{"id":1420,"date":"2025-11-28T19:09:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T18:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/control-advent.com\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2025-11-28T19:19:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T18:19:35","slug":"hello-world-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/control-advent.com\/?p=1420","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udf84 Welcome to the 2025 Control Advent Calendar! \ud83c\udf84"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The holidays are upon us, and it\u2019s time to embrace the magic of the season! From baking warm gingerbread cookies to spreading kindness through good deeds, fetching logs for the fire, and choosing just the right holiday cards \u2013 Christmas brings cozy, joyful traditions for everyone to share. But this year, there\u2019s a new way to celebrate: by exploring the exciting world of automatic control!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine a world where things work in harmony, like Santa\u2019s sleigh gliding smoothly through the night sky, guided by the magic of control engineering. Each day in December, our Advent Calendar opens a new door, leading you into the wonders of automatic control with festive questions and fun facts that connect with everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems even Santa\u2019s elves have noticed all the excitement! One particularly curious elf has been peeking around the Control Advent Calendar website, watching as more and more visitors sign up. With a twinkle in their eye, they wonder what brings each of you here. To help them figure it out, we invite you to share your reason for joining in on the holiday fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf85 <strong>Why did you sign up for the Control Advent Calendar?<\/strong> \ud83c\udf85<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf84 I\u2019m curious about automatic control and wanted to learn something new.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf81 I love holiday-themed activities and thought this sounded fun!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2744\ufe0f I\u2019m a student interested in control engineering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf85 Santa\u2019s helper elf made me curious!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udcda I\u2019d like to test my problem-solving skills with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf1f Other (just embracing the holiday spirit and exploring!)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class='bootstrap-yop yop-poll-mc'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"basic-yop-poll-container\" style=\"background-color:#b70004; border:0px; border-style:solid; border-color:#b70004; border-radius:0px; padding:10px 10px;\" data-id=\"3\" data-temp=\"basic\" data-skin=\"minimal\" data-cscheme=\"black\" data-cap=\"0\" data-access=\"wordpress\" data-tid=\"\" data-uid=\"3b4fa08def9dde963f9121a043977f6e\" data-pid=\"1420\" data-resdet=\"percentages\" data-show-results-to=\"\" data-show-results-moment=\"never\" data-show-results-only=\"false\" data-show-message=\"true\" data-show-results-as=\"bar\" data-sort-results-by=\"as-defined\" data-sort-results-rule=\"asc\"data-is-ended=\"0\" data-gdpr=\"no\" data-gdpr-sol=\"consent\" data-css=\".basic-yop-poll-container[data-uid] .basic-vote { text-align: center; }\" data-counter=\"0\" data-load-with=\"1\" data-notification-section=\"top\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"basic-inner\"><div class=\"basic-message hide\" style=\"border-left: 10px solid #008000; padding: 0px 10px;\" data-error=\"#ff0000\" data-success=\"#008000\"><p class=\"basic-message-text\" style=\"color:#000000; font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"basic-overlay hide\"><div class=\"basic-vote-options\"><\/div><div class=\"basic-preloader\"><div class=\"basic-windows8\"><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_1\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_2\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_3\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_4\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_5\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><form class=\"basic-form\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_token\" value=\"23141eacc7\" autocomplete=\"off\"><div class=\"basic-elements\"><div class=\"basic-element basic-question basic-question-text-horizontal\" data-id=\"3\" data-uid=\"ba941529ee64a417b25a1d36fc298794\" data-type=\"question\" data-question-type=\"text\" data-allow-multiple=\"no\" data-min=\"1\" data-max=\"1\" data-display=\"horizontal\" data-colnum=\"\" data-display-others=\"no\" data-others-color=\"\" data-others=\"\"><div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"5\" class=\"basic-question-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:14px; font-weight:normal; text-align:center;\">Choose an option:<\/div><ul class=\"basic-answers basic-h-answers\"><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"7\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"106\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[7]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[7]\" name=\"answer[3]\" value=\"7\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">1<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"8\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"60\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[8]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[8]\" name=\"answer[3]\" value=\"8\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">2<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"9\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"277\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[9]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[9]\" name=\"answer[3]\" value=\"9\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">3<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"10\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"59\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[10]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[10]\" name=\"answer[3]\" value=\"10\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">4<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"11\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"90\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[11]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[11]\" name=\"answer[3]\" value=\"11\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">5<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"12\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"54\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[12]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[12]\" name=\"answer[3]\" value=\"12\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">6<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-vote\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"button