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Springbok radio
March 4, 2011 in Uncategorized
Now that is a name that many should remember. Families sitting around the radio listening to their favourite shows. Springbok Radio was the first commercial radio station in this country. It started broadcasting in 1950 and closed down in 1985.
I didn't have a very happy childhood but Springbok Radio was always my happy place that I could retreat to so this brings back a flood of the fond memories of my childhood. There was no TV, videos, etc. Radio was the only form home media entertainment. There were hundreds of programmes during that period. Far to many to list all. The Adventures of Jet Jungle was my absolute favourite but there were many more. The mind of Tracy Dark, Hitchcock half hour, Squad cars, Patrollie 33 Charlie, Rivier boot Tangeni, Strange but true and The world of Hammond Innes. Then there were the interactive shows like So maak mens with Esme Everaad, Hospitaal tyd, Forces favourites an Check your mate. The comedy shows like The men from the ministry, Taxi with Chuck Kowolski, Agent 0-008 and who could ever forget The Pip Friedman show and The kids of the USA. Last but not least were the music shows. The David Gresham show and The SA top twenty. I remember some country music show aswell. Some of the Presenters I remember are Clark McKay, David Gresham, Robin Alexander, John Burkes, Isabel Jones, Esme Everard, Colin Fish, Percy Sieff and Evelyn Martin. Most of them have since passed on.Life was much simpler in those days and people were more sociable. They don't make them like that anymore.I hope that you have enjoyed this nostalgic stroll down memory lane with me. There are numerous websites on the web devoted to Springbok radio and some even have some archived material. Have a great Friday.


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Autism is a serious developmental, life-long disorder which affects at least 1 in 110 children in the UK. It has no known cause or cure.
It affects a child's ability to learn so profoundly, that without specialist intervention most children will regress and remain unable to communicate - with no eye contact or speech. It can also lead to severe behavioural problems, including self-injury. However, with intensive support these children can be given the chance to participate more fully in society.
One way of helping children on the autistic spectrum is to use ICT. As well as generalising (applying) learnt skills, it is a great way for children to be independent. Many of them derive a lot of enjoyment out of printing their work, going to collect it from the printer, and then either putting it up in school or taking it home.
It is also a skill they can use in their home environment – and one which helps free up their parents during busy times, e.g. making dinner or looking after other children.
How CBeebies can help
The CBeebies website can be used by autistic children aged between three and eight years.
The Tweenies pages have some great games – e.g. 'Bella's Stall' and 'Star-tastic Captain Jake' – that you could try out with your child. 'Bella's Stall' could also be used with slightly older and more developed children who are learning money skills. There are a number of other fun games which help to develop hand-eye coordination. Click on the 'Play Games' part of the website and browse the 'Switch and Special Needs' section.
As children with autism have attention difficulties, story time within the class is often difficult. But the interactive, animated stories on the website are a good way to capture their attention. Why not try watching 'Blue Cow in the Playground' (on the Story Makers web pages) and 'Georgina the Giraffe' (64 Zoo Lane) with your child?
How to make a magic moment
Have some fun together playing the 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' game on the CBeebies website (you'll find it in the 'Switch and Special Needs' section). The game was specially designed with autistic children in mind.
The game focuses on your child's matching skills and rewards them with music and movement on the screen. It breaks the song down into small chunks and encourages the children to continue in order to hear the next line of the song.

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Does anyone in the northeast (we're in Connecticut) have experience with either of these two Pagoda dogwood cultivars? Broken Arrow has both and we like the general descriptions but it seems that Golden Shadows, at least, is quite a new variety so there's not a lot of track record for it. I'm just wondering if anyone has it (or Argentea) growing and if so, what your experience has been. We need to replace some very large euonymus upon which a black birch landed during October's storm. We would like a small tree, flowering, preferably deer resistant but I've sort of given up on that ... Any thoughts (or other suggestions for small trees) welcome. We like the idea of natives and of habitat, like berries, but would like not to actually ENTICE the deer, though they have been feasting on the euonymus every winter for half a century so I expect they will keep coming whatever we plant ... :( |
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Jessie Rose Innes (nee Dods Pringle) Jessie (or Jesse) Rose Innes nee Dods Pringle (1860 - 1943) was the wife of Sir James Rose Innes and a close friend of Olive Schreiner's. From the Albany Pringle 1820 settler family, she grew up in the Bedford area of the Eastern Cape, was educated at the Good Hope seminary in Cape Town and was one of the founders of the Victoria Nurses Institute. During the South African War she was a member of the Good Hope Red Cross Committee. Jessie married James Rose Innes in 1881 and they had one child, a daughter Dorothy born in 1884. Jessie Rose Innes was active in various charitable causes in both Pretoria and Cape Town, and also in the Women's Enfranchisement League. In 1914 she was elected chair of the Cape Town branch of the National Council for Women. Schreiner's earliest letters to Jessie Rose Innes date from shortly after her return to South Africa at the end of 1889, and it seems that they had become friends during the early 1890s, with Schreiner's letters to Jessie warm and incr'asingly informal, signing off 'thine ever' at times. Nonetheless, there remains throughout the letters a sense of Jessie Rose Innes as rather 'grand' and remote, with Schreiner for example not wanting to invite her to stay when she is 'making do' in 'wo small rooms. While the contents of the letters is in many respects mainly quotidian, there are a number of interesting comments on the native question' and women's enfranchisement networks and activities in them. There are also some signs that Schreiner attempted to influence James Rose Innes politically through her letters to Jessie, for example in a letter of 16 January 1896 written in the aftermath of the Jameson Raid, where she writes, 'Give my love to Mr Innes & tell him there are many of us who will stand by him with head & heart, & pen, & word if he is standing on his own ground alone.' There seems to be a gap in Schreiner's letters to Jessie Rose Innes after she left South Africa in 1913, but they resume in 1920 with several letters from post-war London about the hardship and deprivation there, and then two letters written after Schreiner had returned to South Africa later on in 1920 which show her actively engaging in the 'native question', amongst other things. For further information see: James Rose Innes (1949) James Rose Innes Chief Justice of South Africa 1914-27: Autobiography Oxford: Oxford University Press James Rose Innes (1972) Sir James Rose Innes Selected Correspondence, 1884-1902 (edited by Harrison M. Wright) Cape Town: Van Riebeeck Society Phyllis Lewsen (2004) ?Innes, Sir James Rose- (1855-1942)? Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/35830 Recipient Of
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There are many sites on the Web that provide a comprehensive list of Shakespearean links . . . and we're not one of them. But the short list of sites we've chosen provide good resources to get you started. They are favorites of teachers and staff who have worked at the Folger.
