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Q: What to return in C when need to throw an exception in other language such as C++? I implemented a htoi(hex integer to octal integer) function in C.
The function signature is as following:
int htoi(char* s);

The basic logic is fairly simple and my main concern is how to deal with the extreme test data such as invalid hex number such as oxazzz, ox???DFSLA. Obviously, some magic number would not work, since the result could be any integers.
One solution I would like to take is change the function signature such as:
int htoi(char* s, bool* error);
And set error as true when s is not a valid hex number.But it seems that it is not a nice solution. Therefore, what should be the best practice to handle this situation since no exception throw mechanism available in C?

A: Take a look at how strtol(3) does it. Not saying it's ideal, just an example.

A: I would suggest to pass output variable in the function signature and return values as SUCESS/FAILURE
error_type function_name ( input_variable, *input_output_variable);

A: int htoi(char* s, int* result);

return 0 (or -1, or whatever you want) on failure.
Another option is:
int* htoi(char* s, int* result);

You return the pointer to result (the same pointer you passed in) if successful, NULL on failure.
I tend to like the latter style; if (htoi(myString, &myInt) == NULL) { /* bad thing */ }

A: I would say you should document the fact that calling the function with an invalid string results in undefined behaviour. You can then return whatever number you like. I would also implement an IsHexNumber function  that tests for  a valid number. You thus give the users of your function a means by which they can write code that never passes a bad string, and you offload the error handling to a higher part of the code, which is where it belongs.

A: The idea of using an extra argument is quite common. Use a pointer for the error argument, though. An even better idea is to return success/failure and store the actual result through a pointer.
Also, some C standard library functions (the strtol family) handle this by specifying that a function sets errno on error. This is another possibility, although it leads to the somewhat cumbersome idiom
errno = 0;  // errno may have been set previously
x = strtol(str, NULL, 10);
if (errno)
    // handle error

A: Returning an error code seems to be the de facto standard, but in my opinion it's quite tedious and error prone.
Instead, you could use some exception handling system in C to actually throw an exception.
For example, I'm developing exceptions4c, and there are many other alternative libraries.


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package com.intellij.ide.util.importProject;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * @author Eugene Zhuravlev
 *         Date: Jul 18, 2007
 */
public class LibrariesLayoutPanel extends ProjectLayoutPanel<LibraryDescriptor>{

  public LibrariesLayoutPanel(final ModuleInsight insight) {
    super(insight);
  }

  protected String getElementName(final LibraryDescriptor entry) {
    return entry.getName();
  }

  protected void setElementName(final LibraryDescriptor entry, final String name) {
    entry.setName(name);
  }

  protected List<LibraryDescriptor> getEntries() {
    final List<LibraryDescriptor> libs = getInsight().getSuggestedLibraries();
    return libs != null? libs : Collections.<LibraryDescriptor>emptyList();
  }

  protected Collection getDependencies(final LibraryDescriptor entry) {
    return entry.getJars();
  }

  protected LibraryDescriptor merge(final List<LibraryDescriptor> entries) {
    final ModuleInsight insight = getInsight();
    LibraryDescriptor mainLib = null;
    for (LibraryDescriptor entry : entries) {
      if (mainLib == null) {
        mainLib = entry;
      }
      else {
        final Collection<File> files = entry.getJars();
        insight.moveJarsToLibrary(entry, files, mainLib);
      }
    }
    return mainLib;
  }

  protected LibraryDescriptor split(final LibraryDescriptor entry, final String newEntryName, final Collection<File> extractedData) {
    return getInsight().splitLibrary(entry, newEntryName, extractedData);
  }

  protected Collection<File> getContent(final LibraryDescriptor entry) {
    return entry.getJars();
  }

  protected String getEntriesChooserTitle() {
    return "Libraries";
  }

  protected String getDependenciesTitle() {
    return "Library contents";
  }

  protected String getSplitDialogTitle() {
    return "Split Library";
  }

  protected String getSplitDialogChooseFilesPrompt() {
    return "Select jars to extract to the new library:";
  }

  protected String getNameAlreadyUsedMessage(final String name) {
    return "library with name " + name + " already exists";
  }

  protected String getStepDescriptionText() {
    return "Please review libraries found. At this stage you may set library names that will be used in the project,\n" +
           "exclude particular libraries from the project, or move jar files between the libraries.";
  }
}

