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INTEGRATING DAYLIGHTING
Vilma Barr | May 01, 2005
Time was when the lighting of an enclosed shopping mall was relegated to electrical engineers. They saw their responsibility as powering up the wattage and housing the lamps in utilitarian-looking fixtures. The light level was typically constant during business hours; the day-into-night cycle wasn't an issue.
Now, daylighting has become a major component in the lighting design programs for mall renovations and expansions. The word "daylighting" has entered the lexicon to denote natural light used in an interior that, when blended with improved types of flattering, color-balanced artificial illumination, creates environments that consumers enjoy.
Shopping center owners who are renovating and/or expanding older properties know that by integrating daylighting from overhead skylights or clerestory windows with the architecture they are making an investment in user satisfaction. (Clerestory refers to the upper portion of a wall containing windows for supplying natural light to a building.)
Indeed, lighting has assumed a status, along with architectural style, music, and entertainment and dining options, that now define the total mall environment, says lighting designer Ron Kurtz of Randy Burkett Associates in St. Louis. "Malls are in competition with many other options that consumers have to spend their time and their disposable income on, including the Internet," Kurtz says. This strategy feeds into the time-tested retail tenet that patrons who linger longer spend more on products, entertainment and dining.
Design teams have devised ingenious solutions to replace the uniform sameness of big-box-type lighting with a combination of natural light that is enhanced during the day and artificial illumination that glamorizes the skylight and clerestory openings at night. Denis Gervais of GHA Shoppingscapes in Montreal, notes that shopping centers that are recognized today as visual experiences — pleasant, memorable and entertaining — are successfully employing daylighting in their physio/marketing appeal to attract visitors.
For General Growth's new 2 million-square-foot Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines, Iowa, lighting designer Michael DiBlasi of the Minneapolis office of Schuler Shook was directed to create outdoor lighting that supports what he describes as "a community feel."
Simon's Dadeland Mall in Miami, underwent a major renovation that transformed the once-drab 40-year-old mall into a light-filled space for shopping and dining that now occupies 1.4 million square feet.
Cadillac Fairview's Carrefour Laval on the north shore of Montreal features a 75-foot-high, 200-foot-long skylight as its major architectural element. But what looks elegant during the day can seem dreary at night, so a second lighting plan was installed to add drama, says Gervais.
Carrefour Laval
"The introduction of daylighting to the mall lighting mix presents a unique set of challenges," says Gervais, whose firm designed the interiors for Carrefour Laval and Complexe Les Ailes (left), the redevelopment of the former Montreal Eatons by Ivanhoe Cambridge.
During the day, pre-programmed electronic sensors adjust the amount of light from ambient sources and decorative fixtures to complement the level of natural light.
Ottawa-based lighting designer Philip Gabriel recessed 50 watt low-voltage metal halide luminaires into a slot that rims the ceiling below the skylight's frame. "Halide fixtures are small and directable," Gabriel says. "They can be aimed to create emphasis on storefront façades, a technique that can't be done with fluorescent fixtures," Gabriel says. The renovation of Carrefour Laval included raising the ceiling surrounding the main corridor on two sides by up to four feet, allowing for the installation of a band of clerestory windows that brings continuous ribbons of daylight into the interior.
"In the past, the use of daylighting was typically limited to skylights at corridor intersections," Gabriel points out. For projects where new wings have been added, Gabriel reports that daylight is introduced into 25 percent to 65 percent of the new space. "Developers we work with are taking the initiative about daylighting; they know that people like the feeling of being out-of-doors."
Advances in lamp technology — improved CRI (color rendering index) levels of 80 to 85 or better, longer life and reduced energy consumption — contribute to aesthetic and cost-saving goals for mall managers and their design teams, according to Gabriel
Ian Roth, an architecture and design director for Cadillac Fairview in Toronto, says that malls built from the 1960s through the 1980s are today "undergoing lighting changes to intensify the sites." Creating indoor streetscapes that incorporate daylighting is a design priority, Roth says. In addition, to augment the perception of the mood and pace of a true street, tenants now have the option of extending their storefronts to make them more three-dimensional, and allow window lighting to spill out onto the walkways.
Roth describes spotlights mounted 40 to 50 feet above walkways that are aimed at tree tops. In the evening, they create patterns that simulate those seen on sidewalks of tree-bordered shopping thoroughfares. "During the 1980s, we relied on artificial illumination," Roth notes. "Now, the preference is to present a lifestyle experience to the public, to give people a sense of place that relates to an outdoor environment," he says.
Establishing outdoor lighting systems for U.S. lifestyle centers incorporates a family of fixtures at different sight levels. User safety, starting with parking areas and extending through to building entries, is combined with lighting that expresses the center's image and the architect's visual concept.
Jordan Creek
At Jordan Creek, "There is a lake in front of the buildings, outdoor restaurants, a plaza, and paths through and around the landscaped areas," DiBlasi points out. Bollards, ground level walkway lighting and streetlights are balanced to produce a illumination throughout the site. "For emphasis, the buildings and the trees are lit," he adds.
For both interior and exterior, DiBlasi says that energy efficiency and ease of maintenance are built into the lighting program's luminaire and lamp selection program. He specifies fixtures using LEDs (light-emitting diodes) that can last 50,000 hours or more for such areas as hard-to-reach signage.
Computer-driven, color-changing programs can beam patterns of hues generated by LEDs on surfaces as large as exterior façades or as narrow as a piece of jewelry. Pioneered by Boston-based Color Kinetics, they have been used in mall coves, as part of landscape and water feature illumination, and in food courts. Store designers have translated the capabilities of the system to highlight departmental space dividers, display fixture panels on mannequins and decorative props and fitted them in ceiling-suspended chandeliers and wall-mounted sconces, says DiBlasi.
As components become more affordable, he predicts wider use of LED fixtures for large-scale commercial projects such as shopping destinations. He collaborated with Douglas McChane, General Growth Properties Inc.'s vice president of design and construction, and Judd Eddy of Callison Architecture Inc. to develop the lighting plan.
The lighting budget for Jordan Creek, as well as other General Growth projects DiBlasi has worked on, typically includes decorative and specialty lighting, plus any custom designs that interpret themes from nature or architectural details.
One of Simon's objectives for upgrading Dadeland Mall was to reduce the amount of energy used to light the mall, and introduce daylight into the interior. Brian Cotter, Simon director of mechanical and electrical engineering, established the standards for the new lighting program in conjunction with the architects of Thompson Ventulett Stainback & Associates in Atlanta, and The Lighting Practice in Philadelphia, lighting design consultants.
Simon's energy-savings goals at Dadeland were well met, says Cotter. "The new lighting system consumes one-half of the pre-renovation load," he says. "This saving was achieved by combining daylighting with cost-efficient architectural and feature lighting."
Helen Diemer, vice president of The Lighting Practice designed the lighting, "To provide nighttime plant maintenance, the downlights in the ceiling are programmed to switch on from closing to sunup," says Diemer. "Lamps that generate less heat are also a factor in calculating the cost of lighting today's shopping center."
Mall at Millenia
Megan Carroll, formerly a marketing consultant for Philips Lighting, advises that a drop in the HVAC load is possible by using lamps engineered to produce a specified light level using less wattage and less energy.
A rule of thumb is that 2 to 3 watts of cooling are required for each watt of light," Carroll says. Lamps that minimize the amount of energy needed to safely and attractively illuminate interior areas cut the amount of cooling used to keep shoppers comfortable.