Hamlet on the Ramparts
Hamlet on the Ramparts, a collaboration between the Folger Shakespeare Library and MIT, is a multimedia exploration of Hamlet 1.4-5. Complete with film, primary source materials, lesson plans, and tutorials, the site is a great place to begin working with Shakespeare in the classroom or computer lab.
A site that brings together the best of the humanities on the World Wide Web.
In Search of Shakespeare
Created by PBS in partnership with Folger Shakespeare Library, this site provides educational materials for teachers of all grade levels.
Internet Shakespeare Editions
A huge, high-quality website with edited texts and many other resources.
A bard-specific search engine, for finding quotes, characters, and instances a word is used in a particular play.
Shakespeare Magazine
Shakespeare Magazine was a quarterly journal dedicated to bringing together the best of scholarship and the best of classroom teaching; although no longer publishing, its website continues.
Shakespeare: Subject to Change
Cable in the Classroom's broadband demonstration project.
ASL Shakespeare Project
Twelfth Night translated into American Sign Language, the culmination of a year-long collaboration between two deaf and two hearing artists at Yale.
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Berry Good Oatmeal Cookie Cake from Too Hot in the kitchen cookbook
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Makes 12-16 servings
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
6 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup apricot preserves, divided
2 cups raspberries
2 cups sliced strawberries
1 cup blueberries 1 tablespoon orange juice
1. Preheat oven 350°F. Coat 12-14-inch pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In large bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, baking soda, and oatmeal. Add melted butter, vanilla, and egg, mixing well.
3. Press onto prepared pan, keeping dough 1-inch from edge of pan. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are set. Don't over bake. Cool.
4. In mixing bowl, beat together cream cheese, confectioners sugar, almond extract, and 1/4 cup apricot preserves until creamy. Spread on cooled crust and arrange fruit in design on pizza.
5. In microwave-safe dish, heat remaining 1/4 cup apricot preserves and orange juice, just until melted. Spoon glaze over fruit. Refrigerate until serving.
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Calories 220 Calories from fat 36% Fat 9g Saturated Fat 5g Cholesterol 36mg Sodium 172mg Carbohydrate 32g Dietary Fiber 2g Sugars 17g Protein 4g Dietary Exchanges: 2 other carbohydrate, 2 fat
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Clogged Reforms a Speed Bump for Indonesia's Economy
November 23, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Neil Chatterjee
JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) – At a time when many countries are slipping off investors' radar screens, Indonesia is a beacon with stable finances and the fastest growth rate in Asia outside China and India.
Yet its failure to improve a stifling bureaucracy, to end wasteful subsidies and to systematically curb graft could derail a growth story that has made resource-rich Indonesia into Southeast Asian's sweet spot.
Doubts are growing that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who's been in office seven years and has three left, can deliver on promised reforms that would improve creaky infrastructure and creating higher-value jobs for the young in the world's fourth most populous country.
While Indonesia has had solid growth rates during Yudhoyono's tenure, much of that is rooted in demand from overseas for the country's coal and other commodities.
If there's a major global slump that depresses demand, Indonesia could fail to get needed investment because it remains a difficult place to do business and one where personalities matter, not process.
There has been no real reform of the inefficient civil service – where bribery remains rife — and no sustained progress in building institutions that enhance the business climate such as credible courts.
"The political elite in the parliament and the government are busy with politicking, ignoring an urgent and important economic agenda that needs to be dealt with," said Syamsudin Haris, senior political analyst at the government-funded Science Research Institute.
After getting improved grades in recent years as a place for business, Indonesia's position has slipped. In the World Bank's 2012 rankings for ease of doing business, Indonesia was 129 out of 183 countries, down from 126 a year earlier.
Re-elected by a landslide in 2009, Yudhoyono has so far squandered a mandate to drive reforms and, according to polls, has lost popularity. His long-awaited cabinet reshuffle last month reflected a desire to shore up political support more than to initiate real change before a presidential election in 2014 which he cannot contest.
"We haven't seen any headline reforms done, which has led to some market disappointment and also to disappointment among voters," said Prakriti Sofat, an economist at Barclays Capital in Singapore.
"If Yudhoyono and company don't put things in order, and there's not a good candidate coming through in 2014, then the risk will go up."
Having solid GDP growth by itself does not mean trends are good. Just look at India: Although growth is still relatively strong, its image as an emerging market star is losing its shine as corruption scandals, high inflation and a flagging reform agenda have dented investor confidence. Business leaders openly fret that the government may be squandering India's chance at the big time.
Azim Premji, billionaire chairman of outsourcing giant Wipro , summed up a sense of policy paralysis in India when he recently attacked a "complete absence of decision-making among leaders in government."
The result has been investors fleeing from Mumbai stocks , making it one of the world's worst performing major markets in 2011.
While Indonesia has been drawing investors, "long-term, if there are better opportunities elsewhere, money will go somewhere else," said Sofat.
Yudhoyono's government has been often commended for good macroeconomic policies. It has maintained fiscal discipline, steadily cutting the debt-to-GDP ratio and boosting foreign reserves, while lifting its budget for infrastructure by 28 percent this year.