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Supercharge your Events
1st April 2008 | Posted by Mix Meetings
Event organisers are constantly scanning the world for new and exciting destinations to stage their clients' events. Their mission is usually clearly defined — destination, theme and technology.
The secret to maximising the impact of any business event — one that packs more punches than Muhammed Ali at his greatest — is to select an event company who knows what they're doing.
And "knowing what they're doing" requires a powerpack of creative minds, a research unit of experienced scouts, a technical army of plugged-in operators and a logistics swat-team ready for any unexpected contingency.
Corporate events are staged around the world for a variety of reasons. Opening and closing ceremonies, awards nights, conference galas, incentive reward do's and recognition events are just the tip of the iceberg. Product launches, sponsorship activations, experiential marketing programmes, consumer promotions and loyalty marketing events make up a large proportion of the worldwide stage and lap up an equally large proportion of the world's marketing dollars — a basic requirement for staging a memorable and punchy event.
By nature, staging corporate events is a highly competitive business.
Competing for the loyalty and attention of employees and resellers and competing for the opt-in of consumers in a cluttered marketplace has presented seemingly insurmountable challenges for marketers. To successfully engage the audience and solicit a desired response — whether it's a well delivered thank you, an invitation to buy or an inducement to retain loyalty — the event must stand out. It must have "wow", create an emotional bond and leave the participant with a relevant and memorable experience they will absolutely identify with.
And the expectation level of employees and consumers is now at an all-time high. Invitees to an event expect to be impressed, dazzled, amused, stunned and blown away. Nothing less! In there lies the real challenge to create an event that engage their senses and emotions, opens up personal dialogue and leaves them with a truly immersive brand experience.
An event organiser will say the first thing they require from their client is absolute honesty. Their primary role in the planning stage is to extract the true reason for the event from the client. What are the objectives? Should it be measured, and if so, what metrics should be used? Is the client looking for a return on investment or objective? Is the event educational, celebratory or motivational? Once established, the organiser quickly moves into another space, a mode of creativity and exploration where they ask the client to close their eyes and imagine. In a forest of white boards, flip charts and excited conversation, a collaborative brain dump where no suggestion is taboo, a world of possibilities is unearthed.
Recognising the need for brand awareness and taking into consideration the demographics, gender and composition of their audience, the event organiser delivers a short list of possibilities which, when fully scoped out, is whittled down to a basic plan. The planning develops where destination, theming and design are all considered.
After much deliberation, to-ing and fro-ing, raised eyebrows and consternation, a decision is finally agreed upon. We have an event!
Build it up
Building the expectation of the event is vital. In the months, weeks and days leading to the event, momentum builds and anticipation mounts with considered use of collateral material and communication. On the actual night, the organiser employs some special techniques to keep the guests guessing and holding their breath.
Rhona Walker, managing director of audio-visual and theming company, Solution RED explains: "There are several approaches we can use to build the suspense. One is the pre-function area, which can be a very basic hotel style, but then the rumble comes from the ballroom or function space. Doors open, powerful audio and lighting penetrate and the audience starts pushing forward trying to see what's in store for them."
Walker further explains, using an example of an event she recently held for a leading pharmaceutical company.
"The other way to build the suspense is make sure the guests know that from the moment they leave their accommodation, the party has started in a big way. Dressed in true Bollywood garb, the entertainment takes them on a journey. The procession, complete with garishly adorned elephants, takes them on a magical ride to the venue. They enter through a field of rose petals into the entrance (which has been significantly branded) and are entertained while waiting for the action to start."
And action is exactly what is in store for the guests. In fact, it's lights, camera, and action.
At Solution RED's event, the excited guests have a fair inkling of what's about to occur but when the doors open, a riot of colourful, noisy and brilliantly staged activity assaults every one of their senses. They are now the stars of an international film studio and it's all 100 percent Bollywood.
Belly dancers gyrate among the guests hooking them into the swing of the night, singers dressed in a rainbow of bright silk saris bombard them with song, real movie stars demonstrate some of the tricks of the trade and the wait staff, all themed to the nines, ply them with fine food and wine.
But the night is not just another function where entertainment is laid on. The guests are the stars, and as if they have just arrived from central casting, take their roles as Bollywood movie legends seriously. Throughout the night their antics are filmed and cut and spliced into a fine piece of questionable cinematography.
By engaging the guests in an interactive event, the power increases from one where they are merely the audience. Participating in the fun and activity of the night and being a true part of the entertainment amplifies the involvement and creates a lasting impression.
At night's end, suitably refreshed and feeling like Bollywood royalty, the guests are ushered back to their accommodation by the same troupe that brought them there. Seemingly, the party never ends and the accommodation has been transformed along similar lines into a theatre where a special screening of the movie they've all just starred in gets under way. The stars have become the audience.
From go to woe, it's been a night of glitz and glamour, all heavily themed to the finest detail.
The event organiser is the consummate magician, and like all good illusionists, is guarded at giving away too many secrets. Rhona Walker, however, admits that it's literally all smoke and mirrors, in the true sense of the words.
"It's technology that really powers an event" she says. "Without a doubt, technology"
Making the impossible possible
Guests expect the unexpected in any major event. There is a natural tendency for planners and clients to agree on the exploitation of a destination's natural or cultural features. An appearance of the Vienna Boys Choir at the Theatre der Wien in Vienna is an obvious choice for entertainment, as is a jousting match, complete with heraldry-clad horses and Sir Knights in a medieval castle in Edinburgh.
Legendary incentive doyen, John Hudson explains: "Our client, General Motors, called on us to create an incentive reward trip for their high achievers. We chartered a small cruise ship, The Windsong, which is actually a sailing vessel, and cruised around the Polynesian islands.
"When we arrived at the Tahitian island of Huahine, which is a tiny speck in the Pacific with a population of only a few hundred, the delegates received a welcome from the locals that they would never have expected. We wanted to create an experience they would not normally receive from a commercial cruise so we enlisted the cooperation of the local headmistress for the children to welcome the passengers in a recreation of an explorer's landing of the eighteenth century."
The possibility of such an event caused such interest on the island that a half-day public holiday was declared and the children's families were also involved. In fact, the entire population of the island became involved.
As the passengers arrived at the tiny port (they were actually expecting to arrive at Payette with its tourists trade, shopping and commercial accoutrements), they were lowered to the turquoise water in life rafts and a flotilla of canoes filled with the beaming smiles of Tahitian children and adults, all in colourful national dresses, ushered them into shore, filling their rafts with fruit, flowers and highly prized piglets as gifts.
The result was an unforgettable welcome that would normally never be afforded to just another boatload of tourists.
"Everyone won. The delegates felt a strong attachment to the island and the locals provided a true Tahitian experience. It was the biggest day on their calendar since Captains Cook's arrival," Hudson continues.
But juxtapositions also work effectively.
Guests at a recent event in Singapore were blown away to arrive at their destination not really knowing what to expect but to find an ice-skating rink set up on the beach of Sentosa island.
Staging Connection's client, the Russia-Singapore Business Forum, needed a high-impact conclusion to their business activity and their brief was to feature an iconic Russian experience in a Singaporean environment, combining the elements of both cultures.
In a feat of event engineering and miraculous transformation, an ice skating rink measuring 39 by 20 metres was created in one of the largest air-conditioned marquees ever constructed.
In a city not known for its bitter winters, 50 tonnes of water was frozen in to a sheet of skatable ice.
But it's not just enough to create an impressive stage, no matter how incongruous it may be — the show must be just as spectacular.
The night's entertainment featured the who's who of top Russian skaters, flown in specially for the event, dressed in dazzling costumes and skating artfully to a spectacular sound and light show with snow machines and a burst of amazing pyrotechnics.
By nature of the event's quality, several business collaborations between Russia and Singapore were established proving that impressive displays demonstrate the capabilities of the sponsor.
Is big always best?
Most events organisers will say "there's no show without punch", but punch comes at a price. With a realistic budget (and that usually means big), anything is possible.
However, corporate events can still pack the required punch without blowing the budget. Most event companies have a closet full of "stock" where they can take an event from the shelf, adapt it and recreate it in a variety of settings and themes.
By recycling, but still relying on a sophisticated technology suite, the major cost of theming and stage production can be obviated. The trick from both the client and the planner's perspective is to recreate the event to make it appear original, but more importantly impressive
and memorable.
There is no denying that corporate events are perceived as pure entertainment by the guests. It's a private world of exclusive, impressive, expensive and elaborate production.
CONSULT A REPUTABLE EVENT ORGANISER Make sure your event organiser has a solid history of past performance and is well credentialed. Research on them and contact their past clients. Look for their accreditation and association memberships. Your investment will be significant so research at this stage will insure it.
LOOSEN THE PURSE STRINGS Major events are expensive. Be realistic from the outset. Cheaping out on certain parts of the event will leave a sour taste with the guests. Match your expectations to the investment.
DON'T PROMISE THE WORLD AND DELIVER AN ATLAS! Your collateral material must be truly reflective of the upcoming event. By building it up too much and delivering a less than impressive event or something that is not what the collateral promised, you'll do more harm than good.
BE SPECIFIC Provide a strong, clear and concise brief to your event organiser and be totally honest with them. Give them as much information they require to match your expectations. Speak their language and get them to speak yours.
EXPECT A FEW ROAD BUMPS It's not a perfect world and despite the greatest planning, accidents and unexpected things can get in the way of a perfect event – a perfect storm for example. Include a contingency plan.
GO WHERE NO MAN'S EVER GONE BEFORE Be daring. Think creatively and start the planning with an open mind. Be receptive to new ideas and lead the way with events that have not been staged before.
TAKE THINGS SERIOUSLY Okay, it's a party, but measure your ROI and test the effectiveness of the event with your metrics and validation mechanisms. Justify your spend.
CHECK AND RECHECK YOUR SELECTED DATE Be 100 percent sure your date doesn't clash with other major events or religious festivals (Lent, Passover, Ramadan etc) Also check that your chosen venue doesn't have another event on the same night that could clash culturally or philosophically (a revivalist meeting may not sit well against Sexpo!)
BE CONSISTENT If it's a five-star event, match the accommodation with the venue. Make sure all arrangements (travel, accommodation etc) have a similar style, theme and quality.
OVERSEE BUT DON'T INTERFERE You're paying a large sum for the event organiser to do their job. Stand back and let them work. But if things are not going the way you want, speak to your main contact and make sure you have an understanding and common ground. Don't shoot the messenger.
THINK BIG PICTURE BUT PAINT IN DOTS Start with a big plan but pay attention to the detail in every aspect at every step of the process.
Galas	Ideas	Technology
Staging a 3D backdrop revolution
Case Studies	Galas	Incentives
Disney buyout unites
Case Studies	Galas
Kylie, Ronan star in Eventsman soiree

