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New Zealand 316-5 at tea on day 3 of 1st test vs England
MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — B.J. Watling and Colin de Grandhomme compiled half centuries in an unbroken century partnership which again tipped the balance of the first cricket test between New Zealand and England in favor of the home side.
Not out New Zealand batsmen Colin de Grandhomme, left, and BJ Watling walk from the field at tea during play on day three of the first cricket test between England and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
England's Jos Buttler falls as he catches the ball during play on day three of the first cricket test between England and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
England's Jofra Archer gestures during play on day three of the first cricket test between England and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
New Zealand's BJ Watling celebrates after reaching 50 runs during play on day three of the first cricket test between England and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
England's Jofra Archer appeals unsuccessfully for a LBW decision against New Zealand's Colin de Grandhomme, right, during play on day three of the first cricket test between England and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
New Zealand's Colin de Grandhomme bats during play on day three of the first cricket test between England and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
New Zealand's BJ Watling avoids a bouncer during play on day three of the first cricket test between England and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019.
At tea, New Zealand was 316-5, just 37 runs behind England's first innings of 353, with Watling 79 not out and de Grandhomme 65. Their partnership for the sixth wicket was worth 119 runs and gave New Zealand the upper hand in a match in which the initiative has passed freely between closely-matched teams.
New Zealand started the day at 144-4, still more than 200 runs behind England and on the back foot after losing captain Kane Williamson (51) near the end of the second day. Watling shared a 70-run fourth wicket partnership with Henry Nicholls (41) in the morning which helped bring the match back into balance.
Nicholls departed with the score 197-5, having batted courageously through most of the first session. The left-hander was struck on the helmet late on Friday by England speedster Jofra Archer and needed to pass a concussion test before continuing his innings Saturday.
Archer was wayward both before and after the arrival of the second new ball at the start of the afternoon session and had 0-76 from 24 overs at the break. Watling found a dependable new partner in de Grandhomme and their partnership put New Zealand on top for the first extended time in the match. It enjoyed a brief period of ascendancy when seamer Tim Southee took three wickets in the of 11 balls on the second morning to reduce England to 295-8 after it had started the day on top at 241-4.
Jos Buttler and Jack Leach tipped the match back in the tourists' favor when they added 52 for the ninth wicket to allow England to reach a competitive total after it had won the toss. Williamson's loss was a major blow to New Zealand. The New Zealand captain had looked extremely comfortable at the crease as he batted on his home ground, only a few hundred meters from his house.
Watling's lucrative partnerships for the fifth and sixth wickets were the perfect restorative action for New Zealand. His innings was hardly chanceless — he was dropped by Ben Stokes on 31 and twice survived lbw appeals with the help of the Decision Review System. But he showed all the qualities of resilience in his 18th test half century which have made him so valuable to New Zealand for so long.
New Zealand,
England 61-1 at lunch on day 1, 1st test vs. New Zealand
England 329-8 at lunch on Day 2 of 1st test vs New Zealand
Root guides England to 379-5 at lunch on day 4 v New Zealand
England dismissed for 476 on day 4, 2nd test vs New Zealand
New Zealand and England meet again; expect it to be close

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WEBWIRE – Friday, July 8, 2005
TBN Targets Russia via "Hot Bird 6" as Millions Hear the "Good News" in Russian!
July 8, 2005 (Los Angeles) ---"Letters of support and gratitude are pouring in from all over the world!" exclaimed an elated Pastor Igor Nikitin of Saint Petersburg, Russia during a recent television interview on the set of TBN's popular "Behind the Scenes" with TBN Founder and President, Dr. Paul Crouch.
"We have received letters and emails from Russians living as far away as Israel, England, Germany, Bulgaria and even Pakistan!" proclaimed Nikitin, who then read several letters over the air, including one from a recently born again Russian woman living in Saint Petersburg who says she was saved while watching TBN.
Russians are one of the largest ethnic groups in the world with a population of about 145 million people worldwide. Roughly 116 million ethnic Russians live in Russia and 25 million more live in neighboring countries (Source: Wikipedia Encyclopedia). Nikitin estimates there are 6 million Russians living in Europe alone.
"The fact that TBN has launched its seventh national foreign language channel in Russian without a lot of the standard marketing and branding hoopla that usually accompanies such a gigantic broadcast undertaking is nothing short of miraculous," states Susan Zahn, Director of WDC Media, a California based PR Firm.
TBN is the largest religious network in the world and reaches virtually every country via 47 satellites and 14,000 television and cable affiliates.
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According to Crouch, Hot Bird 6 provides a total of 32 active transponders. Of those 32 transponders, 28 are connected to a high-power Super-Widebeam coverage. "This facilitates the provision of television broadcast and multimedia services over the European continent, North Africa, parts of Russia and the Middle East," says Crouch.
Dr. Paul Crouch Sr. and his wife, Jan, founded TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) in 1973. Dr. Crouch was recently honored by "The Church Report" as one of the '50 Most Influential Christians in America.' "The Church Report" described the TBN founder as "an internationally recognized visionary in the field of Christian television."
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The Internet, otherwise who knows what I would be doing to make a living.
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Q: Why is my CSS selector "body div span a" matching "" I thought the following selector would only match example b. Can someone explain to me a little more about how CSS paths work?
body div span a{
    background:#000;
    color:#fff;
}

example a

example b

example c

A visual example or a more elaborated tree/paths with "this will be affected", "this won't" would be extremely helpful to me. A link to a good guide could also be interesting.