Carroll also emphasizes the importance of imaginative exterior design that is enlivened with a sensitive lighting design. She cites the The Forbes Co./ Taubman Centers Inc. Mall at Millenia in Orlando as an "outstanding example" of an exterior design that communicates the mall's brand.
"With Millenia, the mall experience starts as soon as it comes into view," she says. "It's a real jewel of the evening, with the glow coming from its skylight and the exterior architectural lighting adding a sculptural effect."
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"I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry," Floyd says, visibly terrified, cracking the door open as officers demand that he keep his hands where they can see them.
"I didn't do nothing," the 46-year-old man tells officers, raising his hands. "What did I do?" he asks in confusion. As the officers ask him to step out of the vehicle, Floyd starts to cry and begs: "Please don't shoot me."
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Floyd died on May 25 as he was detained by the officers for allegedly trying to use a counterfeit $20 bill. The Minneapolis Police Department fired all four officers involved in the incident. Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter over Floyd's death. The other three officers were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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GAME REVIEW | A Double Dose of "Hotline Miami" Goodness
It was bound to happen. After a cameo appearance in Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, the world of Hotline Miami was greatly rumored to appear on the Switch. Then, out of the blue, it arrived. Hotline Miami Collection, which combines the first game and its Wrong Number sequel, brings us back to the late 80s/early 90s for some carnage and pixelated violence! Oh, how I've missed this gem of a series!
For those not in the know, Hotline Miami follows the saga of Jacket, a hit man who receives jobs from a mysterious caller. From dealing with the Russian mafia and thugs to even participating in a movie inspired by your wrongdoings, Jacket and the rest of the game's cast must obliterate every person in each level. Be hit with a one-hit kill, and it's back to the last checkpoint! And no job is ever easy to take on.
This is the type of video game where you'll be pulling many trial-and-errors throughout its runtime. It's very easy to screw up, and have a lot of progress be null & void as you go back to the start of the floor. The enemies are smart, quick, and incredibly clever. Thankfully, you've got some good tricks up your sleeves.
Depending on the kind of mask you wear will result in either a good power-up or a better chance at gaining a stronger weapon. Barrel rolls, throw kills, and even the ability to see what's ahead on a floor will be fundamental for solving specific areas. Yes, you will die a lot, but once you succeed, the euphoria you'll feel will no doubt be pure ecstasy.
Hotline Miami's transfer to Nintendo Switch was a pretty smooth one. With the aid of Abstraction Games, Dennaton Games was able to bring it to the home/portal console will all of its bells & whistles intact. While it may not be a high-end AAA game, the pixelated look gives way to the old-school hardness of NES-era video games. Its Joy-Con motion controls don't exactly take full advantage of what the controller has to offer, but it's quite fun to slam it down to make your hit man get a final kill.
With all of that being said, there is a flaw or two regarding these port of the Hotline Miami games. Though the controls do work well for the most part, the layout is vastly different from its PS4 version. Picking up items and throwing them are surprisingly a little bit more difficult here, not to mention how sensitive the right joystick is when it comes to turning on & off the auto-aim. This bring me to the biggest issue I have with these versions of the game: the bugs.
As I played through the first Hotline Miami, I noticed that kills would not be made, even when shooting point-blank at an enemy. I'd hear the gun go off, but both the bullet and the hit would never be seen. This would often happen when attempting to shoot at a room's corner, even when an enemy is standing there. When this would occur, the hit would not be made, and the enemy would then proceed to kill me, forcing me to start from the beginning of the floor again. (The issue was not found when playing Wrong Number.)
Yet even with some of these bugs (which will more than likely be ironed out), I couldn't help but be fascinated by what I was experiencing. Despite playing both of these games a few years back on the PS3 and PS4, the neon-colored and blood-drenched cityscape of Miami still dazzled me in ways that very few big-named titles have failed to do. Its story, plot twists, and characters still remained as memorable as before, with the narrative taking a few smart cues from filmmaker Nicholas Winding Refn. Trust me when I say that — despite the first game coming out six years ago — you still won't witness a video game quite like it.
One can't talk about Hotline Miami without mentioning its soundtrack. The first game showcases a few great electronica and synthwave numbers from Pertubator, Scattle, and M|O|O|N, all of which aid in creating the atmosphere the story delivers. However, the soundtrack to Wrong Number still stands as one of the greatest ever made, with melodies from the likes of Magic Sword, Carpenter Brut, Bennie Smiles, and Mega Drive providing some of the heaviest bass sounds heard in any game score.
It will take you roughly 15-20 hours to play all of Hotline Miami Collection, front-and-back. Players can revisit past levels to better their score, as well as discover new ways to make some kills (not to mention find new ways to die!). There is somewhat of a New Game mode with Wrong Number after beating it once, but the only thing new to it is a little introduction that may make some crack a smile or two as it occurs.
One hell of a challenge
Beautiful pixel art
One of the best game soundtracks ever made
Minor bugs
Controls can be a bit finicky
There's a reason why Hotline Miami put Devolver Digital on the map. Hardcore violent and brutally challenging, this top-down shooter continues to shine even years since it first released. Now, like a good mix tape, you can take Hotline Miami Collection on the go for all to experience!
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Just barely a month ago, Pearl Lee was on the other side of the world, organising Rwanda's biggest cycling event through her internship with SKOL Brewery.
Pearl Lee, a fresh graduate from César Ritz Colleges, recently returned home from a true internship adventure in Rwanda to begin her full time job as an Events Coordinator with Hotel Le Meridien Taipei.
Why did you choose to do your internship in Rwanda?
When I moved to Switzerland for my studies, I told myself that I would embrace any challenges and opportunities that came my way. I heard about this position from our school's career office and I thought, why not?! Having travelled in Europe and Asia before, I knew Africa was a place I wanted to get to know more and I believe you need to live in a country for some time if you want to truly get to know it.
What was your first impression of Rwanda when you arrived?
The people are also warm and genuine. Interestingly, I made friends with people from many different countries in Rwanda. I met a girl from Hong Kong who was teaching music in an international school, a Japanese restaurant owner who moved his entire family to Rwanda to start his business, a Chinese businessman who can't speak English, French or Kinyarwanda (the local language), and yet was running a successful business in Rwanda. More than its landscape it's the people I met and the locals who I worked with that really shaped my appreciation for the country.
Tell us a little more about your internship with SKOL Brewery.
SKOL Brewery is one of the fastest growing companies in the country. A core focus is corporate social responsibility and giving back to society. In this spirit they sponsor the Tour du Rwanda to promote sport.
As the Events Assistant, I organised and prepared event evaluation reports and supported the events team from preparation through to the execution of campaigns. I was also tasked with managing media relations and tracked daily media coverage, facilitated interviews for journalists with cyclists and oversaw the branding of the event on TV, online and other platforms.
What was the biggest challenge you faced in this role?
Overcoming the language barrier was probably the most difficult. My job required me to work closely with locals that we employed for casual labour at our events, and they all spoke Kinyarwanda, which I don't understand. At the beginning we found ourselves communicating through sign or body language! Over time, I realised that their written English was better than their spoken, so we started texting as a form of communication and I made sure to double check with them and show them exactly what we needed their help with to avoid misunderstanding.
My internship with SKOL Brewery has been a great opportunity for me to develop my leadership skills, as I had to train staff in different roles for events. I also learned to work independently, be adaptable and flexible as nothing ever goes as planned!


