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Posted by johnrinker in Uncategorized, tags: curriculum, gangsta, johnrinker, learning, valuesI'm not now, nor have I ever been a gangster. And I'm certainly not 'gangsta' by any stretch of the imagination; though I have been known to bust a rhyme from time to time. But if I were 'gangsta' and lived the gangster life, I'd only be the guy who runs the dry cleaners as the 'front' for all the seedy things goin' on in the back. I'd be the geek who actually knows all about pressing pants but nothing about laundering money. I'd be Sheldon, not Santino.
Sometimes as a teacher I feel pretty gangsta because, truth be told, I do have a front. It's called my curriculum. While it is full of fascinating essential questions about our place in society and cool stuff about literature, metaphor, and character arcs my curriculum really is only a front. What I actually explore with my students every chance I get is what it means to live a good life. You know, in the Socratic sense of the unexamined life and all that. Not that I am an expert on this, but I am pretty sure living a good life has something to do with being kind, reflecting carefully, laughing a lot, and rummaging around for the truth.
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I work in a neurologist's office. We try to get really complete histories from every new patient but the patient I was working with, Mr. K, hadn't checked anything on his intake paperwork. No history of heart disease, no high blood pressure, no cancer scares – not a thing. That's so rare among our patients (Average Age 78!) that I had to ask him about it.
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Ireland. Home to incredibly green grass, rocky shores and magic. And evil. It was fear of facing that evil that had kept Cassie McGuire away for ten long years. Away from her father, her aunt, and the man she had left behind. Yet she couldnt deny her ancestry any longer. Or her supernatural powers. Those powers were telling her it was time to deal with her destiny. A destiny that could set her family free or, if she failed, could forever condemn them to The Stanton Curse.
The plane sliced through the blue sky while the passengers readied themselves for the long flight. Some browsed through magazines while others put on headphones to watch the movie on the large screen, and again there were some who began typing furiously on their laptops. Cassie was aware of the activity around her, but she couldnt relax enough to do any of those things. She reached in her purse and pulled out the letter her father had sent her, reading it for the tenth time. Cassie, my love, It has been so very long since Ive seen your face, felt your arms around me. Tis a proud man youve made me with your fine degree, but perhaps, you could find the time to spend a week or so with your old dad. I miss you, child. So does Sarah. She sends her love. She stopped reading as the stewardess offered her a drink. She accepted a glass of wine, and sipped it unexpected tears filling her eyes. She should have made this trip long ago, yet every time she had thought about returning to Ireland, Connors face flashed in front of her, his dark eyes accusing, his expression as harsh as the day she had left. She could still picture him standing in front of her, his words striking her like blows. "You belong here with your father and Sarah and not off thousands of miles away playing at getting an education you could easily find right here." "Dont you dare be talking to me that way, Connor Callahan. Youre just jealous. Would it be that you are wishing you were going yourself?" "Im not wishing anything of the sort. Im happy with my life and my home. Its a shame the same cant be said for you." "Go to hell! Ill show you. Ill show everyone!" And she had, she thought. She had finished medical school and graduated with honors. Her father and Sarah had attended, Shamus with a big smile on his handsome face. 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The five-year B.S. in Psychology/M.S. in Counseling Psychology program is a combined, accelerated program that offers qualified students the opportunity to complete both a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in just five years. In the fifth year of this program, students will take the licensure exam and, if it is passed, will be qualified as a provisionally licensed professional counselor (PLPC). This program is also excellent preparation for doctoral work.
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Introduction to Psychology | Introduction to basic procedures in the study of behavior and to elementary principles of conditioning, motivation, emotion, personality, sensation, perception, abnormal behavior, psychotherapy, and social dynamics. |
Social Psychology | Introduction to social psychology (a study of social influences upon individual and group attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors--how people influence one another and are influenced by others). Includes attitude formation, persuasion, propaganda, crowd and mob behavior, fads and fashions, and interpersonal attraction. Examines methods and examples of research, along with theories and the relation of theoretical principles and concepts to existing situations. |
Group Dynamics | Introduction to the psychological dynamics of groups according to various theoretical approaches. Emphasis on both the knowledge content and personal awareness derived from group participation. Applications of group skills in both secular and Christian settings. |
Abnormal Psychology | The basis for labeling people as "abnormal." Investigation of the theoretical approaches to psychopathology, the assessment of mental disorders, and a sampling of the current classification system of disorders with respect to symptomatology and treatment. |
Psychology of Personality | Introduction to the major approaches, methods, and findings in the field of personality. Overview of basic theories, strategies, issues, and conclusions in the psychology of personality. |
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Students should apply for admission into the Graduate Program during the spring semester of their junior year when they are enrolled in PSYC 480. Students eligible to participate in this program must have a 3.5 or higher GPA and have taken the following psychology courses: PSYC 112, PSYC 237, PSYC 223, PSYC 296, PSYC 210, PSYC 345, PSYC 371, PSYC 365 and PSYC 480. The total program will be at least 164 hours.
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Peter Turnbaugh from the Washington University School of Medicine has spent his career studying the microbiome. His latest work reveals both tremendous differences and similarities between the bacterial tenants of our digestive systems. Your bowels may be home to very different species of bacteria to mine, but both our sets share a core group of genes.
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Another story from my current home away from home Boca Raton, Florida. The Boca News reports the latest car club, Collexium, based in Fort Lauderdale has been created by Boca Raton resident Blas Moros. Mora, a former Microsoft exec, founded the club after he was in the market for a luxury car and found himself besieged with options. Collexium, opened in December 2006, has ten cars including an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish, Bentley Continental Flying Spur, Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Gallardo and Lotus Elise available at the Fort Lauderdale clubhouse. The clubhouse includes a lounge and a business center and serves as a showroom and setting for events.


