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Passing the torch is part of the allure of college football, and Saquon Barkley did so in a magnanimous way after playing his last game for Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl last season.
Miles Sanders had been his backup for two seasons, living in the vast shadow cast by someone most folks believed was the best running back in college football. But as Barkley headed for the exit and his inevitable first-round pick in the NFL draft, he told reporters that the 5-foot-11, 215-pound Sanders was quite capable of carrying the torch.
"He's a special talent," Barkley said. "Obviously, he hasn't gotten the opportunity to show his talent as much as he'd like, but we've seen it in practice, we've seen flashes of it. He's strong, he's powerful, he's fast, he's a hard worker, he's humble and he's going to be a great back in the future. … You guys won't be talking about Saquon Barkley for long."
That last part no doubt evoked a laugh. But as last week's come-from-behind win at Illinois proved, Sanders showed he's ready to run. His 200 yards rushing, including a season-long 48-yard touchdown romp on which the game tilted, earned him the Big Ten offensive co-player of the week award with Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins Jr.
"You have to give them credit because Miles Sanders pops in there and he's an outstanding player," said Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, whose team will play in Saturday night's Big Ten East showdown in Beaver Stadium. "We kind of saw glimpses of that last year, so we have a lot of respect for him."
Glimpses was the key word, because for the last two years especially, Barkley commanded the spotlight. Now it's time for Sanders, who carries the Twitter handle @BoobieMilesXXIV, an homage no doubt to the fictional running back in "Friday Night Lights."
"He's been learning and growing and building confidence since the day he stepped on campus," Penn State coach James Franklin said of Sanders. "Then obviously being in a complementary role the last couple of years (to Barkley), now being the featured back.
"He's gotten better every single day, he's very mature. He's obviously very talented. … He's a got a lot of different skill sets that people are looking for at the running back position. "We're blessed to have him, and he's playing behind a talented offensive line."
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Janet, that is definitely favorite of mine as well. Blessings!
I love corny Christmas movies so this one looks good to me. After all, I'm the girl who watches The Walton's every Thanksgiving. Thanks for offering the giveaway Barbie.
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Simona Halep continued to feature in several competitions winning six WTA titles on different courts including grass, clay, hard court and indoor in 2013. She also won the WTA Most Improved Player Award and ESPN Center Court's Most Improved Player Award the same year. Continuous Career Success. Halep participated in the 2014 Qatar Open, beating Angelique Kerber to win her first ever Premier 5 tournament. She defeated Roberta Vinci to win the Bucharest Open and also reached the final of the Grand Slam at the French Open before losing to Maria Sharapova.
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Simona Halep, the world No. 4 whose participation in the French Open was questionable right up until the start of the tournament due to an ankle injury, played the match of her life against Elena Svitolina in the quarterfinals, coming back from a huge deficit to win in three sets. Halep was down 5-0 in the first set, lost it 6-3, went down 5-1 in the second set, came back to win in a tiebreak after staving off a match point, and then handily closed out the third set, 6-0. She chased down ball after ball, played some incredible baseline defense, and coaxed the increasingly frustrated Svitolina into a flurry of unforced errors late in the match.
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Simona Halep are cele mai multe puncte de aparat pe zgura. Nu mai putin de 2900 de puncte a obtinut tenismena noastra anul trecut la turneele disputate pe zgura, anunta WTA Insider. Fostul lider WTA a ajuns pana in sferturi la Stuttgart si Madrid, a disputat finala la Roma si s-a impus la Roland Garros. Simona Halep nu a mai avut energia necesara pentru a se prezenta la conferinta de presa de dupa semifinala de Fed Cup pierduta de Romania in fata Frantei, la Rouen.
Simona Halep could become world No.1 if she beats Konta. Konta became the first British woman to reach a Wimbledon quarter-final for 33 years when she beat Caroline Garcia 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 yesterday. But the sixth seed is not complacent and said "there is a lot of work to be done" before she can start thinking about winning the title.
Results for: Simona Halep. Osaka kicks off her clay season, while Nadal tries to bounce back. Apr 21, 2019 by Steve Tignor. Halep misses chance to regain No. 1 rank in semifinal loss to Pliskova. Mar 28, 2019 by AP. Miami WTA Semifinal Previews: Barty vs. Kontaveit; Halep vs. Pliskova. Mar 27, 2019 by Steve Tignor. With win over Wang in Miami, Halep one victory away from No. 1 ranking. Mar 27, 2019 by AP. Page 1 of 79.


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Reflections arising from "A Comparison of Appreciative Inquiry and Solutions Focus: An Overview"
Kendy Rossi, Tricia Lustig and Mark McKergow have done a great job in compiling their table comparing Ai and SF. They plan a further version with added comments from each tradition. I offer my comments here.
My perspective on the work comes from the SF tradition; I have had only one day's introduction to Ai and read a couple of the key texts, but I have never participated in an Ai project as a member of a system or as a consultant. My comments are my own - I have no claim (or ambition!) to speak for the SF community in responding as I do.
What we share
The two approaches have many features in common:
both can be described as "selectively attentive" - to the best of what is and to what works rather than what doesn't work (in the SF tradition, we are fond of quoting William James "The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook");
their focus and orientation is towards possibilities in the absence of problems;
they rely on collaboration;
they have a lively appreciation of the systemic or interactional nature of human relationships and the emergent nature of behaviour in complex systems like business organisations;
both see the role of language as pivotal in effecting change - the subject matter (the object of selective attention), the vocabulary, the use of the well-chosen question and the apposite comment (especially compliment or affirmation) are all key to the success of conversations using either approach.
Where we (or I) differ
Why, then, do I feel uneasy when reading the Ai columns? I think that there are four main sources of discomfort. The first is the nature of the language used in the Ai community; the second probably stems from a different attitude to the role of work in our lives; the third is the explicit reference to the spiritual and the fourth arises from my understanding of the role of leadership in Ai thinking.
We agree that language is pivotal, but I suspect we use language differently. The Ai vocabulary too often refers to things that are hidden from us - reified ideas, nominalisations, or what Insoo Kim Berg calls $5000 words. In short, rather grand, non-concrete words about things which are difficult to pin down in the sensory, behavioural world where SF practitioners apply their focus, using $5 words.
This is particularly exemplified in the entries entitled Ideal Conditions for Use, Times to Avoid Use and Potential Outcomes. Terminology like discovery, renewal, commitment, sense of identity, culture etc are not part of the SF practitioner's every day vocabulary. If clients use these words, we respond with constructive naivety: how will I recognise renewal (for example) when it happens? What will we be doing differently? What will our customers notice?