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Gerretsen est un patronyme d'origines néerlandaise pouvant désigner:

Patronyme
Boris Gerrets (né en 1948), directeur de film néerlandais
Chas Gerretsen (né en 1943), photojournaliste néerlandais
John Gerretsen (né en 1942), homme politique canadien
Mark Gerretsen (né en 1975), homme politique canadien
Wolfert Gerritse van Couwenhoven (1579-1662), fondateur de la Nouvelle-Néerlande

Voir aussi

Homonymie de patronyme

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I and my soon to be ex-husband bought a house together. My greatest fear in getting a divorce right now is that I might not get the house. What should I do?
Yes, dividing property is one of the hardest things divorcing couples do together. If you bought a house together, then chances are you only own half of it. Check with divorce attorneys in your area using AVVO on the MD page--seek some free consults there.
So, it depends on many factors, such as if what kind of state you live in (community property versus equitable distribution), whether you bought the house with inherited money, and if there will be "fault" in your divorce, among others.
Maryland is an equitable distribution state, so the other factors you would know. If you want to buy out your husband, that might be a great move for you, if you can afford to do it and maintain a house. If you have many years of payments into the house, I can see why you would want to keep it.
You can begin your property settlement agreement anytime before your actual divorce hearing. But don't forget, this is all about negotiations. If you want to handle your divorce yourselves, you can, but you'd better be willing to compromise. Both parties lose stuff they want during a divorce. But, it's the uncontested divorce that makes it easier on the couple--you can decide at your own pace what, when, and how property is divided. You may wish to give up something important to your husband in order to get him to give up his half of the house.
Get it in writing ASAP before he changes his mind though! Don't walk away from negotiations or sign anything until you have also discussed pensions, investments, and alimony. Most women don't even know that their husband's pension (during their married years) is half hers and is considered marital property just like a home is.