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Scallops, Bay
(Diver-caught in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico)
There are concerns about the population size and fishing quotas for Mexican bay scallops. However, these scallops are hand-collected by divers, a method that causes very little bycatch or habitat damage. For these reasons, diver-caught scallops from Magdalena Bay, Mexico, are a "Good Alternative."
Market Names:
Catarina Scallop
Consumer Notes:
Two kinds of scallops are sold: the marshmallow-sized sea scallop (sometimes called giant scallop) and the much smaller bay scallop.
Scallops use a strong, circular muscle to clap their shells together, letting them "fly" through the water and out of harm's way. It's this circular (abductor) muscle that's prized as seafood.
Bay scallops grow quickly and mature at a young age, traits that make them resilient to fishing pressure.
Mexican bay scallops, also known as catarina scallops, are found along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Peru. In Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, divers collect these scallops by hand - a method that results in little bycatch or seafloor habitat damage.
Although fishery managers assess these scallop populations regularly, concerns remain. Information about population size and assessment methods is not available.
When considered together, these factors result in a ranking of "Good Alternative" for diver-caught bay scallops from Magdalena Bay, Mexico.
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Hello people, as the title suggests I am visiting California.
Heading there for the first two weeks of Sep. The plan is to fly to San Francisco, rent a car with two buddies of mine, one beginner, and stop at various breaks on the way to San Diego, sleeping in hostels or in the car (I am a cheapskate). Looking at the map we plan on going San Francisco Ocean beach, Santa Cruz, Pismo bay, (after that not sure, preferably skip LA) then various stops between Oceanside and San Diego, flying back from LA at the end.
I am riding two large shortboards, one is a thick + fat swallow tail and the other is a 6'11 semi gun thing (I eat length for breakfast). The other two are probably on longboards.
Is there any advice on places to go/ stay/ visit/ avoid, laws, customs etc?
We are courteous surfers and not looking to start any fights with the locals, but what is the extent of localism, and are there any places to avoid from that point of view?
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Most Americans old enough to remember can tell you where they were and what they were doing the moment Neil Armstrong walked on the moon.
At a gala for Lowell Observatory Saturday, guests were once again transfixed as they heard the American legend recap his harrowing lunar expedition 43 years ago.
Lowell Observatory will commission its newest, largest and most advanced telescope Saturday.
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"There is more to sailing than ropes and winches, cleats and bulging sails. There are faraway places, and the ever-changing light, and the silence and great peace at the bottom of your soul." — Ferenc Mate This meet up group organizes events for the friends of 3rd Coast Cruising (3CC)- a friendly and happening sailing school hailing from Du Sable Harbor in the summers. During the summer we're all about being on the water....in the winter we're taking a few sailing trips in warm climates but we' …
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Social Sailing Club. You don't have to own a boat to join us. Only paid members may participate in seasonal day sails. Individual Membership for one adult 18 years of age or older is $35. Family Membership comprised of two adults, each 18 years of age or older, is $40. MISSION STATEMENT: Founded by a common interest in sailing, we, the members of Northwest Sailing Association, share our love for the sport through our quest for increased knowledge, improved seamanship, exchange of experiences, …
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Enjoy dazzling sunsets on Lake Michigan (or in Montrose Harbor) while engaged in profound MEDITATION ... on a beautiful, safe, big sailboat -- captained by a commercial architectural tour-boat captain (Navy Pier) who maintained a professional holistic healing practice in California (Esalen Institute and SF) and has written 3 books regarding holistic psychology and energetics. The boat is located in beautiful Montrose Harbor. If weather cooperates, sail in silent meditation for 2 hours, with a fe …
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Sail Chicago is a community sailing program that has been offering affordable sailing instruction, recreational sailing opportunities, racing, and social events for member adults for more than fifty years. Our all volunteer organization owns and operates our own fleet of sailboats in four Chicago harbors on Lake Michigan.
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For all sailors.... from absolute beginners to seasoned old salts. Everyone is welcome. The best fun on Chicago's lakefront. Get discounts on boat rentals, lessons or just hang out and sail with us.
The Gentlemen Elite Social Club Our Philosophy: "A gentleman is a highly favorable title only well-deserving men earn, and should not be thrown around loosely nor taken lightly. A true gentleman is a man who is well-mannered, well-groomed, mindful of female sensibilities, well-read, socially adept, and respectful to everyone, regardless of their class, color, creed or gender." We here at the Gentlemen Elite Social Club organize the best social events for both men and women (including concerts, …
Discourse cheers us to companionable reflection. Such reflection neither parades polemical opinions nor does it tolerate complaisant agreement. The sail of thinking keeps trimmed hard to the wind of the matter. -- from "On the Experience of Thinking," Heidegger "Philosophy is not a theory but an activity." -- from "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus," Wittgenstein Join us soon for friendship, cooperative discourse and mental exercise, all organized around an interest in our own engagements …
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N2BD Outdoor - Multi-Sport Adventure Group aka "MAG" is a group of adults mostly in their mid 20's, 30's, early 40's who share an enthusiasm and interest for intermediate to advance adventure activities. Sound like fun? Join other adventurers who think the same! We welcome singles and couples who like getting thrills through activities like Rock Climbing, Canyoneering, Hiking, Kayaking, White Water Rafting, Bungee Jumping, Skydiving, Hot Air Ballooning, Camping, Backpacking, Mountaineering, ATVi …
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Zaragoza | |||
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the Ebro River | |||
Coordinates: 41°39′N 0°53′W / 41.650°N 0.883°WCoordinates: 41°39′N 0°53′W / 41.650°N 0.883°W | |||
Country | Spain | ||
Autonomous community | Aragón | ||
Province | Zaragoza | ||
Comarca | Zaragoza | ||
Districts | Actur, Casco Antinguo, Centro, Delicias, Universidad, San José, Las Fuentes, La Almozara, Oliver-Valdefierro, Torrero-La Paz, Margen Izquierda, Barrios Rurales Norte, Barrios Rurales Oeste, Valdespartera, Arcosur | ||
Government | |||
• Type | Mayor-council | ||
• Body | Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza | ||
• Mayor | Juan Alberto Belloch (PSOE) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 1,062.64 km2 (410.29 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) | ||
Population (1 January 2010)INE | |||
• Total | 702,090 | ||
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | ||
Demonym | zaragozano (m), zaragozana (f) | ||
Time zone | CET (GMT +1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (GMT +2) (UTC) | ||
Postcode | 50001 – 50019 | ||
Area code(s) | 976 | ||
Website | http://www.zaragoza.es/ |
Zaragoza (Spanish pronunciation: [θaɾaˈɣoθa]; Arabic: سرقسطة), also called Saragossa in English,[1] is the capital city of the Zaragoza province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It is situated on the Ebro river and its tributaries, the Huerva and the Gállego, near the centre of the region, in a valley with a variety of landscapes, ranging from desert (Los Monegros) to thick forest, meadows and mountains.