But the government's administrative mechanism is often clogged. Lifting budgets is not translating into spending in the real economy. Overall, government spending grew just 2.5 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier, a slower pace than in the second quarter.
"The government has never shown any reliable track record of efficient budget spending and I don't think that will change in the foreseeable future," said Lanang Trihardian, investment analyst at Jakarta-based Syailendra Capital, which manages around $460 million. "The impact of that is I don't believe Indonesia can grow above the 8 percent level as seen in China and India."
Officials often rush to spend some of a budget overhang in the fourth quarter. A much-needed project to improve woeful drainage in Jakarta recently started on the main thoroughfare — just as the torrential rainy season began, causing gridlock terrible even by the capital's traffic standards.
"You know what the bureaucracy is like for government projects — long and complicated," the head of Jakarta's public works office, Ery Basworo, told a press conference called to address complaints. "For us to even get the project started in September was an achievement."
At one time, many Indonesians felt Yudhoyono was making good gains to combat the old, damaging problem of graft, but it remains entrenched. To some citizens, corruption has worsened, in part because of decentralisation since the era of strongman Suharto.
In the remote provinces of the scattered archipelago, greater regional autonomy has sometimes resulted in corrupt local authorities to siphon off resource wealth meant for development.
Yudhoyono has declared eradicating corruption a top priority and said no official is above the law. But his recent cabinet shuffle did not signal a tougher or more effective approach. Two ministers whom the Indonesian media alleged to be tainted retained their seats.
Meanwhile, political squabbles led to a demotion of the trade minister and the narrow survival of the finance minister, both well-respected internationally.
The reshuffle "was an opportunity for Yudhoyono to have a stronger team and he missed it," said Erman Rahman, director of economic programs in Indonesia at The Asia Foundation, a San-Francisco-headquartered nongovernmental organisation.
Another longtime impediment to business, the bloated and inefficient bureaucracy, remains a source of big frustration. "It will take more than very strong leadership to change this," Rahman said.
So far, there are no signs of planned reforms for the police department or justice system, which are often the source of complaints.
Polls show that many Indonesians, used to Suharto's 32-year rule, want another military man to run the country from 2014. Yudhoyono, the first directly elected president, is a retired army general but is seen by many as unable to make bold decisions to promote institutional change.
Analysts say Vice-President Boediono, a former central bank governor, is trying to improve efficiency and governance by steps such as putting into ministries computer systems that track spending flows.
In the important area of infrastructure, investors have been waiting for a long-mooted land reform bill that would speed up the acquisition of land for state-backed projects, such as $150 billion of public-private partnerships the government wants to see.
But as the end of another year approaches, it has still not been passed by a cantankerous parliament, and Yudhoyono has been silent on the issue.
Another issue that needs addressing is subsidies. With inflation significantly easing this year, the government has missed an opportunity to phase out fuel subsidies for private cars, backtracking on a planned April move and delaying it indefinitely.
The government fears hiking gasoline costing just half the price of the market rate could dampen the domestic economy or spur the kind of riots that contributed to Suharto's fall in 1998.
Yet not ending subsidies only stores up inflationary problems for the longer-term. The "ruinous middle-class subsidies", as one economist has dubbed them, could instead go to building roads and ports, argue economists and rating agencies who see weak infrastructure and high inflation as key risks.
"Progress on structural reforms appears to have slowed in the past year. In particular, there has been limited progress in reforming the composition of spending," said Andrew Colquhoun, head of Asia-Pacific sovereign ratings at Fitch.
($1 = 9050 Rupiah)
(Additional reporting by Andjarsari Paramaditha in JAKARTA and Matthias Williams in NEW DELHI; Editing by Richard Borsuk)
Houstonian Corner (V13-I45)
November 3, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Needs Outweigh Resources for State Infrastructure
Former Transportation Secretary calls report 'blinding flash of the obvious'
The message was clear from two committees reporting to the Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday – there are no one-size-fits-all solutions to the state's infrastructure needs and the wants and needs for creation and maintenance of highways throughout the state are much greater than the state's ability to finance them.
In addition to the committee reports, the Commission also heard an update on the Texas Department of Transportation's (TxDOT) ongoing modernization plan. "The process is beginning to move forward," said Eric Gleason, TxDOT's Director of Public Transportation. He said implementation of some of the projects is coming into focus and "the pace is quickening." However, Gleason, noted that human resource availability to put some of the recommendations into place timely while continuing to fulfill day-to-day operations of the agency is a concern.
Three members of the Strategic Research Program Advisory Committee testified before the Commission Thursday. According to Rick Collins, director of the Research and Technology Implementation Office at TxDOT, the committee is charged with making recommendations to TxDOT regarding research topics that should be explored relating to transportation in the state. Those research projects will be awarded to universities throughout the state who respond to an upcoming request for proposals. Through these topics and the research, the committee will help prepare the department for some of the challenges the state and TxDOT will face in the future.
The committee held its first meeting in August and told commissioners this week that they quickly realized there was a lack of sustainability for maintaining and creating new infrastructure.
Committee member Mary Peters, former U.S. Transportation Secretary, said the committee's report might appear to be a "blinding flash of the obvious." She said it would be important not to reinvent the wheel but to "bring data to bear and focus on where this industry and the state can get more money" for its transportation infrastructure needs.
Another committee member, Ken Allen, told commissioners that as the committee was putting together its "wish list" for research projects that might result in a better way to use transportation funding for more projects, it narrowed the scope to three subjects, which he said were "deliberately kept very broad for the researchers."
Among the topics was what he called "demand leveling," or getting the most out of existing infrastructure, as well as innovative financing options and "managing the decline," or prioritizing the use of limited funds. Regarding funding, Hall said the question becomes "how to best spend the money we have," which he said would have to be "spent incredibly wisely."
Similar messages were brought to the commission by Tim Brown, Bell County commissioner, who serves on the I-35 Advisory Committee.