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IMAX In Downtown Toronto
Toronto is one of the top cities in the world for movie lovers. The annual Toronto International Film Festival attracts many celebrities, and many studios showcase important films at the event, before they are widely released. With great audiences, one would expect they demand and get the best possible cinema experience.
However, downtown Toronto has just a single true IMAX screen which shows new movies, namely the one at the Scotiabank Theatre operated by Cineplex. It's a wonderful place to take in a blockbuster movie, with a huge screen, and comfortable seats (which appear to have been upgraded this year). There are great sight lines, due to the stadium seating, and the sound system is fantastic. Earlier this year they added reserved seating, so that one can pick exactly where one wants to sit when ordering online.
Downtown Toronto does have a retrofitted (multiplex design) IMAX screen at the Cineplex Odeon Yonge & Dundas location, which AMC recently divested. But, it's not the "real thing" as the screen is smaller and the aspect ratio is different. UltraAVX and ETX are improvements over regular theatres, but still can't compare to the gold-standard that true IMAX represents.
The Dark Knight Rises was a great movie, but it was released on July 16, more than three months ago, and yet it continues to monopolize that single IMAX screen. Before that, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol monopolized that screen from December 2011 until June 2012, when it was replaced by a short run of Prometheus. Audiences would be better served by shorter runs on that screen, but apparently the length is determined by contracts that Cineplex signs in order to get access to each film. It would have been nice to see Cloud Atlas at the Scotiabank IMAX, for example, or The Avengers or The Hunger Games. Skyfall takes over the Scotiabank IMAX screen next week.
I think downtown Toronto could easily economically support 3 or 4 more true IMAX screens. The Bloor-Yonge area could easily support one or two, given the crowds the old Uptown Theatre attracted (before it was knocked down for condos). The nearby Varsity Cinemas are aging, and some of the screens could be replaced with real IMAX. With all the condos being built in downtown Toronto, the increased (and relatively young) population seeking entertainment should justify more movie theatres.
The Cinesphere at Ontario Place was one of the world's first true IMAX screens, and was renovated in 2011. But, it sits idle, as the government figures out what to do with Ontario Place. It should be a no-brainer for the government to sell (or lease) the Cinesphere to Cineplex or another theatre chain, in order to show first-run movies (as opposed to science and nature films).
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Soichiro Honda
Soichiro Honda Explained
本田 宗一郎
Birth Date: November 17, 1906
Birth Place: Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Death Place: Tokyo, Japan
Occupation: Founder of Honda
Spouse: Sachi Honda (1914 – 2013)[1]
Children: Hirotoshi Honda
was a Japanese engineer and industrialist.[2] In 1948, he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and oversaw its expansion from a wooden shack manufacturing bicycle motors to a multinational automobile and motorcycle manufacturer.[3]
Honda was born in Tenryū, Shizuoka, a small village under Mount Fuji near Hamamatsu on November 17, 1906. He spent his early childhood helping his father, Gihei, a blacksmith, with his bicycle repair business. At the time his mother, Mika, was a weaver. Honda was not interested in traditional education. His school handed grade reports to the children, but required that they be returned stamped with the family seal, to make sure that a parent had seen it. Soichiro created a stamp to forge his family seal out of a used rubber bicycle pedal cover. The fraud was soon discovered when Honda started to make forged stamps for other children. Honda was unaware that the stamp was supposed to be mirror-imaged. His family name 本田 was symmetrical when written vertically, so it did not cause a problem, but some of other children's family names were not.[4]
Even as a toddler, Honda had been thrilled by the first car that was ever seen in his village, and often used to say in later life that he could never forget the smell of oil it gave off. [5] Soichiro once borrowed one of his father's bicycles to see a demonstration of an airplane made by pilot Art Smith, which cemented his love for machinery and invention.[6]
At 15, without any formal education, Honda left home and headed to Tokyo to look for work. He obtained an apprenticeship at a garage in 1922, and after some hesitation over his employment, he stayed for six years, working as a car mechanic before returning home to start his own auto repair business in 1928 at the age of 22.[7]
Honda raced a turbocharged Ford in the "1st Japan Automobile Race" at Tamagawa Speedway in 1936. He crashed and seriously injured his left eye. His brother was also injured. After that, he quit racing.
Development of Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
In 1937, Honda founded Tōkai Seiki to produce piston rings for Toyota. During World War II, a US B-29 bomber attack destroyed Tōkai Seiki's Yamashita plant in 1944 and the Iwata plant collapsed in the 1945 Mikawa earthquake. After the war, Honda sold the salvageable remains of the company to Toyota for ¥450,000 and used the proceeds to found the Honda Technical Research Institute in October 1946. In 1948 he started producing a complete motorized bicycle, the Type A, which was driven by the first mass-produced engine designed by Honda, and was sold until 1951. The Type D in 1949 was a true motorcycle with a pressed-steel frame designed and produced by Honda and with a 2-stroke, 98cc 3hp engine, and became the very first model in the Dream series of motorcycles. The Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan lists both the Type A and the Type D models as two of their 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology.[8] [9]
As president of the Honda Motor Company, Soichiro Honda turned the company into a billion-dollar multinational that produced the best-selling motorcycles in the world. Honda's engineering and marketing skills resulted in Honda motorcycles outselling Triumph and Harley-Davidson in their respective home markets. The next year, Honda was reacquainted with Takeo Fujisawa, whom he knew during his days as a supplier of piston rings to Nakajima Aircraft Company. Honda hired Fujisawa, who oversaw the financial side of the company and helped the firm expand. In 1959, Honda Motorcycles opened its first dealership in the United States.[4] [6]
Honda remained president until his retirement in 1973, where he stayed on as director and was appointed "supreme advisor" in 1983. His status was such that People magazine placed him on their "25 Most Intriguing People of the Year" list for 1980, dubbing him "the Japanese Henry Ford." In retirement, Honda busied himself with work connected with the Honda Foundation.[10]
Last years
Even at his advanced age, Soichiro and his wife Sachi both held private pilot's licenses. He also enjoyed skiing, golf, racing cars, hang-gliding and ballooning at 77, and he was a highly accomplished artist. He and Takeo Fujisawa made a pact never to force their own sons to join the company. His son, Hirotoshi Honda, was the founder and former CEO of Mugen Motorsports, a tuner for Honda vehicles who also created original racing vehicles.[11]
ASME established the Soichiro Honda Medal in recognition of Mr. Honda's achievements in 1982; this medal recognizes outstanding achievement or significant engineering contributions in the field of personal transportation. In 1989, he was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame near Detroit. Soichiro Honda died on August 5, 1991, days before the Hungarian Grand Prix of liver failure. Ayrton Senna, winner of the Grand Prix, dedicated the victory to the late Soichiro Honda. He was posthumously appointed to the senior third rank in the order of precedence and appointed a Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.[11] [12]
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (August 5, 1991; posthumous)
Senior Third Rank (August 5, 1991; posthumous)
Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan (1991)[13]
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/rip-sachi-honda-widow-of-honda-motor-co-ltd-founder-soichiro-honda/ R.I.P. Sachi Honda, Widow Of Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Founder Soichiro Honda
"Honda Soichiro." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Library Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 21 July 2011. .
Web site: Do You Remember September 24,1948 ?. Honda History. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. 13 August 2013. Including President Soichiro Honda, there were 34 employees..
Web site: Sharma. Aditya. Honda - It Ain't A Dream Without Everyone Being A Part Of It. AutoSpace. 13 August 2013. 31 October 2012. Mr. Honda wasn't satisfied with the use of a readymade engine, he wanted to engineer and invent the future of his company..
