4 percent to $4.25, New Zealand Refining increased 1.5 percent to $2.07, Chorus advanced 1.5 percent to $5.92, and Heartland Group Holdings was up 1.2 percent at $1.65.
Gentrack led the market higher, up 6.5 percent at $6.03 on just 50,000 shares, about half its usual volume. Global investment house BlackRock emerged as a substantial shareholder in the utilities software developer today, with a 5.1 percent stake.
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare fell 2.1 percent to $15.06, the day's biggest decline, on a volume of 968,000 shares, more than its 631,000 average. New Zealand's fourth-biggest listed company earns most of its revenue overseas, and its fortunes are often linked to fluctuations in the currency. The kiwi dollar was stronger today, closing at 65.96 US cents, on an expectation that the Federal Reserve will start cutting interest rates again.
Other exporters were also weaker, with Skellerup Holdings down 1.3 percent at $2.37 on a volume of 807,000 shares, more than four times its average volume, Scales Corp decreased 0.8 percent to $4.74 on 390,000 shares, more than twice its usual activity, and Sanford decreased 0.7 percent to $6.80 with 63,00 shares changing hands, more than its 45,000 average.
Outside the benchmark index, New Zealand King Salmon increased 0.5 percent to $2.18 after saying it expects flat earnings for the 2020 financial year. The fish farmer is lifting its capital spending programme in an effort to mitigate the higher death rates caused by warmer waters.
Newly-listed Cannasouth dropped 7.3 percent to 38 cents and is down from the 50 cent price in its initial public offering. Notices to the stock exchange today showed director Anthony Ho bought 50,000 shares for $20,500, or 41 cents each, on market during the company's debut on Wednesday.
Summerset Group's 2025 bond paying annual interest of 4.2 percent was the most traded debt security with a volume of 2.2 million. The notes closed at a yield of 3.08 percent, down 2 basis points. Summerset shares rose 0.7 percent to $5.45.
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Q: ServiceStack: Having several independent/different services on one AppHost with different base paths I have read one other post that I think asks almost the same question, but I think I need to re-ask to be able to specify why this is important.
I really don't like having to start several AppHosts on different ports to be able to host different services. I could start on port 80 and have my /greatService and on port 81 I have /superService etc, but of course I'd like it all on one port, so:
mydomain.com/greatService
mydomain.com/superService
Since these services are independent of each other, I don't want a metadata page at mydomain.com/metadata that describes both greatService and superService. The metadata page should be at mydomain.com/<service>/metadata and only describe that specific service (sub-branch).
Edit
I just realized I suggested this in 2018.
Remembering my suggestion in 2018, I am assuming this isn't possible. Then, this means that you can only host one service per AppHost, and thus per port? So, if you have several independent services, which must be a common case, the suggestion is to do what exactly? =)

A: Fundamentally ServiceStack Hosts can only have a single AppHost instance (per AppDomain) which is accessible via the HostContext.AppHost singleton.
You can't logically host/mount "multiple independent groups of Services" at different paths, you can achieve a similar result by Modularizing your Services into different assemblies and have your [Route] explicitly include the prefix you want each Service hosted at, the Routing docs describes some options where this can be automated by implementing a custom Auto Route Generation Strategy, Customizing defined Routes by overriding GetRouteAttributes() or dynamically adding Route Attributes.
My preference would be explicitly include the route you want
[Route("/greetService/hello")]
public class Greet { ... }

[Route("/superService/hello")]
public class Super { ... }

Attributes are embedded in metadata so they can only embed constants so you could have all Routes use the same prefix with something like:
internal static class Routes
{
    public const string Prefix = "/greetService";
}

[Route(Routes.Prefix + "/hello")]
public class Greet { ... }

But whilst they are grouped at different prefixes they're still grouped under the same /metadata page. In Add ServiceStack Reference feature if they're grouped in different namespaces you can Include All Types within a C# namespace with:
/* Options:
IncludeTypes: MyApp.ServiceModel.Greet/*
...
*/

