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NORMAN, Okla. (SMU) - The SMU women's golf team will resume the fall portion of its 2013-14 schedule on Saturday, when the Mustangs travel to Norman, Okla., for the Schooner Fall Classic at the Belmar Golf Club.
15 teams: Arizona State (9), Denver, Florida State, Georgia (17), Kent State, Kentucky (22), LSU, Oklahoma (3), Oklahoma State (6), Pepperdine, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas State, Texas Tech
The Mustangs will see Pepperdine, Denver and TCU for the second time this season, three teams SMU will look to defeat this time out, after finishing sixth at the Golfweek Conference Challenge behind the trio last week. Add five teams in the field that were ranked in the GolfWorld/WGCA Preseason Coaches' Poll to setup for a competitive week of golf ahead.
"We're excited to get back into competition again," Sutherland said. "We're going to see some great teams this weekend, and we hope to compete well with all of them. Our goal is going to be to compete from the first shot of the tournament to the last shot, and if we do that, I think we can compete with any team there."
HEAD COACH Jeanne Sutherland
A tournament into her third season at SMU, and her 18th season as a college coach overall, Jeanne Sutherland and the Mustangs will make their third trip to Norman within a year this weekend, but their first to Belmar Golf Club. SMU also competed at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club in Norman, participating in the Susie Maxwell (Oct.15-17), finishing fifth in an 18-team field, and the NCAA Regionals (May 9-11), where the Mustangs finished 13th.
Sophomore Jenny Haglund comes off a 2012-13 campaign that saw the Mustang rookie finish in the top 20 in five of her nine tournaments played, including back-to-back third place finishes at the Central District Invitational and the 2013 Clover Cup. Haglund golfed six of her 25 rounds at par or better, including a five-under 67 in the second round of the Clover Cup.
Haglund finished sixth last time out, at the Golfweek Conference Challenge. After an opening round 76, Haglund carded a two-over 74 in the second round and a one-over 73 in the final 18 holes.
Junior Jennifer Park is the only Mustang to compete in all 12 tournaments in 2012-13. Park, who transferred from ULM after her freshman campaign, was an All-Sun Belt Conference selection in 2011-12. Park finished the 2012-13 campaign with a low round of 67, and five rounds at par or better. The Mustang sophomore shot a 72 and a 73 to qualify in the fourth spot in the Mustangs' lineup for this week's action.
Senior Maria Elena Villamil enters her final season with the Mustangs, a year after she was second on the team with 11 tournaments played (31 rounds) a year ago. Villamil's top finish was at the Chip-N-Club Invitational, a 15th-place mark in the opening tournament of the 2012-13 campaign. Villamil finished second on the team and 20th at the tournament at the Golfweek Conference Challenge. The Spanish international went 76-78-75 (229) at the opening tournament of her senior campaign.
Sophomore Alexandra Rossi moved up to third in Sutherland's lineup this week after her 26th-place finish at last week's Golfweek Conference Challenge. Rossi golfed three of her 25 rounds at par or better in 2012-13, including a pair of 68s in final rounds at the Chip-N Club Invitational and the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic. The Austin, Texas, native won the Chip-N Club Invite with a three-over 219.
Former Texas state champion Lindsey McCurdy will make her college debut in Oklahoma this weekend. The Kyle, Texas, native won all three postseason tournaments she played in, in Texas her junior year (2012).
WOLCOTT, Colo. (SMU) - Sophomore Jenny Haglund carded SMU's top score of the week on Wednesday, a one-over 73, to lead the SMU women's golf team to a 14-over 302 and a sixth place finish at the Golfweek Conference Challenge at Red Sky Golf Club. Haglund finished sixth on the individual leaderboard in the 90-player field.
"This was a great tournament for us to start with because the greens were very challenging, and this course demands so much," head coach Jeanne Sutherland said. "We want to be the best putting team in the nation, and we obviously have a lot of work to do. We will come away from this week learning a lot. We need to focus more during the practice rounds on the speed and the terrain. There are a lot of great lessons we can take away from this. I saw a lot of fight and a lot of focus this week. We have a lot to build on, but we obviously have a lot of work to do."


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I'm kinda over overpriced hipster-ised cuisines but when the cuisine in question is Vietnamese, well, it's hard for me to say 'no' to it. So when Daisy suggested that we catch up for dinner at Hanoi Hannah after work, I was there faster than the time it takes my maniac Vietnamese boyfriend to drive to work.
I love Hanoi Hannah's tagline, 'sex, drugs and rice paper rolls.' If I hadn't read up the origin of the restaurant's name prior to my visit, I would have also thought that it was a famous Hanoian prostitute's name. Rather, Hanoi Hannah was the name given to an English-speaking radio broadcaster in Hanoi. Given her anti-war messages, though, I bet a lot of GIs would have muttered names not far removed from 'prostitute' whenever they heard her voice on the radio so my guess probably isn't so far-fetched.
We didn't come with a booking so we were lucky to secure a table for four by the window, overlooking High Street. With Daisy, Dave and I having settled down quickly with the menus, we only had to wait for Ricky to rock up before starting. Unfortunately, he was stuck in traffic but gave us the go ahead to start without him.
While Dave had a beer, Daisy and I ordered young coconut juice. At $6, I thought the coconuts were a bit of a rip-off especially given they sell them for around $2 at the supermarket. However, there was seriously no other drink that could make me happier on such a warm evening.
We started off with some classic prawn and pork rice paper rolls. Hanoi Hannah sell them in pairs for $5 so we ordered two servings. Dipped in hoison sauce, these rolls were light yet full of fresh flavour, giving me the health kick I so desperately needed.