Web site: Honda Worldwide - History. honda.com. 4 December 2016.
Web site: Tremayne. David. Soichiro Honda: The man behind a legend. Grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc.. 13 August 2013. 17 January 2001. When Gihei Honda learned what his son had done to get to the airfield, he was more impressed with his initiative, determination and resilience than he was angry with him for taking the money and the bike.. https://web.archive.org/web/20131015070520/http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ftdt017.html. 15 October 2013. yes. dmy-all.
Web site: Joy of Manufacturing. Honda History. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. 13 August 2013. All kinds of cars were brought to Art Shokai for repair, making it an ideal place for Honda to work and study, eager–even greedy–as he was in his pursuit of knowledge..
Web site: Honda Type A. 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology. Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.. 12 August 2013. The Type A was basically a ready-made bicycle on which was mounted the first independently designed mass-produced engine to carry the Honda name.. https://web.archive.org/web/20120206225311/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-7e.html. 6 February 2012. yes. dmy-all.
Web site: Honda Dream Type D. 240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology. Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.. 12 August 2013. This was the first model in the Dream series of motorcycles.. https://web.archive.org/web/20140515003923/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-8e.html. 15 May 2014. yes. dmy-all.
Web site: About Honda Foundation. Honda Foundation. 13 August 2013. The Honda Foundation was established in December 27, 1977 by donations from the founder of Honda Motor Company, Soichiro Honda, and his younger brother, Benjiro.. yes. https://web.archive.org/web/20130806235903/http://www.hondafoundation.jp/en/profile/. 6 August 2013.
Web site: A Send-off Befitting the Father of the Company. Honda History. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.. 13 August 2013. When Soichiro Honda stepped down as president of Honda Motor (September 1973), he was praised by many for his proud and resolute manner.. yes. https://web.archive.org/web/20100418134638/http://world.honda.com/history/challenge/1991oreinokai/text/01.html. 18 April 2010.
Web site: Hart. Marion. Soichiro Honda Biography. ASME Intl.. 13 August 2013. June 2012. He was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1989, taking his place beside Henry Ford, Walter Chrysler, Alfred Sloane of General Motors and Karl Benz..
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One of the most beautiful cathedrals in Italy is Siena Cathedral of Santa Maria. This grand building looks pompous from outside and contains numerous treasures of art inside.
The historical hilltop city of Siena was established by Etruscans several centuries BC. The present name of the city – Saena Julia – was mentioned in Roman writings in the 1st century AD.
Located in a safe distance from the pirate infested sea, Siena became an important trade post on the way to Rome. It was one of the most important Italian city-states in the 11th – 16th century and its main competitor and enemy was Florence.
The prosperous city and, possibly, the first banking centre in the world was one of the most important centres of arts in Italy in the 13th – 14th century. The great Siennese artists are less known today, but not less distinguished than the better known great Florentine artists.
Siena has preserved nearly intact medieval and Renaissance architecture up to this day and is one of the most interesting medieval cities in Europe.
Symbol of the grand ambitions of Siennese is cathedral of the city – planned as the largest cathedral in the world.
Cathedral was built in the highest point of city, in the site of an earlier cathedral. It is not known when the first church was built here, but it is known that in the 9th century AD in this site was a church and bishop's palace. In 1058 an important event took place here – pope Nicholas II was elected.
Preparations for the construction of a new cathedral of Siena were started in 1196. It was decided to start the construction with the north-south oriented transept and to add the main part afterwards.
This north-south transept was basically built in 1229 – 1263 – and constitutes Siena Cathedral up to this day.
Transport of construction material, including the black and white marble, started in 1226.
Both the exterior and interior of the cathedral have outstanding ornamentation – alternating stripes of this white and nearly black – greenish marble. Facade is accented with red marble.
It is considered that black and white colors symbolize the black and white horses of the legendary founders of the city – Senius and Aschius.
Next to the cathedral in 1313 was built nearly 77 m tall belltower – stunning structure in Romanesque style.
In 1339 were started further works – construction of the giant main body of the cathedral, which would increase the size of cathedral more than twice and make it larger than any other cathedral in the world.
Since the very beginning these works were performed in a poor quality and were stopped by the Black Death in 1348.
Floor of the unfinished cathedral was made – and is used as a parking lot and floor of museum.
Siena Cathedral is built in Tuscany Romanesque style, with many details and ornamentation in Gothic style. This beautiful building in the plan has a form of a Latin cross, it has dome and tall bell tower.
Dome is topped with a gilded lantern, which was made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and resembles the Sun.
Below the choir and below the current soil level is located entrance in the earlier church – the walls there contain frescoes from the late 13th century which depict scenes from the Old Testament.
One of the oldest works of art in the cathedral is the beautiful pulpit, which was carved by Nicolà Pisano in 1265 – 1268.
The list of art values in Siena Cathedral is very long – here are located works of Donatelli, Bernini, Michelangelo, Martini and numerous great Siennese artists.
Siena Cathedral has some of the most stunning facades of any structures in the world. Most beautiful is the West facade – the main entrance in the cathedral with three portals.
Works at this facade started sometimes around 1284 and were led by Giovanni Pisano until 1296. Works were continued by Camino de Crescentino. In 1317 works were stopped and more attention was paid to East facade. West facade most likely was completed in the 1360s – 1370s, for most part using the initial design of Pisano. Final works were overseen by Giovanni de Cecco, who made the facade even more ornate.
Change of masters is seen in the design of the facade. Thus – although in Gothic architecture it is common to have vertically continuous elements, facade of Siena Cathedral shows vertical discontinuities.
Most of statues seen in the present day facade are copies of the original ones. The original statues are kept in Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.
The fascinating mosaics on the three gables of cathedral were produced in Venice in 1878.
The ornate bronze door replaced the wooden door in 1946.
The black and white stripes inside the cathedral look even more impressive. Much effect is added by the stained glass windows.
Especially valuable are the round stained glass windows in facades. The stained glass window in the choir is from 1288 – one of the oldest stained glass windows in Italy. The large stained glass window in the facade is younger – from 1549.
The marble mosaic floor is one of most beautiful pavements in Italy, made in the 14th – 16th centuries. This grand artwork takes the whole area of cathedral and consists of 56 diverse panels, depicting diverse themes, made in different techniques.
For most part of the year the pavement is covered in order to preserve it.
Adjoining the cathedral is Piccolomini library where is stored a rich collection of illuminated choir books. Library is ornamented with stunning, colourful frescoes by Pinturicchio. Piccolomini library was built in 1492, ornamented with paintings in 1502 – 1507 and devoted to Pope Pius II, who came from Siena.
The beautiful baptistry of San Giovanni was built in Gothic style in 1316 – 1325. Its interior is stunning – it is adorned with frescoes which were made by Vecchietta and other painters in 1447 – 1450.
Jane Tylus's Siena is a compelling and intimate portrait of this most secretive of cities, often overlooked by travelers to Italy. Cultural history, intellectual memoir, travelogue, and guidebook, it takes the reader on a quest of discovery through the well- and not-so-well-traveled roads and alleys of a town both medieval and modern.
It was May 2013 when Thomas Paradis convened in Siena, Italy, with a cohort of American faculty and students to lead a two-month inaugural study-abroad program. After a harrowing journey across the ocean, students and faculty alike soon realized that adapting to a foreign culture and language would be more challenging than they expected, especially amid one of the world's more authentic community festivals-the Palio horse race.