What will our competitors notice? By focusing on the answers to such questions, we build up a pragmatic view of what the hoped-for change will mean in the concrete world. Even more importantly, asking for concrete detail (what Bill O'Hanlon calls video-talk) enables the various members of the client team to reach a common understanding of what they're looking for - and of the evidence that they are on the way to achieving it.
[My own favourite example of misunderstood vocabulary is the oft-heard statement that "we don't communicate properly in this group". Well-meaning managers typically respond by issuing all sorts of detailed reports and other reading matter; but usually, their staff simply mean "my boss doesn't greet me by name or ask about my work as often as I would wish". Asking concrete questions about "communication" makes this kind of misunderstanding less likely.]
So the SF conversation may sound more mundane (literally "of this world" - Concise Oxford Dictionary) than the Ai conversation: our "selective attention" is focused on evidence and distinctions in the real world - we establish the desirable future and focus on small indications that things are moving in the right direction.
The role of work
I have been self-employed for 10 years. Before that, I had over 2 decades in the corporate sector, steadily climbing the managerial greasy pole. As a student, I worked on factory production lines and in hospital cleaning jobs. This experience leads me to the view that for most of us, work is a means to an end. I recall a coal miner being asked why he had worked only 3 shifts in the previous week (thus contributing to the industry's dreadful absenteeism record). His reply was "well, you can't live on what they pay you for 2 shifts". Few of us expect, seek or find the meaning of life at work.
So, I am uneasy in the face of a belief in the desirability of mission or vision statements, or shared values and culture, or aligned goals at work. It smacks of paternalism at best, imperialism at worst, to assume that everyone shares their dreams in this way. Why should I share identity, values and culture at work - for me, "a fair day's work for a fair day's pay " is an entirely adequate and sufficient shared value.
I am also concerned that Ai might be unduly self-limiting in coping with change in what I have called the mundane arena. The Comparison Table says that one of the situations where the use of Ai should be avoided is where "there is a lack of support for passionate dreaming and inspired self-initiative". I suggest that this situation is far from unusual! The Ai endeavour is huge; SF is more pragmatic, believing that desirable change can be initiated by anyone who is a "customer for change" - wanting something different and prepared to something about it.
The spiritual dimension
For me, the outstanding difference is Ai's explicit embracing of the spiritual. It is a core tenet of Ai that organisations are " .. living spiritual-social systems, mysteries of creation to be nurtured and affirmed". The Dream is "a vision of a better world, a powerful purpose and a compelling statement of strategic intent" (Cooperrider et al.) Much of the Ai endeavour is in selecting what they call Affirmative Topics for inquiry as they develop the Dream. SF has no such ideals - save for helping the client articulate and achieve what they want. It is more pragmatic in its starting point and therefore as useful for the mundane as the profound. I am not a member of the school that says "this [whatever] isn't just an approach, it's a Way of Life!" For me, the SF approach is something to use when things aren't working. Most of the time, things are! I suspect that Ai adherents do see Ai as a Way of Life.
The role of the leader
Successful implementation of Ai projects seems to rely crucially on the style of organisation leadership. We are told that the ideal conditions for Ai projects include "leadership belief in the positive core of the system and in affirmative process as a viable change driver", a need/desire for "enquiry, discovery and renewal" and support for "passionate dreaming and inspired self-initiative".
Very often, we are told that change initiatives failed because the top team weren't on board or didn't walk the talk. In contrast, SF doesn't need the commitment of the leadership in the same way. Indeed, SF practice lends itself brilliantly to "guerrilla tactics". Our main tool is language and our use of a conversational approach to change means that, given a "customer for change", it can happen without declared initiatives, or task forces, or appointed change agents.
Final Remarks
None of this is to deny that there is a place for Ai - indeed, given its undoubted success in the organisational world, its place is self-evident. There are enlightened leaders in the world, capable of articulating a compelling vision that others are happy to share, and of allowing grass-roots empowerment. There are situations where whole-hearted involvement by everyone in the system is both possible and appropriate. And there are groups of people willing and able to devote the time and effort needed for an Ai project.
The apparent differences between the two approaches may or may not be significant - it could be simply a matter of taste. However, as a vehicle for change - especially in the kind of organisations I work with - I prefer the simple, ideology-free and pragmatic SF approach.
Jenny Clarke

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Football / May 16, 2020
Caldwell Completed Passes in 1970s, Completes Degree in 2020
by Darren Miller
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Butch Caldwell seemingly had it all.
The dual-threat quarterback from Dayton, Ohio, possessed a strong throwing arm, legs that could zig-zag around defenders, and a durability to thrive in the 1970s when the sport was, well, hard-hitting, hammering football.
Yes, Caldwell seemingly had it all. He had the fame that comes with being most valuable player on the 1976 University of Iowa football team, a recognition derived from 616 passing yards, three passing touchdowns, 389 rushing yards, and four more scores on the ground.
But Caldwell lacked one thing. It was absent in the spring of 1977 when he should have walked across the stage at commencement, and it remained missing until May 16, 2020. That is the day Caldwell will receive a diploma in communication studies with a minor in television and film production — 43 years after his original expected graduation date.
"This is very rewarding," Caldwell said. "I had tears in my eyes. This makes me appreciate what I didn't appreciate before. It is gratifying, and I was looking forward to going across that stage."
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Caldwell will not get to clutch his diploma, shake hands with an academic dignitary, or pose for photos on stage in cap and gown. Always the optimist, he looks at it as another brush with history.
"I was one of the first African-American quarterbacks to start at a major university," he said. "And I'm in the first class to graduate that didn't get to march because of the coronavirus. I will make history again."
In Caldwell's first tour as a University of Iowa student-athlete from 1972-77, he pursued a degree in general studies, which did not require a foreign language. Iowa no longer offers that degree, so in order to major in communication studies, Caldwell needed to complete an additional 35 semester hours — including four Spanish courses. He will take two Spanish classes this summer before he officially has a degree.
Things have evolved in academia since Caldwell enrolled at Iowa in 1972.
"I feel like Fred Flintstone visiting George Jetson," he said.
"I feel like Fred Flintstone visiting George Jetson."
Butch Caldwell, 2020 University of Iowa graduate
From Bedrock to Orbit City, this is how Caldwell made it from his home in Dayton, Ohio, to Iowa City, Iowa, in 1972. He was among the most coveted high school recruits in the nation and narrowed his choices to Michigan, Ohio State, Southern California, Tennessee, and Iowa. The Hawkeyes were coming off a 1-10 season in 1971, the first under head coach Frank Lauterbur. Caldwell knew freshmen were eligible to play varsity football for the first time beginning in 1972, but Bo Schembechler at Michigan, Woody Hayes at Ohio State, and John McKay at Southern California, weren't interested in throwing a rookie into the fire of major college football.