The closest way to achieve what you want is to utilize the Proxy Feature which lets you expose ServiceStack instances running on different names or ports under different prefixes, e.g:
Plugins.Add(new ProxyFeature(
    matchingRequests: req => req.PathInfo.StartsWith("/techstacks"),
    resolveUrl:req => $"http://{resolve(req)}.techstacks.io"+req.RawUrl.Replace("/techstacks","/")))

Plugins.Add(new ProxyFeature(
    matchingRequests: req => req.PathInfo.StartsWith("/marketing"),
    resolveUrl:req => "http://marketing.domain.com" + req.RawUrl.Replace("/marketing", "/")))

Plugins.Add(new ProxyFeature(
    matchingRequests: req => req.PathInfo.StartsWith("/finance"),
    resolveUrl:req => "http://finance.domain.com" + req.RawUrl.Replace("/finance", "/")))

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In Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care, psychiatrists Dinah Miller and Annette Hanson offer a thought-provoking and engaging account of the controversy surrounding involuntary psychiatric care in the United States. They bring the issue to life with first-hand accounts from patients, clinicians, advocates, and opponents. Looking at practices such as seclusion and restraint, involuntary medication, and involuntary electroconvulsive therapy—all within the context of civil rights—Miller and Hanson illuminate the personal consequences of these controversial practices through voices of people who have been helped by the treatment they had as well as those who have been traumatized by it.
The authors explore the question of whether involuntary treatment has a role in preventing violence, suicide, and mass murder. They delve into the controversial use of court-ordered outpatient treatment at its best and at its worst. Finally, they examine innovative solutions—mental health court, crisis intervention training, and pretrial diversion—that are intended to expand access to care while diverting people who have serious mental illness out of the cycle of repeated hospitalization and incarceration. They also assess what psychiatry knows about the prediction of violence and the limitations of laws designed to protect the public.
Dinah Miller, MD, is an instructor in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Annette Hanson, MD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Drs. Miller and Hanson are coauthors of Shrink Rap: Three Psychiatrists Discuss Their Work.
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Q: Parse specific div from raw text using regex? So I'm in a situation that requires parsing raw HTML data as a string, this is unavoidable unfortunately otherwise I wouldn't post this. I only need regex to match the class of a div that has an img tag as a child.
So this is the code example that I'm dealing with:

Example

  This serves as an example for the site.

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  Help

And the div that I'd like to retrieve the class from is the div that contains the image. The exact capture from this example that I'd like (optimally) is user-details. The criteria for capturing it is simply if it has  as a child.
Anyone able to help? Thanks!

A: You may try this,
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]*\bclass="([^"]*)"[^>]*>(?:(?!<\/div>)[\s\S])*?]*>(?:(?!<\/div>)[\s\S])*?<\/div>/

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Q: how to round_corner a logo without white background(transparent?) on it using pil? I got a square logo and I need to round_corner it, searched for a while and got the follow code "working":
def round_corner_jpg(image, radius):
    """generate round corner for image"""
    mask = Image.new('RGB', image.size)
    #mask = Image.new('RGB', (image.size[0] - radius, image.size[1] - radius))
    #mask = Image.new('L', image.size, 255)
    draw = aggdraw.Draw(mask)
    brush = aggdraw.Brush('black')
    width, height = mask.size
    draw.rectangle((0,0,width,height), aggdraw.Brush('white'))
    #upper-left corner
    draw.pieslice((0,0,radius*2, radius*2), 90, 180, None, brush)
    #upper-right corner
    draw.pieslice((width - radius*2, 0, width, radius*2), 0, 90, None, brush)
    #bottom-left corner
    draw.pieslice((0, height - radius * 2, radius*2, height),180, 270, None, brush)
    #bottom-right corner
    draw.pieslice((width - radius * 2, height - radius * 2, width, height), 270, 360, None, brush)
    #center rectangle
    draw.rectangle((radius, radius, width - radius, height - radius), brush)
    #four edge rectangle
    draw.rectangle((radius, 0, width - radius, radius), brush)
    draw.rectangle((0, radius, radius, height-radius), brush)
    draw.rectangle((radius, height-radius, width-radius, height), brush)
    draw.rectangle((width-radius, radius, width, height-radius), brush)
    draw.flush()
    del draw
    return ImageChops.add(mask, image)