A: See the W3C specification for more information.
To simplify your example, a selector div a { } will match any  tag which descends from a
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That is, div a { } will match any of the following:

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  ...

If you want to match an  contained directly within a
 with no other tags separating them, you need to use div > a, which matches only  tags that are direct descendants of a
 tag.

A: The way you're thinking uses the > symbol in CSS, which only gets the immediate children. For example, body > div > span > a would behave how you're expecting.
Otherwise, ANY child that matches the selector will be selected. So div a will select any a element under the div, no matter how any levels deep it's located.

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CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson women's tennis player Romy Koelzer has been named ACC player of the week as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
Koelzer was 3-0 in singles and 2-1 in doubles matches last week, helping the 19th-ranked Tigers to 7-0 sweeps of College of Charleston and Syracuse on the road and a close 4-3 loss to No. 8 Virginia at home. Koelzer, ranked 43rd at the time of the match and now 35th in the latest ITA poll, upset the nation's top ranked singles player, Virginia's Julia Elbaba, in straight sets (6-4, 6-1) in Friday's tough loss to the Cavaliers.
The senior from Betzdorf, Germany has now won four straight singles matches, and six of her last seven, playing against many of the top players in the country at the top singles slot. Koelzer and partner Tristen Dewar, ranked 72nd last week, were 2-1 in matches last week with their only loss coming to Mercer & Morton of Virginia, the nation's 23rd-ranked doubles duo.
Koelzer's player of the week nod is the fourth for the Tigers this season as senior Jessy Rompies was the recipient on Jan. 27 and Feb. 17 and junior Joana Eidukonyte received the honor on Feb. 25.
Koelzer and the Tigers return to action against undefeated and No. 1-ranked North Carolina on Friday, March 27 in Chapel Hill, before heading to Raleigh to take on NC State on Sunday, March 29.


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Planet Diver
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165 Space Moth DX Jan 22, 2016 $4.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
166 PERFECT ANGLE: The puzzle game based on optical illusions Dec 22, 2015 $9.99 N/A (N/A) 50,000 .. 100,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
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168 Doodle Kingdom Jun 9, 2016 $8.99 N/A (N/A) 50,000 .. 100,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
169 Rencounter Nov 4, 2016 $5.99 N/A (N/A) 50,000 .. 100,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
170 Evertown Jan 11, 2016 $1.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
171 10 Second Ninja X Jul 19, 2016 $9.99 N/A (N/A) 200,000 .. 500,000 0.64% 00:01 (00:00)
172 Empire of the Gods May 13, 2008 $1.99 N/A (N/A) 50,000 .. 100,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
173 Mindless Running Feb 22, 2016 $0.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
174 Mimpi Dreams Mar 22, 2016 Free N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
175 Bunker Punks May 28, 2018 $14.99 N/A (N/A) 0 .. 20,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
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178 Cube Land Arena Mar 29, 2016 $0.49 N/A (N/A) 50,000 .. 100,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
179 Hero Quest: Tower Conflict Apr 13, 2016 $0.99 N/A (N/A) 200,000 .. 500,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
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182 Domino Sky Apr 5, 2016 $3.99 N/A (N/A) 100,000 .. 200,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
183 Wrath of Anna Apr 2, 2018 $19.99 N/A (N/A) 50,000 .. 100,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
184 Snooker Nation Championship Apr 27, 2016 $3.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
185 Moonstone Tavern - A Fantasy Tavern Sim! May 13, 2016 $7.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
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187 New Retro Arcade: Neon Aug 1, 2016 $19.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
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203 Joana's Life Sep 1, 2016 $0.99 N/A (N/A) 50,000 .. 100,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
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209 Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D Dec 7, 2016 $9.99 N/A (N/A) 100,000 .. 200,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
210 mr.President Prologue Episode Sep 20, 2016 $0.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
211 BoomTown! Deluxe Oct 14, 2016 $0.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
212 Son of a Witch May 16, 2018 $19.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
213 Pixel Gladiator Sep 8, 2017 $0.99 N/A (N/A) 20,000 .. 50,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
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223 Project LUX Feb 2, 2018 $24.99 N/A (N/A) 0 .. 20,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
224 Three Kingdoms The Last Warlord Feb 4, 2021 $19.99 N/A (N/A) 100,000 .. 200,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
225 GORN Jul 18, 2019 $19.99 N/A (N/A/85%) 200,000 .. 500,000 3.45% 00:40 (00:13)
226 Monolith Jun 7, 2017 $7.99 N/A (N/A/83%) 100,000 .. 200,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
227 Guns of Icarus Alliance Mar 31, 2017 $4.99 N/A (N/A) 100,000 .. 200,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)
228 The Archotek Project Apr 28, 2017 $0.99 N/A (N/A) 200,000 .. 500,000 0% 00:00 (00:00)