On 1 September 2010 the population of the city of Zaragoza was 701,090,[2] within its administrative limits on a land area of 1,062.64 square kilometres (410.29 square miles), ranking fifth in Spain. It is the 35th most populous municipality in the European Union. The population of the metropolitan area was estimated in 2006 at 783,763 inhabitants. The municipality is home to more than 50 percent of the Aragonese population. The city lies at an elevation of 199 metres (653 feet) above sea level.
Zaragoza hosted Expo 2008 in the summer of 2008, a world's fair on water and sustainable development. It was also candidate for the European Capital of Culture in 2016.
The city is famous for its folklore, a renowned local gastronomy, and landmarks such as the Basílica del Pilar, La Seo Cathedral and the Aljafería Palace. Together with La Seo and the Aljafería, several other buildings form part of the Mudéjar Architecture of Aragon which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Fiestas del Pilar are among the most celebrated festivals in Spain.
Roman Caesaraugusta[edit]
The Sedetani, a tribe of ancient Iberians, populated a village called Salduie (Salduba in Roman sources). Later on, Augustus founded a city called Caesaraugusta at the same location to settle army veterans from the Cantabrian wars. The foundation date of Caesaraugusta has not been set with exact precision, though it is known to lie between 25 BC and 12 BC. The city did not suffer any decline during the last centuries of the Roman empire and was captured peacefully by the Goths in the fifth century AD.
Moorish Saraqusta[edit]
In 714 the Berbers and Arabs took control of the city, renaming it Saraqusta (سرقسطة), a corruption of the original Roman name. It later became part of the Emirate of Cordoba. It grew to become the biggest Muslim controlled city of Northern Spain and as the main city of the Emirate's Upper March, Zaragoza was a hotbed of political intrigue. In 777 Charlemagne was invited by Husayn, the Wali (governor) of Zaragoza, to take the submission of the city but having marched an army to the city gates he found Husayn to have had a change of heart and was forced to give up after a month-long siege of the city, facing Basque attacks on his rear guard on his withdrawal. Four years later Emir Abd ar-Rahman I sent an army to reestablish firm control over the city. Husayn's family rebelled again in 788, and the head of the Banu Qasi was killed trying to put down the insurrection. Subsequent rebellions were launched there by Matruh al-Arabi (789), Bahlul Ibn Marzuq (798) and Amrus ibn Yusuf (802), who reached an accord with the Emir and retained control of the city. In 852, control of the city was awarded to Musa ibn Musa of the Banu Qasi, but following a defeat at Christian hands in 861 he was deprived of the city by the Emir, only for it to be retaken by his son Isma'il a decade later. Muhammad ibn Lubb ibn Qasi rebelled against the Emir in 884, and according to chronicler Ibn Hayyan he sold Zaragoza to Raymond of Pallars, but it was immediately retaken by the Emir and in 886 was given to the Banu Tujibi. In spite of a 17-year siege by the Banu Qasi, the Banu Tujibi continued to hold the city, growing in power and autonomy, until in 1018 they broke from Cordoban control and founded an independent Taifa state.
Taifa of Zaragoza[edit]
From 1018 to 1118 Zaragoza was one of the taifa kingdoms, independent Muslim states which emerged in the eleventh century following the destruction of the Cordoban Caliphate. During the first three decades of this period, 1018–1038, the city was ruled by the Banu Tujibi. In 1038 they were replaced by the Banu Hud, who had to deal with a complicated alliance with El Cid of Valencia and his Castilian masters against the Almoravids, who managed to bring the Taifas Emirates under their control. After the death of El Cid his kingdom was overrun by the Almoravids, who, by 1100, had managed to cross the Ebro into Barbastro, which brought Aragon into direct contact with them. The Banu Hud stubbornly resisted the Almoravids and ruled until they were eventually defeated by them in May 1110.
The last sultan of the Banu Hud, Abd-al-Malik Imad ad-Dawla, the last king of Zaragoza, forced to abandon his capital, allied himself with the Christian Aragonese under Alfonso the Battler and from that time the Muslims of Zaragoza became military regulars within the Aragonese forces.
Aragonese era[edit]
In 1118 the Aragonese conquered the city from the Almoravids and made it the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon. After Alfonso's death without heirs in 1134, Zaragoza was swiftly occupied by Alfonso VII of León and Castile, who vacated it in 1137 only on condition it be held by Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona as a fief of Castile.