Brown told the Commission that his group initially came up with little more than a list of projects. However, he said that illustrates that there is no one-size-fits-all solution because the solution changes from one geographic region to another.
Saying a variety of rail components will have to be part of the future solutions for the I-35 projects, the county commissioner said it became glaringly obvious that "we've got to find some more ways of funding those projects.
"Funding seems to be the common denominator we keep coming back to," he said. Brown noted that the committee came up with "appropriate solutions, but no funding stream."
The challenge for the committee, he said, is to "identify what needs to be done" and then come back to try to find ways to fund it.
"Transportation is so important that we're going to have to get serious about funding," said Brown.
In other action, the Transportation Commission took action to add Interstate 69 to the state highway system, allowing TxDOT officials to label the first Texas stretch of the nearly 1,000-mile interstate since I-69 received federal high-priority route designation more than a decade ago. This action will allow TxDOT to add the concurrent designation of I-69 to a 6.2-mile section of US 77 between I-37 and SH 44 in Nueces County without additional funding, right-of-way or construction because the existing highway already meets interstate standards.
Well Attended ICNA South Central Region Conference
Theme: Quran – The Scripture That Saved The World
Sheikh Omer Suleiman Speaks at the Sixth Annual ICNA-MAS Conference at University of Houston
Thousands of Muslims from the US South Central Region (Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas) attended the 6th Annual Conference of the Islamic Circle of North (ICNA), and the Muslim American Society (MAS) at the University of Houston, on Saturday October 22nd.
Theme of the conference was: Quran- The Scripture That Saved Humanity. A parallel Youth Conference was organized by Young Muslims (YM), on the subject of "Peer Pressure – Peer Power".
Prominent speakers and scholars spoke, including Sheikh Nauman Ali Khan, Sheikh Omer Suleiman, Imam Khalid Griggs, Qari Qasim Mazhar, Dr. Mohammad Yunus, Mustafa White, Hafiz Tauqeer Shah, Dr. Shahid Rafiq, Dr. Mohammad Shalaby.
Speakers were quite interactive and their presentations were practical, inspirational, and made the people happy.
Some of the subjects that were discussed and presented included: "Islamic Sharia: A Divine Legal Framework for a Prosperous Society"; "Speaking to Your Lord"; "Quran: Theory and Practice"; "The Vision & Mission"
In the Youth conference, the various themes that were touched included: "Jumping on the Bandwagon"; "A change is gonna come"; "What about you?"; "Take-home Message"; and "Will you be Missed?"
At the eve of Eid-AL-Adha, the bazaar at the conference had many Islamic Garments and Gifts stalls.
By the Grace of God, a successful fundraising for ICNA was done by Sheikh Omer Suleiman, where around $100,000 were raised for the Learning, Dawah and Community Services funds of ICNA.
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san jose bmw wins daytona!
October 21, 2006
San Jose BMW Team wins Inaugural 8 Hours At Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (October 21, 2006) – The San Jose BMW team made history at Daytona International Speedway Saturday, winning a dramatic Inaugural 8 Hours At Daytona. The race was the first event in the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series.
Brian Parriott of Calistoga, Calif., Belgian Stephane Mertens and Nate Kern of Cherry Hill, N.J. held on to take a 14.856-second victory on their No. 46 BMW R1200S over the No. 18 M4 EMGO Suzuki SV1000S of Michael Barnes of Boca Raton, Fla., Geoff May of Gainesville, Ga. and Chris Ulrich of Lake Elsinore, Calif. In addition to claiming the overall win the BMW team took the Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport Twins (SST) class.
The winning team completed 228 laps of the 3.56-mile Daytona International Speedway road course.
"Everything went smoothly," Parriott said. "The settings were perfect, tire wear was phenomenal. The times of our three riders were all within a second of each other, and I think that won the race for us."
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October 1, 2006
TEAM SJBMW will focus on tuning and development of our K1200R and R1200S racing machines, and rider, Brian Parriot has already abused some Ducati, Aprilia and Suzuki riders, having scored five 2nd's and two 1st places in the last 9 races. Our SJBMW Team is headed-up by Chris Hodgson, president of SJBMW, with tuning by Brett and Willie of the SJBMW service department. Brian is a Boxer Cup Daytona Champion and took 2nd overall in the BMW Boxer Cup series in 2004.
Brian feels the new "S" has outstanding suspension, grip and accuracy along with improved response and far stronger power. We're running the S in 750 Superbike, 750 Production and Open Twins, against perennial winners like the Ducati 999 and Suzuki GSXR750.
Based on a 2005 production K1200R, this Open Class machine will pit sophistication against finesse
as it chases lighter machines with sheer power and advanced suspension technology. Our racer is actually fairly close to a stock K1200R, with appropriate tuning, legal lightening, and a Laser exhaust system.
Brian ran a best of 1:37:876 at Infineon 8/13 on the R just 00.292 sec behind the best lap of race-winner Suzuki-mounted, James Randolph.
R1200S "S Factor"
This 2006 R1200S went literally from the crate to the track with an minimum of race-prep.
Careful, tuning to optimum specs, safety-wire and removal of the unnecessary, magnesium wheels and a prototype canister design and the SJBMW "S Factor" has been turning times like 1:38:694 at Infineon to post best lap and win second place in 750 Production against GSXR-mounted Gary Combs.
SJBMW had a brilliant outing at Infineon as Brian Parriot, in just his second race on the new R1200S racer, stepped to the podium in 3 of 4 classes run. The new twin is proving surprisingly fast for a bike with just a few months of development time. The K1200R is running in very hot classes with super hot riders and holding its own.
Starting from 20th slot in a field of 23 bikes, Brian clipped a remarkable 1:38:950 (fastest lap in the race) and stayed well in the hunt one the way to a tight and tightening 2nd place to Ducati 999-mount-ed Eric Gulbransen.