There have always been various federal and state agencies involved in healthcare regulation, and with the recent expansion, there are even more agencies at the federal, state, and local level that must be involved in implementation and oversight. This can be confusing for companies involved in any aspect of the healthcare sector, as they may need to report to some agencies but not others. For example, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals may fall under the purview of multiple agencies depending on where in the process a company participates.
To deal with the complex web of agencies involved in the regulatory process, it may be necessary for companies to hire an internal compliance team. Of course, this may be cost prohibitive for smaller operations, and external consultants are not exactly a bargain deal. Nonetheless, for any company engaged in business that even remotely relates to healthcare, someone within the company will need to become proficient with the relevant agencies and determine whether complying with their particular mandates is necessary. But, the most important thing a company can do is keep company documents, records, and contracts meticulously organized in the event that there is an issue or perhaps even an audit.
In addition to keeping up with the various agencies, it can be an absolute nightmare trying to stay abreast of the many rules and regulations, especially since these have a tendency to change, have a lot of exceptions and exclusions, and often conflict with state laws, which can be incredibly confusing. Unfortunately, pleading ignorance to a rule's existence will not excuse a company that is not in compliance with its contents.
Ideally, companies should seek legal advice and/or retain legal counsel to ascertain compliance. Startups and smaller firms may think that they cannot afford the hourly rates of most attorneys, but the legal market has changed quite a bit since the economy crashed. These days, more law firms are eschewing traditional billing and are willing to entertain alternative fee structures, such as monthly or per project rates. In light of the complexity of the system, it is wise to do the research and make the investment to avoid hefty fines and citations down the road.
Privacy and security are as important in healthcare as they are in any other data-driven industry, and in some ways actually more so. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) imposes substantial requirements with respect to protected health information, and covered entities as well as their business associates must uphold these requirements or face serious consequences. This can be particularly tricky for healthcare companies that engage in high volume contracting with external companies, the business associates, who are also expected to take the appropriate data security precautions.
To ensure that a company's contracting partners comply with HIPAA, it is important to have conversations regarding contract security and ensure that both teams will utilize highly secure systems for the negotiation, drafting, signing, storing, and sharing of any such documents. Companies should avoid sharing confidential client data as much as possible, but there are obviously scenarios where that simply is not feasible. Hospitals and insurance companies, in particular, have records that contain a ton of sensitive information, and thus they must take extreme caution when contracting with external vendors to ensure HIPAA compliance. Of course, an excellent way to achieve this is to invest in a highly secure contract repository through which all facets of the contracting transaction will occur.


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Frost & Sullivan: Colombian and Peruvian Contact Center Outsourcers Focus on the Americas
August 28, 2014 adminCPR, FIN, HRD, ITE, NET, SMD, SVY, TCS, TLS, VIP
— Spain's dwindling contribution to the offshoring segment has compelled market participants to alter their geographical strategy
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Aug. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — A mix of quality and competitive costs ensured that the contact center outsourcing services markets in Colombia and Peru were …
Vodafone Report Shows Asia Pacific Organisations Lead in Adoption of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Solutions
August 21, 2014 adminITE, SVY, TCS, TEQ, TLS, WIC
HONG KONG, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —
Surging global demand as M2M adoption increases by more than 80% in the past year
Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific (AMAP) powers ahead of US and Europe in M2M take-up
Region expected to lead global adoption
Frost & Sullivan Awards Vonage Top Spot in VoIP Communications for High-Value, Low-Cost Services
August 20, 2014 adminAWD, CPR, ITE, MLM, STW, TCS, TLS
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan has recognized Vonage (NYSE: VG) with the 2014 North America Price/Performance Value Leadership Award based on its review of the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communication services market. Frost & Sullivan found that Vonage's …
Parallels Announces Parallels Desktop 10 for Mac with OS X Yosemite Integration, Enables to launch Office Applications up to 50 Percent Faster and Delivers Up to 30 Percent Better Battery Life
August 20, 2014 adminCPR, PDT, STW, TCS, TLS
No. 1-selling software for running Windows applications on a Mac becomes an even easier choice for millions of consumers and IT professionals worldwide with this most powerful version of the software to date
SINGAPORE, Aug. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Parallels® today launched Parallels Desktop® 10 …
DYXnet Group Announces Its Virtual Private Network Business Unit to Be Acquired by 21Vianet Group, Inc.
August 12, 2014 adminITE, TCS, TLS, TNM
Driving creation of mobile cloud network services offerings in the marketplace