Zaragoza was the scene of two controversial martyrdoms related with the Spanish Inquisition: those of Saint Dominguito del Val, a choirboy in the basilica, and Pedro de Arbués, head official of the inquisition. While the reality of the existence of Saint Dominguito del Val is questioned, his "murder" at the hands of "jealous Jews" was used as an excuse to murder or convert the Jewish population of Zaragoza.[3]
Zaragoza suffered two famous sieges during the Peninsular War against the Napoleonic army: a first from June to August 1808; and a second from December 1808 to February 1809 (see Agustina de Aragón, Siege of Saragossa (1809)), surrendering only after some 50,000 defenders had died.[4]
Modern history[edit]
Despite a decline in the outlying rural economy, Zaragoza has continued to grow. During the second half of the 20th century, its population boomed as a number of factories opened in the region. In 1979 the Hotel Corona de Aragón fire killed at least 80. The armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization ETA from northern Spain has been blamed, but officially the fire is still regarded as accidental. ETA carried out the 1987 Zaragoza Barracks bombing in the city which killed eleven people, including a number of children, leading to 250,000 people taking part in demonstrations in the city.
Population, in thousands, can be seen here:
Year | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 |
Population | 594 394 | 601 674 | 610 976 | 638 799 | 647 373 | 660 895 | 682 283 |
- Historical Series of population: National Statistics Institute of Spain (INE)
- Dates 2006 City council of Zaragoza.
Zaragoza has a semi-arid/desertic climate (Köppen climate classification BSk),[5] as it lies in a wide basin entirely surrounded by mountains, but shows characteristics of a Continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) such as drier summers and winters, and wetter springs and autumns. The average precipitation is a scanty 310 millimetres (12 inches) with abundant sunny days, and the rainfall centers in spring. There is drought in summer. The temperatures are high in summer reaching up to 40 °C (104 °F).
In winter the temperatures are low (usually -4°C to 10 °C) either because of the fog (about 20 days from November to January) or a cold and dry wind blowing from the NW, the Cierzo (related to other northerly winds such as the Mistral in the SE of France) on clear days. Frost is common and there is sporadic snowfall. You must be aware because cierzo makes thermal sensation much worse, reaching thermal sensations as low as -15°C on cold spells.
Climate data for Zaragoza | |||||||||||||
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.2 (63) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.0 (50) |
7.1 (44.8) |
15.0 (59) |
Average low °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.8 (64) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.87) |
20 (0.79) |
20 (0.79) |
35 (1.38) |
44 (1.73) |
31 (1.22) |
18 (0.71) |
17 (0.67) |
27 (1.06) |
30 (1.18) |
30 (1.18) |
23 (0.91) |
318 (12.52) |
Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133 | 165 | 210 | 221 | 263 | 295 | 337 | 311 | 231 | 192 | 148 | 116 | 2,614 |
Source: Agencia Estatal de Meteorología[6] |
In addition to the advantageous geographic situation, an Opel factory was opened in 1982 in Figueruelas, a small village nearby. The progressive decline of the agrarian economy turned Opel into one of the main pillars of the regional economy, along with Balay, which manufactures household appliances; CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles S.A.), which builds railway engines for both the national and international markets; SAICA and Torraspapel in the stationery sector; and various other local companies, such as Pikolin, Lacasa, and Imaginarium SA.
The city's economy benefited from projects like the Expo 2008, the official World's Fair, whose theme was water and sustainable development, held between 14 June and 14 September 2008, Plataforma Logística de Zaragoza (PLAZA), and the Parque Tecnológico de Reciclado (PTR). Furthermore, since December 2003, it has been a city through which the AVE high-speed rail travels, which consolidates its role as a communications hub. Currently, Zaragoza Airport is a major cargo hub in the Iberian Peninsula, behind only Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon.
Zaragoza is home to a Spanish Air Force base, which was shared with the U.S. Air Force until 1994.[7] In English, the base was known as Zaragoza Air Base. The Spanish Air Force maintained an F/A-18 Hornet wing at the base. No American flying wings (with the exception of a few KC-135's) were permanently based there, but it served as a training base for American fighter squadrons across Europe. It is also the main headquarters for the Spanish Land Army, hosting the Academia General Militar, a number of brigades at San Gregorio, and other garrisons.
Zaragoza is linked by legend to the beginnings of Christianity in Spain. According to legend, the Virgin Mary appeared miraculously to Saint James the Great in the first century, standing on a pillar. This legend is commemorated by a famous Catholic basilica called Nuestra Señora del Pilar ("Our Lady of the Pillar").
The event, called "Las Fiestas del Pilar", is celebrated on October 12, which is a major festival day in Zaragoza. Since it coincided in 1492 with the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus, that day is also celebrated as El Día de la Hispanidad (Columbus Day, literally Hispanic Day) by Spanish-speaking people worldwide.
"El Pilar" lasts for nine days, with all kinds of activities: from the massively attended Pregon (opening speech) to the final fireworks display over the Ebro, there are bands, dances, procession of gigantes y cabezudos (carnival figures made of papier mache), concerts, exhibitions, the famous "vaquillas" bulls and the bull festival. Some of the most important features are the Ofrenda de Flores (flower offering) to the virgin on the 12th, when an enormous cloak is made of the flowers.