Iowa assistant coach Jack Harbaugh recruited Caldwell.
"Jack Harbaugh promised he would do the best he could to get me on the field right away," Caldwell said. "That's all I needed. He said, 'If you're good enough to start, you will be starting.'"
In Iowa's fourth game of the 1972 season, Caldwell saw action at quarterback against Purdue. When his career ended in 1976 (he missed the 1974 season when he had his appendix removed), Caldwell had thrown for 1,651 yards and seven touchdowns and run for 1,061 yards and 12 touchdowns.
"I was a hypocrite. Here I am telling these kids about their education when I needed to do something about mine."
A highlight of his senior season came at No. 11 Penn State. He carried the ball on three of the first four plays — and 17 times in the game — as Iowa won, 7-6.
"Everyone told us we were going to get stomped," Caldwell said. "We went up there and they carried me off the field: It was either bootlegs, option or I had to scramble. I was so tired, drained, and couldn't move. It was a big win."
In his final game, Iowa crushed Michigan State, 30-17. It was the Hawkeyes' first win at Spartan Stadium since 1960.
After the season, Caldwell signed a free agent contract with the Baltimore Colts, but tore a hamstring on a kickoff return. He tried playing in Canada but returned to the United States and signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers. Another torn hamstring ended his professional career.
Caldwell spent more than 30 years coaching high school football and girls' track and field. He also worked several football camps where he preached faith, family, education, and sports — in that order. After years delivering that sermon, Caldwell looked in a mirror and wasn't satisfied with the reflection.
"I was a hypocrite," he said. "Here I am telling these kids about their education when I needed to do something about mine."
For more than 25 years Caldwell thought of returning to Iowa to finish his degree. Then one October at a Hawkeye football game, he broached the subject with Andy Piro, executive director of the Varsity Club. Piro put Caldwell in touch with Liz Tovar, who as associate athletics director, Student-Athlete Academic Services, oversees Iowa's Degree Completion Program. After filling out a few forms, Caldwell was ready to again become a student.
Caldwell was living on a fixed income through social security and looking for housing in Iowa City. Nothing came open for two weeks, so he bounced from hotel room to hotel room and even bunked in the back seat of his car. Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz and Ben Hansen, assistant director of football operations, called another former Hawkeye, Mitch King, who hooked Caldwell up with a place to live.
"That shows you that once a Hawk, always a Hawk," Caldwell said. "I have always said that Iowa has the best fans and the most generous people I have met in my life and I have been all over the world. I love it here and I love the people."
Tovar calls Caldwell's situation a unique, special story. She said it proves it is never too late to earn your college diploma and that Iowa's Degree Completion Program is open to any former Hawkeye who wants to return.
"We are committed to student-athlete success regardless of how long you have been removed from the University of Iowa," Tovar said. "Butch comes into our building, has a backpack on and he is ready to go to a tutorial session. My goal is that more former student-athletes will reach out to our office in the event we can help them complete their degree."
Life won't change much for Caldwell after receiving the diploma and he isn't sure about accepting a fulltime job. After all, there are grandchildren and great grandchildren to spoil. But first, there will be a family party for the 66-year-old graduate.
"They're more excited about it than I am," Caldwell said.
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Promoting the grand opening of a new Great Clips salon near campus.
Great Clips needed to promote a grand opening in San Marcos, TX with the goal of driving Texas State University students to their new campus location. Two college marketing channels were used for this activation: street teams and mobile ads. The college street team was made up of four ambassadors in Great Clips branded attire that distributed 8,000 flyers over 4 days. The flyers were passed out near student hot spots around campus. For added reach of student influencers, the team targeted Greek housing and off-campus housing. While the teams were interacting with the students, they promoted the Great Clips "Online Check-In" phone app. To support the campus promotion, more than 225,000 mobile ad impressions were delivered in real-time to students on campus achieving a click thru rate of .68%. Great Clips saw an immediate lift with multiple same-day coupon redemptions and app check-ins.
College Grand Opening Tip: Scout out campus hot-spots before your event.
College Grand Opening Tip: Position street teams in high traffic student areas.
College Grand Opening Tip: Provide students something they can use.
College Grand Opening Tip: Be sure Brand Ambassadors stay on the brand's message.
From Oscar winning films to low-budget Indies, marketing on campus started here.
They may have done their filming in Hollywood, but they looked to Minnesota for marketing. Here are some movies we marketed on college campuses.
Competing in the pizza space on campus requires experts who know how to make taste buds tingle.
Campus Media put together a group of Pizza Hut and Wing Street locations that were trying to build their brand on campus and drive the trial of a new menu item. The marketing increased store traffic, increased deliveries to the campus area, and effectively reinserted the brand into the set of pizza options to consider on campus.
Who do you call to bring the creep? The only college marketing agency with an in-house recipe for fake blood, that's who.
We dug deep into our tool chest for unusual movie marketing tactics to create a Halloween buzz for the movie and the existing legend of Mary Hatchet. This promotion used blood stain sidewalk stencils, chalking, and poster/flier drops on and off campus, including at dorms and sororities. Models of Mary Hatchet were walking around campuses in full character with makeup during night and day classes to hand out fliers about the movie. Our favorite student comment? "Holy-S#@t! You scared the living S#*t out of me!" Mission accomplished.
A look-alike model of Mary Hatchet visited campus to promote the horror movie.
When promoting a movie on campus, you want to stand out from the crowd.
Our model was instructed to roam campus, stand near students, and NEVER speak.
Info on the movie was handed out on campus and photos were encouraged.
Blood stained sidewalk stencils were used around campus for added media support.
Did you know that we have a in-house recipe for fake blood?
Various blood blends were tested to see which produced the most realistic effect.
Careful attention was placed on the costume our movie model wore.
Our model roamed campus at night and jumped out at students from behind bushes and buildings to hand out info about the movie.
She even visited local campus bars to promote the movie and basically give people nightmares.
Posters were placed around campus to round out the college marketing support for the film.


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Hosting cities of 2019 AFCON: Port Said - Daily News Egypt
Sports Hosting cities of 2019 AFCON: Port Said
Hosting cities of 2019 AFCON: Port Said
The executive bodies in Port Said are in race against time to finish the preparations before hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in its 32nd edition at the Al-Masry Club Stadium. Egypt will be hosting the championship from 21 June to 19 July in five governorates, including Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Suez, and Port …
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The executive bodies in Port Said are in race against time to finish the preparations before hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in its 32nd edition at the Al-Masry Club Stadium. Egypt will be hosting the championship from 21 June to 19 July in five governorates, including Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia, Suez, and Port Said.