HONG KONG, Aug. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — DYXnet Group, Greater China's ICT (Information and Communications Technology) service provider, announced today its Virtual Private Network (VPN) business unit operated by Dermot Holdings Limited and …
Frost & Sullivan: Telstra, InterCall and NTT Communications are champions in the APAC Unified Communications-as-a-Service Providers Market
August 8, 2014 adminITE, SVY, TCS, TLS, WIC
— A fragmented market poised for growth, driven by cloud and mobility
SINGAPORE, Aug. 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Over the past few years, the Unified Communications-as-a-Service (UCaaS) market has been experiencing tremendous growth in the Asia-Pacific region and is expected to remain so till 2018, …
Inmarsat Expands Operations in China
August 7, 2014 adminCXP, JVN, TCS, TEQ, TLS
SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, marks another important milestone in China with the opening of its first office in the capital city of Beijing. Located at the Kong Gang Industrial Park …
Openwave Mobility, Alcatel-Lucent and ItsOn Leading Policy Engagement says Strategy Analytics
August 6, 2014 adminCPR, CSE, HRD, ITE, MLM, STW, SVY, TCS, TLS, WIC
BOSTON, Aug. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Policy engagement will drive the next big move in mobile service evolution, delivering personalization and control to smartphone users right where they need it—on the device—according to the Strategy Analytics Wireless Network & Platforms (WNP) service report, "On …
Iliad's T-Mobile Bid Risks US Wireless Growth Story says Strategy Analytics
August 1, 2014 adminCPR, ITE, SVY, TCS, TLS, WIC
BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Iliad's surprise bid for T-Mobile would leave Sprint the least able to compete if wireless prices tumble, according to the Strategy Analytics Wireless Operator Strategies (WOS) service report, "Iliad Bids to Escalate US Market Disruption with T-Mobile Offer". …
Frost & Sullivan Recognises Intersec for aiming its ROI-driven Big Data Solutions at Telecommunications Providers
July 28, 2014 adminAWD, CPR, HRD, STW, TCS, TLS
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, July 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent research on the big data solutions market, Frost & Sullivan presents Intersec with the 2014 African Customer Value Leadership Award. At the core of Intersec's success is its ability to maximise hardware usage …
Frost & Sullivan: Collaborative and Multitask Jobs Intensify Need for Unified Communications in Latin America
July 28, 2014 adminCPR, HTS, ITE, MLM, NET, PUB, SMD, SVY, TCS, TLS
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The conception of new collaborative and multitask jobs, which require secure, rapid feedback is driving the adoption of unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions across Latin America. Some companies in the region are offering UC&C solutions purely to …
Consumers Want Innovation, Customization in Wireless Service Plans for their Smartphones says Strategy Analytics
July 28, 2014 adminCPR, CSE, SVY, TCS, TLS
BOSTON, July 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Mobile phone users are ready for new options in data pricing and on-device solutions that provide them with more ability to control and personalize their mobile service, according to Strategy Analytics. Survey research from the Wireless Operator Strategies …
Frost & Sullivan: Region-specific Strategies a Must for Growth in the European Data Centre Services Market
July 21, 2014 adminSVY, TCS, TLS
LONDON, July 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The cost advantage of outsourcing as well the growth in cloud, machine-to-machine connectivity and content-heavy applications is lending momentum to the European data centre services market. As companies look for ways to process an escalating amount of data …
Globe Telecom and Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company receive Multiple Awards at 2014 Frost & Sullivan Philippines Excellence Awards
July 18, 2014 adminAWD, TCS, TLS
MANILA, Philippines, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Frost & Sullivan honored and recognized Philippine's best at the 2014 Frost & Sullivan Philippines Excellence Awards banquet held on Thursday, 17 July 2014 at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel, Manila.
First founded in 2012, the Philippines Awards …
Eurail Launches Free Roaming Summer Promotion
July 16, 2014 adminPDT, RIT, TCS, TLS, TRA, TRN, WIC
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —
Eurail Select & Global Pass Holders get a FREE prepaid Eurail SIM Card to stay connected in Europe
Eurail launches the "Free Roaming" summer promotion and makes it easier for pass holders to stay connected …
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Xora, A ClickSoftware Company with its 2014 North America Award for Customer Value Leadership
July 15, 2014 adminAWD, CPR, FIN, STW, TCS, TLS, WRK
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the mobile workforce management (MWM) market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Xora, A ClickSoftware Company with the 2014 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership. Xora is …
OtterBox Expands Mobile Device Protection Throughout China with Distribution Partner Ingram Micro
July 15, 2014 adminBFA, CON, CPR, CSE, OFP, PEL, REA, TCS, TEQ, TLS, WIC
HONG KONG, July 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — OtterBox, world-renowned for its rugged, stylish protective cases for smartphones and other mobile devices, is expanding its penetration into China through a new distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, the world's largest wholesale technology distributor.
Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140106/MM41244LOGO
The agreement …