Education in Aragon starts when children are 6 years old at Primary School. From 11 to 16 pupils have to go to Secondary School (E.S.O or "Educacion Secundaria Obligatoria). These two periods are compulsory for all students. After that, those who wish to continue their studies can take "Bachillerato". This is the last stage before going to the university. "Bachillerato" lasts two years in which you can choose subjects to prepare for the course of your choice at University. There are four options to take: sciences (chemistry, biology,...), technology (physics, technical design), social sciencies (economy and maths) or Greek and Latin and arts (music, drawing, dance...)
When students finish "Bachillerato", they have to do global exams in order to get a good mark to enter university. This set of exams is called P.A.U. ("Prueba de acceso a la universidad").
The University of Zaragoza is based in the city. As one of the oldest universities in Spain and a major research and development centre, this public university awards all the highest academic degrees in dozens of fields. Zaragoza is also home to the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program, a unique partnership between MIT, the Government of Aragon and the University of Zaragoza.
There is also a private university, Universidad San Jorge, which is located in Villanueva de Gállego, 14 kilometres (9 miles) to the north.
The city is connected by motorway with the main cities in central and northern Spain, including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Bilbao, all of which are located about 300 kilometres (200 miles) from Zaragoza.
The city has a network of buses which is controlled by the Urban Transport Company of Zaragoza (TUZSA). The network consists of 31 regular lines (two of them circle lines), two scheduled routes, six shuttle buses (one free), and seven night buses operating on Fridays and Saturdays.[9] Zarazoga also has an interurban bus network operated by Transport Consortium Zaragoza Area (CTAZ) that operates 17 regular lines.[10]
Zarazoga's bicycle lanes facilitate non-motorized travel and help cyclists to avoid running into pedestrians and motor vehicles. The city council also has a public bicycle-hire scheme; for a small annual charge, people can collect a bicycle from one hire point and ride it to another part of the city, leaving the bicycle at a different hire point.
The first line of the Zaragoza tram (Valdespartera-Parque Goya) is fully operational along the first phase from Valdespartera to Plaza Paraíso. Construction of the second phase (Plaza Paraíso-Parque Goya) began on July 19, 2011, and the works are scheduled to be finished in 18 months, followed by a three-month trial period.
Zaragoza is a part of the Spanish high speed railway operated by RENFE, AVE, which connects Madrid and Barcelona via high-speed rail. Madrid can be reached in 75 minutes, and Barcelona in approximately 90 minutes. The central station is "Intermodal Zaragoza Delicias Station", which serves both railway lines and coaches. In addition to long-distance railway lines and the high-speed trains, Zaragoza has a network of commuter trains operated by RENFE called cercanías.
Zaragoza Airport is a small commercial airport and the home of the Spanish Air Force's 15th Group. It is also used by NASA as a contingency landing site for the Space Shuttle in the case of a Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL).
Zaragoza's football team, Real Zaragoza, plays in the Segunda División. One of the most remarkable events in the team's recent history is the winning of the former UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1995. The team has also won the Spanish National Cup "Copa del Rey" six times: 1965, 1966, 1986, 1994, 2001 and 2004 and an Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1964).
Zaragoza's handball team, BM Aragón, plays in the Liga ASOBAL.
Their local basketball team, Basket Zaragoza 2002, is now on the Liga ACB. They play at the Príncipe Felipe with a capacity of 11,000 and their head coach is José Luis Abós and Basket Zaragoza plays in the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto.
Zaragoza was strongly associated with Jaca in its failed bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
A permanent feature built for Expo 2008 is the pump-powered artificial whitewater course "El Canal de Aguas Bravas."
Zaragoza has a lot of facilities to practice sports, you can swim, play soccer, basketball, tennis, etc. for a low price. You can also enjoy other outside sports such as cycling because there a lot of bicycle routes by the river.
Main sights[edit]
Near the basilica on the banks of the Ebro are located the city hall, the Lonja (old currency exchange), La Seo (literally "the See" in the Aragonese language) or Cathedral of San Salvador, a magnificent church built over the main mosque (partially preserved in the 11th-century north wall of the Parroquieta), with Romanesque apses from 12th century; inside, the imposing hallenkirche from the 15th to 16th centuries, the Baroque tower, and finally, with its famous Museum of Tapestries near the Roman ruins of forum and port city wall.
Some distance from the centre of the old city is the Moorish castle (or palace) Aljafería, the most important Moorish buildings in northern Spain and the setting for Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il trovatore (The Troubadour). The Aragonese parliament currently sits in the building.
The churches of San Pablo, Santa María Magdalena and San Gil Abad were built in 14th century, but the towers may be old minarets dating from the 11th century; San Miguel (14th century); Santiago (San Ildefonso) and the Fecetas monastery are Baroque with Mudéjar ceilings of the 17th century. All the churches are Mudéjar monuments that comprise a World Heritage Site.
Other important sights are the stately houses and magnificent palaces in the city, mainly of the 16th century: palaces of the count of Morata or Luna (Audiencia), Deán, Torrero (colegio de Arquitectos), Don Lope or Real Maestranza, count of Sástago, count of Argillo (today the Pablo Gargallo museum), archbishop, etc.
On 14 June 2008, the site of Expo 2008 opened its doors to the public. The exhibition ran until 14 September.