Port Said, the Valiant City, is an Egyptian coastal city. It is the administrative capital of the governorate of Port Said which also includes the city of Port Fouad.
Located in northeast Egypt with a population of 524,433 people and total area of 845.445 sqm, Port Said was established during the tenure of Khedive Ismail in 1859, when Ferdinand de Lesseps started the drilling of the Suez Canal.
Port Said has become famous since the end of the 19th century as a distinct sea port. English writer Rudyard Kipling said: "If you want to meet someone you used to know, and he always travel, there are two places on earth where you can sit in and wait to meet him at: London and Port Said."
Hotels in Port Said
Given the touristic nature of the city, it is a location for many hotels and resorts of all levels. Some of the most famous hotels there are Port Said Misr Tourism (formerly Helnan), Resta Hotel (formerly Sonesta), Savoy Hotel, Grand Albatros Hotel, New Concord, Palace Hotel, New Shepherd Hotel, Marhaban Hotel, Al Kanary Resort, Al Karawan Resort, Al Nawras Resort, Gannat Al Nawras Resort, Zomorod Resort, Al Fayrouz Resort, and Al Fardous.
The city includes many natural and tourist attractions, most prominently, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. It is one of 16 cemeteries across the country, distributed in Cairo, Alexandria, New Alamein, Port Said, Fayed, Suez, and Aswan. The Commonwealth Authority supervises them all. These cemeteries receive the attention of thousands of the grandchildren of the victims of WWI and WWII.
The old lighthouse of Port Said
Its establishment dates back to 1859 as it was temporarily made of wood and lit a distance of 10 km to guide the ships passing through the Suez Canal, however, after building the base of the famous Ferdinand de Lesseps statue, the lighthouse was rebuilt out of concrete. It became the first building made of concrete in Egypt and the Middle East.
The Suez Canal Authority headquarters was originally a palace built by Khedive Ismail on the coast of Port Said to receive his guests, kings, and presidents of many countries in the world, who came to visit Egypt during his tenure.
The building is characterised by its unique architectural style. It is registered as one of Egypt's monuments in the city, and is currently used as the headquarters of the Suez Canal Authority to guide the movements of ships passing through the canal.
The base of the De Lesseps and its statue were revealed on 16 November 1899, which corresponds with the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal for international navigation.
The statue is located at the western entrance of the Suez Canal in Palestine street at the end of the famous De Lesseps corridor in the city.
The Martyrs Obelisk
It is a Pharaonic obelisk covered in grey granite which was set up in memory of the martyrs of Port Said in its battles.
On 23 December 1958, former president Gamal Abdel Nasser inaugurated the obelisk where two flames were lit to commemorate the victory and celebrate the withdrawal of enemies from Port Said. He also inaugurated the Al Shohadaa (Martyrs) square where the obelisk stands.
There is also the Museum of Modern Art and the Port Said Military Museum. The Port Said Military Museum was built in 1963 with the aim of collecting the remnants of the 1956 war, as they recounted the struggle of the people of Port Said. The Bent El Nile garden was then chosen as the location of the museums which was launched on 24 December 1964.
There is also the National Museum of Port Said and Suez Canal Museum, in addition to many Islamic museums. Port Said also has many churches of a great architectural quality.
Governor of Port Said, Adel El-Ghadban, has expressed the readiness of Port Said to host a part of the championship which will take place in June, pointing out that the main stadium is ready, as well as all the sports halls, hotels, and tourist attractions.
He added that Port Said has great experience in hosting such international and continental championships.
El-Ghadban noted that Port Said has hosted many international and continental events, including the FIFA U-17 World Cup (1997), the IHF World Men's Handball Championship (1999), and AFCON (2006).
Furthermore, he added that the potential of Port Said is not only limited to official stadiums that are allocated for matches and trainings, but also in terms of security, health, tourism, and entertainment services for the teams participating in the championship, noting that Port Said currently has the largest sports complex across the country named, "The Sports City in El Zohour."
Al Masry Club Stadium
It is a multi-use stadium located in Port Said. It is currently used for football matches. It is the official home stadium for Al Masry Club.
It was founded in 1953 and officially opened in October 1955 in the presence of Hussein El-Shafie, the former Minister of Social Affairs, on behalf of the late president Abdel Nasser.
The stadium has seen many renovations and developments. The latest were in 2009 in order to host the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. It also hosted some matches of the 2006 AFCON. The stadium's capacity is up to 18,000 spectators. It is located 8 km away from Port Said Airport in the middle of Port Said.
The stadium was closed temporarily by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) among a series of sanctions imposed after the latest deadly riots in 2012. It was reopened in 2018, hosting its first match after the incident on 10 February 2018, between Al Masry and Zambia's Green Buffaloes in the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary rounds' second leg. Al Masry won 4-0.
A delegation from the CAF inspected the stadium in order to ensure it is ready for the AFCON matches.
During the inspection tour, the African delegation inspected the locker rooms, referee rooms, lighting networks, civil defence, fire units, entrances, and the VIP hall.
Opened: 16 October 1955
Pitch: Grass
Club: Al Masry Port Said Club
Capacity: 18,000 spectators
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Live Review: Opeth at The Auckland Powerstation
Opeth – Sorceress World Tour
w/ Caligula's Horse
Powerstation, Auckland
Thursday 2 February 2017
It has been 11 years and 3 studio releases since Opeth last played a show in New Zealand. And from the excitement outside Auckland's Powerstation, we can definitely assume that they are long overdue.
19:00 The line outside stretched well over 100 meters as we came waltzing up to the gig, prompting a quick detour to Galbraith's pub across the road for a pint. Once inside we were hit by a strong wave of B.O courtesy of the black t-shirt brigade. High spirits and freshly poured beer in hand helped to focus our remaining senses. We did, however, move outside just in case, meeting up with many well socially lubricated excited fans with tales of sold out shows and the hunt for extra tickets.
20:00 Doors open and the black sea crashes through the gates. Once inside, the merch booth is already pumping out t-shirts. Its only competition is the beer flowing from glass bottles and into plastic cups. One gladly partakes.
Caligula's Horse: Beckoning the Crowd
Having seen them just one day prior at Wellington's Valhalla, I was keen to see what Brisbane Prog-rockers Caligula's Horse could bring to a larger venue. Playing with a true sense of passion executed with precision, their Brisbane sound translates well to a house packed with Kiwi metal heads. Soaring vocals and blazing yet nuanced dueling guitars showed Caligula's Horse's professionalism and judging from the crowd's reaction they will most certainly be welcomed back to our shores.