We also shared a plate of Hanoi spring rolls ($8). If you're not too familiar with them, they're pretty much like normal Vietnamese spring rolls but instead of the flour-based wrappers used in most Vietnamese restaurants, rice paper sheets are used. As the results, the skins are airy and crispier. The spring rolls were delicious and I loved the pork and wood ear fungus filling. What did let me down was the nước chấm dipping sauce. Bland, bland, bland – it was like they forgot to add the all important fish sauce in it!
We couldn't resist ordering some pork belly sliders (two for $8; we ordered two lots to give us four). Slices of tender pork belly, lettuce, pickled carrots and cucumber rested between two brioche buns. A deliciously tangy sauce, which Dave reckoned tasted like McDonald's Big Mac sauce, brought everything together. Pretty, pretty good.
We each ordered our own mains. Daisy ordered the Vietnamese slaw with tender chicken ($11), a vibrant mix of cabbage, carrot, mint, basil and shredded chicken. It was a fresh and light dish, but by no means lacking in taste. I mentally added the dish to my list of 'must make for lunch' dishes.
Dave ordered the vermicelli salad with lemongrass beef skewers ($11). While it was good, the general consensus was that the same dish from any dime-a-dozen Vietnamese restaurant in Springvale was better in that it was tastier and had more soul.
Those of you who know me would not be surprised by my order, a bowl of beef pho ($9.50). There was also the option to go vegetarian with the mixed mushroom pho ($10.50). While I do love mushrooms, I just couldn't fathom the idea of a mushroom pho (whatthehell, man?! Whatthehell?!) so beef, it was. Now, I couldn't decide whether to give the pho two thumbs up. It definitely didn't taste 'authentic' but it wasn't bad. It actually tasted like the pho I once made at home using the slow cooker. Now, whether or not that is a good thing is open for interpretation. Suffice to say that I prefer a gritty bowl of no nonsense pho from Springvale or Footscray.
Ricky never ended up arriving in time for dinner – the staff kicked us out because we were hogging the table for too long and there were heaps of people waiting. Fair enough. Otherwise, they were lovely throughout our entire meal and offered to doggy-bag Ricky's food for us. The three of us agreed that when it comes to Vietnamese food, nothing beats a meal from a 'legit' Vietnamese restaurant. However, Hanoi Hannah would be my first preference for Vietnamese if I wanted Hanoi spring rolls at 10pm before a clubbing session on Chapel Street.
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Nom! Any garlic or msg in the food? is is a safe place to take a date??Reply
Now pork belly sliders are not something you'd see in your average Viet restaurant lol! Looks good though and the colours of Daisy's Viet slaw is beautiful If only I drove to work then I could actually head down there afterwards…Reply
Oh oh oh I remember going there with you and dave it's was great! Had heaps of fun! Poor Ricky didn't make it in the end cuz I know he would've to try the sliders hehe so funny I can see my hands and camera in the back of your photos! SORRY you should've just told me and I would've moved! 😀
Love all your photos! Mine are…. let's say I think I wanna go back take all new ones before I blog about it SIGHHHH 😛Reply
That slaw looks incredible. And also very similar to what I indeed did make for lunch last week.
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I find some phos like that-good but they elude that thing that some have-that earthy, full flavour And yes sometimes, only fresh coconut water will do!Reply
Loving your photos lately!Reply
It's on my list to try… freakin list grows faster than …. fuck i can't think of a metaphor.. you know what I meant though!
Yeah I'm noticing quite a few trendy Vietnamese restaurants around these days! Miss Chu opened recently on Toorak Road too and it always seems quite busy.Reply
I've been meaning to get my ass here to try it out since my manager raved on and on about it. I must get here ASAP it seems.. perhaps wearing hipster clothing will help me!Reply

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Oct. 31, 1959 — LSU 7, Ole Miss 3: No. 1 LSU vs. No. 3 Ole Miss was the game of another century. Billy Cannon's 89-yard punt return is the most legendary single moment in LSU sports history, but it would have been a mere footnote had not Warren Rabb and Cannon stopped Doug Elmore on a quarterback sneak in the closing seconds.
Nov. 1, 1969 — Ole Miss 26, LSU 23: Archie Manning passed and scrambled the Rebels to a second-straight three-point win over the Tigers, costing LSU a perfect season. The 9-1 Tigers eventually chose to stay home after the Cotton Bowl picked Notre Dame to face No. 1 Texas.
Dec. 5, 1970 — LSU 61, Ole Miss 17: As oranges rained down, the Tigers captured their only SEC title under coach Charlie McClendon. Tommy Casanova returned two punts for scores, Craig Burns another, as the Tigers clinched an Orange Bowl bid.
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Today's scripture readings help us to answer some of these questions. The Gospel according to Saint Matthew reveals an exampling story of a protective and obedient father over his wife and new born son, a nurturing mother whose life has been devotedly offered to God and a child whose prophetic destiny has its beginning by his birth.
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While visiting my sister and her family yesterday, I witnessed a nephew admiring the beautiful, black and white photographic collage of our family's ancestral tree hanging on the dining room wall. At that moment my sister kindly said to him that she thought the greatest gift we could offer our late ancestors is in the way we live with and love one another today. His reply was: "Wow! I have never thought of it that way before."
I am enlightened by this exchange, especially in light of our celebrating and remembering the holy family Joseph, Mary and Jesus. What better way to pay tribute to and of honoring them than the way we treat one another today and the days to come?
It is in our relationships with family and friends, both encountered by giving and by receiving that we make active our faith and give deed to the Word made flesh. This putting flesh on our faith is now what!
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Of the 463 S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings to date for the quarter, 70% have reported earnings above estimates. This percentage is in-line with the average of 70% recorded over the past four quarters. However, only 47% of companies have reported sales above estimates. This percentage is below the average of 52% recorded over the past four quarters. If 47% is the final percentage, it will mark the third time in the last four quarters that the percentage of companies reporting revenue above estimates finished below 50%.
