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Steven Gomez said he heard all the pre-game talk coming from rival John F. Kennedy.
"Y'all not going to beat us no more, this [JFK] team is better than last year's team," he said was among the trash talk.
On the court Thursday night, though, no one spoke louder than Gomez, who was a dominant force inside in Wings' 56-50 win against the Knights in The Bronx.
"To me this game is very important," Gomez said. "This game felt like the Garden to me."
The 6-foot-7 senior had 19 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. His biggest statement came two minutes into the second half when he threw down a ferocious two-handed dunk while getting fouled.
Gomez also received a technical foul for taunting following the three-point play, but it was a play that energized the Wings, which played a sloppy first half.
"I guess the tech was worth it," Wings senor Justin Jenkins said. "After that, their confidence went down and they weren't able to get back in the ballgame."
A four-year varsity player, Gomez has shown more emotion early this season than in the past, according to Jenkins.
"He shows more intensity every game, he comes to play every game," Jenkins said. "Last year, he was inconsistent, but this year he's a senior and he's taking that to heart."
Wings coach Billy Turnage said he noticed an improved Gomez as soon as preseason started.
"He played big tonight," he said. "He's a four-year varsity player who has worked tremendously [hard] over the summer on getting stronger."
Jenkins added 15 points, five assists and five rebounds. The highly touted senior guard sealed the win with a pair of free throws with 28.7 seconds left after JFK pulled within four points late.
"At the end of the game I wasn't concerned," Jenkins said. "I looked at the score, saw the time and I had confidence that if I needed to, I'd make a play. I hit the foul shots I needed to."
Wings (4-0), ranked No. 10 in New York City by MSG Varsity, never trailed, but struggled to put the game away. On a Jenkins 12-foot jumper, Wings led by 15 with 2:10 left in the third quarter, but No. 14 JFK (2-1) started bombing away from 3-point range.
David Hardy led the Knights with 13 points, Jason Nunez scored all 12 of his points in the fourth quarter and Bashier Ahmed added 10 points as JFK made things interesting late before Wings finally closed it out.
"It was ugly, but a 'W' at this point in time against Kennedy, I'll take it," Turnage said. "I don't think we helped ourselves at all with the amount of missed layups and turnovers we had."
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Even with all the gadgets I have and time I spend on the computer, I still look forward to reading the print edition of my local newspaper every morning. Recently, I saw an ad in the paper from a hypermarket (combination of grocery and department stores) that I'll call CubeMart.
Normally, I don't pay attention to ads, but this full-paged ad caught my eye because it's misleading. The ad shows a customer's shopping list and compares her receipt from two stores. What store first comes to mind that would be CubeMart's competitor? Bull's eye. It'd be another hypermarket.
Not in this ad. CubeMart decided to compare itself with a drug retailer that I'll call CubeGreens. If there was ever a time to use the apple and oranges cliché, this is it. Both serve different purposes. I shop at those two stores in very different ways. When I go to the drug retailer, it's usually to pick up a couple of items or grab things on sale. It's walking distance from my house, so it comes in handy during an illness.
I certainly wouldn't buy pull ups at the drugstore — not because I don't have kids that need them — but because they're almost always overpriced. Pull ups, laundry detergent, snacks, toiletries, medicine, plastic bags and nine other items appear in the two store receipts CubeMart used to show the customer would've saved 15 percent had she chosen CubeMart.
Even if CubeMart had used a direct competitor in the ad, I notice the fine print says prices may include special prices good through a certain date and they may not be representative of prices in other stores of the two chains. And, of course, it covers itself by saying that prices at CubeGreens may have changed.
This is a simple example of how companies can skew data to tell a story that reflects positively on their brand. Here's another example. Every year, a popular news magazine publishes a list of the best schools in the U.S. Dig deeper and you'll find plenty of stories reporting problems with the data used to create the list.
If you agree with everything an expert says, maybe that's because they're just saying what you want to hear.
— Dan Zarrella (@danzarrella) July 17, 2012
Many accept information without questioning them. This also happens with expert commentary, encyclopedias (both famous encyclopedias have published errors) and wordgraphics. (I call them that because they're too wordy to be true infographics).
We're overloaded with information, but we don't have time to question it all. It requires we change how we absorb information and what we do with it.
Most of the time believing reported information is harmless. If a customer believed CubeMart's ad and switched (still apples and oranges), the worst that can happen is the customer doesn't save as much as money as she could have at the real competitor's store.
When should we believe or verify the information we receive? How do we know what sources to trust?
I have this Maxtor External Shared Storage External Hard Drive thanks to Nick Finck for telling me about it. I've been through hard drive deaths and crashes where it meant rebuilding the computer. I thought I was prepared the last time when I had dual drives, but Murphy's Law found a loophole. We couldn't boot from the second drive, but thankfully my data was still on it.