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{
    int left = 0;
    int right = str.length();
    boolean okay = true;
    char ch1; char ch2;

    while(okay && left<right)
    {
        ch1 = str.charAt(left);
        if(!Character.isDigit(ch1)||!Character.isLetter(ch1))
            left++;
        else
        {
            ch2 = str.charAt(right);
            if(!Character.isDigit(ch2)||!Character.isLetter(ch2))
                right--;
            else
            {
                ch1 = Character.toUpperCase(ch1);
                ch2 = Character.toUpperCase(ch2);
                if(ch1==ch2)
                {
                    left++;
                    right--;
                }
                else
                    okay = false;
            }
        }
    }
    return okay;
}
}

A: You need to do logical AND of the 2 checks instead of OR -
if(!Character.isDigit(ch1) && !Character.isLetter(ch1))

A: Use a method like the following:
boolean isPalindrome (String input) {
    int strLength = input.length;
    for (int i=0; i < input.length/2; ++i) {
        if (input.charAt(i) != input.charAt(strLength-i)) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    return true;
}

A: A late answer although it might help some in the future. The method posted below doesn't use any of StringBuilder functions.
public boolean isPalindrome(String value) {
    boolean isPalindrome = true;
    for (int i = 0 , j = value.length() - 1 ; i < j ; i ++ , j --) {
        if (value.charAt(i) != value.charAt(j)) {
            isPalindrome = false;
        }
    }
    return isPalindrome;
}

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SALT LAKE CITY - Once an afterthought in the historically male-dominated outdoor retail industry, women have become a sought-after force with companies vying to tap into a market that has grown to $4.6 billion in annual sales.
A wide array of clothing, gear and equipment designed for women adventurers is on display this weekend at the summer version of the world's largest outdoor gear show for retailers that attracts 30,000 people a year to Salt Lake City.
Large images of women rock climbing, paddle boarding and doing yoga in exotic locations adorn the elaborate setups at company booths inside the convention center for the Outdoor Retailer show.
The sales of women-specific goods has grown from about $400 million some 15 years ago to $4.6 billion this year, said Julia Clark Day, executive director of business development for the sports division of the research firm NPD Group.
She says the gap has decreased considerable between that figure and the annual $7.9 billion in annual sales of men-specific gear.
Companies make women's apparel in a wide pallet of colors and with feminine prints, stitching and features, but most outdoor brands have moved away from the "pink it and shrink it" philosophy that frustrated female outdoor enthusiasts for so long.
"Every single company knows that we are expecting more from them," said Laurie Tewksbury, chief operating officer of the Outdoor Women's Alliance. "We're not just looking for things that are cute, it better work well too."
The way skis and bikes are made, for example, has evolved in recent years to not just be smaller than men's gear but made to fit women's bodies and features.
Within women's sales, active wear, or "athleisure" is the current hot trend, Clark Day said. That includes yoga pants, versatile shorts, dresses and pants. Most come with high-performance features such as moisture wicking materials and fabrics that stretch for hiking or ride a bike.
"We call it trails to cocktails," said Clark Day, who is also on the board of directors at Camber Outdoors, previously known as the Outdoor Industries Women's Coalition. "It's that ability to go out hiking and then look great when you meet your friends at the bar afterward for a drink."
Adidas Outdoor decided to focus on the burgeoning women's market when it launched six years ago, a decision that has paid dividends, said Greg Thomsen, managing director of the division. Their booth features colorful shoes designed especially for women's feet and a host of shirts, jackets and pants. Large images of a professional female rock climber - a brand ambassador - cover the walls.
At California-based PrAna, yoga pants, lightweight dresses and stylish blouses that can be layered on top of sports bras were on display.
Women "want performance. They want something they can wear comfortably through whatever activity they are doing over the course of the day," said Sasha Dietschi-Cooper, vice president of sales for the company. "Equally important, they want something that looks great."


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Q: Python3: StringIO and Elementree encoding With migration to Python 3 xml.etree.ElementTree's write() doesn't work as expected.
I need to make the following code work with Python3:
tree = ET.ElementTree(root)
fileobj = StringIO()

tree.write(fileobj, encoding="utf-8")

The problem with py3 is that it treats fileobj as bytes and therefore fails to write it to StringIO. Then after checking ElementTree docutmentation it appears I have to use encoding='unicode' and this works just fine in py3 but fails with py2.
Now, it there a way to make it work with both py2 and py3 or do I have to use io.BytesIO as a workaround for py3, or shall I use different encoding based on python version?
What is the best solution here?

A: In the end I've decided to use io.BytesIO for both py2 and py3


Don't buy cheap bin liners.
Go placidly amongst the noise and haste and all that.
Be happy that there are some things you cannot change.
Happiness only comes when you accept the things you cannot influence.
Separate opinion from fact but don't let facts get in the way of a good story.
Also separate whites from colours unless you live alone.
Do something as though it were the last day of your life.
'Hang around' sometimes – learn to watch ants and think about why they do all that running around.
Make friends with freedom and uncertainty.
Cry during movies. But only during the soppy bits. And do it quietly.
Assume that anyone driving faster than you and agitating you is suffering some sort of disaster and needs to go that fast.
Stuff happens – true contentment comes from reacting positively to it.
Never stop hugging your kids. That way they still hug you when they're bigger than you. Which is nice.
Never outstay your welcome. Like the Spanish say; guests and fish both begin to smell after three days.
Never book a short break to Spain of more than three days.
Discourage small children from walking around with sharp objects.
Do the same with big children.
Swing as high as you can on a swing by moonlight.
Walk into the sea with your clothes on at midnight. Only do it once and somewhere warm.
Do it now. The money will follow.
Make people laugh. Wear a paisley shirt with a striped tie.
Do something crazy with custard once in a while.
Read every day. But not out loud.
Learn new words – you can chew them.
Say 'Bula' when you arrive home. Everyday.
Refuse all requests for an explanation.
Don't eat sprouts unless there's someone standing over you.
Don't buy things you don't need with money you haven't got to impress people you don't like.
Always have clean shoes – it says a lot about you.
Write your own desiderata for your children's Grandchildren.
Listen to those older than you are. They're getting fewer in number every day.
Write little notes saying nice things to good friends expecting nothing in return.
If you can't be with the one you love honey; love the one you're with. Love the one you're with.
Remember if you're not the lead huskey you only ever get one view.
Don't take your shirt off on stage. It's not big and it's not funny.
Remember the total result of all of your ambition is to be happy in your own head.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy. Remember the purpose of life is to develop loving relationships and make a meaningful, positive contribution.
So spot when you're doing those two things and celebrate every gorgeous moment.
And trust me on the bin liners.
An expert on influence and persuasion.