The blended earnings growth rate for Q1 2013 is 3.2% this week, unchanged from last week's growth rate of 3.2%. On March 31, the Q1 earnings growth rate for the index was -0.7%. All ten sectors have witnessed an increase in earnings growth rates since that date, led by the Financials and Telecom Services sectors.
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There's lots going on next week-end in downtown Phoenix, so you'll want to make plans. Some of the events are: an exciting Phoenix Suns game, the wildly popular Comic Con 2014, the beloved opera classic La Boheme, an intricate Chinese dance performance, Mulan, and the thrilling Monster Jam truck rally.
- The Phoenix Suns are always hometown favorites and they're playing the Washington Wizards on Friday, January 24th, at the US Airways Arena. Tipoff is 7:00 pm and tickets start at $10. Be sure to show your game ticket on light rail and receive a FREE round trip ride to the Arena on game day. For ticket information, please click here. The address is 201 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix.
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- Mulan 2014 is a stage production by the Phoenix Wushu Academy, an academy that promotes awareness of Chinese dance, culture and the arts. This production brings the historical Chinese heroine to life in a spectacular performance of acting and dance. The performance is on Saturday, January 25th, at 7:00 pm at the Orpheum Theater. Ticket information can be found here or call 480-822-9339. The address is 203 W. Adams, Phoenix.
- A favorite among youngsters and adults, Monster Jam will return to Chase Field on Saturday, January 25th, at 7:00 pm. This event is one in which the performers are twelve foot tall, ten thousand pound monster trucks – some of the biggest on four wheels -- and puts them through a track full of obstacles. Ticket information can be found here. The address is 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix.
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Ordered a suitcase for my holiday. Delivery was fast but they'd sent the wrong item. Emailed and heard nothing so called to chase up a replacement. The lady was helpful and arranged for the incorrect item to be collected, she said she would send out the correct size item albeit a different colour upon confirmation that the first one had been collected. I emailed as per her request to confirm that the first item was collected and then had a string of emails from people who had not bothered to… Read Full Review
Written on: 23/12/2015 by Sasha187 (1 review written)
Ordered an ironing board on 27/11/15 from this professional-looking website but it has still not been received, nearly a month later. Recrived an email on 02/12/15 to say it had been dispatched but I suspect the email was a ruse. A courier reference number was provided but no courier details to check the progress of the delivery. I've rung the company during business hours at varied times but the phone goes unanswered & eventually rings off. They have not responded to contact made via their… Read Full Review
Written on: 09/07/2015 by 6Wells (1 review written)
The item I received was not that of the product shown on the website, item was a copy to the original. Left several emails of which I did not get a response, spoke to someone eventually who stipulated that I should take a picture of the item and send it to them as proof. Couldn't believe the audacity its obvious they do not dispatch within their business head-quarters as they don't even know their own stock and what it looks like. I knew at this point I wasn't going to get anywhere with… Read Full Review
Written on: 19/09/2014 by WaylonDriscoll333 (1 review written)
This is one store I would not use again; I know we all have problems, but this lot are a bit of a shower and really unprofessional. I ordered 10 Glade Zen candles on line. It said that there were in excess of 10 candles in stock. This was a Saturday. When I ordered I asked for a store collection. However, whilst the site allowed you to say "collect from store" so you don't have to pay postage, it doesn't let you choose which store you want to collect from. So, when I checked out, it was… Read Full Review
Written on: 21/07/2014 by terranovavoyager (1 review written)
My order is now well overdue. I have emailed Maha 3 times so far becoming more and more angry on each occasion and still have received not a single response from anyone. I have now spent the day trying to phone them to a constantly engaged 0800 number...... Beware, they will take your money and run, the worst company I have ever dealt with. … Read Full Review
Written on: 11/07/2014 by Sackemall (1 review written)
I selected the goods and paid online, including the delivery charge for "Express Delivery (1-2 working days)" costing me £9.99. When the goods had not arrived by the second day I telephoned Maha home. Not a very professional response when the member of staff answered the phone, just 'Hello'. I gave him the order number, and date I ordered it, and he eventually came back to me and said it had not been dispatched. I told him that I had wanted delivery by the morning of that day, the day I was… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/06/2014 by hhBerry2 (1 review written)
Not much to say except ordered via amazon, product was good value and delivery before eta… Read Full Review
Written on: 04/06/2014
We decided to get a carpet for our Coleman Mackenzie Cabin 4 tent, after looking around on the internet we found Mahahome had one in stock at a very competitive price. We ordered one and it arrived very speedily within 2 days. We are very pleased with it having tried it camping this weekend, it made quite a difference to the tent comfort. In fact I don't know why we waited so long to get one!… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/06/2014 by ValerieThompson (1 review written)
I am still awaiting delivery of my order which was placed and paid for some 23 days ago… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/06/2014
excellent website to use and the customer service is wonderful. Products are of good quality and exactly as stated… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/06/2014 by ujBauer199 (1 review written)
Neat and compact, works well… Read Full Review
Written on: 02/06/2014 by Lailal100 (1 review written)
Excellent value and a perfect gift for a new baby,. I wanted something long lasting and this was the perfect gift… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/05/2014 by Markl366 (1 review written)
Bought some bonwe China plate years ago from one of the BIG high street stores. Over time broke a few so wanted replacements. Big store didn't stock them, tried Amazon price was bit expensive so tried Mahahome ! BRILLIANT saved £3 PER PLATE !!! Well done Mahahome, keep it up A… Read Full Review