Film "La Machina" is a journey, ordinary and at the same time poetic journey of the old master of puppets and his young apprentice. This is a first journey of the boy. He is inexperienced and excited, he goes on an initiating journey. The master, on the other hand, is well aware of the fact that it may be one of his last journeys. It's a sunny southern summer and both of them set off for a long tour in an old truck. They take lighting, a little stage and the sleeping puppets. They go from town to town to perform for the people from the country taking with them their own world and their stories.


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The economic potential of Nature-based Solutions
April 29, 2021 sarahcaddy	Leave a comment
Vinesh Parmar, Account Executive
While the world continues to struggle with the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change issues remain critically important. Protecting and restoring nature are key to tackling climate change, yet taking stock of the impact of human-inflicted damage on biodiversity reveals an array of frightening statistics: an average of 60 per cent of vertebrates have been lost since 1970, 75 per cent of the earth's land surface has been significantly altered by human action and two thirds of the ocean is reeling from human interference. Deforestation has caused the loss of a third of our forests and with it the earth's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide.
'Building Back Better' with Nature-based Solutions
There is increasing momentum to use the global recovery from Covid-19 to support climate change mitigation. As United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said, "We have a responsibility to recover better" than after the 2008 global financial crisis. Nature-based Solutions (NbS), – defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as "actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural or modified ecosystems, that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously providing human well-being and biodiversity benefits" – offer an opportunity to avoid accelerated deforestation and biodiversity loss in short-term recovery plans.
Nature-based Solutions can include:
Forest protection, management, and restoration
"Regenerative" agriculture approaches
Urban architecture innovations, like artificial wetlands to reduce flooding
Providing clean water by managing watersheds
Mangrove restoration to mitigate storm damage and save an estimated $80 billion per year in avoided losses
Protecting and growing these natural solutions could provide 37 per cent of the cost-effective CO2 mitigation we require to keep global warming under 2°C over the next decade. But crucially they could also minimize the social and economic impact of Covid-19 by creating employment and economic opportunities.
Profiling Nature-based Solutions
Green shoots of optimism are sprouting with the help of innovation. The Mesoamerican reef in the Yucatan Peninsula, the largest coral reef in the western hemisphere, is an important attraction to driving the USD9bn tourism economy in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Of equal significance is its role in absorbing wave energy, which protects beachfront settlements. Global Parametrics led the renewal of the landmark Mexican Reef Protection Program – a USD1.9m parametric protection solution that enables immediate financial support to restore key parts of the reef, essential in safeguarding the livelihoods of the coastal communities and drawing in tourists, which over 150,000 jobs rely on.
Meanwhile, the Coastal Resources Group is helping countries all over the world to restore their mangroves and create carbon 'sinks' – for example, the world's mangroves sequester about 24 million metric tons of carbon in soil per year – and Malawi has invested 1.5 per cent of its domestic budget to its Youth Forest Restoration Program, employing thousands of young people to grow trees across 50,000 hectares of land (and protecting the livelihoods of its farmers).
Closer to home, the United Kingdom government announced that future flood defense efforts would focus on nature-based approaches, including grassland restoration and allowing rivers to flow more freely across the landscape.
Nature-based solutions have a significant socio-economic role to play in a global recovery from Covid-19. A potential USD10tn in additional business revenue could be generated by moving towards a nature-positive economy and could contribute 395 million new roles to the global job market by 2030. As the world rebuilds in the wake of the pandemic, reassessing its priorities, we don't need to look beyond what's already around us to catalyse this transition. Instead, we need to invest in decisions that move us towards a sustainable, nature-friendly approach to economic growth and development.
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Showcasing sustainability around the world
President Biden's virtual Climate Summit this week has seen important international negotiations on climate and sustainability, and the year ahead promises yet more. Although rescheduled once because of the Covid 19 pandemic, the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 is due to be held in Glasgow in November, with international leaders coming together to add detail to their pledges.
Arguably, rescheduling last year's event may not have been a bad thing. As a result of the pandemic, we learnt the positive power of cutting emissions (albeit imposed on us) – with the biggest annual fall in CO2 emissions since World War II according to one study – not to mention our capability in responding to existential threats. Meanwhile, the past year has seen some of the strongest climate commitments ever made by governments and business leaders – the EU Green Deal, a greener-than-expected Brexit deal, net zero pledges by China, South Korea and Japan, Joe Biden's election as US President, rejoining of the Paris Agreement and hosting of this week's virtual Climate Summit, which has seen yet more ambitious pledges from international leaders. Climate action is becoming institutionalised.
We all wait in hope that November will bring further ambitious international carbon pledges, and more importantly, the necessary action to complete them. The narrative for COP26 includes the assertion that 'each of us has a part to play' and in the run up to the summit, the conversation is mounting around how businesses, society groups, schools and individuals are taking action to tackle climate change and encourage sustainability – working #TogetherForOurPlanet.
A cursory glance at some of the sustainability stories around the globe shows that this can mean different things in different regions, but all are making strides towards a better future. Here are some of those stories we find most inspirational:
The importance of carbon removal in reaching Net Zero
The growth in net zero pledges over the last year – including asset managers BlackRock and Vanguard in March 2021 – has created unprecedented interest in carbon removal strategies and carbon markets. And rightly so. This article by our Finland-based client Puro.earth explains the difference between carbon offsetting and carbon removal, and why the latter is so integral to reaching our net zero targets. Microsoft is on board – it has pledged to be carbon negative by 2030, partnering with Climeworks and Puro.earth (including using the latter's suppliers Carbofex, ECHO2 and Carbon Cycle to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through production of biochar, allowing carbon to be stored in soil for centuries) to reach its goal.
Powering-up for a greener, brighter future
The European Union has committed 550 billion euros to climate protection and clean technologies over the next seven years, and these plans hinge on batteries to store renewable energy and to power electric vehicles. Analysts say the next generation of batteries must last longer, charge faster and be safer and greener than those on the market now, allowing for innovation. International technology firm Systems Sunlight, has announced a new R&D centre, at which the company will develop innovative lithium battery technologies for the industrial energy storage sector, focusing on new technologies that will usher in a clean energy future.
Chilling out for a cooler climate