Other sights[edit]
- Puente de Piedra
- San Ildefonso church
- Santa Engracia Monastery
- San Nicolás de Bari church
- Palacio de Larrinaga
- Santo Tomás de Aquino church
- San Agustín Convent
- Church of Santa Isabel de Portugal
- Casa Solans
- Palacio de los Luna
- Arch of Deán
- Arguillo Palace
- Casino mercantil
- Bullring
- The Giants of Zaragoza
- Jose Antonio Labordeta Park
- San José Bajo Arena
- Casa Rivero Lahoz
- "Quique" Stadium (Home of El Salvador Football Club)
- Sanctuary of Mercy Church – Borja (restored Jesus Fresco)
Museums [11] in Zaragoza are:
- Museum of Fine Arts Zaragoza, with paintings by early Aragonese artists, 15th century, and by El Greco, Ribera and Goya, and the Camón Aznar Museum, with paintings ranging from Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Velazquez and Goya to Renoir, Manet and Sorolla.[12]
- Centro de Historia (Zaragoza), Pza San Agustín nº2, (Barrio de la Magdalena)
- Museo Diocesano de Zaragoza – MUDIZ.Palacio Arzobispal. Pª Echegaray y Caballero 102
- Museo Pablo Gargallo, Pza. San Felipe
- Museo Pilarista
- Museo de Tapices de La Seo (Catedral del Salvador)
- Museo de Zaragoza, Pza. de los Sitios 6
- Museo Pablo Serrano, Pº María Agustín 20
- Museo Camón Aznar, C/ Espoz y Mina 23
- Museo Paleontológico de Zaragoza, C/ Pedro Cerbuna 12
- Museo Etnográfico de Zaragoza
- Museo de Cerámica de Zaragoza
- Museo del Teatro de Caesaraugusta, Calle de San Jorge 12
- Museo del Foro, Plaza de la Seo 2
- Museo de las Termas Públicas de Caesaraugusta, Calle de San Juan y San Pedro, 3–7
- Museo del Puerto Fluvial de Caesaraugusta, Plaza de San Bruno, 8
- Museo Pablo Serrano
- Acuario Fluvial de Zaragoza
Twin towns and sister cities[edit]
See also[edit]
- Notes
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, Zaragoza (conventional Saragossa)
- ^ "Zaragoza supera los 700.000 habitantes". Heraldo.es. 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Jewish Community of Zaragoza". Aragonguide.com. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Napoleon's Total War". Historynet.com. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ Summary for Zaragoza, Spain
- ^ "Valores Climatológicos Normales. Zaragoza / Aeropuerto".
- ^ John Pike. "Zaragoza Air Base". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Puente del Tercer Milenio – Third Millennium Bridge". Discover Monuments, Zarazoga. Sociedad Estatal para la Gestión de la Innovación y las Tecnologías Turísticas, S.A. (SEGITTUR). Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ TUZSA web page
- ^ CTAZ web page
- ^ Museums in Zaragoza
- ^ Museum of Fine Arts Zaragoza
- ^ "Cities twinned with Zaragoza. Zaragoza City Hall". Zaragoza.es. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "Official portal of City of Skopje – Skopje Sister Cities". © 2006-2009 City of Skopje. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ^ "Bethlehem Municipality". www.bethlehem-city.org. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
- ^ "Twinning with Palestine". © 1998-2008 The Britain – Palestine Twinning Network. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ The City of Bethlehem has signed a twinning agreements with the following cities Bethlehem Municipality.
- ^ "Acordos de Geminação" (in Portuguese). © 2009 Câmara Municipal de Coimbra – Praça 8 de Maio – 3000-300 Coimbra. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Twinning Cities: International Relations" (PDF). Municipality of Tirana. www.tirana.gov.al. Retrieved 2009-06-23.
- ^ Twinning Cities: International Relations. Municipality of Tirana. www.tirana.gov.al. Retrieved on 2008-01-25.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zaragoza, Spain. |
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Zaragoza. |
- Council of Zaragoza
- Saragossa Global (English)
- Saragossa Brand (English)
- Zaragoza panorama
- Zaragoza Tourism Board Official Website
- Overview of the City
- Complete guide to Zaragoza
- Interactive Tourist Maps and audio guide about the city of Zaragoza in Spanish, English, French, German and Chinese languages


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by Jaime Daremblum
What happened last month in Paraguay was not a coup, nor was it a violation of the national constitution. But it did result in President Fernando Lugo, a left-wing former Catholic bishop, swiftly being expelled from office, and it has caused a diplomatic firestorm throughout Latin America.
Here's a brief summary of what prompted Lugo's dismissal.
On June 15, for reasons that still aren't entirely clear, 17 Paraguayans — six police officers and eleven landless farmers — died in a shootout following a land protest in Curuguaty, near the border with Brazil. The campesinos had been illegally squatting on an estate owned by a former Paraguayan senator and prominent member of the conservative Colorado Party, which ruled the country (first under a dictatorship, then, after 1992, under a democracy) from 1947 to 2008. The bloodshed occurred when Paraguayan police moved to evict them. Afterwards, Paraguay's interior minister and national police chief both resigned.
But Lugo's critics in the national congress weren't satisfied. They pointed to the Curuguaty incident as evidence of his broader incompetence. They accused him of encouraging violent land occupations in ?the Paraguayan town of ?Ñacunday. And they blamed him for the country's deteriorating security climate.
These charges, among others, became the basis for an impeachment proceeding, which commenced less than a week after the Curuguaty shootout. On June 21, in a near-unanimous (76–1) vote, the 80-member lower house of congress impeached Lugo. A day later, the 45-member upper house tried and convicted him of "poor performance" in office. Once again, the vote was overwhelming (39–4). At that point, Lugo was formally removed from office and replaced by his vice president, Federico Franco. All of this received the blessing of Paraguay's supreme court.
No serious critic of the Paraguayan congress has denied that lawmakers acted within their authority under Article 225 of the nation's 1992 constitution. Yet there are valid concerns about the speed with which they acted. Indeed, the entire impeachment process took less than two days, and Lugo's attorneys were given a mere two hours to mount their defense.