Written on: 31/05/2014 by 416Schofield (1 review written)
Lovely item, speedy delivery and a good price! Thank you… Read Full Review
Written on: 24/05/2014
Awful company to deal with. Ordered a BBQ set that they said they had in stock only to find out 7 days later that they didn't when nothing arrived. No contact from the company to tell me that they couldn't fulfil my order… Read Full Review
Written on: 17/02/2014
Bad on-line customer service – no response to three emails. Items shown in stock on-line - but didn't actually have - still charge you for them. Had to enquire about order after two weeks of nothing, only then were some of the items sent - did not dispatch within 6 days as advertised on website.(Were sent by next day delivery after enquiry. I can give 10 stars to the delivery company DPD, fantastic parcel tracking) Am having to CHASE them for refund for an item that wasn't sent: even the… Read Full Review
Written on: 12/02/2014 by Steve_Twyning (1 review written)
I ordered a designer porcelain plate as a gift at Christmas from Maha. Firstly, it didn't even get dispatched until I enquired about it two weeks later, even though I received an email saying I had (The package conveniently arrived a day later with the date marked as the day I sent the email, but I received no contact for an apology) Secondly, the plate itself was chipped in a variety of places when it arrived, and on top of that, someone thought it would be a great idea to put multiple… Read Full Review
Written on: 07/01/2014
I bought a couple of Bodum products via their Groupon deal. One was faulty and they told me it wasn't their problem and that I should contact the manufacturer. Of course, the manufacturer told me that I should deal with the company from whom I bought the product. I've now called around 10 times and emailed about 25 times. They acknowledged the first couple and that was it. They are only interested in selling sub-standard products and have no interest in you once you've handed over your money to… Read Full Review
Written on: 26/11/2013 by londonderry (2 reviews written)
Avoid! After receiving a confirmation that my order was in stock, I waited a week and a half for it to arrive. When nothing materialized, I emailed customer service. After not receiving any reply to my email for three further days, I telephoned Maha Home this afternoon to learn that my order was not processed as they were out of stock! So after waiting two weeks, I have to reorder with another company, and await delivery anew. Maha Home seriously needs to work on its customer service as it is… Read Full Review
Written on: 29/10/2013
I have contacted mahahome 4 times now as I would like to return some of the goods I purchased from them. I am still waiting for a reply, some of the goods I ordered although advertised as in stock were not and they did not arrive. I had to find alternative products at very short notice due to the wrong items being sent to me and I have had no contact at all from mahahome. I would not recommend this company or it's products to anybody… Read Full Review
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could be summer 2005 before it takes effect.
The American Payroll Association has set up a government
task force and is exploring the issue of Reg. E coverage for payroll
"At first glance we think it's a great idea,"
says Andrew McDevitt, manager of government relations. "Most
employers are establishing their programs as if Reg. E applies to
them. That doesn't mean that every program is Reg. E compliant.
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or bank."
Hillebrand says payroll cards have a lot of potential,
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"They're good in that it's harder to steal someone's
money and, generally, the fees will be cheaper than a check casher.
But that's not the right test -- being better than a bad thing isn't
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Consumers Union recommends that employers give employees
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it on employees, any system will do. The right to go back to paper
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If your employer is instituting payroll cards, ask
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|Roderick Random Butler
Roderick Random Butler was born in Wytheville, Virginia on April 9, 1827. He came to Johnson County when he was only fourteen. He was bound as an apprentice and learned the tailor's trade. He married the daughter of Richard Donnelly, a wealthy planter in the area. Butler begin to study law on his own. He attended night school. Butler was later admitted to the bar in 1853 and started a practice in Tayorsville. President Fillmore appointed Butler as the postmaster of Taylorsville. He became a major in the First Battalion of the Tennessee Militia. Butler was arrested three times by the Confederates for treason. He became a Lieutenant Colonel in the 13th Tennessee Cavalry in 1863 during the Civil War. Butler served in the army from November 5, 1863 until April 25, 1864 when he was honorably discharged. After the war Butler became a county judge and judge of the first judicial circuit of Tennessee.
Butler was elected as a Republican to the 40th and the next three Congresses. He served from 1867 to 1873. During this time Butler built his mansion in Taylorsville, now Mountain City, around 1870.
In 1885 the town Taylorsville was renamed Mountain City. This changetook place when Roderick Random Butler convinced the people of the town to change the name. The new name came not only from its location at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, but also because it was in one of the highest valleys in Tennessee.
Butler returned to Congress from 1887 to 1889. He served in the United States Congress for a total of ten years. After serving in the Congress he returned to Mountain City and continued his practice. He also returned to the State senate where he served from 1893 to 1901. Butler served in the State Legislature for a total of twenty-four years.
Butler died at the age of 75 in 1902 and was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery.
Today Roderick Random Butler's house is a bed and breakfast. The house is a southern style. The interior and exterior trim work was shipped from Washington state to Abingdon, Virginia by railroad and on to Mountain City by wagon. The house has six bedrooms, two veranda style porches, several out houses including a smoke house, wash house, grainery, and barn. The mansion sits on a 3 6/10 acre plot in the center of Mountain City.