Brian exploited the advanced suspension action take second again in 750 SUPERBIKE in the midst of a pack of Suzuki 750's. Again, due to the AFM grid system - which prioritizes past year performance -our new bike started well back, and worked its way thru a large 36-bike field. Brian's fastest lap being a 1:41:000, just 00:204 off the best lap in the race.
Proving very well suited to Infineon's challenging curves the "S Factor" tore thru the field from a start in the back rows. Brian pulled in a fantastic 1:38:694 to take fastest lap by well over 01.500 secs. A smooth and fast race finished with Brian in 2nd and again on the podium.
Tire problems kept us from a full schedule with our open class contender, but Brian's certain style carved a searing second-fastest lap in Formula Pacific on the K1200R. A fierce and fast field kept the pace consistently and Brian held tight over the race. A hard ride against tough competition netted an 8th place and some new challenges for the tech team to find more quickness and speed for Brian's sure hand next time. We are running against, purpose-built highly developed race bikes here, pressed by the AFM's fastest riders.
Brian is riding extremely well and in tune with the development team as we sort out the bikes. The new twin is proving surprisingly fast for a bike with just a few months of development time. With three 2nd places in four races, it is not too optimistic to hope for top podium soon. The K1200R is running in
very hot classes with super hot riders and holding its own. While were pleased to be competitive at this stage with a bike really designed for the street against race-replicas. We expect to do even better as development gains on the challenge of harnessing really high horsepower and massive torque.
We go endurance racing in the Infineon AFM 4-hour Sep 29-30. Brian has considerable endurance experience and we feel the R1200S will prove both very rideable and highly capable.
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As a business, you have an obligation to keep your customers' sensitive data safe and secure. Every employee should also be informed of their role in maintaining this confidentiality. A regular training program will help inform current and new employees of the proper handling of a customers personal information and online safety and security.
To assist you in learning more, and informing your employees of their responsibility in helping protect your business and your customers we suggest you use the video at the link below as a training tool. Then take a few minutes to read the remainder of the information below.
Most companies keep sensitive personal information in files-names, Social Security numbers, credit card, or other account data-that identifies customers or employees. If this sensitive data falls into the wrong hands, it can lead to fraud, identity theft, or similar harms. Given the cost of a security breach - losing your customers' trust and perhaps even defending yourself against a lawsuit-safeguarding personal information is just good business. According to the FTC's Guide for Businesses", a sound data security plan is based on 5 key principles:
Online banking has made it easier and more convenient to manage business finances, but it also provides an opportunity for hackers to gain access to business accounts with the goal of making unauthorized money transfers.
According to Visa Inc., most data breaches occur at the small business level with many of small businesses lacking even simple antivirus protection.
Consider these tips adapted from Data Security-Made Simpler:1. Initiate a "dual control" payment process with your bank and employees. Ensure that all payments are initiated from your bank accounts only after the authorization of two employees, one to authorize the creation of the payment file and a second responsible for authorizing the release of the file. 2. Have dedicated workstations. Restrict the use of certain workstations and laptops solely for online banking and payments, if possible. 3. Use robust authentication methods and vendors. Make sure your financial service providers allow for "multi-factor authentication" requiring more than just a user name and password to access your account.4. Update virus protection and security software. Ensure that all anti-spyware, anti-malware, and security software and mechanisms are robust and up-to-date for all computer workstations and laptops used for online banking and payments. 5. Reconcile accounts daily.Monitor and reconcile accounts daily against expected credits and withdrawals and notify your financial institution immediately of any unexpected activity. In addition, if you notice anything suspicious or unusual with your account, or account balances, immediately contact the bank.
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The versatility of this Mexican salsa is limitless! Put it on grilled chicken or steak, add it to eggs, or serve with tortilla chips. Submitted by METALFINGER2U Carbs: 5.9g | Fat: 0.3g | Fiber: 1.6g | Protein: 0.9g | Calories: 22.5
Cucumbers give this guacamole a refreshing flavor while also cutting the calories in each serving. Submitted by COACH_NICOLE Carbs: 4.7g | Fat: 6.7g | Fiber: 3.1g | Protein: 1g | Calories: 76.4
Serve this black bean salsa known as cowboy caviar at your next potluck. Submitted by JANAE55 Carbs: 9.4g | Fat: 2.8g | Fiber: 2.9g | Protein: 2.6g | Calories: 68.8
This salad is always a hit at parties! Use as a fiber-rich dip, or eat it by itself. Submitted by CREATIVELIZA Carbs: 27.1g | Fat: 6.6g | Fiber: 9g | Protein: 7.5g | Calories: 183.5
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This is an amazing salsa best made with fresh ingredients. Submitted by BILLIEBUNNY19 Carbs: 8.8g | Fat: 0.3g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 1.4g | Calories: 38.9
With just seven ingredients and a few minutes of your time, you'll have a tasty dip for any occasion. Submitted by PRTYBRD Carbs: 3.8g | Fat: 4.6g | Fiber: 2.2g | Protein: 0.7g | Calories: 54.1
Submitted by -MAYBE- Carbs: 8.2g | Fat: 0.2g | Fiber: 0.4g | Protein: 1.1g | Calories: 33.9
Very Good 4.3/5
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Fresh salsa is always better than bottled, and it is much lower in sodium. This salsa is great with tortilla chips, on tacos or burritos or tostadas, or even straight out of the bowl! Submitted by TAHLON Carbs: 4.1g | Fat: 0.2g | Fiber: 1g | Protein: 0.9g | Calories: 18.4


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Last week ICSP (International Customer Service Professionals) hosted Cocktail Networking Events in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Andrew Ellett, CEO and co-founder of Revium was invited to be the guest speaker. Andrew's presentation focused on Social Networking and the many advantages it holds for both businesses and not-for-profit organisations. He demonstrated how social media can be leveraged for customer service, retention and sales and provided a broad overview and update on the latest social media trends, techniques and risks. The events were well attended and many ideas were brought up and discussed.