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In the film, Tiffany crashes with five family members in a Las Vegas studio apartment in the last days of her mother's life. In order to make ends meet, her older sister, a phone sex operator, introduces her to the world of internet fetish cam girls. Tiffany becomes popular as the only "live black model" at the new adult site and soon becomes too close to one of her frequent callers. Dynamics shift in her sister's relationship as each woman explores and exploits their sexuality, using their created fantasy worlds as an escape from the realities of their challenging real-life circumstances.
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The Prix d'Harcourt is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles) at Longchamp in April.

History
The event is named in memory of Emmanuel d'Harcourt (1844–1928), a former president of the Société d'Encouragement. It was established in 1929, and was originally contested over 2,400 metres.

The Prix d'Harcourt was held at Auteuil in 1940, and at Maisons-Laffitte in 1943 and 1944. On the latter occasion its distance was 2,000 metres.

The race's distance was changed to 2,150 metres in 1946. It was cut to 2,100 metres in 1953, and to 2,000 metres in 1958. It reverted to 2,100 metres in 1961, and was extended to 2,200 metres in 1969.

The event was formerly staged a few weeks after the Prix Ganay. The dates of the two races were interchanged in 1971, and from this point the Prix d'Harcourt was run over 2,000 metres.

Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
 Amfortas – 1931, 1932
 Djebel – 1941, 1942
 Skalleti - 2021, 2022

Leading jockey (5 wins):
 Yves Saint-Martin – Regent (1960), Allez France (1974), Liloy (1976), Welsh Term (1983), Strawberry Road (1985)

Leading trainer (10 wins):
 André Fabre – Saint Estephe (1986), Village Star (1988), Star Lift (1989), Creator (1990), Panoramic (1991), Freedom Cry (1995), Indian Danehill (2000), Manduro (2006), Cutlass Bay (2010), Cloth of Stars (2017)

Leading owner (6 wins):
 Daniel Wildenstein – Yelapa (1970), Allez France (1974), Liloy (1976), Grand Pavois (1987), Star Lift (1989), Freedom Cry (1995)

Winners since 1980

Earlier winners

 1929: Guy Fawkes
 1930: Florio
 1931: Amfortas
 1932: Amfortas
 1933: Taxodium
 1934: Assuerus
 1935: Mary Tudor
 1936: Bouillon
 1937: Le Duc
 1938: Victrix
 1939: Canot
 1940: Ksar El Srir
 1941: Djebel
 1942: Djebel
 1943: Tifinar
 1944: Un Gaillard
 1945: Priam
 1946: Oubanghi
 1947: Yong Lo
 1948: Pearl Diver
 1949: Goody
 1950: Violoncelle
 1951: Alizier
 1952: Piqu'avant
 1953: Faubourg
 1954: Gerocourt
 1955: Mahan
 1956: Tropique
 1957: Tapioca
 1958: Tanerko
 1959: Franc Luron
 1960: Regent
 1961: Drago
 1962: Vienna
 1963: Tang
 1964: Trac
 1965: Frontin
 1966: Sigebert
 1967: Cadmus
 1968: Carmarthen
 1969: Grandier
 1970: Yelapa
 1971: Caro
 1972: Pistol Packer
 1973: Toujours Pret
 1974: Allez France
 1975: Card King
 1976: Liloy
 1977: Kasteel
 1978: Monseigneur
 1979: Trillion
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See also
 List of French flat horse races