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Intercropping Melons & Cotton Helps Farmer's Bottom Line
It's the kind of thing that'll make you stop and take a second look - a field planted side-by-side in both cotton and watermelons.But to Southwest Georgia's William Dillard, it's much more than just an oddity."It's helping us to cut costs and make more efficient use of our land," says Dillard, who farms in Tift County, Ga., with his cousin Jamie. "The land doesn't have to be prepped but once, and with the high cost of diesel, we can get two for one."Dillard was the first grower in his county to take a chance on intercropping cotton and melons. That was three years ago, and since then, others have followed suit.In his first year of inter-cropping, Dillard planted cantaloupes and cotton. He also grows fresh-market peas, frozen-market peas and peanuts."Our acreage varies each year. We were down some on cotton acres in 2012, but we usually stick with around 100 acres of watermelons. We've also planted fall greens on some of our watermelon land," he says.Dillard admits he wasn't totally convinced about the intercropping system in the beginning."Someone actually told us about it, and we thought they were about half crazy. But we saw a field in which the system was being used and we decided to give it a try. We were pretty successful, averaging about 1,240 pounds of lint in that first year, and the economics convinced us give it another try."Timing is important in any facet of farming, but doubly so when attempting to intercrop cotton with melons, says Dillard.DOUBLE THE WORRY"The importance of timing goes double for intercropping, and it's also double the worry," he says."It's very time-sensitive, and it stresses the cotton crop some. But we have to concentrate first on our melon crop, and then as soon as we can, we spray them out. In the first year, we grew Phytogen 375 so we'd have the luxury of going in with Roundup. We're still trying to figure out which cotton variety works best in this system."This past season, Dillard intercropped 40 of his 100 acres of melons. "If we didn't need the land in the fall for small grains, we'd do every acre," he says.He's transplanting his watermelons at about mid-March to early April. "Then, we have to keep a close watch on the growth stage of melons. It's a time-sensitive thing to try and get right beside the row. In the past we've planted the melons on plastic, but we didn't do that this year just to save ourselves the time and cost."We're on a 6-foot bed with our melons, and we come back with 36-inch row cotton on a six-row pattern. We went back in with Roundup to help take care of any grass problems."We don't start concentrating on the cotton crop until we're finished with the melons. We have the same scout looking at our melons and cotton, and if he sees something in the cotton that won't affect the melon crop, we'll take care of it. Otherwise, we leave it until the melons are out. Once the melons are harvested, we turn our attention to the cotton."Dillard's initial fertilization program is based on the needs of the melon crop. Then, he goes back in and side-dresses cotton just as he normally would."We may pull some tissue samples just to see what's going on with the cotton crop. But when we spray those melons out, we're right behind them pretty close, side-dressing a little ammonium nitrate, maybe a little K-Mag."When I start out, my first priority is the melon crop. After that, we may come back with some foliar feeding or something else to fix any problems."Dillard does his layby ahead of time and after planting cotton, he tries to stay out of the field. "Every once in awhile, we see a little damage from harvesting melons, but we try to work with our harvesters to be particular so it doesn't become an issue."TROUBLE WITH LABORDillard - like many Georgia produce farmers - has had trouble finding reliable labor."We contracted with someone out of Florida this year to harvest and pack our melons. One reason we didn't plant cantaloupes this past year was because of the extra labor required."All of Dillard's cropland is watered with overhead irrigation. Rainfall, he says, was more plentiful than usual this past season.There is a little more value with a melon crop than with a row crop, says Dillard, but there's also more risk."With a produce crop, you're fluctuating with the market. You can forward contract your cotton, but with melons, it's an open market and totally dependent on supply and demand."This is not a get-rich-quick situation. It's just a matter of trying to utilize your land more efficiently. We prep the land for melons, and then all we have to do is come back in and plant cotton. We're not prepping the land a second time, and we have some residual fertilizer from the melon crop."We'll pull a tissue sample, but primarily, we're hitting it hard with ammonium nitrate as we normally would do with cotton."There's no science to intercropping or handbook to follow because it's still a learning process, says Dillard."We're supposed to be stewards of the land, so we're trying to utilize a system that helps us in that regard."My recommendation to those trying it for the first time is that your first priority should be your first crop, and the other one will take care of itself."As soon as you know you're finished with a field, you need to be taking it out because you know it's stressed. But after you side-dress and water the cotton, it'll come out of that stage and you can start to set a good crop."Dillard has worked closely with his county agent Brian Tankersley on the intercropping system.Tankersley says that previous research with five growers has revealed that cantaloupe and watermelon yields were comparable to the yields of those same crops when grown alone.Melon harvest did not damage young cotton plants, and cotton planting did not delay melon harvest, he says.In several locations, cotton has yielded more than 1,100 pounds per acre in the intercropping scenario, says Tankersley. Also, in 2010 and 2011, economic returns and the profitability of cotton compared to late-planted grain sorghum was very positive toward cotton inter-cropping.Researchers continue to evaluate weed control management and pesticide compatibility issues.
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What do you see yourself doing in 10 years?
Having a career that I am passionate about, being married and possibly having kids.
What's one of the most important things your parents did in your upbringing?
They gave me the morals and values that I live by to this day.
What is the best present that you ever received?
A scrapbook from my best friend. Or a free massage.
What's a pet peeve of yours?
People who put their feet by my face.
What do you enjoy most about the sport of soccer?
The strong bonds that I'm able to make with my teammates and coaches. When I'm away from my family in San Diego, my team is my family up here in LA.
If you could have one superpower what would it be?
To be invisible
If you could trade places with one person for a day who would it be?
Barack Obama
Who has been the most influential person in your life?
My Dad
What was your first job?
I used to work the snack stands at local soccer tournaments.
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions?
I listen to the song "Infinity" by Guru Josh Project with Chelsea Cline.
If you could play another sport at UCLA what would it be?
Either volleyball or gymnastics. It would be cool to be able to do flips :)
What is your favorite food?
Name one food you would never try.
My teacher once told me that when he was in another country he ate a monkey brain because it was considered a delicacy. I would never try that.
What is your favorite song on your ipod right now?
"Rock that Body" by the Black Eyed Peas. Or anything by Kid Cudi.
What is your most memorable soccer moment?
The day that I signed to be a member of the UCLA program.
If you won the lottery what are some of the things you would do?
Put my parents in retirement and buy my family a house on the beach.
Where is the best place you have traveled abroad and why?
Germany because I was able to attend the World Cup.
Name a TV show that you are embarrassed to say you watch.
Jersey Shore
Name something that absolutely frightens you.
Getting my blood drawn. I get really lightheaded and uneasy. And sharks too.
What is your favorite movie?
Step Brothers, I Love You Man, Inception
What is something interesting about your hometown?
The movie Paranormal Activity was filmed in the neighborhood next to mine.
What is something most people don't know about you?
I'm half Hispanic.
Who is your best friend on another college team?
Lindsey Holman-Kelly at Wake Forest
Name a website that you visit at least once a day.