Unreasonable Group-backed company Sure Chill has developed a unique cooling technology that allows cooling equipment to maintain a constant temperature without constant power. Rather like a rechargeable battery, the tech is entirely natural and can be linked with solar – perfect for areas of the world with intermittent power. Sure Chill is also working with some of the world's largest brands to develop solutions within home refrigeration, food and drink, and logistics —all of which contributed to the government of Dubai's decision to choose Sure Chill as "one of the technologies most likely to change the world in the next 20 years".
Protecting East African heritage against the threat of climate change
Established in 2016, the British Council's Cultural Protection Fund, in partnership with the UK Government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, offers financial backing for projects that tackle the threat from climate change to cultural heritage in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. In November last year, the Fund awarded five global heritage projects including the development of disaster risk management strategies for preserving Kenyan and Tanzanian coastal heritage at risk due to rising sea levels, and protection against the impact of flood threats to communities and monuments in Uganda.
Constructing a more sustainable future
With cement production responsible for 8 - 12 per cent of the world's CO2 emissions, the race is on to find a sustainable alternative for the construction industry. As part of our African Net Zero series, we spoke to Wolfram Schmidt from Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) about his research into alternative materials like cassava and other agricultural residues as a source of 'green' African-made cement for future sustainable construction on the Continent. You can watch the full video here.
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April 19, 2021 rachel_eaton	Leave a comment
Did you know that cement production is responsible for 8 – 12 per cent of the world's CO2 emissions?
In fact, if the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8bn tonnes.
Thank you, Wolfram, for sharing your insights with us!
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Building a fairer, healthier world
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With the current average global population increase estimated at 81 million people per year, enabling access to healthcare continues to be a priority. One of the key strategies is obviously to train more doctors and nurses, but a surprisingly overlooked – yet crucial – factor lies in technology businesses that are enabling healthcare providers to reach people more effectively by increasing efficiency. The onslaught of Covid-19 has brought the necessity for a robust health tech industry into sharp relief – it has been vital as the world has had to rethink how it enables access to, and delivery of, an efficient healthcare system during a pandemic.
As a result, capital for African health tech startups has increased by 257.5 per cent from 2019 to 2020, according to a report by Disrupt Africa. One company that had already been making headway before the pandemic is African digital health company Helium Health, which initially set out in 2016 to transform hospitals on the continent by improving how records are kept and operations managed. Backed by international investors including Y Combinator and Zenith, the company has developed cutting-edge technology specifically designed for healthcare providers in Africa to accelerate efficiencies in health systems. By providing a robust electronic health record and hospital management system (as an alternative to typical paper-based systems), Helium Health enables African healthcare facilities to reduce waste, improve their accounting and record keeping, build medical intelligence and become more efficient caregiving operations.
In the UK, Visionable has been transforming healthcare by significantly improving patient outcomes using technology. Visionable's Connected Ambulances allow paramedics to link up digitally with specialists so that they can deliver rapid stroke diagnoses before patients reach A&E. These vitally swift judgements mean that patients spend less time in hospital and have faster recovery times, with fewer long-lasting health effects. Using Visionable, the duration of hospital stays is cut from 17 days to two days. You can read more in this article from the Financial Times.
Meanwhile, Boston-USA based telehealth start up Patient Discovery was in a prime position to virtually support cancer patients as Covid accelerated the adoption of telehealth. Already a trusted resource for 30 of the country's leading hospitals, it has used its engagement platform to create the best remote appointment and care experience for cancer patients during the pandemic.
Today is World Health Day with a focus for 2021 on building a fairer, healthier world. As health tech companies continue to source ways to drive efficiencies to improve healthcare systems, we are reminded that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the fight against many preventable diseases. Simon Bland, CEO of the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) – which works with partners to accelerate progress towards disease elimination – reminds us in this article on Global Health Newswire that "despite its challenges, COVID-19 offers us the opportunity to think more synergistically… As past outbreaks have shown, deaths from preventable diseases increase dramatically when healthcare systems are overwhelmed and fragmented."
How important then that – now even more so than ever – we use technology to do this and make efficient improvements within our global healthcare systems to find time and cost savings and build a healthier, fairer world for all.
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VIDEO: How being a B Corp helps with governance
March 28, 2021 sarahcaddy	Leave a comment
How does being a B Corp help your business excel at governance? In this short video, Gong Director Nikki Francis-Jones outlines three key areas that can help you build #BetterBusiness along with the rest of the B Corp community.
Video text for accessibility:
It's B Corp month and we're focused on building better business along with the rest of the B Corp community. Governance is a key measure for certification and for demonstrating your business' impact on society. So here are three reasons why becoming a B Corp helps your business excel at governance.
Held accountable: Each year, B Corps produce annual reports and these act as a public record of the impact they make on society. This means we are all held accountable not only to set business goals – for example around board diversity – but also for achieving them.
Clear, communicable mission: Being an impact-driven business means that you have to communicate your brand values and goals. So having a clear communications strategy is critical to ensuring that those goals are achievable and focused. It also means that your staff are engaged and that you are able to be firm about the work that you undertake. For example, we can't in good conscience work for big carbon emitting organisations that are not committed to a Net Zero future. This is important to everyone at Gong.
Whole team engagement: Being a B Corp means that we are transparent about all areas of our business, with all of our employees. Regular finance catch ups ensure that the team sees how their work directly impacts on the business – but also increases general financial literacy and encourages a meritocratic environment.
To find out more, head to our website for more tips and insights on the benefits of becoming a B Corp.
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Female Leadership – insights on International Women's Day
March 8, 2021 sarahcaddy	Leave a comment
One of the good things about celebration days in the international calendar is that they give us the excuse to pause and think about important issues amidst the rush and clamour of busy schedules. Female leadership is still a big issue, particularly for those who subscribe to the belief that diversity in leadership enables better decision making – at a time when our business leaders are taking on so much responsibility for the wellbeing of society and the environment, alongside their usual stakeholders.