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Еврідіка () — дружина Орфея.

Згідно з деякими міфами, вона була німфою-Дріадою, а за іншими вона була богинею природи (також, за деякими даними, дочкою Аполлона).

Померла від укусу змії в п'яту. За версією, її переслідував закоханий Арістей, і вона наступила на змію.

Виведена Орфеєм з Аїда, вона повернулася туди знову, оскільки чоловік на шляху, порушивши домовленість із Персефоною, озирнувся на неї.

Образ Еврідіки у мистецтві

 Опера «Еврідіка» Якопо Пері (1600)
 Опера «Орфей» (К. Монтеверді, 1607)
 Опера «Орфей та Еврідіка» (К. В. Глюк, 1762)
 Оперета «Орфей в пеклі» (Ж. Оффенбах, 1858)
 Зонг-опера «Орфей та Еврідіка» (А. Журбін, 1975)
 П'єса «Еврідіка» (Жан Ануй) 1942

Примітки

Див. також
 75 Еврідіка — астероїд, названий на честь персонажу.

Література
 Словник античної міфології. — : Наукова думка, 1985. — 236 сторінок.

Персонажі давньогрецьких міфів
Німфи
Померли від укусу змії

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Thanks to Travis Scott, you can catch Kylie Jenner bouncin' around in a new LaFerrari.
La Flame purchased the extravagant $1.4 million sports car for his girlfriend as a "push present" following the birth of their daughter Stormi.
Jenner showed off her fancy new black whip with red interior on Instagram. The limited edition hybrid vehicle features yellow Ferrari logos and black-on-black rims.
Purchasing the 950 horsepower car is no easy feat. Only 499 La Ferraris were produced, and one has to put in a request to purchase the car. The company's North American CEO Marco Mattiacci has even said that high-profile buyers have been rejected.
It's rumored that one must own more than five Ferraris to be eligible, and that dealers can suggest their most loyal customers be considered. One must also be able to afford the ride's lavish price tag.


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Cowboys try many tricks with rookie QB, fall to Eagles 23-9
Derik Hamilton/AP
Dallas Cowboys' Ben DiNucci plays during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)
By: Associated Press News
Posted at 12:23 AM, Nov 02, 2020
PHILADELPHIA - The Dallas Cowboys tried to fake their way through rookie quarterback Ben DiNucci's first — and they're thinking only — start.
From the reverses, to the fake reverses, to the receiver option pass play to the direct snaps for running back Ezekiel Elliott and receiver Cedrick Wilson, the Cowboys kept Philadelphia off balance as long as they could.
Ultimately, Dallas had run out of gadget plays down six while driving in the fourth quarter, and DiNucci's fumble on a safety blitz was returned 53 yards for a touchdown by Rodney McLeod to seal the Eagles' 23-9 victory Sunday night.
The Cowboys (2-6) started a third quarterback in the same year for the first time since 2015. This was a much more unconventional look than when Dallas was trying to save a season wrecked by Tony Romo's collarbone injury.
DiNucci drew the start in his home state of Pennsylvania after Andy Dalton couldn't play a week after getting a concussion at Washington. That was Dalton's second start in place of star Dak Prescott, out for the season with a broken ankle.
Owner Jerry Jones said on his radio show this past week the club expected Dalton, a nine-year starter in Cincinnati before signing to be Prescott's backup, to return next Sunday at home against Pittsburgh. In the meantime, the Cowboys tried to give DiNucci as much help as they could.
The seventh-round pick from James Madison needed it, finishing 21 of 40 for 180 yards, losing two fumbles and getting sacked four times.
A reverse to rookie receiver CeeDee Lamb picked up 19 yards on the game's first possession, which ended with the first of Greg Zuerlein's three field goals and a 3-0 lead.
Elliott ran several times with a direct snap, and Wilson — who actually is a former quarterback and has as many touchdown passes this season as Dalton (one) — took a direct snap before handing off to Elliott.
Most of the fancy plays didn't do much, including when DiNucci threw backward to Wilson with the clear intention for the receiver to throw. Seeing nothing open, Wilson kept and was tackled for a 1-yard loss.
The Cowboys kept trying, and probably too long. Leading 9-7 in the third quarter from the Philadelphia 26, Wilson was dropped for a 10-yard loss on a reverse. Two plays later, Zuerlein missed a 52-yard attempt.
There was a final trick in the plan when the Cowboys intentionally took a safety so they could have a free kick with a 14-point deficit late in the fourth quarter. Chris Jones' popped up punt was perfect, but Justin March and Joe Thomas whiffed on chances to catch the high bounce, and the Eagles ended up with the ball.
Through three full games without Prescott and what was the NFL's No. 1 offense at the time, the Cowboys have one touchdown — in garbage time of a 38-10 loss to Arizona.
Dallas actually got the running game going, which is why the 9-7 halftime lead lasted until late in the third quarter. Elliott and Tony Pollard combined for 103 yards on 26 carries, but Elliott still doesn't have a 100-yard game on his own. The two-time rushing champion has never gone more than two games into a season without a 100-yard day.
The Cowboys also fixed the biggest problem they've had all season: turnover margin. Rookie cornerback Trevon Diggs had two interceptions — the first Dallas player with more than one since Jeff Heath five years ago — and Dallas finished plus-2 after coming in with by far the NFL's worst margin.