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Scout Willis has been wandering around New York City topless to make a political point. This is fine, political speech is protected: as is women wandering around with no tops on in that place. For, rightly enough, equal treatment of the sexes means that if men can trot around with no shirt on then so can women. However, the reason she's doing this doesn't make quite so much sense.
Scout Willis is protesting about the manner in which every time she posts a picture to Instagram which shows a nipple or aureola then that picture gets taken down or her account gets deleted in its entirety. And her topless protest in New York is to point out that it's apparently not allowed to do on Instagram what is entirely legal in New York.
All of which is true: but it doesn't, sadly, get to the heart of the matter. Which is that Instagram does not know, cannot know, whether the nipples and aureolae being shown on the service are actually legal to show. And thus for that reason, being unable to check whether something is child pornography or not, they won't show any.
We can approach this through those famous "bush" shots of her mother, Demi Moore. Very much softcore, cheesecake even, her mother posed when young for a series of pictures in the French magazine "Oui". Topless, yes, and also in some other shots revealing that she was, in the French style, au naturelle and not subject to the tortures of waxing or shaving. By the standards of the time all jolly good fun and no harm was done. However, to show those pictures today (and this is why we are not showing them here) would be child pornography. For Ms. Moore was 17 when they were taken. And that means that, crazy though this may be, to publish them today is to publish child pornography. And so is possession of them, even in your browser, possession of child pornography. And people really do get long jail sentences for this sort of thing.
Which brings us back to the daughter, Scout Willis. She is 22 so images of her embonpoint are not said child pornography. But Instagram has no way of knowing that. Instagram doesn't know whether Scout Willis' Instagram account contains pictures of her or of any other woman: all it can tell from looking at the pictures themselves are that they are of a part of the female anatomy which, if they belonged to someone under the age of 18, would be child pornography.
And yes, it really is true that a topless picture of a 17 year old girl is such. Doesn't matter even if it's of a young mother nursing her baby: obviously a woman not a child, that's still classified as child pornography. And Instagram would be liable for the transmission of such images too.
So, they do the only sensible thing which is to ban all such pictures from their service. It's absolutely nothing to do with Scout Willis nor her nipples, it's not to do with free speech or what is legal and is not in New York. It's all to do with the hysteria the society has whipped itself up into over child pornography.
A pity as Ms. Willis is a rather fetching young woman but, you know, "It's for the children!".


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Photos from Jamestown, Colorado, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, that was devastated by the recent floods. Much of the town has been destroyed, and there was no access to the town until late Sunday, when crews finalized repairs on the upper portion of the road, for emergency traffic only. The town has no infrastructure or running water, however some parts of town amazingly enough have electricity. A dozen or so residents stayed as most of the town was evacuated by helicopters.


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ORGASMAGEDDON: Part 2/4
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We did not let the girls cum for the first 15 minutes, and they begged us all to cum. They begged and pleaded to cum. Now they are begging, screaming, and doing everything in their power not to cum. But they cannot resist, we own their bodies and we own their souls. We are fisting them and making each girl cum so hard they squirt out gallons of cum.
We do not let up, we are relentless. We will not stop and they can do nothing to stop us. We will find out what happens when you make someone cum too much, too hard, for too long. We are crossing horizons that not long ago no one dared dream of crossing. Their bodies betray them and they keep cumming, one brutal screaming soul wrenching orgasm after the next. How much longer can they even stay conscious? How much can the human body take before it shuts itself down to protect life?
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Another HOGTIED MASTER PIECE. RAIN, FELONY and all the masters are more than great. PRINCESS DONNA and ISIS are just perfect. MORE THAN GREAT.
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White Samsung Galaxy Nexus officially announced, hits the streets in the UK on February 13
The white Samsung Galaxy Nexus got semi-official last month when it went on pre-order at several retailers in the UK. But despite that, it is only today that Samsung decided to actually put out a press release announcing the new device.
It is, of course, identical to its black sibling. It looks like it will also come in two versions, one with 16 GB of built-in storage, the other with double that space. So for all intents and purposes, the only difference here is the color. And even that isn't 100% new, since, as you can see from the image below, it's not all-white unfortunately.
Still, it's a lot whiter than the black Galaxy Nexus, and that alone will probably please many of you. The official release date is February 13, which is next Monday (one week from today) and conveniently the day before Valentine's Day. So Samsung clearly expects many people to buy it for a loved one.
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Welcome to Madrid and in particular to Barajas!
My name is Carlos and I am the Nightlife expert at the TRYP Madrid Alameda Aeropuerto. This is a brief introduction to the bars and restaurants which are within walking distance of the hotel.
Of course you should start the night at the hotel terrace with its fantastic choice of gourmet tapas and delicious cocktails, all at great prices.
Then start the night in Barajas by trying one of the beers at this Irish pub.
Discover style and design. Reasonably priced drinks and great service.
Decor inspired by the airport. The next step before going to a club.
Meeting place for people who want to dance the night away.
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The Minnesota National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team is returning home today (TUE) following its first-ever deployment to Afghanistan. Their mission was to help Afghan farmers get better crop yields and better prices for products to …25 Sep 12
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LONDON -- Britain says it will supply communications equipment to Libyan rebels as they battle Moammar Gadhafi's forces.
Foreign Secretary William Hague told the House of Commons that the equipment "will help with the protection of civilian lives and the delivery of humanitarian aid."
Hague also said that the United Nations and the European Union may consider dropping sanctions against some members of Gadhafi's regime if they abandon their support for the Libyan dictator. But he insisted no member of Gadhafi's inner circle would be offered immunity from prosecution for past crimes.
Hague confirmed that British officials have encouraged former Libyan foreign minister Moussa Koussa to answer questions from Scottish police and prosecutors over the 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing. Koussa fled Tripoli for Britain last week.