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Hi Everyone,
I am new here. Our garage door has a problem. Does anyone have a similar problem before? How to fix it? I am wondering if we can replace some part by ourselves, or we need to get a professional? Here is my uploaded video about the problem. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGB9S0Ds1W0 Any suggestion would be appreciated.
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- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 9, 11 at 9:45
Did you just install the opener? If so did you follow the instructions? It looks like it is out of adjustment but with you clicking the remote it is impossible to tell what is actually happening. |
- Posted by nextspring (My Page) on Tue, Aug 9, 11 at 17:32
Thanks for your reply. The opener has been there for long time. It is screw drive type opener. On the rail assembly, there is an inner trolley (also called rack) and outer trolley. The problem I'm having is inner trolley moves fine, but once outer trolley is engaged, it would not move, making noise, as seen 26sec into the video. Then after disengaged outer trolley, the rack/inner trolley moves back and forth smoothly. I didn't connect the door, so just try to isolate the problem from the garage door. Thanks, Alice |
Here is a link that might be useful: video is here at Youtube-Garage opener problem
- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 9, 11 at 18:41
If you look at the parts breakdown under rail assembly parts in your owners manual you can see a part called a rack and one called the sprocket coupling. One of these is bad. Your opener is also opening too far and the trolley is jamming against the motor unit. This could be what caused your problem. At any rate you will need to remove the t-rail to inspect those two parts. |
- Posted by nextspring (My Page) on Tue, Aug 9, 11 at 19:12
Thanks, I do see "rack" and "sprocket coupling" in the manual as in the link below. One more question, is it difficult to remove the T-rail and put it back on? it seems just few screws at the end of the wall, is there any thing special we need to pay attention to? Thanks, Alice http://teknuw.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Liftmaster_2110.pdf |
Here is a link that might be useful: manual is here
- Posted by don_1_2006 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 10, 11 at 16:32
Okay there are those screws at the wall and if you look at page 6 of your manual you will see you have to remove 2 bolts and nuts and then the rail will slide off. |
- Posted by nextspring (My Page) on Fri, Aug 12, 11 at 10:59
Thanks very much for your suggestion, I'll take apart the rail assembly and post the update. Thanks again, Alice |
Fred777,email address is :firstname.lastname@example.com,Subject :Garage door opener problem. I'm having problems with my garage door openers,the garage door openers open the garage door from inside of the house,but with the garage door closed and you are outside of the house and you use the garage door openers they will not open the garage door. I would like some ideas on what I can do.Thank you very much for your feedbacks, Fred777 |
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I had know idea what a rose banks vine could do. I had
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Julia Holter will release a new 12" that features Ekstatis cuts "Goddess Eyes I" and "Goddess Eyes II" as well as a couple of remixes. Today, Holter put out the video for the latter, a strange, metaphor-heavy clip. The director, Yelena Zhelezov, explains:
The video for Julia Holter's "Goddess Eyes II" is inspired by the Latin phrase "deus ex machina". In literature, deus ex machina is a plot device for seemingly unresolvable dramaturgical situations. The unexpected and dramatic measure was employed by many Greek tragedians. It is in tribute to Euripides and the literary spirit of the song that the video was directed.
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New top supercomputer dumps cores and increases power efficiency
There's a new supercomputer at the top of the Top 500 list. The new champion is the Titan, a Cray XK7 system installed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US. It achieves 17.59 Petaflop/s with 560,640 cores, beating the previous number one, the Sequoia at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which reaches 16.32 Petaflop/s.
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December issue of Popular Mechanics. What do y'all think of their answer. I saw this and was curious about it. Pooh Bear ----------------------------
My 200-amp electrical panel box has 400 amps' worth of circuit breakers. Is this safe? Yes. It's better to have many individual circuits than fewer circuits with larger electrical loads. Also, not every circuit will be energized at the same time, and it's unlikely that they will see the full load for which they are rated.
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- Posted by petey_racer (My Page) on Sun, Nov 19, 06 at 23:07
Yup, dead on except for one fact. He says not all circuits will be "energized". I think he meant to say "will not have a load", or current applied. Perhaps he was simply "dumbing it down" to a lay person's level. No offense meant to any lay persons. |
- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Mon, Nov 20, 06 at 10:38
...or loaded up to the breaker capacity. |
"Energized" sounded good to me, but then I was watching a Star Trek marathon at the time...the old ones are still the best and I remember them from their first run. |
- Posted by poohbear2767 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 20, 06 at 19:59
Ok, I was just curious. I remember a discussion from last year about amps of service Just curious is all. Thanks. Pooh Bear |
- Posted by petey_racer (My Page) on Mon, Nov 20, 06 at 21:08
No, not relevant or accurate. Sorry. |
- Posted by poohbear2767 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 20, 06 at 22:48
Not accurate? Could you elaborate? It was a post on this forum and the general consensus was Pooh Bear |
- Posted by petey_racer (My Page) on Mon, Nov 20, 06 at 23:20
Yes, a 200 amp service is capable of delivering 200 amps per leg. A 200 amp residential service is 200 amps at 240v. Or the equivalent of 400 amps @ 120v. More precisely 48,000 watts worth of power. This is NOT a "breaker box capable of 400 amps worth of breakers." |
- Posted by poohbear2767 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 21, 06 at 0:49
Wow, interesting info. I really didn't know any of this. It does make more sense to me now, tho. In the house I grew up in we had an electric heat pump, electric water heater, electric kitchen stove, electric clothes dryer, and I had several 220 outlets in a workshop. Now I don't know exactly what all those pull in amps but I would guess it pushes the 200 amp limit. And then add in all the 110v loads. And it's not inconceivable that all that could have been running at the same time. It's an interesting thought to ponder. (to me anyway). Thanks for explaining it. Pooh Bear |
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full sun or as much sun as you can give them. I have a double yellow that would bloom more if it got more. I have whites that are huge and happy in the heat. c |
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You'll probably get hornworms on them. Datura are a part of the deadly nightshade/tomato/potato family. The hornworms eat the plant (don't kill it) in return they polinate the flowers as beautiful hawk moths or hummingbird moths. I grow datura (plain white) as a host plant for the hornworms I don't want on my fancy brugs or tomato plants. I just pick them up and relocate as needed. |
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M's struggle while in an uncomfortable spot of trying to contend and rebuild
They are again stuck with unproductive veterans, on pace to lose close to 100 games under their sixth manager since Lou Piniella left, and facing more rebuilding after another failed effort to contend.