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I try to make it a habit to hang around with smart people. Given that my IQ is not much larger than my waistline, this isn't difficult to do.
One person who fits that bill - and is a nice guy to boot - is the newly retired dean of my beloved Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia, Dr. E. Culpepper Clark.
It is no small coincidence that the dean of the Grady College hails from Grady County. It is just another obvious example of the fact that God is partial to UGA. Our dean could have come from Ashtabula, Ohio. The Ashtabula College of Journalism? That would never have worked.
No need to dredge up times that are blessedly in the rearview mirror, but suffice it to say that it has been a bumpy ride during much of the tenure of Michael Adams, the recent past president of my alma mater. But let bygones be bygones. I will always treasure the form letters from his office acknowledging my financial support of UGA.
Walking the fine line between Adams and an opinionated columnist/Grady grad of wide circulation who can find the humor-impaired like a moth finds a porch light has not been easy for Cully Clark, but if my barbs at his boss ever caused him discomfort, he never let it show.
Dean Clark retired last week, and his good works deserve applause. The Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at UGA is a better place because he was there - and it was pretty good to begin with. Because of the dean, I have continued to support the university through scholarships and internships and a recently announced chair in Crisis Communications Leadership at the Grady College. I doubt any of this would have happened had Cully Clark not been around.
We had lunch recently to celebrate his retirement and to talk about the future. We discussed our joint efforts to make the Grady College a national leader in the area of crisis communications in the days to come. There will be no shortage of opportunities.
Ironically, our get-together coincided with the fiasco that is Paula Deen. Whether she has been treated fairly or not is not the issue. What matters is that when not crying or begging forgiveness, it is clear she was not prepared for the fallout that occurred after she mentioned she had used a racial slur in the past. Now, her food empire is crumbling like a half-baked cake. It didn't have to happen.
It is my hope that future leaders will understand that the court of public opinion can harm an organization's reputation as much or more than the court of law and that the place to find out how to deal with crises will be good ol' UGA and the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Cully Clark's replacement will be Charles Davis, currently a professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, another top-notch facility. By the way, if you doubt my theological belief on God's favorable view of UGA, Davis hails from Athens, the Classic City of the South.
He earned his bachelor's degree in criminology from North Georgia College in Dahlonega and his master's degree in journalism from the Grady College. Truth in advertising requires me to tell you that the new dean got his doctorate from the University of Florida. But I'm told he drives a red and black pickup truck, which makes up for a host of sins. Plus, you can take the boy out of Athens, but ... well, you know the rest.
At the same time that Cully Clark steps into the next phase of his academic and personal life, Jere Morehead will be installed as the University of Georgia's 22nd president. The Board of Regents made a great choice in selecting Morehead, currently the university's provost. He has already made a favorable impression on the Yarbrough clan by his personal participation at the ceremony announcing my commitment to the crisis communications program at the Grady College.
Life goes on at the University of Georgia, but I will miss Dean E. Culpepper Clark, of Grady County, Ga. He has been and will remain a good friend for whom I have the highest respect. Like Nik Wallenda and his recent Grand Canyon hike, Cully Clark walked a fine line and survived the experience.
• Georgia columnist Dick Yarbrough can be reached at yarb2400@bellsouth.net.


Cytus II is Rayark's latest music rhythm game title. In addition to the instinctively simple "active judgement line" gameplay inherited from its predecessor Cytus, this sequel added several different game elements. At the same time, the graphics and story of the game were rendered to give a richer presentation. The game will include songs from a variety of genres. These songs are composed by creator from across the world: Japan, Korea, Taiwan and more.
A singer and commercial star who enjoys immense popularity; a 24-year-old girl who seems born to be in the spotlight, whether it's the virtual world or the real world. The number of fans she has is astonishing. She can hold virtual concerts non-stop for a whole week and every single session will still be packed to the brim. Her image and every single statement she makes is monitored closely by her agency. When the cameras and lights are not on, just what kind of person is she?
A popular streamer who has a group of diehard fans. Enjoys streaming herself playing video games and chatting with her audience about all kinds of gossip. Represents chaos and disorder in the internet world, yet at the same time symbolizes creativity and possibility.
A weird character sporting mechanical speech and judges everything based solely on data. An analytics nerd; dabbles with all kinds of information on the net. Reposts articles that caught his eye to his own SNS page. His occasional radio show has garnered a minor following.
A system security administrator who works at A.R.C; has access to lower levels of the system. A highly skilled programmer and leader/guitarist of the personal band "Xenon". Has a strong sense of justice and feels the need to protect others. Desires to rid the world of crime through his own methods.
A collector, performer and archaeologist who specializes in ancient instruments and fuses them into his music. A middle-aged gentleman who acts in a graceful and elegant manner. Often exploits loopholes in the law in order to maintain the costs of his research. Has a family history deeply connected with the reform of civilization and past technology.


What is XMLmind Ebook Compiler?
XMLmind Ebook Compiler (ebookc for short) is a free, open source tool which can turn a set of HTML pages into a self-contained ebook. This book could be a novel or a large, complex, reference manual.
All in all, ebookc is an authoring and publishing tool nearly as powerful as DITA or DocBook and their advanced conversion toolkits, but being based on HTML and on CSS, it is much easier to learn, use and customize. Moreover you can create with it ebooks which are more interactive (audio, video, slide shows, multiple-choice questions, etc) than those created using DITA or DocBook.
Reading article " HTML5 as an alternative to DITA and DocBook " should convince you to adopt ebookc.
XMLmind XHTML Editor (or its superset, XMLmind XML Editor) has out of the box, extensive support for creating an ebook specification and its source HTML pages and for converting an ebook specification to a number of output formats. XMLmind XHTML Editor Personal Edition is free to use by many persons and organizations.


Does Netanyahu Really Believe This?
The crazy thing about this speech by Israel PM Netanyahu is that the Iraeli right-wingers and Netanyahu himself may actually subscribe to this reasoning. If so, the upcoming peace talks are already a disaster.
Posted on October 7, 2013 October 7, 2013 by KleierPosted in Politics, UncategorizedTagged Arabs, Israel, Jews, middle-east, palestine, peace talks.