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The Detroit Pistons have fired head coach Maurice Cheeks. According to NBA.com on Feb. 9, the Pistons didn't have a horrible record considering their young talent, but at 21-29 and many nights of what looked like no effort at all from Detroit, the organization has decided to move on from Cheeks and start new - again.
Pistons President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars released this statement earlier today.
"This was a difficult decision for the organization to make but we needed to make a change," said President of Basketball Operations Joe Dumars. "We have great respect for Maurice and appreciate his hard work."
So what do you think Pistons fans? Where should the team go now? Rumors of Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer are already being thrown around, but how about Rasheed Wallace?
According to Bleacher Report on Feb. 9, shortly after the Pistons reportedly fired former head coach Mo Cheeks, an official White House petition was created to have Wallace named as the team's interim head coach.
If this is true, the White House petitioning has to start laying some ground rules! First, "Let's deport Justin Bieber" and now "Hire Rasheed Wallace Detroit?"
While it is very cool that President Obama and the White House have such a petition to draw attention to and let the public vent their frustrations, I'm sure Congress has a few more things on their minds than who the Piston hire.
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Neuroscientists and developmental researchers are contributing valuable insights about how children learn. The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University is documenting how critical early childhood experiences prepare children for successful lives. Much like the Marshmallow Test of decades ago, children who demonstrate "executive function" and "self-regulation" have greater success in school, in relationships and for lifelong health.
The exciting news from Harvard Center is that "brains are built, not born". These cognitively high functioning, socially adaptable and emotionally resilient brains are not built from flashcards; they are built from active engagement in real world situations. Brains, like athletic muscles, need exercise and practice to grow.
The three skills that the Harvard researchers find essential to building strong brains are: inhibitory control, working memory and mental flexibility. An example of these skills, from the Harvard video Executive Function: Skills for Life and Learning, is a child learning to take turns. The child must stop and let another take their turn. The child must then remember what it is he was doing when it's time for his turn. And throughout the experience, he must be prepared for something unpredictable and adjust. Recognizing that these skills are built not born in children, we can look at all the ways we teach and support these skills in every day ways.
Inhibitory Control
Children gain inhibitory control when they come up against the natural limits and boundaries of living in the world. From the first "no" that stopped them from danger or the "time for bed" when they were beyond tired. Self regulation is the ability to think and feel at the same time - to discover peace on the other side of frustration, to stop eating candy before the tummy ache and to postpone immediate gratification. Real life, however, is complicated so children need lots of short term practice, especially through play, to reinforce this very challenging skill:
- Singing and dancing to the Freeze song
- Playing Red Light Green Light or Simon Says
- Driving toy cars on roads or coloring within lines (an act of restraint not art)
- Cooking or baking - following directions and waiting for final result
- Laughing at books where characters have no control - David Shannon's David books or Jane Yolen's How Do Dinosaur series, even those Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
Working Memory
Children who are just learning time concepts and the laws of cause-and-effect are very much building "working memory" from daily experience. E.G., parents who leave for work return again in a few hours; if I throw this cup on the floor, the milk spills all over the floor; or, I get cranky when I miss my nap. Working memory requires experience, trial-and-error, and repetition. Like any other physical muscle, it takes time to build. A weight lifter doesn't begin with hundreds of pounds. A child builds "working memory" slowly over time:
- Talking about what you did today and what you will do tomorrow
- Retelling stories and sequencing events (hence, the silliness of backwards day)
- Playing What's Missing and Memory games
- Play I'm going on a Vacation and I'm Taking Memory Game (or to the grocery store, to the beach, to grandma's, etc). Note: Three year olds are better than parents at this!
- Play Don't Say _____ for a day (choose a color, choose a name, choose a food, etc)
Mental Flexibility
Children are naturally spontaneous and adaptable except when they get stuck in Me-Mine-Now! That's when patience and humor are needed to smooth over the rough patches. Also, resilience and flexibility are much easier when a child is rested, fortified with healthy food and has a physical outlet for that high energy growing body. Parents are also positive role models for problem solving skills so be sure to verbalize alternative solutions and creative thinking. The opportunities are endless:
- Ask open ended questions daily - what else can we do to make it better? Is there another way to do it? What would happen if ____?
- Rewrite story endings, tell tall tales, tell jokes
- Describe feelings as colors like the book, My Many Colored Days
- Create opportunities for imaginative and pretend play
- Read books like The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, or Sarah Perry's If book
Real learning is exciting and unpredictable, preparing children to think and act in a world we haven't seen yet. The neurologists believe children's brains must work like air traffic controllers - managing lots of airplanes on multiple runways with exquisite timing. Yes, they will still learn to read, write and do arithmetic. But let's prepare them to take those skills and fly!


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There has been a lot of speculation regarding Slipknot and the departure of their drummer, Joey Jordison. While no clarification has been offered, many people have jumped to conclusions about the situation.
Around the middle of December 2013, Slipknot released an official statement:
"It is with great pain but quiet respect, that for personal reasons Joey Jordison and Slipknot are parting ways. We all wish Joey the best in whatever his future holds. We understand that many of you will want to know how and why this has come to be, and we will do our best to respond to these questions in the near future. It is our love for all of you, as well as for the music we create, that spurs us to continue on and move forward with our plans for releasing new material in the next year. We hope that all of you will come to understand this, and we appreciate your continued support while we plan the next phase of the future of Slipknot."
Joey Jordison made a statement a few weeks later via his Facebook page:
"I would like to start the New Year by addressing the recent rumors and speculation regarding my departure from Slipknot. I want to make it very clear that I DID NOT QUIT SLIPKNOT. This band has been my life for the last 18 years, and I would never abandon it, or my fans. This news has shocked and blindsided me as much as it has all of you. While there is much I would like to say, I must remain silent to further details at this time. I would like to thank you all for your unwavering love and support, and wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year."