then I saved the returned image object,however it has white background in the corner
 like this
How can i get rid of the white background or make it invisible?
Thanks in advance~
EDIT:
here is the code by fraxel,thanks~
def add_corners(im, rad):
    circle = Image.new('L', (rad * 2, rad * 2), 0)
    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(circle)
    draw.ellipse((0, 0, rad * 2, rad * 2), fill=255)
    alpha = Image.new('L', im.size, "white")
    w, h = im.size
    alpha.paste(circle.crop((0, 0, rad, rad)), (0, 0))
    alpha.paste(circle.crop((0, rad, rad, rad * 2)), (0, h - rad))
    alpha.paste(circle.crop((rad, 0, rad * 2, rad)), (w - rad, 0))
    alpha.paste(circle.crop((rad, rad, rad * 2, rad * 2)), (w - rad, h - rad))
    im.putalpha(alpha)
    return im

if __name__ == '__main__':
    im = Image.open('1.jpg')
    im = add_corners(im, 100)
    im.save('out.png')`

I am so sorry..I need the image shape to be ellipse not rectangle,I.E. the write stuff off the pic,and @fraxel, I still can see the white corner in the pic you processed for me

A: First off, make sure you are saving your image in a format that supports transparency. PNG does, JPG does not... Below is some pretty nice code that will add transparent corners. It works like this:

*

*Draws a circle with radius, rad, using draw.ellipse()

*Create an image for the alpha channel the same size as your image

*Chop our circle into four pieces (the rounded corners), and place them in the correct corners of the alpha image

*Put the alpha channel into your image using putalpha()

*Save as a png, thus preserving transparency.

Here is the code:
import Image, ImageDraw

def add_corners(im, rad):
    circle = Image.new('L', (rad * 2, rad * 2), 0)
    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(circle)
    draw.ellipse((0, 0, rad * 2 - 1, rad * 2 - 1), fill=255)
    alpha = Image.new('L', im.size, 255)
    w, h = im.size
    alpha.paste(circle.crop((0, 0, rad, rad)), (0, 0))
    alpha.paste(circle.crop((0, rad, rad, rad * 2)), (0, h - rad))
    alpha.paste(circle.crop((rad, 0, rad * 2, rad)), (w - rad, 0))
    alpha.paste(circle.crop((rad, rad, rad * 2, rad * 2)), (w - rad, h - rad))
    im.putalpha(alpha)
    return im

im = Image.open('tiger.jpg')
im = add_corners(im, 100)
im.save('tiger.png')

example curved edge tiger:

here is your image, processed with this code, giving transparent corners:

A: Have you tried something like image.putalpha(mask) to replace the image's alpha channel with the mask? This seems like it should do what you want. mask might have to be in 'L' mode for this to work correctly, and image should probaby be 'RGBA', but might be automatically converted for you.
The top answer here provides some good examples:
How do I generate circular thumbnails with PIL?
Your mask image looks fine, but I think you want to swap 'white' and 'black', so you have a white rounded rectangle exactly the shape you want your final image to be, on a black background. You will probably also need to use the 'L' mode (greyscale) one.
Once you have this image, you can replace the return ImageChops.add(mask, image) by image.putalpha(mask); return image and this should cause the image to be transparent in only the black areas of the mask.
You might need to convert the image first with image.convert('RGBA') but I think this is unnecessary in later versions of PIL, it does it automatically.
Something like: (sorry can't test this right now)