In the FTSE, where many international companies choose to list, The Hampton Alexander Review's final report into female leadership was published on 24 February. Amidst the positive increase in the number of women overall in the last decade, it was noted that we need more women in executive positions to see sustained growth at the Board level. As we work towards gender parity and a more prosperous and sustainable world (SDG 5), International Women's Day – this year themed #ChooseToChallenge – offers an opportunity to showcase our top picks of outstanding examples of female leadership, and how they stand out for challenging the status quo.
Here are ours – who would you add to the list?
Mayyada Abu Jaber, renowned female activist
Attendees at DiveIn's festival in Amman in 2018 were treated to a speech by Mayyada Abu Jaber, the renowned female activist and inspirational leader who discussed her lifetime dedication to female empowerment.  As a Brookings Institution Global Scholar for Leaders in Girls Education, Ms Abu Jaber conducted research to evaluate gender bias in the national Jordanian curriculum. Armed with evidence of inequality, she founded JoWomenomics as an independent non-profit organization to foster mindset change towards greater women's economic participation. This in turn influences labour law policies and provides job opportunities to more than 600 marginalized female communities in Jordan. In recognition of her #ChoicetoChallenge, she has been recognized by the World Bank as an inspirational leader in the Middle East and North Africa, among many more accolades.
Marianne Tikannen and Elba Horta, co-founders of Puro.earth
With backgrounds in engineering and geosciences, these two outstanding female founders of the world's first marketplace for selling 'carbon removal', are united in their ambitions for protecting the planet. Unafraid to challenge traditional methods, the two entrepreneurs forged new career paths in their pursuit of sustainability, as outlined in this Forbes article. As Ms Tikannen reportedly says, "It's really important to move from words to action… we only have one climate."
Rashmy Chatterjee, CEO of ISTARI
Rashmy Chatterjee has made a habit of #ChoosingtoChallenge. As the first female engineer to join the Indian Navy, she was commended by the President of India for her work. After two decades at IBM, she is now the CEO of Istari – the global cybersecurity platform established by Temasek to help clients increase their cyber resilience, earn digital trust and secure their business growth in this time of rapid digital transformation. As an advocate for women in technology, Mrs Chatterjee is a prime candidate for mention on this International Women's Day.
Elizabeth Wangeci Chege, CEO and co-founder, WEB Limited Group
Frequent viewers of our blog and video content will know about Elizabeth Chege – a true pioneer in the sustainable construction sector in Kenya and green building throughout Africa. In our #AfricaNetZero interview series, Ms Chege speaks openly about her initial decisions to focus not on box-ticking and meeting building standards, but in putting sustainability first in the construction sector. Coining herself as a 'sustainable engineer', she was told by her professors that "we're not sure anything like that exists" – a true example of a #ChoosetoChallenge female leader.
Charlotte Boaitey-Kwarteng, Barrister
In 2018, Charlotte Boaitey-Kwarteng was recognised by the prestigious GUBA awards for work in criminal and human rights law. Speaking of her Professional of the Year award win, Mrs Boaitey-Kwarteng told of her bold decision (having come to the UK from Ghana) to "run her own Chambers in the middle of Lincoln's Inn surrounded by a sea of all-white Chambers." She is an exemplar of the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand
Ms Ardern responded to the Covid-19 crisis with the strictest regulations in the world, closing New Zealand's borders with the response that she would "make no apologies" for doing so, while other countries remained open. Her choice to challenge the practice of other nations was made from listening to scientific expertise, and her accomplishment was in uniting her country through communication and strong leadership. She had the self-confidence to stand by her conviction to act quickly and maintain her stance. Her success? A record-breaking victory resulting in re-election.
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December 22, 2020 rachel_eaton	Leave a comment
As the year draws to a close, we've used the opportunity to reflect on the year we've had and the impact we have made. Labelling 2020 as 'turbulent' would be an understatement at best. Yet for all the wicked problems that have faced our society and our planet this year, there have been many brilliant lights that have shined brightly and given us reason for hope. At Gong we've been fortunate to have been working with many of those bright lights, which we see to be our clients solving some of the world's most wicked problems. For our part, we've used our expertise to accelerate their impact and help them shift the needle through communications.
As a B Corp, we are required to report on our impact. This report reflects the impact we have made this year, both through our client work and through our own commitments to society, environment, our suppliers, our people, and how we operate as a business – our governance. We hope you enjoy reading what we've been up to as much as we've enjoyed doing everything in this report.
If you'd like to get in touch and find out more about our work, get in touch info@gongcommunications.com
View full report here
To kick off Gong's new #AfricaNetZero series, we talked to Elizabeth Wangeci Chege @Betz99Kesh CEO and co-founder of @WEBLimitedGroup who was recently honored by @WorldGBC in recognition of her 20-year commitment to green building in Africa and her pioneering work in the sustainable construction sector in Kenya.
Following World Green Building Week 2020, we caught up with Elizabeth to hear her thoughts on green building in Africa and the Africa net zero conversation. We talked about the influence of Covid-19 on future green building, diversity in the sustainable construction sector, regulation and financing and public vs private net zero commitments.
Thank you, Elizabeth Wangeci Chege, for sharing your views with us!
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13 October 2020, London and Abu Dhabi: The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) has appointed Gong Communications to lead its communications effort.
Based in Abu Dhabi, but with a global mandate and ambition, GLIDE was launched in November 2019 to help accelerate progress towards the elimination of diseases including malaria, polio, onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). GLIDE was established through a partnership by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Gong will lead the work from its London office HQ, with regional expertise from its Nairobi office and from partners Seven Media in the UAE and Comunicandes in Latin America. The appointment was made following a public request for proposals which resulted in a competitive tender.
GLIDE's Advocacy and Communications Manager, Priya Kanayson, said, "Communications is one of GLIDE's key pillars, so we are eager to amplify our voice and ramp up our impact with the addition of our new agency partners. Health has never had more attention, but we need to keep the focus on these specific preventable diseases to drive progress towards their eventual eradication."
Gong's Director, Nikki Francis-Jones, said, "GLIDE's mission could not be more urgent at a time when the end is so nearly in sight for diseases such as polio and with resources for preventable diseases affecting vulnerable communities under pressure due to COVID-19. We feel very privileged to have been chosen, along with Seven and Comunicandes, to help intensify the impact of GLIDE's work."
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Q: HTTP Methods - what about only using POST for Ajax calls? You can find whole articles theorizing when you should use what METHOD in what edge case.
It mostly comes down to this; every action needs to be simplified to in just four flavours (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE) - and this is often insufficient to be expressive.
Especially if you look at domain driven design, this is unfit. I would argue that every developer that tries to shoehorn all his code into just these methods (in their Java code) will have some bad time during code reviews.
You clearly need to have documentation to be really sure what is going on.
/employees/active/john-doe (DELETE)