Too much of the creature made us lose track of time but the short break after Caligula's Horse four song set sent us one more time back to the bar rubbing shoulders with the ever-increasing sea of people. I managed to secure a great spot right next to the sound desk ensuring that I would make the most of the acoustics of the venue. And it provided easy access to the bar. Standing in the crowd empty-handed just did not feel right.
From Darkness comes Light
Opeth walked onto the darkened stage greeted by the deafening cheer of the crowd. Crimson and silver lights flashed. Little dampened the sound of the audience as Opeth ripped into the title track off their latest release, "Sorceress".
The well-rehearsed set is filled with a mix of old and new continuing with "Ghost of Perdition" – a personal favourite of mine – before moving on with "The Wild Flowers" (also from their latest release). Not a band famous for an overly energetic performance, the set is highlighted with Mikael's dry humour, often followed by sensible chuckles from the rest of the band and audience alike. A well-balanced sound is at points dressed up with some silky smooth lead guitar tones (Frederik is unmatched for the night).
Frederik is ripping it up!
The one low point of the night came when it was time for Mikael to announce their last song for the evening. A large portion of the crowd started to boo but was quickly turned into a cheer when they were told that it was bad form. The set ended as it quite often does with a perfectly performed rendition of the song "Deliverance" from the album of the same name.
All in all a fantastic night was had by all. Our night ended on Auckland's Queen Street, where we were treated to a show by a 17-year-old male who was taking a joy ride in a forklift that he had stolen. We filmed this young man and sent a video through to stuff which can be viewed here.
Words by Mathias Hallberg.
Photos by Joseph James
Author Mathias Hallberg
Tags Auckland, Caligula's Horse, Metal, Metropolis Touring, Nuclear Records, Opeth, Powerstation, Prog Rock, Sorceress
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Requiem for Tumblr: pouring one out for a fat-positive space for nudes
Besides being a huge blow to sex workers and LGBTQ people, Tumblr's recent decision to ban adult content from its platform is a misguided form of censorship that will remove an outlet of self-expression for those who fall outside of typical Western beauty standards. There was something else, though, and that something is what I and I think many other people will miss most now that Tumblr has moved to ban adult content from its site…
Will Tumblr's adult content ban be catastrophic for sex work and queer communities?
Tumblr announced that they are going scorched earth with pornographic content by removing it from the site entirely. Tumblr's decision feels very much like a condemnation of sex work and pornography as a whole, and specifically ends up targeting marginalized groups who rely on the site in a number of ways. For those of us who don't have a problem with safe, consensual sex work, this has the appearance of making it unnecessarily harder for folks to make a living online. For others, it feels like the only way to save the children (why won't somebody think of the children?!).
Establishing boundaries with the news without numbing out
What on earth am I searching for, I wonder, as I open up Facebook, Instagram, the NY Times app, my work email, my personal email, my other work email, my text messages, Facebook Messenger (I just navigated away from this post to check it again) for the nth time, on loop, in a spiral? What?
Again and again and again I interface with this lesson. I get sucked dry online. Decimated. Emotionally drained and psychologically whipped. I become ineffective and pulled around by bait and hate and wait — why?
This Instagram of dogs eating gently is your new relaxation happy place
You haven't reached the end of the internet until you've seen this relaxing Instagram account where sweet and mild-mannered pooches eat treats, noms, and fuds gently… oh so gently. They're so sweet and so relaxing and ZZzzzzzz…
For fans of cute-ass puppies (and maybe ASMR for some of y'all?), this feed of gently scarfing dogs will be your new happy place. Get away from the news, from work, from your whole damned stressful life for five minutes while you remember that dogs are too good for this world…


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The Peugeot 3008 balances practicality and elegance
The French car-maker is entering the closely fought image-conscious crossover market writes Geraldine Herbert
What is it? It is scarcely a revelation to say that SUVs and compact crossovers are enjoying a sales boom and it's easy to see the attraction, but in this image-conscious segment it's hard to stand out from the crowd. Or at least it was, because the new Peugeot 3008 is a very striking new entry, delicately balancing practicality and elegance with a raw edge.
Styling? While the previous 3008 was a functional MPV, the new model has a chiselled, fluid appearance and the overall tance truly sets it apart from the class norm. Rivals such as the VW Tiguan, Seat Ateca and Nissan Qashqai all play it relatively safe when it comes to styling, whereas the 3008 may well woo buyers on the basis of its looks alone.
Under the Bonnet? There's also a great range of engines, from the French firm's latest BlueHDi turbo-diesels to a superb new 1.2-litre, three-cylinder petrol. Four diesel engines are available with CO2 emissions from 103g/km and power ranging between 100, 120, 150 and 180bh
What about inside? Inside, the 3008 has all the usual components in the usual places but it's elegant, functional and so well-executed that you may never want to get out. Everything is smooth and logical and behind Peugeot's small steering wheel is a virtual cockpit; the "iCockpit", a digital dashboard.
Space is good throughout with more than enough room for five adults in comfort and the boot offers a very useful 520 litres of storage.
Inside it is so well-executed that you may never want to get out.
On the Road? The 3008 is good to drive; it is refined, handles well and is composed on all surfaces. The steering is quick but it feels vague and detached and on the road the ride is a little too firm but not achingly firm. Don't be fooled by the off-road look, the 3008 is no rugged off-roader and is not available in four-wheel drive but it is offered with Grip Control. This is a system that provides more traction and control than a two-wheel drive vehicle for that extra reassurance on wet roads or snow-covered motorways.
And Safety? Peugeot's new compact SUV is also very safe with Electronic Stability Programme, six airbags, Cruise Control with Speed Limiter, Speed Limit Information with Intelligent Speed Adaptation, Driver Attention Alert Level 1 and Lane Departure Warning feature as standard from Access versions.
Will it break the bank? The 3008 delivers a set of impressively economical running cost figures; our test car returned 4.0 litres per 100km and with CO2 from 104g annual motor tax is €190. Prices start from €28,295 and go up to €44,395 for the flagship GT 2.0 BlueHDi 180bhp Automatic Grip Control, while our test car the GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi with 120hp and 300Nm of torque, comes with a price tag of €34,925. With a choice of five trim levels, Access, Active, Allure, GT Line and GT versions, the entry level Access has everything most people would want including Peugeot's iCockpit interior, an 8-inch touch screen, multifunction steering wheel, Bluetooth, USB connectivity and three Isofix child seat points.
Verdict? For a compact crossover, the 3008 is as well equipped and arguably far better looking inside and out than many of its rivals. There are some niggles; lack of feel from the steering being one and the harshness of the ride being another. But the 3008's failings are minor, easily traded off for the style, economy and practicality and this smart crossover will appeal to family buyers wanting versatility along with singletons in search of something interesting and affordable.