def round_corner_jpg(image, radius):
    """generate round corner for image"""
    mask = Image.new('L', image.size) # filled with black by default
    draw = aggdraw.Draw(mask)
    brush = aggdraw.Brush('white')
    width, height = mask.size
    #upper-left corner
    draw.pieslice((0,0,radius*2, radius*2), 90, 180, None, brush)
    #upper-right corner
    draw.pieslice((width - radius*2, 0, width, radius*2), 0, 90, None, brush)
    #bottom-left corner
    draw.pieslice((0, height - radius * 2, radius*2, height),180, 270, None, brush)
    #bottom-right corner
    draw.pieslice((width - radius * 2, height - radius * 2, width, height), 270, 360, None, brush)
    #center rectangle
    draw.rectangle((radius, radius, width - radius, height - radius), brush)
    #four edge rectangle
    draw.rectangle((radius, 0, width - radius, radius), brush)
    draw.rectangle((0, radius, radius, height-radius), brush)
    draw.rectangle((radius, height-radius, width-radius, height), brush)
    draw.rectangle((width-radius, radius, width, height-radius), brush)
    draw.flush()
    image = image.convert('RGBA')
    image.putalpha(mask)
    return image

A: Here is another option using NumPy only:
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

test_img = plt.imread("logo.png") # reads rgba image

radius = 155
shape = (2 * radius, 2 * radius)
x, y = np.indices(shape)
circ = (x - radius) ** 2 + (y - radius) ** 2 <= radius**2
array = np.zeros(shape)
array[circ] = 255
array = np.insert(array, obj=radius, values=np.full((test_img.shape[0] - 2 * radius, array.shape[1]), 255),axis=0)
array = np.insert(array, obj=radius, values=np.full((test_img.shape[1] - 2 * radius, array.shape[0]), 255), axis=1)

plt.imshow(array)
plt.axis("off")
plt.show()

test_img[:, :, 3] = array
plt.imshow(test_img)
plt.axis("off")


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<html>
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">

  <title></title>
  <meta name="description" content="">

  <!-- Mobile -->
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, minimum-scale=1.0, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=yes">

  <!-- Chrome / Android -->
  <meta name="mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
  <meta name="theme-color" content="black">
  <link rel="icon" href="icon.png">

  <!-- Safari / iOS -->
  <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-capable" content="yes">
  <meta name="apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-style" content="black">
  <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="apple-touch-icon.png">

  <!-- Web Components -->
  <script src="bower_components/webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-lite.js"></script>
  <link rel="import" href="elements/elements.html">