basic-vote-button\" role=\"button\" style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px; border-style: solid; border-color:#000000; border-radius:0px; padding:5px 10px; color:#000000; font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;\">&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/form><div class=\"yop-poll-modal\"><div class=\"yop-poll-modal-content\"><div class=\"yop-poll-modal-header\"><span class=\"yop-poll-modal-close\">&times;<\/span><\/div><div class=\"yop-poll-modal-body\"><div class=\"yop-poll-form-group\"><label class=\"yop-poll-user-or-email-label\">Username or Email Address<\/label><input type=\"text\" class=\"yop-poll-user-or-email-input\" autocomplete=\"off\"><\/div><div class=\"yop-poll-form-group\"><label class=\"yop-poll-password-label\">Password<\/label><input type=\"password\" class=\"yop-poll-password-input\" autocomplete=\"off\"><\/div><div class=\"yop-poll-form-group submit\"><button class=\"button button-primary button-large yop-poll-login-button\">Log In<\/button><\/div><div class=\"yop-poll-form-group yop-poll-section-login-options\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/control-advent.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\" target=\"_blank\">No account? Register here<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/control-advent.com\/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword\" target=\"_blank\">Forgot password<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As our curious elf continues to peek around, they\u2019re eager to learn more about each of you joining the Control Advent Calendar adventure! Are you here as a budding high school student, a seasoned researcher, or perhaps somewhere in between?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udf93 What best describes your current status?<\/strong> <strong>\ud83c\udf93 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83c\udf92 High School Student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf93 B. Sc. Student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf93\ud83c\udf93 M. Sc. Student<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf93\ud83c\udf93\ud83c\udf93 Ph.D. Candidate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udfeb Postdoctoral Researcher or Higher Academic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf1f Other<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class='bootstrap-yop yop-poll-mc'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"basic-yop-poll-container\" style=\"background-color:#b70004; border:0px; border-style:solid; border-color:#b70004; border-radius:0px; padding:10px 10px;\" data-id=\"4\" data-temp=\"basic\" data-skin=\"minimal\" data-cscheme=\"black\" data-cap=\"0\" data-access=\"wordpress\" data-tid=\"\" data-uid=\"b2b03140caa85a47d6de474adaa888eb\" data-pid=\"1420\" data-resdet=\"percentages\" data-show-results-to=\"\" data-show-results-moment=\"never\" data-show-results-only=\"false\" data-show-message=\"true\" data-show-results-as=\"bar\" data-sort-results-by=\"as-defined\" data-sort-results-rule=\"asc\"data-is-ended=\"0\" data-gdpr=\"no\" data-gdpr-sol=\"consent\" data-css=\".basic-yop-poll-container[data-uid] .basic-vote { text-align: center; }\" data-counter=\"0\" data-load-with=\"1\" data-notification-section=\"top\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"basic-inner\"><div class=\"basic-message hide\" style=\"border-left: 10px solid #008000; padding: 0px 10px;\" data-error=\"#ff0000\" data-success=\"#008000\"><p class=\"basic-message-text\" style=\"color:#000000; font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"basic-overlay hide\"><div class=\"basic-vote-options\"><\/div><div class=\"basic-preloader\"><div class=\"basic-windows8\"><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_1\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_2\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_3\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_4\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_5\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><form class=\"basic-form\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_token\" value=\"8da7fadb44\" autocomplete=\"off\"><div class=\"basic-elements\"><div class=\"basic-element basic-question basic-question-text-horizontal\" data-id=\"4\" data-uid=\"2bb45e87b42100957b2733af22522835\" data-type=\"question\" data-question-type=\"text\" data-allow-multiple=\"no\" data-min=\"1\" data-max=\"1\" data-display=\"horizontal\" data-colnum=\"\" data-display-others=\"no\" data-others-color=\"\" data-others=\"\"><div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"5\" class=\"basic-question-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:14px; font-weight:normal; text-align:center;\">Choose an option:<\/div><ul class=\"basic-answers basic-h-answers\"><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"13\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"33\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[13]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[13]\" name=\"answer[4]\" value=\"13\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">1<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"14\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"184\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[14]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[14]\" name=\"answer[4]\" value=\"14\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">2<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"15\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"194\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[15]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[15]\" name=\"answer[4]\" value=\"15\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">3<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"16\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"65\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[16]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[16]\" name=\"answer[4]\" value=\"16\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">4<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"17\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"68\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[17]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[17]\" name=\"answer[4]\" value=\"17\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">5<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-2\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"18\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"67\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[18]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[18]\" name=\"answer[4]\" value=\"18\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">6<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-vote\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"button