In my view, it is fair to condemn Paraguayan legislators for rushing Lugo's trial. That tainted the process and gave it the whiff of impropriety. But it is not fair to label Lugo's ouster a coup, or to dismiss President Franco as illegitimate, or to suggest that Paraguay is no longer a "real" democracy. After all, Article 225 says nothing about the speed of an impeachment trial. While Lugo and his lawyers may have deserved more time to prepare and deliver a defense, they were not entitled to more time under the constitution.
Was impeachment an excessively harsh punishment for Lugo's weak performance as president? Perhaps, but the Paraguayan constitution gives legislators broad discretion in determining whether impeachment is warranted. Outsiders can certainly question the prudence of trying and convicting Lugo of "malfeasance." They can also question the hasty nature of the process. But even if the Paraguayan congress acted imprudently and hastily, its actions were undeniably lawful.
Unfortunately, the Latin American debate over Paraguay has been dominated by Hugo Chávez and his band of leftist acolytes in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua, all of whom consider Lugo an ideological ally. "Chávez and his cohorts set the tone of the region's reaction," laments Peruvian journalist Álvaro Vargas Llosa. Not to be outdone, the Communist regime in Havana issued one of the most laughable statements in recent diplomatic history: "The Cuban Government declares that it will not recognize any authority that does not come from the legitimate suffrage and the sovereignty exercise of the Paraguayan people."
To understand the significance of what has transpired in Paraguay, it is useful to compare the events surrounding Lugo's ouster with the big Latin American political crisis of 2009, when the Honduran supreme court ordered the removal of President Manuel Zelaya, who was subsequently arrested and flown to Costa Rica by the military.
In each case, democratic institutions used legal and constitutional means to remove an unpopular president from office. In each case, the president's removal was overwhelmingly supported by the legislative and judicial braches of the national government. In each case, one aspect of the process — in Paraguay, the speed of Lugo's trial; in Honduras, Zelaya's exile to Costa Rica — was held up by critics as evidence that the whole thing amounted to a coup. And in each case, Venezuela reacted furiously and drummed up a chorus of regional outrage.
Many journalists and policymakers in Latin America (and the United States) still refuse to acknowledge that Zelaya's removal was lawful. But a 2009 Law Library of Congress study concluded that "the judicial and legislative branches applied constitutional and statutory law in the case against President Zelaya in a manner that was judged by the Honduran authorities from both branches of the government to be in accordance with the Honduran legal system." To be sure, that same study also affirmed that Zelaya's exile violated Article 102 of the Honduran constitution, and Ramón Custodio, a senior official in the interim Honduran government that took power following Zelaya's removal, later said that sending him to Costa Rica was an "error." (We should, however, recall that the Honduran military had a very good reason for shipping Zelaya abroad: The Chávez acolyte had made clear his willingness to use violence to maintain power.)
Back in 2009, the Organization of American States (OAS) responded to Zelaya's ouster by temporarily suspending Honduras. (The country was readmitted in June of last year.) At the time of this writing, the Washington-based regional body had yet to suspend Paraguay over Lugo's removal, but there was rampant speculation that it might do so.
Whatever one thinks of the impeachment controversy, it would be utterly hypocritical and morally unserious for the OAS to expel Paraguay after repeatedly turning a blind eye to the obliteration of democracy in Venezuela, not to mention autocratic abuses in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua.
Four years ago, for example, Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista Party blatantly stole municipal elections (including the mayoral election in Managua), prompting the United States and Europe to freeze economic aid. A year later, the Sandinistas used thuggish and illegal kangaroo-court tactics to abolish presidential term limits, thereby allowing Daniel Ortega to seek reelection. The country's 2011 election, won by Ortega, was marred by still more Sandinista shenanigans. While the European Union's chief election observer, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo, agreed that Ortega was the victor, he was dubious of the Sandinistas' official victory margin. "I am not saying that they won cleanly and transparently, because we don't know what would have happened without all these tricks and ruses," Yáñez-Barnuevo said.
At no point during this relentless assault on democracy was Nicaragua suspended from the OAS. Nor has Venezuela been suspended despite Chávez's creation of a virtual dictatorship. Nor has Bolivia been suspended despite experiencing more than six years of political persecution and democratic erosion under President Evo Morales. Nor have Argentina and Ecuador been suspended despite their governments' persistent attacks on press freedom.
By now, the double standard employed by OAS Secretary-General José Miguel Insulza (in office since 2005) is embarrassingly obvious. Regardless of their misdeeds, Chávez and other autocratic leftists have no need to fear punishment from Latin America's premier multilateral institution.
But the problem goes beyond Insulza. If Latin America's most powerful nations were truly serious about defending democracy in their own region, the OAS might have taken a real stand against the dictatorial abuses of Chávez & Co. Instead, countries like Brazil have allowed the Venezuelan strongman to undermine democracy both at home and abroad, without raising a peep. Indeed, on the same day last month (June 29) that the South American trade group Mercosur suspended Paraguay from attending its meetings, the group also announced that Venezuela would soon become a permanent member.
A final word about Venezuela and Paraguay: Paraguayan officials have accused Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro of trying to incite a military coup to keep Lugo in office, and they have withdrawn their ambassador from Caracas. For that matter, Venezuela was apparently not the only country that attempted to trigger a pro-Lugo uprising among the Paraguayan armed forces: As Foreign Policy blogger Francisco Toro notes, "Ecuador's ambassador to Paraguay also tried to instigate a military revolt, qualifying the episode as a full-fledged international conspiracy."
Just don't expect the OAS to pay much attention.
Ambassador Jaime Daremblum is a Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and directs the Center for Latin American Studies.