  <link rel="stylesheet" href="styles/app.css">
</head>
<body unresolved>
  <div class="container">
    <bouncy-button>
      Polycasts Rule!
    </bouncy-button>
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After their fantastic effort yesterday, some cyclists awoke this morning feeling excited about their trip into Hobart today, however others looked positively relieved that today was the last day of cycling. Our devotions this morning spoke about the nature of poverty and our responses to it. I was proud to be a part of a team that were so visibly doing something to relieve the condition of the poor and oppressed, the orphans and the widows.
The teams got off to a terrific start, knocking over the first fifty kilometers of the trip without too many problems. A flat tyre saw Team 20 catch Team 27 for the third consecutive year and the team leaders, drivers and navigators did a fantastic job of keeping the cyclists safe through busy traffic into Hobart.
Tassie Challenge photos available here!
The day that had to happen.
It finally came around, the BIG day that everyone knew was coming. Many were hoping that they had somehow missed it, yet here it is, the ride from Strahan to the little town of Ouse. 213kms of back breaking riding. 213kms of massive hills, a total of 3000mts to be climbed. And did Tassie turn on brilliant summer weather, 213kms in 30 degree heat. Yes the day had arrived and everyone was packed and away early.
The big climb out of Queenstown provided some spectacular views. A pleasant distraction for our cyclist. This was early in the day and our riders could appreciate the vistas as they rounded each bend. This is Tasmania and whether you ride there is one view after another. From the vistas to the idyllic scenery. Yet as the day wore on the road got longer, the hills became higher, the legs became weary and the views were missed as each cyclist concentrated on the road ahead. Each stroke of the peddle, each grind of the wheel brought them closer to their destination and our home for the night.
Tonight we are sleeping in the hall of Ouse primary school. The parents of the school children have provided dinner which was waiting as each team rode in. A very welcome sight and a very fine spread. Both teams arrived very weary. Team Twenty Seven arrived after nine hours in the saddle. A gutsy effort by some very tired riders and team captain Andrew, an experienced rider was extremely proud of his team. He told them that as armature riders, some that have never experienced this style of riding, they performed extremely well. Even though they day had been tough and a lot of them were hurting, they stayed together as a team.
Team Twenty put in the gutsiest effort ever. They rode for twelve hours and arrived in Ouse just as the sun had gone down. The day had been long and the pain very real. The commitment and the effort these guys and girls put in was beyond amazing. Team captain Andy made the comment these riders are ordinary mums and dads (plus a few younger ones), social riders who have put in one of the biggest days in the history of Eagles Wings rides. AND every single one of them rode the whole way. No hoping in the support vehicle when the legs were ready to give in, they rode through the pain and made it to the end. Team captain Andy did a stellar job of encouraging the team to the end. To his credit, he fostered a team spirit that lead to each team member encouraging and supporting each other. The team rode into Ouse strongly, finding that second wind. Each team member thanked Andy for his leadership and said that this was the best day ever. Amazing, the best day ever was the one that produced the most pain. This is a day they will remember. This is the day that changed then as a cyclist. This is the day that brought them closer to the kids in Zambia. This is the day they conquered Tasmania.
Ouse school have been very hospitable. They invited us to give a presentation about Eagles Wings and we were able to explain to the school children how some children in Africa were not able to go to school and often had no food to eat. The school had a free dress day as a fund raiser and raised enough money to educate on child in Zambia for a whole year. Thank you Ouse Primary school.
If you think our riders are doing it tough for the children in southern Africa, then please donate to Eagles Wings. If you are reading this blog on the Challenge For Change website, please click on the donate Tab and donate on-line. If you are reading the blog on Facebook then please follow the links back to the Challenge For Change site to make your donation. Challenging events for changing lives.
A warm-up for the big day ahead.