So it's clear he didn't quit the band. For some reason, people have jumped to the conclusion that Jordison is still a member of Slipknot. He does not say that. The rumor that Jordison refers to is that he quit the band. He was simply stating that this was not the case.
The only logical conclusion of all of this is that he was fired. It's apparent that a band of this magnitude would not release a statement without the backing of their legal team. To dismiss the official statement is ignorant and presumptuous.


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At today's Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) meeting, the Board discussed and advanced plans to carry out a comprehensive reform for U.S. international broadcasting. The Board also called public attention to a string of disturbing incidents of repression and intimidation perpetrated against BBG journalists in recent months in Nepal, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Burma and elsewhere. Read More
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A federal appeals court today dismissed a request by a Midwest electric utility to overturn a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order requiring it to reconnect with a farm that refuses to pay for electricity. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that it does not have authority to review the FERC order at issue in Midland Power Cooperative v. FERC.
Court drops utility's challenge to FERC reconnect order for Iowa farm
FERC member blasts proposed EPA rule over costs, grid reliability
A Republican member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission blasted U.S. EPA's Clean Power Plan yesterday, warning that the proposal could cost hundreds of billions of dollars and pose complex reliability problems. FERC Commissioner Philip Moeller said his concerns about EPA's proposal for curbing carbon emissions at existing power plants have only grown in recent months as grid operators and other stakeholders have stepped forward, and questioned whether EPA is looking closely enough at challenges with implementing the proposal.
Opposition bloc of states calls EPA's power plant rule 'fundamentally flawed'
Thousands of comments poured into U.S. EPA yesterday as states, agencies, industry groups and stakeholders of all kinds raced to meet the agency's comment deadline on its proposed rule for power-sector carbon emissions. The submissions, which EPA will digest as it works to formulate a final rule, touch on everything from the moral imperative of climate action to the minutiae of combined-cycle gas-fired power plants. But a much blunter message emerged from a number of states yesterday, one that put the often complex analysis of the rule in relatively simple terms.
PTC phaseout 'minor' part of failed talks, could return in 2015 — key lawmaker
For now, the House is preparing to move a more modest extenders bill to retroactively renew tax breaks that expired last year through the end of this year. Brady predicted that package would pass the House when it comes to a vote tomorrow, and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the top Republican on the Finance Committee, said the Senate would have no choice but to adopt the one-year extension. Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who will hand the gavel to Hatch in January, said he is not ready to accept the House bill, which he said would be too hard on working-class people. Wyden moved a two-year extenders bill through committee on a bipartisan vote earlier this year, and he has said that he would prefer that approach.
Governors Urge House and Senate Leadership to Extend Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit
"Our states are national leaders in wind power. Today, 26 percent of South Dakota's power generation comes from wind. In Washington State, developers added 2,800 megawatts of wind energy between 2001-2012… Oregon generates over 12 percent of its electricity from wind… In Iowa, where 27 percent of the state's electricity generation comes from wind, MidAmerican Energy made the largest capital investment in the state's history — building a wind farm that will add over $2 billion to Iowa's economy." "These achievements are directly attributable to the PTC — a successful federal policy that, along with supportive state policies, continues to drive private investment in our states. [I]n states that produce at least 7 percent of their electricity from wind, electricity prices have decreased over the last 5 years, while all other states have seen their electricity prices increase by nearly 8 percent."
Governors pitch PTC extension
A group of US state governors is urging Congress to approve a multi-year extension of the production tax credit and investment tax credit as soon as possible. A two-year PTC and ITC renewal is included in the bipartisan Senate EXPIRE Act. "Our states are national leaders in wind power," said the coalition chairman, vice-chairman and former chairmen in a letter to House and Senate leaders, citing significant gains in South Dakota, Washington, Oregon and Iowa.
A bipartisan foursome of governors yesterday urged lawmakers to pass a two-year extension of the PTC, as in the Senate tax extenders package. "While we recognize there is support in Congress for phasing down these various tax incentives for all sectors in a comprehensive tax reform package, until we do, we must allow the nation's wind industry to compete with other energy sources that also receive federal support."
PTC phaseout expected to return next year, as House prepares extenders punt
The House is planning to vote this week on a piecemeal bill that would reinstate dozens of expired tax breaks for this year, including those supporting renewable electricity, biofuels and energy efficiency, among others. The bill floated yesterday, H.R. 5771, came after the collapse last week of bipartisan negotiations around a much broader package, which would have included a longer-term phaseout of the production tax credit (PTC), which primarily benefits the wind industry (Greenwire, Nov. 26). But the broader debate over how to wean wind producers off the tax credit is widely expected to return next year, when Republicans will claim a majority in the House and Senate, aides and lobbyists said yesterday.
EPA critics forecast doom, prepare for war over smog plan
An "undeniable gut punch," a "regulatory train wreck" and part of U.S. EPA's "extreme environmentalist agenda" is how Republican lawmakers and industry groups are describing the Obama administration's new proposal to clamp down on national smog standards. Administration officials and green groups insist that stricter standards for ground-level ozone are necessary to protect public health, but business groups are warning about skyrocketing costs and an inability to comply with tougher rules. Republican lawmakers today vowed to go to war over the rules, and the proposal is certain to spark protracted administrative and legal battles.
Gird for Clean Power Plan lawsuits, state AGs warn EPA
Attorneys general from 17 fossil-fuels-heavy states submitted joint comments to U.S. EPA yesterday, decrying its Clean Power Plan proposal as a bid to usurp state authority over the power grid. The group led by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R) wrote that EPA's proposal for power plants' greenhouse gas emissions was an attempt to use the Clean Air Act's Section 111(d) to circumvent Congress and the states. "Congress did not hide the authority to impose a national energy policy in the 'mousehole' of this obscure, little-used provision of the Clean Air Act, which EPA has only invoked five times in 40 years," they wrote.


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