Seattle Times staff reporter
What the future holds
General manager Jack Zduriencik will pin his hopes on Justin Smoak at first base, Dustin Ackley at second and other youngsters like Michael Pineda, Mauricio Robles, now in Class AAA and AA. With a little luck, the team could be taken seriously again by 2012.
Geoff Baker
5 factors that played a role
Success of the Angels
1. Until 2002, the Angels had been a minor irritant since their epic collapse in 1995. Then the Disney-owned Angels won the 2002 World Series and were sold the following year to deep-pocketed owner Arte Moreno. The Angels have become a perennial contender, and Seattle has finished as high as second just once since 2003.
Keeping Bavasi, McLaren
2. CEO Howard Lincoln's decision not to fire GM Bill Bavasi and manager John McLaren in 2007 after the team's collapse in an 88-win season likely cost the Mariners at least a year of rebuilding. In a last-ditch bid to keep his job, Bavasi traded five prospects — including Adam Jones and Chris Tillman — for pitcher Erik Bedard. He also signed Carlos Silva for four years and $48 million. Bavasi and McLaren were fired in June 2008.
Ichiro's payday
3. Ichiro signed a five-year, $90 million extension in 2007. Seattle increased payroll to $118 million in 2008, but have taken it down yearly since. Ichiro now earns about a quarter of the on-field payroll in a lineup that lacks hitters to drive him in. Ichiro and Chone Figgins earn $27 million of the M's $93.5 million opening-day payroll in 2010.
Poor free-agent signings
4. The Mariners have spent tens of millions on free agents ill-suited to Safeco Field or the team around them. They brought in ground-ball pitcher Carlos Silva, who was backed by poor defense up the middle. Contact pitcher Jarrod Washburn was a disaster until the team put better fielders behind him. Seattle signed right-handed bats Richie Sexson and Adrian Beltre while bypassing left-handed Carlos Delgado in 2004.
Keeping vets too long
5. An inability to recognize when veteran players are done despite warning signs has been crippling. Bringing back Ken Griffey Jr. in 2010 had dire consequences. In 2004, Edgar Martinez, John Olerud and Bret Boone saw their careers plummet. Richie Sexson, Jose Vidro and Brad Wilkerson were slotted to play key roles only to see their careers end. Kenji Johjima was given a three-year extension the same year his career bottomed out.
The Mariners once again seem caught in no man's land between contending and rebuilding.
They are again stuck with unproductive veterans, on pace to lose close to 100 games under their sixth manager since Lou Piniella left, and facing more rebuilding after another failed effort to contend.
It's a familiar pattern, one that began in 2004. The Mariners, just three years after their record-setting 116-win season in 2001, tested Father Time once too often.
They entered 2004 with new general manager Bill Bavasi and second-year manager Bob Melvin, but the oldest roster in franchise history. Averaging 31.5 years of age, not one of the starting nine was under 30, four were 35 and older and the glue holding it together, designated hitter Edgar Martinez, was 41.
In the end, what could have been a rebuilding year, after two near playoff misses, collapsed in a heap.
The Mariners lost 99 games, hanging on too long to Bret Boone, John Olerud, Dan Wilson and even Martinez, whose numbers paled in comparison with previous seasons. Seattle also relied on 30-something free agents Scott Spiezio and Rich Aurilia, right-handed hitters ill-suited for Safeco Field.
The trend has repeated itself since, with the Mariners going with the wrong players each time.
"When I entered the season — I think all of you in this room will testify to this — I thought we had an awful lot of opportunity to be very competitive," Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said following the firing of manager Don Wakamatsu. "There were a lot of high expectations. There were a lot of people that thought this was going to be a terrific club.
"I still had my doubts. I thought there were some things that needed to happen. Things needed to go our way, and unfortunately we've had a disappointing season."
Zduriencik insists the team is not back to "square zero" and that there are key players in place and a farm system he continues to restock. But there are common traits from the past seven seasons — managerial uncertainty, too much faith in declining players, bad investments, and trying to contend and rebuild simultaneously — that is book ended by well-hyped Mariners teams losing 99 games in 2004 to almost identical results in 2010.
Zduriencik traded former No. 1 draft pick Brandon Morrow in the offseason for a relief pitcher, Brandon League, with only two seasons of club control left. Such moves, where returns are short-term, usually aren't made by rebuilding teams.
The Mariners also appeared to be "going for it" when they traded three prospects to Philadelphia in December for Cliff Lee. The team acquired arguably better prospects in July — including first baseman Justin Smoak — by flipping Lee to Texas, but that seems more like a fallback plan than the goal all along.
Another season has dragged by while the Mariners used up one of the years in which they have franchise cornerstones Felix Hernandez and Franklin Gutierrez under control following contract extensions.
The Mariners continued their post-2003 trend of relying too heavily on veterans past their prime, or with red flags.
They made Ken Griffey Jr. their designated hitter at age 40, coming off a .214-hitting season, then added fading Eric Byrnes, 34, only to see both retire. Jack Wilson, 32, got a two-year, $10 million extension after injuries and batting woes — trends that plagued him again this year. A trade for Milton Bradley, 32, whose anger and emotional issues were well documented, blew up in May when he was placed on the restricted list to seek professional counseling. Numerous scouts had expressed concerns about Bradley's swing before he struggled to hit above .200.