A big day today. The largest ride so far and the second largest day on the trip. The big one is tomorrow. Today was 167kms and one very big, unrelenting hill.
We left early after staying overnight in the local school. As usual TeamTwenty Seven were the first to leave followed very soon after by Team Twenty. Both teams made it safely into Strahan, intact. No accidents, no slipped chains and only two punctures. Of course Team Twenty Seven where the first home and after a long day in the saddle, Team Twenty were only a couple of hours behind. Both teams looked good as the rode in formation into Strahan and down to our digs for the night. Twenty Seven captain made the comment that a few people in the team where suffering. Jodie corrected him by saying that they are not suffering. They may be in pain but they were not suffering. The children in southern Africa are suffering. Over devotions this morning Reid made a comment about a reoccurring theme of hope. The funds we raise, as well as bringing the plight of these vulnerable children to the people we meet along the ride, brings hope for a better future for these children. A hope that can be passed on down the generations to their own children in years to come.
We are camped overnight in community recreation hall. A rustic hall with one big open space. All in together, bikes, beds, snorers and non-snorers as we go to bed early for the big day ahead. A ride over the mountain range as we head back to Hobart.
Today the cyclists enjoyed a lovely incline out of town, knowing that the remainder of the day was fairly flat. As we were unable to enter the school at Wilmot until 3:15pm, the cyclists took it easy, enjoyed each others' company, the teams engaged in a bit of friendly rivalry.
This morning's devotional message centred around the combination of faith and works, and it was encouraging for me to reflect upon the combination that is so evident in the participants on this journey - they are doing something remarkable out of faith for those less fortunate then themselves.
The Tassie Challenge, Challenge For Change, challenging events changing lives. Our first big in the field saw a challenge and the challenge was met. For our first time riders there was some trepidation at the beginning of the day. Yet, words of encouragement sent them off with a lot of hope and determination. Before we left for the day we looked at perseverance in the face of suffering. Our riders new that they would suffer through today yet waiting for them at the end of the road was a hot shower, a filling dinner and a warm bed. We were asked to imagine our friends in Zambia and to consider their perseverance in the face of suffering.
Both our teams excelled in today's ride. They both came in on time and intact. No hopping in cars for our riders. Every hill was overcome. So what was this big day. 164 km and climbed 2500mts. Team Twenty Seven averaged 24km/h and Team Twenty averaged 19.5km/h.
Challenging events changing lives. We are riding to change the lives of vulnerable children in Southern Africa. I thing the lives of some of our riders have changed today.
Catch the Day 1 action! Hobart to Swansea.
The photos from day one of the Challenge For Change, Tassie Challenge can now be seen on Facebook. Click here. If you see a photo of family or a friend, please leave a comment.
A lot of first time riders have joined Challenge For Change this year. All were champing at the bit to be away and onto the road. Lots of stretching. Adjustments made to bikes. A few laps of the car park to warm up the muscles. And then they were off. Twenty nine riders hit the road and headed north leaving beautiful Hobart behind. Our riders are split between two teams. Our experienced riders are in Team Twenty Seven and will average 27kph. Team Twenty will average 20kph. Team Twenty Seven left first, eager to be on the road and were cheered on by the rest of the Challenge For Change crew. Ten minutes later Team Twenty were away, again with a big cheer.
Check out the pre-ride blog video here!
The long ride to Hobart.
Some would think this day would never come. For others it came around too quickly. Hands up, who only packed their bag late last night? Months of planning. Months of training. The launch of Challenge for Change at the Solstice Challenge in June. The Mountain Challenge two weeks ago. Packing bags, checking gear, all have led to this day.