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Ontario Proud's arrival on federal scene renews fears about third party collusion
A conservative political advocacy group that was instrumental in taking down the Liberals in Ontario is going national, aiming to do to Justin Trudeau what it did to Kathleen Wynne.
Ontario Proud unabashedly promoted Doug Ford's PCs in last spring's Ontario election
Joan Bryden · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 04, 2018 2:30 PM ET | Last Updated: November 4, 2018
Ontario Proud was founded by Jeff Ballingall, a digitally savvy former Harper-era Conservative staffer and erstwhile employee of the short-lived Sun News Network. (CBC)
But the arrival of Ontario Proud on the federal scene renews questions about when political advocacy crosses the line into collusion with a political party, enabling the party to raise and spend more money than legally allowed and, in the process, undoing decades of effort to neutralize the influence of big money on Canadian elections.
How 3rd-party advertisers want to influence your vote in Toronto's municipal election
They want you to vote, but they're not political parties
Ontario Proud was founded by Jeff Ballingall, a digitally savvy former Harper-era Conservative staffer and erstwhile employee of the short-lived Sun News Network.
It unabashedly promoted Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives in last spring's Ontario election, using social media to create viral videos and memes that mercilessly mocked Wynne before shifting to attack the NDP once polls showed the premier's party cratering.
In a "victory update" to supporters in June, Ballingall boasted that Ontario Proud's Facebook content was viewed almost 67 million times — more interactions than the Facebook pages of the three main parties, their leaders, the unions and all other political advocacy groups "combined!"
The group ran "an aggressive voter contact campaign" to identify Progressive Conservative supporters and mobilize them to vote, by way of one million-plus text messages and 2.5 million phone calls. It hired "street teams" to hand out 15,000 brochures and mailed out 600 "unplug Wynne" lawn signs.
In last spring's Ontario election, Ontario Proud used social media to create viral videos and memes that mercilessly mocked Kathleen Wynne. (CBC)
Ontario Proud "drove the narrative" of the campaign, Ballingall boasted in the update.
"We delivered on our goals: a defeat of the Kathleen Wynne-led Liberals and a 'sunlight' campaign that exposed the NDP's extreme candidates and agenda, ultimately helping to deliver a majority government for the Progressive Conservatives."
All as a registered third party — legal parlance for a political advocacy group — that bills itself as a non-partisan, not-for-profit, grassroots organization.
Ontario Proud says it's building war chest to take down Justin Trudeau
And it's now gearing up to the do the same for Andrew Scheer's Conservatives in next fall's federal election.
"Just like we did with Kathleen Wynne, Ontario Proud is building a war chest to take down Justin Trudeau," the group announced in a recent fundraising email.
The Liberal party is bracing for the onslaught, warning in its own fundraising plea last week that Ontario Proud, "founded and directed by alumni of Stephen Harper's government," will use tactics known for "lowering the bar for political discourse."
Ballingall says Ontario Proud's precise plans for the Trudeau takedown will depend on the rules for third parties, which are in flux at the moment.
Currently under the Canada Elections Act, third parties that spend more than $500 during a federal election must register with Elections Canada. They can spend just over $200,000 on advertising during a campaign but as much as they want before its official start. Whereas political parties are banned from accepting donations from corporations or unions and face a strict $1,575-cap on individual donations, third parties face no restrictions on donors or the size of their contributions.
The act expressly forbids colluding with political parties to circumvent the spending limits imposed on parties in a bid to level the monetary playing field.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Ford's Progressive Conservatives was promoted by Ontario Proud in last spring's Ontario election. (Christopher Katsarov/Canadian Press)
Despite that, in the run-up to the 2015 election, concern mounted that third parties in Canada were morphing into the kind of big-money political action committees that front for political parties in the U.S., rendering spending limits there virtually meaningless.
The fear was stoked by the emergence of Engage Canada, a group founded by one-time Liberal and NDP strategists who aimed to make Harper's Conservatives "unelectable." In turn, former Conservative advisers created HarperPAC to support the Tories, a short-lived group that shut down after the Conservative campaign team objected.
Concerns were also raised about Canadian environmental advocacy groups using foreign money — primarily from the U.S. — to influence the outcome of the election.
In response, the Trudeau government has taken steps to rein in third parties in Bill C-76, omnibus legislation that the government intends to have in place in time for next fall's election.
It would increase the spending limits for third parties but broaden the scope of expenses to cover all their political activities, not just advertising, and apply the limits to the months immediately prior to the election call.
It would also spell out that collusion includes sharing of any information between a third party and a political party.
Few instances in which third parties have been caught colluding
But there have been few instances in which third parties have been caught colluding in the past and C-76 is unlikely to change that in future.
"It's very difficult to prove," Marc Mayrand, Canada's former chief electoral officer, said in an interview.
"Mere circumstances or coincidences are not sufficient. You have to establish there was at least a tacit agreement between the two parties to achieve a common goal."
In one of the rare instances where proof was established, Fair Vote Canada, a group that promotes proportional representation, and an NDP campaign manager were found to have colluded in a 2017 byelection in Ottawa-Vanier.
According to compliance agreements struck with the commissioner of elections last May, the two admitted to working together to produce a brochure that denounced Trudeau for reneging on his promise of electoral reform and urged electors to vote for either the NDP or Green candidates. The campaign manager also advised Fair Vote Canada on where to distribute the pamphlet for maximum impact.
For their part, both Ontario Proud and the Conservative party deny they are working in concert.
"We don't take orders from anyone," Ballingall said in an interview.
Ontario Proud has sister organizations in B.C. and Alberta
He insisted Ontario Proud, which has sister organizations in British Columbia and Alberta, is pro-Conservative only to the extent that it is "the lesser of evils."
"Obviously, we have our own proclivity for smaller government, more responsible government, for stronger national defence," he said.
"So obviously that aligns more with the Conservatives but it's not like we're rah-rah pro-Conservative; we're just mostly (saying), 'We need to stop Justin Trudeau because he's bad for Canada."'
Although former Conservative MP Maxime Bernier's upstart People's Party of Canada might also be viewed as a natural ally, Ballingall ruled out supporting that option, calling Bernier "more or less a joke."
Ontario Proud's street team trying to reach public transit riders in the GTA. (Ontario Proud/Twitter)
Conservative party spokesman Cory Hann likewise insisted "there's no affiliation whatsoever" with Ontario Proud.
Mayrand believes the elections commissioner might be "much better equipped to detect incidents of collusion" in future thanks to new powers conferred in C-76 to compel testimony and demand the production of documents.
Still, given the way third parties have been evolving, he thinks limits may eventually have to be imposed on who can donate and how much they can give to third parties — as is done for political parties.
"Otherwise," Mayrand said, "it's a run around the Elections Act."


The exploratory cube and the 8 product dimensions' game is a powerful tool that makes it possible for Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Consultants, Product Owners and anyone related to a product to understand the best way to focus all the efforts towards the delivery of high business value. Although it was initially created for software products, the exploratory cube can be used with any tangible product as most of the modern organisations are digital, which means that their strategies are based on the direct outcome of a piece of software. But before seeing how it works, let me explain to you why the game is needed.
Did it ever happen to you that an Agile team had no idea how to start with a new product, how to slice a high level user story or which options were more valuable for the client?
In these cases, results are often very ambiguous, contradictory or huge user stories are created as a result of unfruitful talks during long refinements' sessions.
This generally leads to many teams confirming what is needed to be developed in the middle of the Sprint, thing which obviously impacts the morale and jeopardizes the ability to complete the expected features on time (expectations).
You will agree with me that it is vitally important to focus all the energy on being assertively correct, that is, just centre in the conversations' dimensions that enable the business and those responsible for implementing the solution to be on the same page. A set of techniques that are structured, creative, generate consensus among all the people involved are needed to make it possible to easily guide the thinking processes towards the aligning of the organization with the highest possible business value outcome.
We usually have different points of views (marketing, customer service, political constraints, etc.) for the same product, thing which also overflows the amount of information brought to the first meetings.
As an example of that, I had a few months ago to work with two Products Owners who led different teams responsible for exactly the same product. Both had different interpretations and priorities for the same features, making it very difficult to coordinate the groups and/or self-organisation and blockades. This obviously undermined the developers' confidence and lead to deficiencies in the development life cycle as it added complexity when both Product Owners wanted to expose their ideas about the product.
I will intentionally leave technical issues, size and dependencies, to focus exclusively on the 8 product dimensions, thing which help promote a multidimensional discussion of the Product Backlog.
Using the 8 product dimensions allows you to create a consistent product backlog. This will increase productivity and Team's morale and establish a common ground for talks related to priorities, objectives and consistency.
The 8 dimensions are used during a exploratory session, that is, a meeting involving the Product Owner, Development Team, Stakeholders and Customers to help identify some key areas and possible options. I use the word "options" as for a single problem might be hundreds of different solutions (options), and the product success is strictly related to the ability to choose the ones which will produce the greatest impact to the user, developed in the shortest possible period of time with high quality and fulfills all the definitions of done.
An exploratory sessions follows a particular structure and uses an exploratory cube. They can be run every a few weeks or part of a refinements. The idea behind this is to teach all members about the different areas needed to get a Product Backlog ready to be consumed (*).
(*) According to a research from Scrum Inc., teams which start the Sprint with a ready Product Backlog double their productivity.
This is a good starting point but really high level for a team to be developed. The main reason is that just covers 2 dimensions: The Customer (1st Dimension) and ambiguously the desired Action (dimension 2).
What does it mean to be recognized? What does it entail to be special? This is a usual situation in an early discovery process and where teams get generally lost. We know that a Frequent Flyer wants to be recognized as a special human being, be spoiled and hugged, but many conversations are needed in order to reach a point where everyone feels comfortable about going ahead and developing the solution.
The biggest challenge for most teams is to focus its efforts on building clarity, something concise, and able to choose the option with the highest business value that can be iteratively developed within a Sprint and great user experience.
Each one promotes a specific type of conversation during the session and all of them will become part of a Product Backlog ready to be consumed.
There are functional elements (Customer, Data, Actions and Controls) and non-functional ones (Interface, Experience, Environment and Quality), however, they all become part of the same discovery process.
To have an effective session, you need to gather in one place all the relevant stakeholders, customers and Team to analyse in a collaborative way the 8 different dimensions.
Each element also contains a clear visual sign that can be kept as an information radiator after the meeting and used for further discussions.You should remember that the idea here is not to use this information to write extensive specifications but to enable people create a common understanding and make sure that the essence of each dimension that solves a specific problem is captured.
We normally write the Customer, Actions and Controls dimensions at the front of the card using the classic user story syntax, while the other dimensions are placed at the back.
How is the exploratory cube used and how can the session be run?
Click here to download the instructions and cube and begin to establish all the relevant conversations about the product and its possible solutions.
Many thanks to EBG Consulting for its initial approach.
Remember that you can follow me in Spanish on Twitter @erichbuhler or Linkedin in English with my daily thoughts about Scrum, disruptions, Agility and progressive organizations.