So another lesson learned, so I had to find another way to feel safe about my data. Online storage is too expensive. Some services are free, but don't have enough space. Then Nick told me about the external drive. I wanted a separate drive for storing data only. No programs. No client. No operating system. Nothing that installs. Just a second home for data.
As soon as I got it, I copied all my data files over. I keep most of my data files in a special folder on my PC's hard drive as well — so it makes it easier to back up the data. I say "most," as not all programs allow me to select where I want the data to go. All Microsoft Office templates are stored in their default folders. Haven't had the time to figure out how to change this.
Search for a Program to Sync Two Drives
Next step is to figure out how to sync up the two drives. Did research on software and some couldn't do it because it's an external drive. Then I found Novastor's NOVABackup. I contact the company to ensure it'd work with my external hard drive and it does. I didn't get around to buying it and unlucky for Novastor, Microsoft's free SyncToy came along.
SyncToy is a simple application for copying, moving, renaming and deleting files between folders, storage cards, computers, and drives. You can do the following between two folders:
* Synchronize: New and updated files are copied both ways. Renames and deletes in one folder is repeated on the other.
* Echo: New and updated files are copied left to right. Renames and deletes on the left are repeated on the right.
* Subscribe: Updated files on the right are copied to the left is the file name already exists on the left.
* Contribute: New and updated files are copied left to right. Renames on the left are repeated on the right. Similar to Echo, except there are no deletions.
* Combine: New and updated files are copied both ways. Renamed and deleted files are ignored.
I tested the app by using Echo as I didn't want to risk the backup driving messing up the main drive. It did the job perfectly. Any new files I created and updated showed up on the backup.
Sometimes I work on my laptop, and when I do that I usually use Remote Desktop to get to the main PC and work on that hard drive. Using Remote Desktop is slower than connecting to the backup drive, so I thought I could connect to the backup drive instead. Whenever I work on the backup drive, the two drives could sync up and any work I do on the laptop will transfer to the PC.
The backup had stuff on it that I no longer had on my current drive. Echo only checks for changes since the last backup — so all the changes that occurred prior to using SyncToy wouldn't be included.
So I deleted all the data files off the backup so I could start fresh. I copied the data files from the PC drive to the back up drive. Unfortunately, the copying was interrupted well into the transfer. I tried to compare the more important folders and find the untransferred data.
SyncToy ran synchronize that night. I checked it out in the morning and was mortified. All the folders on my main drive were empty. Folders were there, but data wasn't. SyncToy sends deleted files to the Recycle Bin (whew), but the Recycle Bin was full and didn't have everything (ack!). I opened the Z drive folders and the data was there (whew again). Wasted a lot of time doing CPR on the main drive.
I believe that because I had deleted everything on the backup, SyncToy decided to do the same to the PC drive. But it was strange that the data stayed on the backup. Shouldn't they mirror each other?
Schedule SyncToy
No more Synchronize. Not going through that again. I returned to Echo and it's been working great. The best part is that SyncToy runs automatically at a specific time (at night when I'm asleep) every night. Here are the steps for setting up a scheduled task:
* Click Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Scheduled Tasks.
* Click "Add Scheduled Task" and click "Next."
* Browse for SyncToy (it should be in the list, if not — click "Browse"), select it, and click "Next."
* Enter a name for the task (I called mine "SyncToy"), select how often you want to perform the task, click "Next."
* Select the time and day to start the task and click "Next."
* Enter your Windows login name and password of a user, so that the application can "get in." Not a required step.
* Check the "Open advanced properties for this task when I click Finish" box and click "Finish."
* In the "Run" box, add " -R" (sans quotes and with a space before the dash) to the end of the link AFTER the " and click "OK."
Whatever set up you have in SyncToy will run based on the time and dates you selected. You should be able to backup data between your PC and the network drive. Do what you can to backup your important data as anything can happen from a crashed computer to a miscommunication with tech support that unexpectedly leads to a hard drive reformatting.
This was a fascinating story to write — Judge Rules Internet Surfing at Work Is OK — as I had an opportunity to interview New York City's Law Department chief of labor and employment law.
She made it clear this was not a court case. Rather it was a case that went to the City's Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings. The office oversees disciplinary cases from city agencies.
The judge wasn't as concerned about the Internet surfing as he was about the employee's insubordination. The judge recommended a reprimand and the decision as to what to do was up to the Chancellor. On May 5, the Chancellor fired him.
That wasn't the only story I was surprised to get right. When Google advertised Firefox with Google's Toolbar, many sites reported that it was the first time Google ever advertised a third-party product. Not true.
The point here is not to show off my reporting skills — I've made plenty of mistakes, believe me — but to indicate that many Internet resources don't always report accurate facts and we have to be careful.