Two of our "Generals" arrived yesterday to get things ready for our "Road Warriors". Collecting vehicles, preparing our first nights accommodation, shuttle bus to the airport and all the last minute details that always crop up. Well done and thank you. I was lucky to go for a nice drive into the city to pick up one of our hire vehicles. Took in the scenery on the drive in and did not get lost on the way back. Thank you also to the hard working team that have spent months putting in the hard yards to get us to Hobart. We are staying tonight at the Citywide Baptist Church in Mornington. As I type, our cyclists and crew are relaxing in preparation for the start of the big ride that starts tomorrow. 1000kms riding around beautiful Tasmania and back to Hobart next week.
So, here we are, five days out from The Tassie Challenge. I spend the majority of my time at the moment fluctuating between excitement, sheer terror, panic and rationality. The latter, sadly, doesn't get much of a look-in.
There's not much that I enjoy more than being out on my bike. After the ride in 2009 from Brisbane to Canberra, I would not have said that. I was ready to sell the bike, thankful for the life-changing, muscle-crunching, friendship-building adventure, but fairly sure I'd done the job. I was ready to commit to supporting Eagles Wings in a less outrageous way.
Okay, straight up, I am not a bike nerd. I really enjoy riding, but I know very little about bikes. I am embarrassed to say this. If you ride for long enough you will hear loads of bike jargon that seemingly everyone knows but you! Sometimes I try to bluff my way through while I think, "I have no idea what you are talking about." Second to this, most people that ride with me are really disturbed at my bike's condition. I don't clean it. At times it gets confiscated and cleaned for me. This is something I need to work on. But I think it is important that you understand this.
So, when it came to the question of the bike that I'll be using for this record attempt, I had to hand it over to the experts to assist in making this decision, whilst I only conveyed my big picture concerns of the balance between speed and comfort. Originally, I thought I would be able to take three different bikes for different conditions (hills, flats, off-road/road works), until Guinness World Records team stipulated the use of only one commercially available bike, with no modifications for the whole journey. Hence, this was one of the biggest decisions about the journey for me to make. If the bike is fast, but extremely uncomfortable, I will fail. If it is extremely slow and comfortable, I will fail. Either way, it would do my head in.
WE WERE ONLY SEVEN DAYS BACK FROM OUR 5500KM RIDE THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN AFRICA, BUT APPARENTLY SEVEN DAYS WAS ENOUGH TIME FOR ONE OF OUR CO-RIDERS (TIM) TO EMAIL ME THROUGH THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR RIDING AFRICA TOP TO BOTTOM FOR A 'SOLO UNASSISTED RIDE' (NO SUPPORT TEAMS OR VEHICLES) FROM CAIRO (EGYPT) TO CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA). HE WAS CURIOUS TO SEE HOW OUR RIDE COMPARED.
At 10am we met Pastor Jeff McKinnon and the folks at City Baptist Church, who are kindly putting during the ride's Launceston stopover. Great people, great place, and we've roped Nigel in for a day's cycling between Launceston and Wilmot. Plenty of extreme sleeping options for Big A.
When Challenge for Change started planning The Tassie Challenge ten months ago, we were running fairly blindly. I spent hours talking to strangers from churches I'd found on Google, or to people that others had referred me to. This morning, Graham and I started a planning trip to find out exactly what we had planned, and what 27 cyclists and 18 support crew members have signed up for.
The trip started well. Looking out the plane window, we could only see a few hills, none of which had roads on them. Too easy? After (mostly) successfully navigating Hobart's one-way streets, we checked out our Hobart accommodation (see Facebook for photos), gave out some brochures to strangers and visited our proposed finishing point. The trip has already proven to be worthwhile, as we discovered that the aforementioned finishing point was at the top of a whopping great hill. Eager to keep the cyclists on side, we checked out alternative options. Cascade brewery, anyone?
Things are about to get exciting as Challenge for Change begins in 2012.
Challenge for Change is an initiative of Eagles Wings Australia and our Mission Statement sums up our purpose and hopes. But as with everything in life there is a starting point, an idea, a thought or a dream, a sudden light bulb moment. Or there is a challenge that is overcome that creates something beautiful, something inspirational. Sometimes something that brings hope starts out as a hopeless situation. So it is with Eagles Wings' new initiative, Challenge for Change.