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Following in his father's footsteps, Alexander Gufler initially began his creative career as a jewellery maker. Over time, however, his hands have breathed life into much bigger objects, many of which today adorn countless public and private spaces. One of the best known is undoubtedly the Merano armchair, introduced to the world ten years ago. Alexander Gufler speaks about his iconic chair and shares his views on design, prototypes, materials and the future.
When did you decide that being a jewellery maker was ultimately not your calling?
I worked in jewellery for five years, and then decided to formally study the craft in the German city of Pforzheim. Next to the department for jewellery studies was the department for product design, and I loved going to their exhibitions. They worked with various computer programs, and the field was more technical overall, and this appealed to me. The more I learnt about design, the more I was convinced that I had to try it.
Did you draw inspiration from your surroundings or from famous iconic designs?
I remember that while still studying in Pforzheim, I fell in love with Vitra's Panton chair. For one day each week people in Pforzheim are allowed to put things they no longer want out on the street, and you often find real treasures among other people's discarded belongings. For me it was a white Panton chair. Although the one I found was broken, that chair was the beginning of my love affair with furniture, particularly with chairs.
Do you have it at home?
Not that one, but soon after that I bought a Panton chair that I still have. Another iconic piece that followed was a lemon juicer made by Philippe Starck.
Did these design classics influence your visually clean, simple style?
I think I was mostly influenced by the craft itself and by the actual process of making prototypes. If you want to make something with your own hands, you can't make it too complicated. This idea is key for staying true to clean, simple design. Computer programs make it possible to create beautiful details, but these may not be feasible in the making process, especially when you are aiming for something that will succeed in production. This is where you need to consider other factors, such as production possibilities, pricing and so on.
Was Merano your most challenging prototype?
Actually it was one of the easiest. The most challenging was probably a wooden chair I made for my final project at the university. I created the entire chair on a computer and became immediately aware that it would require a lot of CNC machining. In the end I realised that wood is a natural material that does not always follow prescribed rules. Everything seems possible on a computer, but reality is different. This experience helped me understand the important role that simplicity plays in the overall design process. And that's how Merano was born.
How did Merano find its way into TON's portfolio?
I unveiled the armchair at the IMM trade fair in a category for small-scale designers. Tom Kelley, TON's Art Director at the time, really liked the design, as did the company's Production Manager and the General Director. I believe it was the prototype that got the three of them excited about the armchair, as it helped them imagine concrete production steps and all relevant details.
Are there any products that you have designed for which you have not made a prototype?
No, there are none.
How many prototypes have you made then?
So far about 50. I haven't kept them all, as I don't have the space to store them. My philosophy is that a designer can't go to a company without a perfect prototype. If I can't make it from the actual material, like plastic for example, then I make it at least from cardboard. A cardboard prototype can be made in a day or a day and a half, and it can reveal a number of issues that a company would otherwise have to resolve later.
Do all designers use this approach?
I think the good ones make their own prototypes. Especially when we are talking about furniture. When I was finishing my studies, I realised that although there were many excellent designers among my peers, some of them printed their prototypes. They knew the ins and outs of 3D programs, and printed beautiful 3D prototypes, but they lacked an understanding of materials. When you actually work with a material, you learn how it behaves and this helps you to perfect your product.
Which material do you work with most often? Wood?
Yes, mostly with wood, which is partly influenced by my connection to TON. Besides this though, wood is for me the most natural of materials. To work with wood you need just basic tools. For example, I made Merano in my little workshop. If we started to talk about metal or steel, we'd have to consider much bigger equipment.
But I assume that working with wood is more time-intensive. Is that right?
If you compare it with plastic, for example, then yes. You can't make a prototype from plastic; the nearest you can get to it is through a 3D print. But even that is not a real representation of the product, only something that has the right proportions and aesthetics. When a company decides to include a product made of plastic in its portfolio, it has to carefully examine every single detail and invest heavily into tooling. But the resulting product becomes inexpensive, because a manufacturer can produce large volumes at minimal cost.
That's probably why plastic is the material of our times. Will it also be in the future?
That's hard to say. Maybe in a recycled version. I'm sure that someone will develop a new type of plastic that will retain the simplicity of plastic production while addressing current environmental concerns. Sooner or later this new approach will become a standard. But this won't signal the end of wood. Quite the opposite – the organic, earthy nature of wood will ensure its on-going popularity. It is after all a material that grows on our planet, and deep down everyone likes to be surrounded by natural products.
What are your thoughts on the current worldwide situation in relation to the pandemic? Will it affect design and the making of things?
The current situation is not easy, but it can serve as an opportunity to change our thinking or to make the kind of life changes we have been postponing. Some things are already different, and I believe they will remain this way – and other things will have to adjust around them. Take social distancing for example, which is already common in Japan. As far as business is concerned, this is an opportunity to consider whether our allegiance to our ingrained principles isn't futile. Whether the things we are doing on autopilot are actually bringing us something in return.
This year is also your first year in the role of Art Director at TON.
It was a very strange beginning. A new role and an entirely new situation all around us. But I value the role greatly and see it as an opportunity of a lifetime.
It sounds like we should be looking forward to some big things!
The main goal is for the company to prosper over the coming decades. My personal goal is for improvements to be evident from the moment I started in the role. I want to be part of the development of the TON brand, to make it an even stronger and more interesting brand than it is already.
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Q: VBA HTML Object library not supporting all HTML tags When using VBA to parse HTML in a cell row, some tags like  give problems.
For example, if I have the following content in a excel cell:

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And I then apply the following function
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What I get is the following:

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Clearly the tag section is not being recognised as HTML code.
The same happens with non-html tags like <mycustomtag></mycustomtag>
Does it exist any workaround?
Thanks

A: When using HTMLDocument the default documentMode is IE5, which means it will have some problems with recent/HTML5 tags.
If required you can get around this by using CreateObject("htmlfile") which creates the same type of object, but its behaviour seems to be slightly different.
Sub Tester()

    Dim testHTML As String
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    Debug.Print mainclean(testHTML)

    Debug.Print mainclean2(testHTML)

End Sub

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    Dim DOC 'As New HTMLDocument
    Set DOC = CreateObject("htmlfile")
    Debug.Print TypeName(DOC) '>>HTMLDocument
    Debug.Print "htmlfile Default doc mode", DOC.documentMode  '>>5
    DOC.Open "text/html"
    'next line switches document mode to 8 but commenting it out
    '  still gives the "correct" output with docMode 5 (??)
    DOC.write "<meta http-equiv=""X-UA-Compatible"" content=""IE=Edge"">"
    DOC.write "" & sourceText & ""
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STRIKER Harry Baker netted his first goal for the Terras as they played out a 1-1 draw with Poole Town at the Bob Lucas Stadium.
The former Gillingham Town man, who signed early in pre-season after being invited to train with Weymouth, pounced after eight minutes in a pre-season friendly between the two Dorset rivals.
His effort was cancelled out by former Dorchester Town frontman Tony Lee, as Poole responded just after the hour mark to earn a draw.
The Terras were without regular goalkeeper Mark Travers for the encounter after he was ruled out through injury. That meant that fellow Cherries' youngster Callum Stanton stood in for a one-off appearance.
The hosts named seven substitutes for the encounter, they included trialists Jayden Corbridge and Liam Farrugia.
In heavy rain during the first half, it only took the National League South side 40 seconds to work goalkeeper Stanton.
Midfielder Steve Devlin picked the ball up and shot straight into the clutches of the young keeper in the Terras' goal.
In an action-packed opening, Weymouth then spurned a glorious opportunity to take the lead. A sweeping ball from centre-half Toby Down found Calvin Brooks, who galloped forward from right wing-back to beat Jake Smeeton down the flank.
Brooks, believed to have been a target of Poole in the summer, then squared the ball to striker Baker, who failed to sort his feet out at the vital moment with the only the keeper to beat.
But Baker then made no mistake on eight minutes however, this time converting his first Weymouth goal.
After Brandon Goodship was fouled on the edge of the box, Charlie Davis stepped up to strike a free-kick which Nick Hutchings in the Poole goal failed to gather.
Baker reacted quickest to pounce ahead of the Poole stopper and head the ball into the net.
The Dolphins then suffered a real injury scare just short of the half hour mark.
Talented frontman Luke Roberts went down under a challenge and looked to be in serious discomfort. He did however manage to hobble off and was replaced as a precaution by ex-Magpie Lee.
Weymouth then should have made it 2-0 four minutes before the interval. Hutchings' attempted clearance fell into the lap of midfielder Josh Wakefield, whose attempted square ball to Goodship was snuffed out by the Dolphins' keeper, who somehow managed to recover.
Following the break, minutes after a last-ditch tackle from Ashley Wells prevented the Dolphins an opportunity at goal, Goodship almost found the net from miles out.
After intercepting a misplaced pass, the former Yeovil frontman tried his luck from around the halfway line and almost caught keeper Hutchings off guard.
But on 62 minutes, the Dolphins got back on level terms at 1-1.
A corner swung in by Devlin was headed into the path of striker Lee, who turned the ball home from close range.
Following the goal, Poole then started to get on top of the hosts. Stanton spread himself well to Deny ex-Terra Luke Burbidge on the angle.
Goodship then worked Hutchings at the other end having sprung the offside trap – the friendly also found some spice with Olly Balmer and Toby Down receiving cautions for each side after overzealous challenges.
Goodship continued to threaten and he almost won it for the hosts six minuted from time.
Having picked up the ball on the right flank, the striker skipped past three defenders before driving a shot at Hutchings that was beaten away.
Terras: Stanton, Brooks, Buckley, Wells, Down, Carmichael, Davis, McCarthy, Baker, Goodship, Wakefield.


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Emmanuel and Jenny Notaras Scholarship
Each year, the ANU School of Music in the College of Arts & Social Sciences may offer up to four one-year awards known as the Emmanuel and Jenny Notaras Scholarship. This scholarship aims to support undergraduate students study at the ANU School of Music.
Funding for this award has been provided by Mr Emmanuel and Mrs Jenny Notaras. The Notaras family has a long-standing connection with ANU School of Music and the wider Canberra community.
The award is available each year to a prospective or current ANU student who:
is a domestic student; and
is enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree program at ANU School of Music
Selection is made on the basis of applicants meeting the eligibility criteria. Preference will be given to students identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
In the event that there are no applicants who meet the first preference, the scholarship could be awarded to a student who satisfies one or more of the following criteria:
from a rural, regional and remote area of Australia, as checked by home address in the Australian government assessment tool;
from a financially disadvantaged background, determined by financial statements.
a student as determined by the selection committee and the Dean, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
Scholarships are valued at a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $20,000 per annum for 1 year.
There is no application as students are automatically considered based on them being offered a place at the School and meeting the eligibility criteria. Additional documentation such as home address or a supporting statement or financial statements may be requested by the School of Music.
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Connect with multiple people simultaneously: With group video chat and web conferencing you can connect with multiple people around the world at the same time.
For enterprises- you can throw out your video conferencing software and collaboration tools and get a new mobile app for free.
Small drawbacks in the Google Plus- lack of integration with Youtube (it is one way integration from youtube to hangouts but not the other way round fixed), lack of a whiteboard for sketches- (like again a shortcut to a google doc 🙂 ) or even bundling the record from your web cam to record your desktop.
Ultimately enterprises want to know how they can use this stuff for e-learning modules or webcasts.
or even set up a DJ table session using Google Hangouts. with Extras of course.
But as it stands it may be good to go for webcasts !!


What tried to kill and steal and lie cannot destroy your soul.
When warmed by sun, and earth, and rain – they're where your beauty sprouts.
Could be a leaf to turn.
Your soul will burst to life.
Til all was numb inside.
That made these cracked lips burn.
I'd buried deep with snow.
And Your arms hold me close.
The choice to bloom despite her wounds is what has set her free.
Release our truest, highest self – the beauty in the mess.