Chone Figgins, 32, got a four-year, $36 million deal, but struggled adapting to Safeco Field, second base and at No. 2 in the batting order.
It seems eerily similar to moves by Bavasi.
In 2004, the big free-agent busts were Spiezio, 31, and Aurilia, 32, right-handed hitters who never felt comfortable at lefty-friendly Safeco Field. The Mariners then bypassed left-handed-hitting free agent Carlos Delgado in 2005 and signed right-handed hitters Richie Sexson and Adrian Beltre.
Sexson had a big 2005, a so-so 2006 in which he piled on big stats late in the season, dropped off in 2007 and was out of baseball by 2008. Beltre never fully found his stroke in Seattle, but this season in Boston, has put up his biggest numbers since 2004.
Bavasi also signed contact-pitcher Jarrod Washburn after 2005 for four years, $37 million, despite lacking a defense to run balls down. Washburn struggled until his final contract year.
With each failure, the team compounded mistakes. There were young players in the system, but the Mariners dealt them away in what, in hindsight, were overly optimistic bids to contend.
Instead of rebuilding after 2004, the Mariners loaded up with Sexson, Beltre and Washburn and decided to go for it by 2006. Two games over .500 on July 1 and a game behind in a weak American League West, Bavasi dealt infield prospect Asdrubal Cabrera for veteran Eduardo Perez.
Then, on July 26, with Seattle four games under .500 but still only three games out of first, right fielder Shin-Soo Choo was traded for Ben Broussard.
Within weeks, the Mariners lost 11 straight. Perez retired, while Broussard was traded a year later. Choo became a star right fielder; Cabrera, an everyday shortstop.
Bavasi continued to make ill-fated deals in hopes of contending in 2007. He dealt prospects and took on big money to miscast Jose Vidro as a DH, then traded future closer Rafael Soriano for overmatched starting pitcher Horacio Ramirez.
The Mariners stayed in contention until early September, but many felt they had overachieved. They fell out of it by losing 15 of 17.
Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln had put Bavasi on his "hot seat" one year earlier and now had an opportunity to jettison the GM and manager John McLaren, who'd failed to rally the team.
But the club did win 88 games that year. In a pivotal decision for Lincoln and president Chuck Armstrong, they didn't pull the trigger.
"Bill (Bavasi) has produced a winning season," Lincoln said at the time. "That was the first challenge. He didn't get us to the playoffs, but I think he deserves to continue on as the general manager. It's so disruptive to an organization to change general managers.
"I don't like to change horses in midstream ... I think the decision to remain with Bill and John (McLaren) will turn out to be the right decision."
Nine months later, Bavasi and McLaren were fired.
The consequences are still being felt, not only from the delay in rebuilding but Bavasi's moves following that stay of execution. He traded top prospects Adam Jones, Chris Tillman and three others to Baltimore for pitcher Erik Bedard, just after giving free-agent pitcher Carlos Silva a four-year deal worth $48 million.
Bavasi also brought in Brad Wilkerson to play right field, left a fading Sexson at first base and Vidro at DH. As the 2008 season began, the team gave an inexplicable three-year, $24 million extension to Kenji Johjima.
It all imploded in a 101-loss season.
Sexson, Wilkerson and Vidro saw their careers end. Bedard hurt his arm, Silva fell apart and Johjima had his worst season.
Silva became so unpopular with fans that Zduriencik, hired after the 2008 collapse, traded him to Chicago for Bradley. Bradley was a huge distraction early, didn't hit and finally had minor knee surgery that likely ended his season. He's under contract one more year at $12 million.
The addition of Zduriencik did see the Mariners adopt a more defensive-oriented team, focus on left-handed bats and switch-hitters where possible and bolster the farm system. Seattle won 85 games in 2009 under new manager Wakamatsu and began rebuilding with Gutierrez in center and closer David Aardsma in a lights-out bullpen.
But then came the offseason, when the Mariners, emboldened by success, made a flurry of December moves. The club also slashed opening-day payroll from $99 million to $93.5 million, and was unable to secure bigger bats for a power-deprived offense.
That offense triggered the 2010 collapse and could score the fewest runs in franchise history.
The budget cuts also mean Ichiro now earns nearly a fifth of team payroll through a contract paying $18 million annually through 2012.
In 2007, when Ichiro received his five-year extension, he took up 12 percent of a $106 million payroll. Now, with a lower payroll, Ichiro takes up 19 percent.
Alex Rodriguez accounts for 15 percent of the $213 million New York Yankees payroll. Ryan Howard takes up 14 percent of the $138 million Philadelphia Phillies budget. Matt Holliday eats up 18 percent of the $94 million St. Louis Cardinals payroll. The only big slugger taking up as much as Ichiro is Manny Ramirez, at nearly 20 percent of the Dodgers' reduced $102 million budget.
Ichiro, a speedy, singles-hitting leadoff hitter, is paid like one of baseball's biggest power hitters, and the Mariners lack bats to drive him in.
And with Figgins paid $9 million annually for similar leadoff skills, he and Ichiro earn a combined 29 percent of team payroll.
Twins sluggers Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau take up 27 percent of payroll. Phillies stars Howard and Chase Utley take up 24 percent. Yankees hitters A-Rod and Mark Teixeira account for 25 percent.
Zduriencik must figure out how his two, payroll-eating veterans will fit on a 2011 team likely destined for growing pains if it goes with Smoak at first base, Dustin Ackley at second, Adam Moore behind the plate and Michael Saunders in left field.
Those young players will save money and bring added payroll flexibility. But big raises are also due Hernandez and Gutierrez.
Balancing the future and present will again put the Mariners to the test. Zduriencik, Armstrong and Lincoln must prove to weary fans — a decade since the team's last playoff appearance — that recent history isn't about to repeat itself.
Geoff Baker: 206-464-8286 or email@example.com.
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