basic-vote-button\" role=\"button\" style=\"background:#ffffff; border:1px; border-style: solid; border-color:#000000; border-radius:0px; padding:5px 10px; color:#000000; font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;\">&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/form><div class=\"yop-poll-modal\"><div class=\"yop-poll-modal-content\"><div class=\"yop-poll-modal-header\"><span class=\"yop-poll-modal-close\">&times;<\/span><\/div><div class=\"yop-poll-modal-body\"><div class=\"yop-poll-form-group\"><label class=\"yop-poll-user-or-email-label\">Username or Email Address<\/label><input type=\"text\" class=\"yop-poll-user-or-email-input\" autocomplete=\"off\"><\/div><div class=\"yop-poll-form-group\"><label class=\"yop-poll-password-label\">Password<\/label><input type=\"password\" class=\"yop-poll-password-input\" autocomplete=\"off\"><\/div><div class=\"yop-poll-form-group submit\"><button class=\"button button-primary button-large yop-poll-login-button\">Log In<\/button><\/div><div class=\"yop-poll-form-group yop-poll-section-login-options\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/control-advent.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\" target=\"_blank\">No account? Register here<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/control-advent.com\/wp-login.php?action=lostpassword\" target=\"_blank\">Forgot password<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And what background brings you to this festive journey into control engineering? Answering these questions will help Santa\u2019s team understand how to make the experience even more magical and tailored for all!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d <strong>What best describes your background?<\/strong> \ud83d\udd0d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udd2c STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2699\ufe0f Control Engineering-related<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83c\udf10 Other<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class='bootstrap-yop yop-poll-mc'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"basic-yop-poll-container\" style=\"background-color:#b70004; border:0px; border-style:solid; border-color:#b70004; border-radius:0px; padding:10px 10px;\" data-id=\"5\" data-temp=\"basic\" data-skin=\"minimal\" data-cscheme=\"black\" data-cap=\"0\" data-access=\"wordpress\" data-tid=\"\" data-uid=\"1be8dfc502d6c94f10be2d249e8c785c\" data-pid=\"1420\" data-resdet=\"percentages\" data-show-results-to=\"\" data-show-results-moment=\"never\" data-show-results-only=\"false\" data-show-message=\"true\" data-show-results-as=\"bar\" data-sort-results-by=\"as-defined\" data-sort-results-rule=\"asc\"data-is-ended=\"0\" data-gdpr=\"no\" data-gdpr-sol=\"consent\" data-css=\".basic-yop-poll-container[data-uid] .basic-vote { text-align: center; }\" data-counter=\"0\" data-load-with=\"1\" data-notification-section=\"top\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"basic-inner\"><div class=\"basic-message hide\" style=\"border-left: 10px solid #008000; padding: 0px 10px;\" data-error=\"#ff0000\" data-success=\"#008000\"><p class=\"basic-message-text\" style=\"color:#000000; font-size:14px; font-weight:normal;\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"basic-overlay hide\"><div class=\"basic-vote-options\"><\/div><div class=\"basic-preloader\"><div class=\"basic-windows8\"><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_1\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_2\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_3\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_4\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"basic-wBall basic-wBall_5\"><div class=\"basic-wInnerBall\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><form class=\"basic-form\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_token\" value=\"7d64508f9e\" autocomplete=\"off\"><div class=\"basic-elements\"><div class=\"basic-element basic-question basic-question-text-horizontal\" data-id=\"5\" data-uid=\"efc3b2f67bf65d921294d74ce82cd36b\" data-type=\"question\" data-question-type=\"text\" data-allow-multiple=\"no\" data-min=\"1\" data-max=\"1\" data-display=\"horizontal\" data-colnum=\"\" data-display-others=\"no\" data-others-color=\"\" data-others=\"\"><div role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"5\" class=\"basic-question-title\" style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:14px; font-weight:normal; text-align:center;\">Choose an option:<\/div><ul class=\"basic-answers basic-h-answers\"><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-4\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"19\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"331\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[19]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[19]\" name=\"answer[5]\" value=\"19\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;\" tabindex=\"0\">1<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/li><li class=\"basic-answer col-xs-6 col-sm-6 col-md-4\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\" data-id=\"20\" data-type=\"text\" data-vn=\"249\" data-color=\"#000000\" data-make-link=\"no\" data-link=\"\"><div class=\"basic-answer-content basic-text-horizontal\"><label for=\"answer[20]\" class=\"basic-answer-label\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"answer[20]\" name=\"answer[5]\" value=\"20\" autocomplete=\"off\"><span class=\"basic-text\" style=\"color: #ffffff; 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