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Another Independence Day Celebration at Monday Trivia!
Monday's roller coaster of a trivia game welcomed 91 teams across 11 venues:
FIRST ROUND:
Monday's opening round opened with a Triple 50/50 question concerning gender-specific characteristics of animals (it was easier than it sounds), followed by topics such as Canada's tallest mountain (Mount Logan) and the lasso wielded by this comic book character:
Twelve teams ran the table in the opening stanza with a perfect 36 points.
SECOND ROUND:
Music groups with "Good" or "Bad" in their names highlighted Monday's audio question as we listened to "Feel Like Makin' Love" by Bad Company, "I Wanna Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd, and "Dance Floor Anthem" by Good Charlotte. We headed to the bar to enjoy a sidecar cocktail before discussing the embarrassing "Pokemon Go to the polls" speech from Hillary Clinton. A pair of difficult bonus questions were included in the second round. Less than one quarter of our teams knew that Charles Haley was the first player to win five Super bowls, while a similar percentage knew the name of this film which will feature the return of Lisbeth Salander:
Only three teams recorded perfect second round scores: Unsavories (DRP), Killer Snails (Hershey's), Brain Freeze (Hershey's).
Biblical figures and foreign-born female celebrities highlighted Monday's halftime page. The perfect scores came rolling in on Monday night, as 41% of our teams notched 20 points on the halftime page, with the overall average reaching 18.8 points. These were your highest scoring Monday teams at the halftime break:
Unsavories (DRP): 91
Arrondissements of Ouagadougou (Greene Turtle – Hagerstown): 90
Killer Snails (Hershey's): 90
I Don't Know Who (Morgan Inn): 90
THIRD ROUND:
With more than half of the field sitting at least 80 points to start the third round, confidence was riding high, but it only took one question to destroy that feeling:
–> Like many Hanna-Barbera characters, Yogi Bear's personality and mannerisms were based on a celebrity of the time. In this case, it was a character on "The Honeymooners". For your wager, name that character or name the actor who portrayed him.
Many of our teams jumped the gun with guesses of Ralph Kramden, without taking a moment to realize that Yogi Bear's voice is nearly identical to Ralph's sidekick Ed Norton (portrayed by Art Carney). Later, we took an alphabetical look at NBA teams and discussed the actress who gained fame with this film:
Two teams managed to avoid the opening speed bump and sweep the third round. Coincidentally, those teams were Oliver's Army (DRP) and Cher's Zombie Army (Uno Pizzeria).
FOURTH ROUND:
We took in some fine art at the Met to begin the final round, before moving on to topics such celebrities named Klein and the "Shiggy Dance Challenge":
Afte closing with a Three Clues question regarding the word Mead, Cher's Zombie Army (Uno Pizzeria) and We're Not Gouda at This (Cheesetique) were the only teams to record a perfect final round score. These teams sat atop the overall leaderboard after four rounds of play:
We're Not Gouda at This (Cheesetique): 163
Arrondissements of Ouagadougou (Greene Turtle – Hagerstown): 162
MAJ (DRP): 162
–> As the highest grossing film of 1996, what action film set a record for the most miniature model work in a single film, which was reflected in its Oscar win for Best Visual Effects?
About two-fifths of our teams responded correctly with "Independence Day". Blowing up all of those tiny versions of important buildings must have been expensive. Five teams recorded the Perfect 21 tonight with correct answers on all wagering questions. Here is your final Monday leaderboard:
Kelly (Morgan Inn): 168
Ask Jeeves (Bushwaller's): 165
Oliver's Army (DRP): 164
MONDAY'S WINNERS:
DRP in Alexandria, VA: MAJ (Next week's first category: Bridge – card game)
Greene Turtle in Hagerstown, MD: Arrondissements of Ouagadougou (Next week's first category: "Forrest Gump")
Morgan Inn in Woodbine, MD: Kelly (Next week's first category: Dinosaurs)
Hershey's Restaurant in Gaithersburg, MD: Rhodes Scholars (Next week's first category: Incan Empire)
Uno Pizzeria in Frederick, MD: Cher's Zombie Army (Next week's first category: Michael Jackson)
Cheesetique in Arlington, VA: Kitten Mittens (Next week's first category: Recently in Bigfoot Erotica)
Bushwaller's in Frederick, MD: Ask Jeeves (Next week's first category: Edgar Allan Poe)
Greene Turtle in Urbana, MD: Mud Duck Hunt Club (Next week's first category: Scrooge McDuck)
Rockwell Brewery in Frederick, MD: Third Round Nosedive (Next week's first category: "Veep")
Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle in Bethesda, MD: Dirty Mike and the Boys (Next week's first category: "Mad Max: Fury Road")
Il Forno in Frederick, MD: MC (Next week's first category: Pro Football Hall of Famers)
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Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code has generated the sort of controversy that will sustain it for months into the future, especially after it goes into paperback and Ron Howard's movie, which is based on the book, is released. Controversy, of course, stirs sales.
Christians are now in something of a dilemma. They can reduce the controversy — and therefore Da Vinci sales — by ignoring the novel, or they can sustain the controversy — and therefore sales — by giving a spirited response. Considering the attack on the historic Christian faith posed by Brown's novel, only the latter would seem the proper option. Besides, a massive Christian response via books and the Internet, as well as media appearances by knowledgeable experts, may finally demonstrate to millions of gullible, conspiracy-happy readers that they are victims of one of the great literary hoaxes of modern times.
Public discussion of Christ, Christianity, and the church is again front-and-center in media attention. The book's attacks against the Christian faith ironically provide Christians with a unique opportunity for effective evangelism. Sharing the truth in this case, however, will require some restraint.
In view of the unfounded, actually outrageous claims Brown makes in his novel, an angry gut reaction against his falsehoods naturally wells up in any informed Christian reader, and the temptation to trash the man can be almost overwhelming. If, however, we engage secular or ill-informed Christians in dialogue over the book with a fuming tirade, we will not persuade them to reconsider their opinion, especially if they enjoyed reading it. We, not Dan Brown, will lose credibility. Ire, therefore, is hardly the best way to evangelize effectively, and it seems that the apostle Peter learned that lesson, and that's why he wrote: "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect" (1Pet.3:15 NIV). "Sweet reason" remains both the best shield and the best weapon in any struggle for the truth.
Readers' reactions to The Da Vinci Code come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Here is a list of some you may encounter, along with suggested responses.
"I thought The Da Vinci Code was a fun read." Why not agree? It was an interesting mystery, and this is why the novel borders on the diabolical: the poison is served up hidden inside tasty flavoring! You must, however, go to the heart of the issue and ask, "Do you think the author presented an honest, accurate portrait of Christ and Christianity?" If the person's response has even a hint of the positive, you'll have much work to do, beginning with an explanation of some important basics of the Christian faith, such as the deity of Christ, which is clearly denied in the novel.
"OK, a few things may be wrong in the novel, but basically it's factual." This is probably the most common reaction to Da Vinci, and it demonstrates that the reader is either a non-Christian or a believer who is very poorly grounded in the faith. A useful response might be to point out that more than "a few things" are wrong in the novel; for example, the entire premise of The Da Vinci Code is based on a false "fact." On the first page, Brown claims that a secret European society called "The Priory of Sion," which supposedly preserved the secret "truth" about the "real" Jesus, was founded in Jerusalem in 1099, when, instead, it was officially registered in France in 1956. Another example would be what Brown calls the "relatively close vote" at the Council of Nicea endorsing Jesus' divinity (233). In fact, the vote was 300 to 2! Probably the worst error in the book is the claim that "the early Jewish tradition involved ritualistic sex. In the temple, no less" (309, emphasis in original). Not only is this a horrendously unfounded claim, but it is also a blasphemous affront to both Judaism and Christianity. There are dozens upon dozens of such falsehoods throughout the book.