Why you'll buy one? Styling; Interior; Price
Why you won't? Driving Dynamics, 4 wheel drive option not offered
Peugeot 3008 SUV GT Line 1.6 BlueHDi 120bhp
Engine: 1560cc, 120bhp@3500rpm, 300Nm/1750 rpm
Max speed: 189km/h
0-100 kph: 11.2 seconds
Emissions (Motor Tax) : 104g/km (Band A3 €190)
Model price range: Starting from €25,995 (Test Car €34,925)
No of Doors: 5 doors
Euro NCAP : 5 star
Fuel Economy (combined cycle): 4.0 litres per 100km, 70.6 mpg
Boot Capacity Seats up(down): 520 litres (1482)
Car Seats: 2 Isofix fittings in the rear
Wheelbase: 2675mm
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How is it anime can be made better by Power Rangers? I love these!
-Not technically 'anime', as both TLA and LOK were produced in 'Merica.
-As a Power Rangers enthusaiast, I prefer to think that Samurai never happened. Ever.
But really, that was awesome.
idunno...like I always thought the "anime can only be japanese" argument to be...pedantic? or at the very least useless discourse. IMO atla and lok use the same style as anime from Japan so I've always considered them anime.
I mean I think anime just means animation anyways so basically anything animated can be anime. but like...at least they draw it in the same style.
I think the meaning of the word varies depending on where it's being said. From a Western perspective, I'd say that Anime means any animation that comes from Japan. So, yes, technically animated series such as Legend of Korra don't count as anime in that context, even though the art and character designs are obviously influenced by the popular anime style. At least that's what I think, and whenever I refer to Anime, that's what I mean.
However, if I'm not mistaken, the word Anime in Japan means any animation at all. So from that point of view, even Disney films could be classed as anime. Don't quote me on that, however, as I'm not sure how true it is.
yeah that's what I thought too, that "anime" in Japan just means "animation"
but yeah... like I know that the common consensus everywhere else is "not japanese, not anime" but I just never really liked that idea because imo the Japanese sort fucked up and let anime stagnate into a huge parody of itself and I just think that new ideas and fresh influence is what anime really needs right now. but I guess that's probably a chat for a different topic.


We are in the process of installing a new seat, and while we are at it we need to raise the mounting point for the shoulder harness to get it within the proper spec. The current mounting point is a couple of inches too low. I am thinking of either adding an additional horizontal tube to the roll cage between the main hoop and the diagonal brace to gain the needed height. Or adding a "guide" tube that would allow the harness to remain mounted to the existing horizontal tube, but guide the harness up and over an additional tube (smaller diameter tubing?) that would be welded to the main hoop on the left side of the cage and then bend down 90 degrees and weld to the existing horizontal tube in the cage. On the second idea, not sure about how this would hold up to the torque exerted on the "guide" in an impact. Other ideas, comments, or suggestions?
The OPM guys just added a second horizontal tube to my last car and used that as the new mounting spot. It's not the ideal location for extra weight, obviously, but unless you're in a 1.6 and it's significantly over minimum that shouldn't be an issue. I'd say go that route and put it to bed. I wouldn't want to introduce an x-factor into my safety gear since harness mounting instructions are all pretty clear on best practices installation.


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Z32 Construct
Numeric Values
Z32 Exercise
Location of the Bomb:
By this point the Z32 had drawn me into its web. I had spent hours and hours over a period of weeks and weeks. Confident that I was on to something, I pressed forward with the next step, actually coming up with a viable location for the bomb.
Let's start by bounding the area for the bomb. We'll look for bomb locations between 121 degrees 30 minutes west to 122 degrees 30 minutes west and 37 degrees to 38 degrees 30 minutes north. This is roughly the Bay Area. The Zodiac provides clues outside of the Z32 proper that will limit this area even further.
The next step involved trial and error. I used different encoding schemes to individually generate valid longitude and latitude values. Ideally I would have liked to use the same encoding scheme, Morse code for instance to generate both the latitude and longitude numeric values. I might have been able to pull that off in some locations in the world. However, the difference between the latitude and longitude numeric values for the Bay Area require different encoding schemes for latitude and longitude.
There are numerous codes that I could have used. I stuck with the most well-known: Morse, Bacon's Cipher 1&2, Baudot, Murray. There are many more ciphers that may come up with different solutions. I invite you to try them.
I'll illustrate converting the Z32's characters to numeric values. What follows is my first attempt to generate a valid longitude value. I tried Morse code first.
Zodiac Character: O F D V T
Morse code: --- ..-. -.. …- -
The next step would be to either count the dashes using dots as delimiters or count the dots using dashes as delimiters. Counting the dashes we end up with 3112. Counting the dots we get 215. Neither method works for two reasons: the values fall out of the acceptable range for Bay Area latitude and the values are nowhere near as accurate as we need to be. Let's try a different code.
Baudot code: +++-- -++- +++- ++-+ +-+-+
Counting pluses we get: 3232211. Counting dashes we get 311111. Accuracy has greatly improved. But no matter where we put the decimal point ie 32.32211 degrees, we are nowhere near the bay area.
In fact, no matter what code I tried I could never get anywhere near the bay area. So I tried a different code. In the early 1960's the teletype machine first came into use. Early teletype machines were used on US Navy ships. They used a code called ASCII. ASCII is still in use today on computer systems. In the 1960's, ASCII would have been known to but a few manufacturers of teletype machines or sailors that specialized in communications. Let's try ASCII:
ASCII upper case code: 4F 46 44 56 54
ASCII lower case code: 6F 66 64 76 74
The leading value for 'O' in both cases is problematic. We only want numbers and not characters. Recall that the Zodiac mentioned that the code used radians. Radians are an alternative way to express angles. Instead of the Zodiac character 'O with a dot in it' meaning 'O' maybe the Zodiac meant 'zero point. The solutions would change to 0.46445654 for uppercase and 0.66647674 for lowercase. Now convert to degrees from radians to get a decimal degrees. Uppercase equals 26.61139950932 and lower case 38.18630434573. We certainly have the accuracy that we need! Neither of these values work for a latitude but the lower case value is well within the Bay Area longitude range! We can convert this decimal longitude to degrees, minutes and seconds (or DMS) for ease of use: 38 degrees 11 minutes 10.7 seconds. Again the accuracy is well within the Zodiac's stated accuracy requirements.