Does DELETE mean DELETING the resource, or DELETE (remove) it from the 'active' list?
/employees/active/john-doe/remove-from-active

would be a lot more expressive. Everyone using this method will be confident that we are not accidently deleting this employee. POST, GET, who cares - as long as we are authorized.
Some people will probably theorize that the first url is anyway not expressive - but then what would the DELETE method really add? If the URL on itself is expressive - isn't the DELETE method duplicate information (not DRY)?
Is there anything wrong with being pragmatic and always use POST?
For some time I'm actually just using POST methods for all my Ajax calls. Except some caching issues I don't see any problems.
While I would be in favour of dropping Method at all, I think there is actually a more clear distinction between GET and POST, because GET expresses no side effects.
Am I missing something or are we (as internet community) embracing legacy design just because it is already there and we are stuck with it?
Are there any good arguments that Http Method is a 'good design', besides that we should stick to conventions that are already there?

A: The arguments to use GET, POST, PUT and DELETE methods for HTTP calls usually revolve around RESTful web services. REST (Representational State Transfer) is just an attempt at leveraging the existing HTTP protocol for something more than "SUCCESS!" or "FAIL!" type of messages.
If you aren't adhering to the guidelines of REST, then there is nothing wrong with choosing GET or POST requests.
(In gruff, old-man voice) back in the day it was "best practice" for all AJAX calls to be POST requests so somebody couldn't launch an attack on your site by placing a little JavaScript tag on a hacker's website:
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.yourcompany.com/ajax?foo=bar"></script>

And then duping your (hopefully logged-in) users to visiting the site.
The browser still makes the HTTP GET request. It still sends the cookies to the server telling your app that they are logged in. Sure the browser can't execute the result, but the request was made and processed.
If your AJAX endpoint responds to POST or PUT requests it is much harder to do this sort of attack (end gruff old-man voice).

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Is there anything wrong with being pragmatic and always use POST?

No, It's great.

are we (as internet community) embracing legacy design just because it
  is already there and we are stuck with it?

Jeeze I must be getting old if REST is legacy now.
People argue about RESTfullness because its a set of rules you can argue about.
People like rest because it's easy compared to SOAP and the like. esp. for web developers who are already using HTTP all over the place.
There are some clear technical flaws/questions with trying to shoehorn things into the HTTP Methods

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*Length of URL restriction on GET

*Can Get have a body

*Should an API server have the same caching rules as a web server?

*Sending lists of things in an URL

*What does code 202 really mean?

*Should the web server log the request URL

etc.
At the end of the day the REST 'spec' isn't rigorous enough to tell you what Method to use, even if you do wan't to follow it


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Q: C# Saving Image Bad Quality I'm having a problem with saving a picture. With this code I'm putting two pictures together. But when I save them the quality is worse than the quality of the original pictures.
            Image Image1 = Image.FromFile(openFileDialogOpenPicture1.FileName);
            Image Image2 = Image.FromFile(openFileDialogOpenPicture2.FileName);

            int imageHeight = 0;
            if (Image1.Height > Image2.Height)
                imageHeight = Image1.Height;
            else
                imageHeight = Image2.Height;

            Bitmap finalImage = new System.Drawing.Bitmap(Image1.Width + Image2.Width, imageHeight);
            using (System.Drawing.Graphics g = System.Drawing.Graphics.FromImage(finalImage))
            {
                //set background color
                g.Clear(System.Drawing.Color.Black);

                //go through images and draw it on the final image
                int offset = 0;
                g.DrawImage(pictureBoxBackground1.Image, new System.Drawing.Rectangle(offset, 0, Image1.Width, Image1.Height));
                offset += Image1.Width;
                g.DrawImage(pictureBoxBackground2.Image, new System.Drawing.Rectangle(offset, 0, Image2.Width, Image2.Height));

                var eps = new EncoderParameters(1);
                eps.Param[0] = new EncoderParameter(System.Drawing.Imaging.Encoder.Quality, 100L);
                var ici = GetEncoderInfo("image/jpeg");
                finalImage.Save(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) + @"\TestImage.jpg", ici, eps);
            }

I've also tried to save the picture uncompressed, but that only makes file file bigger and not the quality better.
Thank you in advance!

A: I have used this GetEncoder method:
private ImageCodecInfo GetEncoder(ImageFormat format)
{
    ImageCodecInfo[] codecs = ImageCodecInfo.GetImageDecoders();

    foreach (ImageCodecInfo codec in codecs)
    {
        if (codec.FormatID == format.Guid)
        {
            return codec;
        }
    }
    return null;
}

Invoked it with GetEncoder(ImageFormat.Jpeg); and removed the references to pictureBoxBackground1&2 (otherwise it won't build) and the end result is high quality as far as I can tell.