"Chill out! This is fiction, after all!" Right, except that, on the very first page of the book, the author claims his novel is based on fact; unfortunately, too many people today read fiction but accept it as fact. When real situations or personalities — past or present — are involved in fictional backgrounds, a good writer will strive to represent them accurately. You might ask, "How fair or credible would you find a novel set in the World War II era, for example, that claimed Adolf Hitler won the war and executed Franklin D. Roosevelt?" The distortion of facts in The Da Vinci Code is just as grotesque.
"But the author says he did a lot of research to uncover the real truth." So he did. In media interviews, Dan Brown even states he, too, was skeptical at first, but the "evidence" convinced him otherwise. Sound reassuring? In sober fact, the sources listed by Brown have no scholarly or historical value whatever; rather, they are sensationalizing tripe, New Age esoterica, and conspiracy speculations that all serious scholars disdain.
"I still believe that Brown is really on to something and that the church has engaged in a vast cover-up." You might respond, "Then you are exactly the sort of impressionable reader who is being seduced by Brown's deceptions." (OK, leave out the "impressionable" so as not to antagonize your dialogue partner!) You should then ask, "Can you identify even one serious scholar, writer, professional authority, historian, or theologian anywhere in the world who agrees with Brown?" I seriously question if Brown really believes his own material despite his claims that he does. The New York Times certainly does not, since its February22,2004, book review aptly referred to his novel as "The Da Vinci Con."
"Look, this material must be reasonable and accurate or a prestigious New York publisher such as Doubleday would never have published it." We should be careful not to ascribe high moral values to any secular publisher where the fiscal bottom line is concerned, nor indulge the fantasy that "if it's in print, it must be true." Amazingly careless editing went into The Da Vinci Code. The book bulges with factual errors, but no one is faulting the editor, at least not when seven million copies are in print!
In other cases, either malicious intent or editorial ignorance is involved. In 1970, John M. Allegro's The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross (Doubleday) appeared, in which the author seriously argued that Jesus was invented by myth-makers who got high on the hallucinogenic qualities of the red-topped, white-flecked fly agaric mushroom and wrote the Gospels to communicate their cultic secrets. Allegro's colleagues in England called the book "a Semitics [i.e., the study of Jewish history] scholar's erotic nightmare," and it faced similar derision on this side of the Atlantic. This book, of course, is an intellectual fraud from beginning to end. "In print" does not equal "true."
"The main plot of the book has Jesus marrying Mary Magdalene. What's wrong with that?" If Jesus had married her, it would not have been wrong, but there is no evidence whatever that Jesus ever married. Conversely, there is powerful evidence that He did not. In fact, Paul defended his right to have a wife (a prerogative that he never exercised) when he wrote, "Don't we have the right to take a believing wife along with us, as do the other apostles and the Lord's brothers and Cephas [Peter]?" (1Cor.9:5niv). If Jesus Himself had ever married, Paul would surely have cited His marriage as the greatest precedent of all, after which it would have been unnecessary even to mention figures subordinate to Him. To claim that the church covered up the "fact" of Jesus' marriage to Mary Magdalene because this would have humanized Him out of any divinity, so to speak, is outrageous, but this is exactly what The Da Vinci Code maintains as its central thesis.
"I really enjoyed the book until, about halfway through, I started reading the most despicable statements about my faith. I made a list of the errors until I ran out of paper." Yes! At last! The proper reaction! No response necessary, except congratulations to an informed Christian.
Are Christians Supplying Answers? In the face of Brown's gratuitous assaults on the faith, Christians have not been sleeping. No less than 10 books currently are being published that provide a devastating critique of The Da Vinci Code. These range from Darrell L. Bock's Breaking the Da Vinci Code (Thomas Nelson, 2004), which rivals Brown's book in size, to the 96-page The Da Vinci Code — Fact or Fiction? (Tyndale House, 2004), written by Hank Hanegraaff and me.
The current powerful Christian response to Dan Brown's novel is proving to be effective. I've now heard hundreds of potential Da Vinci Code readers confess, "Well, I was going to buy the book, but now I won't waste my money." In any case, the Da Vinci Code discussion can be a blessing in disguise if it encourages people to reexamine the true facts about Christ, Christianity, and the church. Every informed believer can, and should, help in the process.
— Paul L. Maier
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Last updated: Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 14:53:01.
Common WordPress themes usually have redundant title attributes. But they are useful for Semantic Data Extractor, tool created by World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
The aim is to show that providing a semantically rich HTML gives much more value to your code: using a semantically rich HTML code allows a better use of CSS, makes your HTML intelligible to a wider range of user agents (especially search engines bots).
Related to title attribute, there is a contradiction between the Web accessibility and semantic point of view.
Redundant title attribute (Dani Iswara .com) sounds bad for screen reader users. Additional information should be placed inside that element properly. Do not put an important information into it. The (fancy) tooltip is mouse dependant. Therefore, it is not fully accessible. Furthermore, the fact, title attribute usually has the same text as in anchor link.
See on your source code which have rel="bookmark", e.g. post title and related post section. The semantic tool needs the title attribute. Check this post result. The bookmarkable points only have [Unknown title].
So, what is the solution? Semantic or accessible? Do we have to fill the title attribute for semantic purposes?
Tags: accessibility, attribute, semantic, title, Web, wordpress. Category: Web Accessibility.
10 comments to "Title Attribute and Semantic Data Extractor"
Mungkin lebih baik dilakukan dengan cara tulis manual markah html-nya. Jika ingin aksesibel, buatlah title yang deskriptif, bukan pengulangan, sehingga mencakup unsur semantik juga.
i thought, this article would be a part of reliable personal reviews for my site. and of coz im waiting another one.
anyway,… how about "the long excerpt tooltip" ?. Yeah, i knew it… sometimes usable means nothing for accessible reason. But, should i remove that feature ?
sorry, no personal view here. Imagines Google using the same algorithm as the tool, based on semantic point of view.
What is the title here? Read it without mouse or source code.
See on your source code which have rel="bookmark", e.g. post title and related post section. The semantic tool needs the title attribute. Check this post result. The bookmarkable points only have [Unknown title].
bagian Bookmarkable points mengutip atribut title. Jika tidak memiliki atribut title, hanya muncul [Unknown title]. Ini mungkin yang dulu(?) diperhitungkan algoritma seperti Google.
1) atribut title tidak sepenuhnya aksesibel karena device/mouse dependant.
2) anchor text seharusnya cukup deskriptif untuk bermakna semantik, tanpa perlu atribut title.
3) sehingga tetap tidak disarankan pemakaian semacam 'klik di sini', walau bisa usable untuk click to action.
Bayangkan mesin (termasuk semantic data extractor) dan pengguna screen reader (saat tabbing) hanya mendapatkan informasi 'klik di sini'.
Akhirnya, peranti tersebut pun menyetujui bahwa atribut title tidak diperlukan dalam hal ini.
Exception net.sf.saxon.trans.XPathException: org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The reference to entity "ver" must end with the ';' delimiter.
org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: The reference to entity "ver" must end with the ';' delimiter.
biasanya karena ada penulisan kode/markah XHTML yang kurang pas dengan doctype yang dideklarasikan/dipakai di blog.