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The Loyola Maroon Vol. XLIII Loyola University, New Orleans, La., Friday, Jan. 13, 1967 No. 11 Student Union Displays Pop Art by HELEN BAFFES Examples of "Pop Art" from the Leo Castelli Gallery in New York are currently on display in the Danna Center. The Castelli collection is being sponsored by the Fine Arts Committee of the Student Union.Castelli is the man who has done the most to promote the Pop Art movement which has now grown into a world cultural phenomenon in clothing, advertising, etc. Castelli started Pop in 1962 and is still popular, although "Optical Art" and hard-edged paintings are constituting a revolution against Pop by their stark simplicity as opposed to the complexity of highly humorous quality of Pop production."Pop artists are serious people," said Father Whitney Engeran, chairman of the Fine Arts Department. "In a teasing way, they are using the corny and commercial aspects of American culture as legitamate subject matter for art." Among the artists represented in the Castelli showing is Robert Rauschenberg, who two years ago won the Venice Biennale award. Roy Lichtenstein's works are also on display. Lichtenstein was the United States representative in Venice for the presentation of the Biennale. "These works are called 'graphics'," explained Father Engeran, "They are done by lithograph and silk-screen processess."The Campbell soup and other banners are the result of the new trend in the last three years promoted by Castelli. Swirls and Drops ... Castelli might know, but this student definitely seems puzzled over the real significance of this example of pop art hung in the student union. The fine Arts Committee of the union is sponsoring the art show. Danna Center Burglarized; Thief Gets $250 Sunday Burglars took $250 from the Danna Center over the weekend in the second university burglary in two weeks. Advance Industrial Security reports that sometime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday someone broke into the Danna Center's top floor and stole the money from the union director's office. The loss of the money was first reported to the campus police by Diane Donovan, in charge of the Wolf's Den, who told police she was on her way to the office to count money when she noticed that the box where the money was kept was tampered with. She proceeded to count the money and noticed the loss. Once the police arrived on the scene, they reported that someone had unlocked the door. This observation was made in light of the fact that authorities had known since the Wednesday before the burglary that a set of keys to the center's offices was missing. As of this printing, no clues have turned up. The missing keys have turned up in the mail receptacle on the outside of the security police's office. Police were unable to find fingerprints on them, and who took them still remains a mystery. Lt. J. B Franklin, area supervisor for Advance Industrial Security, held a meeting of the 36 employees, connected with the dormitories and Danna Center, on Tuesday night Jan. 10 for the purpose of questioning them, Campus police as well as detectives from the city police force held the meeting. * * * Sometime during the Christmas vacation, vandals broke into Biever Hall and Ignatius and stole personnal articles consisting of record players, steros, albums, and electric razors. Authorities have no leads connected with these burglaries as of yet. City detectives are working together with campus police on the case. As a direct result of these burglaries, all resident of Biever Hall must show their student identification cards to the officers on charge whenever enficers in charge whenever entering the building after midnight. No one will be allowed into the dormitory without proof of residency. 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Sidney Miles talked on the rivalry between Mao Tse- Tung and Chaing Kai-shek from Mao's viewpoint; their temporary shelving of differences after a concerted effort to defeat the Japanese, and the final Communist takeover. Bob Dupont spoke on China's role in the Korean War, the agrarian revolt, and the "Great Leap Forward." H. M. Messmer spoke on the Sino-Soviet conflict, it's significance for the future in possibleCanned ... Mr. Thomas Leif, sociology professor, along with two curious students, explore the intracacies of modern pop art on display in the lobby of Danna Center. The Campbell Soup work is one of two banners in the exhibit by Leo Castelli. Fr. Costanzo To Talk On Civil Disobedience The Rev. Joseph F. Costanzo, S. J., associate professor of political philosophy and historical jurisprudence at Fordham University Graduate School, will deliver a lecture entitled "Civil Disobedience: Moral and Constitutional Law Considerations," at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the A la Carte room of Danna Center. As a member of the political philosophy department at Fordham, Fr. Costanzo is lecturing under the sponsorship of Loyola's philosophy department.Fr. Costanzo received his B.A. from Georgetown, and M.A. and Ph.D. from Fordham. He taught at Fordham from 1949 to 1951, and then went to the Graduate School of Georgetown as a visiting professor in constitutional law and historical jurisprudence until 1955, when he returned to Fordham. Fr. Costanzo has been invited to lecture at over thirty uni- 1 versities in America, Canada and Europe. In 1960 the State Department sent him to lecture in Germany and Ireland as an American specialist on political and legal institutions. At Fordham, he lectures on political philosophy and public law, his two major fields of concentration. His article, "Civic Corporate Prayer in Public Schools," was printed in the Congressional Record of the U. S. Congress in 1962, and the fourth chapter of "This Nation Under God" was reprinted in the Senate hearings on the prayer amendment, August, 1965. Students are invited to attend the lecture, which will be open to the public. Admission will be free. Fr. Costanzo (Continued on page 3) Calendar of Events JAN. 12-13 Freshman Sweetheart Elections, 11-12 noon JAN. 16-26 Final Examinations JAN. 29 Tri Phi "Soiree", Your Father's Moustache, 4-7 p.m. FEB. 3 "The Cadaver Ball", for dental students and faculty, 8 p.m., Constitution Room efewtewf
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Title | Maroon |
Masthead | The Maroon Vol. 43 No. 11 |
Publisher | Loyola University (New Orleans, La.) |
Coverage | United States; Louisiana; New Orleans; |
Date | 1967-01-13 |
Type | Text |
Source | Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections & Archives (http://library.loyno.edu/research/speccoll/) New Orleans, LA |
Format | TIFF |
Subject | Loyola University (New Orleans, La.) |
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Creator | Loyola University (New Orleans, La.) |
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Language | en |
Digitized By | BSLW |
Digitized Date | 2012-2013 |
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