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Lehigh hopes to 'suspend disbelief' against Duke
By JD Malone and Of The Morning Call
Duke has "The Shot," four national titles, 15 Final Four appearances and more than 70 NBA draft picks. And the last time the Blue Devils met Lehigh University on the basketball court in 1996, they won by more points than the Mountain Hawks scored — 103-51.
But before you pencil in Duke on your bracket in the office pool, the folks at Lehigh want you to know they are not intimidated by history, track records, or the beliefs of just about everyone outside of Bethlehem.
"They'll give them a run for their money," Sam Burke, a Lehigh sophomore from Philadelphia said Wednesday as she waited for the Mountain Hawks to board a bus to the airport for a flight to Greensboro, N.C., for the NCAA Tournament. "I picked them to win."
She picked Lehigh to win in the tourney's Round of 64 Friday night against Duke.
So did Paola Simon, a Lehigh senior from Princeton, N.J. Simon said the Bethlehem campus is abuzz about Lehigh's showdown with Duke.
"I think we have a shot," she said. "We're just as good."
She didn't mean in academics, where Lehigh shines in engineering, business and just about everything else — just like Duke. She meant on the court, wearing high-tops and banging in the paint.
Not many others believe. The oddsmakers have Duke, which ended the season on a down note with a loss in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, as a 12-point favorite. ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd said he thought the Blue Devils lacked a shutdown defense, but picked Duke to win.
Even one Lehigh student admitted that he couched his bet.
"I picked Lehigh in one bracket," Ryan Visconti, a junior from Marlton, N.J., said, "and I went with Duke in another."
Both colleges can boast about educating the future leaders of America, and Duke even counts a former president, Richard Nixon, as a law school alumnus. Their endowments are more than $1 billion, both churn out lots of engineers and financial titans — and if they met on the football field, well, the game might be more of a coin flip.
But it's the Big Dance where Lehigh and Duke meet Friday, and Duke has all the history, the glory, the coach who goes by the first letter of his last name. The two schools have met four times in basketball since 1940, with Duke winning all four games by no less than 30 points. This is Lehigh's fifth trip to the tourney, while Duke has appeared every year but one since 1984.
Duke gave the sports world "The Shot" by Christian Laettner 20 years ago against Kentucky, quite possibly the greatest college basketball moment of all time. Lehigh alum and former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca gave the world the minivan. Chrysler's Town and Country might not be sexy, but it's lasted longer than Laettner's hoops career.
Yet the gravity of history is lost on Kimber-Lee Alston, a Lehigh junior from New York City.
"[Duke] are just people like us," Alston said. "We're good, too. I have a good feeling."
Simon and Alston attend theater class with one of Lehigh's players, Gabe Knutson, a 6-foot-9-inch forward from Iowa. The whole class turned out to see off Knutson and the rest of the team Wednesday afternoon outside Lehigh's Taylor Gymnasium.
Simon and Alston wondered why the guys packed so many bags. Someone in the crowd said if Lehigh wins Friday, the team would need to stay the whole weekend in Greensboro.
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Lehigh senior center Justin Maneri said the team expected to be paired with Duke, and after playing Kansas two years ago, the Mountain Hawks won't be intimidated by the Blue Devils' outsized reputation.
"In March Madness," said Maneri, of Saddle Brook, N.J., "anything can happen, and we have the best offensive player in the country."
He referred to guard C.J. McCollum, who pours in just under 22 points a game for the Mountain Hawks. He was also in Simon and Alston's theater class last semester. Simon hugged McCollum as he made his way to the bus and a classmate screamed, "I'm standing next to greatness!"
McCollum might be Lehigh's best shot at landing a player in the NBA, something Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski knows about. 'Coach K' has been tapped to coach the U.S. Olympic team, which is stocked with NBA stars.
Brett Reed, Lehigh's head coach, and one of three college head coaches with a doctorate degree, said McCollum makes everyone on the team better, and he expects his junior star to play well against Duke.
Just before hopping on the bus to leave campus, Reed said it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks, he and his players just need to block out the naysayers and believe in themselves.
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When you begin to consider the Finns of New York State, there are two obvious foci that have received the majority of attention in the ethnic literature. The presence of some estimated 20,000 Finns in New York City during the 1920s provided a large population with its myriad cultural, religious and social organizations and activities. The heyday of the large Finnish population has passed, and as of 2000, a total of 3,466 Finns lived in New York City.1 This number remains the highest population within the state. Due to this large population size, much has been written about their existence, for example, in Brooklyn and Manhattan.2 A second significant concentration of Finns within the state has always been the Finger Lakes region in western New York State. Here, in cities and towns such as Van Etten, Spencer, Millport, and Ithaca, activities and organizations have existed for decades and have also received academic interest.3
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Oakwood Theme Park is sponsoring Tenby AFC's Under 13 and Under 8 teams this season.
The Narberth attraction's logo will appear on the teams' football shirts and park director Clare Stansfield went along to one of the club's training sessions to officially present them with the new kit.
"We are always looking at positive way to support the local community; particularly among youngsters and this seemed like a great way to get behind a really strong and successful local sports club," said Clare.
"I was really impressed with the enthusiasm and commitment shown by the club when I visited and I wish them every success this season," she added.
Last season was the Under 13s first year on a full size pitch and they acquitted themselves very well by winning the League by 10 clear points. This season they are currently top of the table and are in the semi-final of the Under 13 cup.
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