We'll stick with this value for the numeric value in the second line and see what we can figure out for the first line's numeric value. The six characters following the filled square are a challenge. Back to Zodiac rule number one! The Zodiac wants this puzzle solved. He doesn't have to make it easy though. So he throws a couple of curve balls at us. In the first 390 characters of the Z408, the Zodiac used a replacement cipher to mask his message. In the Z32, the Zodiac masks the location of the bus bomb by using characters to represent numbers. Based on what we found with the numeric value in the second line, there is a good chance that the six characters represent the longitude. The Zodiac 'made a goof' (on purpose) by putting the longitude value in front of 'NORTH' where the latitude value should be. The next 'goof' as the Zodiac would say are the six characters themselves. There are three non-standard characters. The backwards K, the crazy J like character and the backwards F. I lost sleep over these six characters. Then I realized that all of the standard text characters are ambidextrous, they read the same forward and backwards. What if Zodiac made all six characters backwards? If that was the case, then the funny 'J' character could be an ambidextrous 'W'. Just to explore all possibilities for that crazy 'J' character, I tried all likely characters including 'J', 'L', 'T' and 'W'. Is there any precedence for Zodiac using a string of backwards characters? Yes, I believe so. See if you can find it in one of his previous ciphers. I'll clue you in a little later. We will follow the same technique that we used on the numeric value for the second line. But since the characters are backwards, we'll read the value backwards from right to left.
Zodiac Character: O ﻼ W A M ᆿ
Baudot code: --+++ ++-++ +-++- ----+ ++-+- -+++-
Counting pluses (backwards, right to left) we get: 313235. Counting dashes we get 1215112. Counting the dashes is a prospective candidate. A longitude of 121.5112 is accurate and could be in the Bay Area. Converting from decimal longitude to DMS using Rapidtables we get 121 degrees 30 minutes 40.32 seconds. At this point let's see where we are on the map. Go to the longitude and latitude we have so far: 38 11 10.7 North and 121 30 40.32 West. Pull up Google Earth and zoom in on the Bay Area and see if the location would be within the fuel oil/fertilizer blast area of a moving school bus. Unfortunately no. That location is in the middle of a fallow field a few miles south of Walnut Grove, CA. We will try a different code. I can tell you that I tried all of the codes mentioned above. The solutions ended up in the Pacific Ocean, delta sloughs and rice paddies. Then I tried Bacon's Cipher. This code was first used in the early 17th century.
Bacon's Cipher: 01101 01001 10100 00000 01011 00101
Counting zeros right to left we get 121812111. Looks good so far. Converting to DMS we get 121 48 43.6. Go back to Google Earth and see where the bomb would be. Close to the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 113! The critics will claim that there will be a virtually unlimited number of workable solutions. I invite you to follow the stated process. Use any method that you'd like to generate numeric values from characters in the Z32. The longitude and latitude of the Bay Area naturally limits the possible solutions. Restricting the location to where a bomb would take out a school bus reduces the solution sets further. In the next section, I will discuss why the location that I finally settled on is unique and meets every single clue that the Zodiac made about the location of the 'Death Machine'! It even meets some very subtle clues that you may not have considered.
Supporting Evidence of the Location:
Let's now step beyond the Z32 itself and look at other clues that the Zodiac provided regarding the location of the bomb.
The location is ideal for the bomb. The location is within Solano County. It is a short distance to Zodiac's confirmed murders. The Zodiac is likely to have passed this location numerous times when he was looking for victims. The road is well travelled during the day but not too busy at night. School buses certainly travel by on weekday mornings.
I won't get into numerology but the number twelve seems to come up a lot in the clues that Zodiac provided. The Z32 cipher letter that contains a Zodiac symbol followed by a dash 12 and SFPD =0. Superficially this is a kill count. The previous kill count was Zodiac 10 SFPD = 0. Apparently, the Zodiac killed two more victims. This poses two problems. The Zodiac specifically and purposely states that 'I shot a man in a parked car with a .38.' But the previous kill count was ten. That makes eleven not twelve! The second problem comes in a later letter that has a kill claim. In 'The Pines' letter, the Zodiac claims 'searching for number 12'. Again this implies the Zodiac's kill count is eleven! Many critics of 'The Pines' letter doubt the authenticity of the letter precisely for this kill count discrepancy. Perhaps the 12 in the Z32 letter was a subtle hint at the location of the bomb. The Zodiac's Phillips 66 map (yes six plus six is twelve, but I promised not to get into numerology) has crosshairs over the top of Mount Diablo. The numbers 3, 6 and 9 are placed clock-like around the crosshairs. Strangely, the number 12 has been replaced by 0.
The actual magnetic deviation in the Bay Area in the 1960's was 17 degrees. That being said, the tool for navigation at that time was the hand-held magnetic compass. The magnetic compasses in use by the public at the time have a minor tick mark at 15 degrees. Fifteen degrees was the common declination in Northern California for finding true north. Rotate the Zodiac drawn cross hairs on the Philips 66 map left fifteen degrees and the zero line from Mt Diablo lines up with the intersection of Highway 113 where it meets Highway 12.
If the fuel oil/fertilizer bomb was actually put in place (the Zodiac is a little dodgy about this), I believe that he placed it under Highway 12's Round Hill Creek Overcrossing. This bridge was replaced in 2003. Any remnants of the bomb are likely to have been at the very least disturbed. Despite this, our metal detector helped us find twisted metal and lengths of 12 gauge stranded wire, one piece burned, at a depth of about twelve inches. Based on the damage done by 50 gallon drums of fuel oil/fertilizer in Oklahoma City, a couple of drums exploding under the overcrossing would have taken out the bridge.
The Zodiac mentions that his bomb was 'swamped out by the rain'. Zodiac may have placed his bomb before heavy rains raised the level of Round Hill Creek. Round Hill Creek is seasonal and dry most of the year at the Highway 12 overcrossing. The creek bed fills with water after the first rains come in early winter.
After waiting for a month after sending the bus bomb map, a frustrated Zodiac sends a letter that mentions 'The Mt. Diablo Code concerns Radians & # inches along the radians'. If the 'zero with a dot in it character' means 'zero point' then the value that follows must be a radian value. The character to numeral conversion technique proposed is capable of the level of accuracy stated by the Zodiac.
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With only a matter of weeks until the big day finally arrives, beauty advent calendars seem to be all over the blogging world. As much as I love chocolate, who doesn't want to wake up to a new product to try every day? well certainly not me. Ciate is a brand I've tried before and absolutely adore, so when I saw this calendar in one of my emails I instantly ordered it. I'm a nail polish addict, so this is basically perfect for me. I've seen these Ciate calendars in previous years on other blogs, but never picked it up, so I did save before hand as I knew this year I had to own it.
The Ciate Mini Mani Manor is a beautifully packaged advent calendar with 24 windows that open to reveal a new nail item each day on the build up to Christmas. It contains fifteen (5ml) mini nail colours, eight (5ml) effect polishes, a set of nail transfers, and then behind number 24 is a secret full size (13.5ml) polish which is exclusive to the Mini Manor Month. It does come with a pretty hefty price tag, at £49 it's not exactly your £1 chocolate calendar. But when you think of how many bottles you get it adds up. Although they are only mini, I rarely finish a full size polish anyway, plus its a great way to try colours you wouldn't normally use, and if you don't like them then you're not wasting the money you would have paid for a full size polish. It contains £128 worth of products, so when you see it like that you're saving a lot.
I took a sneak peak behind door number three, the temptation was too strong to resist. For a nail polish crazy lady I think I did well only having a sneak behind one door. It contained a little bottle of girl with a pearl pearls. I love to use pearls for nail art as they add an elegant touch to a basic polish, without being to bright, which some people may find with your standard diamontes. There is so many in this little bottle, literally it's full to the top as a couple actually began to fall out when I opened the lid. It also has a cute little message behind the door, this one saying "don't be afraid to sparkle brighter" which I think is an adorable little quote.
Everyday during December I will be posting daily with swatches and a mini review on each polish behind the door that day. I'm super excited to start that. There's so many great beauty related advent calendars out there this year, have you picked any up? Or have you got your eye on one?


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This week, Nick is joined by Executive Chef of the Social Club, Chef Jeffrey Williams.
They discuss being in the kitchen with his grandfather at a young age, why he left the major cities to move to Miami and we'll discuss his time on Beat Bobby Flay and how he thinks it was rigged and not given a fair shot (2:46).
Then, Nick gives you some #FoodNews and the #FoodPorn and #Cocktail of the week (21:27).
Episode 13 of WTF? – Where's the Food is Live!


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Q: Incremental variable doesn't work in my function So i work with custom CMS and I need to modify a menu. I need to add element with onclick after every item in menu which would unpack child ul element to show subcategories. Anyway... this is my code.
var catEl = document.getElementsByClassName("standard first");
var parEl = document.getElementsByClassName("child first");
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There is one problem and I don't know how to solve it, or what is wrong with it. The part with
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is incorrect in some way. Dev tools in Chrome say "Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'classList' of undefined at HTMLAnchorElement.newNode.onclick"
If I substitute [parOrd] with a number, then it works.
I'm beginner in JS, what am I doing wrong?
Thanks!
UPDATED CODE:
<script>

var parEl = document.getElementsByClassName("child first");
var parNumb = parEl.length;
var parOrd = 0;

while (parOrd < parNumb) {
  var newNode = document.createElement('a');
  newNode.classList.add("opener");
  newNode.innerHTML="x";
  newNode.onclick = function() {
    // returns 4 - number of elements of parEl (0 1 2 3 + 1 more for parOrd++ because it increments once more before making while statement invalid)
    document.getElementById("log").innerHTML = parOrd;
    if (!parEl[parOrd].classList.contains("open")) {
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    }
    else {
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A: You perform no checks of parOrd in the while lopp, to see IF its in a valid range. I would log it to see why that happens. And if there are constraints on that number, make sure to check them beforehand.

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Q: Unable to import raster into geopackage in QGIS Whenever I try to import a raster layer in the form of a geotiff into a geopackage in QGIS I just end up getting a black area with no values. Am I not importing the raster properly or do geopackages in QGIS not support geotiffs?
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Raster Imported to Geopackage.


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I want to ask about the possibility of posting some poems here, can we do it ?
Your poems are welcome!!! Please go back to index, and get into students' forum, and express your heart.
If your poem is too short and is in the form of a wisdom, then you can put it under the category "sayings and wisdoms" with all pleasure.


A charity has hit out at a 'stealth move' to cut benefits for the elderly.
Amidst the Brexit chaos this week, the UK Government announced that mixed age couples – where one partner is of working age and the other is above State Pension age – will no longer be entitled to claim for Pension Credit.
Age Scotland has hit out at the move, which it says will hit poorest couples the hardest and could cost them as much as £7,000 a year.
The policy, implemented on 15 May, will mean that mixed age couples will rely on Universal Credit, which is less money than if the pensioner partner were single and applying for Pension Credit.
The new policy in theory is expected to only impact new claimants. However, the charity warns that for mixed age couples who temporarily lose their eligibility for Pension Credit, they will be unable to regain it after May and will be placed on Universal Credit. This could happen if the pensioner partner travels abroad to see relatives for more than four weeks at a time.
Age Scotland's chief executive, Brian Sloan said the stealth announcement had not gone unnoticed by charities.
He said: "Such an outrageous new policy will do nothing but penalise older couples of mixed age, making them poorer for living together. This substantial cut to many older couples' finances was sneakily announced as Brexit and no confidence votes dominated the House of Commons as a way of burying bad news. It will have a devastating impact on the health of Scotland's poorest pensioners as they struggle to pay bills and heat their homes.
"Right now, we know that four in 10 pensioner couples have difficulty paying their fuel bill, with those in rural areas most affected. Pension credit can help older people out of fuel poverty. Without this income boost even more older people throughout the country could find themselves in poverty, which is an wholly unacceptable.
Pensions minister Guy Opperman said: "This replaces the previous system whereby the household could access either pension credit and pension age housing benefit, or working-age benefits.
surely this can amount to discrimination? if older people are entitled to the higher income due to their age then people who are in mixed age couples are being excluded from this simply because of the age of their partner. this cannot be fair, just or reasonable. I hope to see this change challenged soon.


TEAM Battistelli (top-level EPO management) and Team UPC don't say much about the UPC anymore. It was very different a year ago.
To sum it up: post Brexit stay of the UK in the UPC is a fata morgona [sic], only held alive by those having a (big financial) finger in the pie.
I like the barely blip!
All the corresponding waffling coming from this side should stop. It is getting tiring.
One of the reasons for not directly taxing salaries of staff of international organisations is to avoid the situation of a different salary for staff of different nationalities and/or working in different places of employment. This applies whether the staff is a citizen of the country in which he works or not.
JJ is thus implying that UK nationals and permanent UK residents will see their UPC salary taxed by HMG. Has anybody realised what an incongruity that is? It is another proof, if one needed one, that HMG is not prepared at all.
And this in my opinion leads on to the even more interesting question as to what form of employment law will apply to the staff of the UPC.
The UPC will have its own staff regulations but has it been clarified what court or tribunal then has competence in the case of disputes concerning the application of these regulations.
Please don't say that EU law applies here and that the EU Court has jurisdiction.
The UPC like the EPO is not an EU institution.
If it would be an EU institution then surely it wouldn't need to have its own Protocol on Privileges and Immunities because the EU PPI would apply.
So can anyone solve the riddle: To what court or tribunal will UPC staff be able to apply for judicial review in the case of employment disputes ?