I worked on a Microsoft story in which I wrote that the tool checks for copies when customers use Automatic Updates (along with the others listed in the article).
Automatic Updates was wrong. I could've sworn I got that from Microsoft's news release, but I didn't. It was from somewhere else on the Web (don't remember where). So that was a quick and painless lesson in relying on certain sources. Painless because Windows Updates can be automatic.
Reporting something like the program is required not optional would be a a serious error.
As a result of the Back up, back up, back up! entry, several have asked what and how to back up stuff on a personal computer since the article focused on business computers.
Backup on business computers is typically not the user's concern unless it's a small business. A business should have a policy in place for managing backups especially due to Sarbanes – Oxyley.
Four options for backing up:
* External hard drive
* CD-RW (CD rewriteable) drive
* Tape
* Network server
Two options for what to back up:
* Everything
* Data files (.doc, .xls, .db, .ppt, .txt, etc.)
Personally, I use an external hard drive (this is a 120 gig hard drive, they also have 20 gig, 40 gig, 60 gig, and 80 gig available. I suggest getting one that is 20 gigs bigger than your hard drive.). It saved me when my computer had to be reformatted a few months ago. Typically, the hard drive is supposed to be rebootable and load everything back exactly as it was before the crash.
Obviously, that didn't happen. It worked out for the best because some of my system files were bad. The hard drive still had my data files and programs. First, I referred to my latest copy from Belarc Advisor. This is a free program that lists all the applications on your computer. Since I don't have a CD of every program I use, this was handy.
Using this list, I reloaded all applications first starting with the most important working down to the least important. It takes time to load everything, so you won't want to reload everything in one sitting.
As soon as an application was reloaded, I copied all of its data files from the external hard drive back on the computer. I try to keep all of my data files in as minimal folders as possible. That is where My Documents, My Music, and My Photos comes in handy, but I hate those names. For the most part, I have /docs, /media (with subfolders for music and photos), /sites (for Web-related docs).
Keeping data files in as few folders as possible makes it easier to keep them organized and to find them when you need to restore data.
Programs like Norton's Ghost, AlohaBob, and NTI Backup Now are useful for creating and managing back ups.
Using a RW-CD and tape back up are also viable solutions. I prefer the external hard drive since I don't have to use an external media like a tape or CD. No sitting around and waiting for the CD or tape to fill up and inserting the next one.
Thumb drives (portable hard drives) are helpful, but typically can't hold enough if you have as much data as I do. It's great for critical data and data that you need at all times.
When buying a USB drive, make sure you have USB 2.0 not 1.1 as most the drives require 2.0.
At a minimium, back up your data files – the products of your work. Have a copy of these file somewhere other than your hard drive. Ideally, I'd like to back up my data on a network server because:
* if my house were on fire (ptpthpthpth), the files are safe on a server located somewhere else.
* if the computer goes crazy and ruins everything in its path including the back up hardware, the files are safe on a server.
However, storage is not cheap enough for personal use just yet. I am sure it's one of the future options we can expect to become a regular part of safe computing.
Next question?
This is not your typical lost data story. I was a good girl and I kept my files on the network drive just like the company recommended. The only thing I put on my hard drive was junk files – things that wouldn't bother me if the hard drive crashed. But not on the network drive. The drives are backed up and even my PC has a local back up program. Can you see where this is going?
On Wednesday, August 25, I accessed my work from the network drive as always. I kept copies of my time report and my daily activities there. Since I was going to be out on August 26 for surgery, I saved everything and did the usual end of day sign out routine.
I returned to work on Wednesday, September 1 and accessed the drive through my 'Favorites' and got an error message. Thought nothing of it — figured the network was down or something. Eventually, I went into File Explorer and accessed my private network drive from there. Ah ha! They moved me to a new server. Fine, fine. Whatever.
Not fine! On that drive were two folders: /windows and /log. That's it. Nothing else. I opened a ticket. Turned out the data wasn't migrated from the old to the new server. Thankfully, they kept archived data for 30 days, so the ticket should take care of that.
Thursday, I went home early. My surgery wore me out after half a day. Friday, September 3, I had to go to the ER and ended up not returning to work until October 5. I checked the drive and nothing changed. I checked the ticket and it was closed! According to the ticket, the problem was resolved. My foot! I immediately contacted support and explained the ticket wasn't resolved.
He asked for permission to remote control my PC. By all means. I watched him do all the things I had attempted. He passed the ticket to a specific group. I kept checking on the ticket and emailing the contact. I heard stuff like it's past 30 days so it may not be archived. Well, hey, I reported the problem within five days of the last time it worked! Why wasn't it properly resolved while I was out?
If you work for support or have worked for them – don't get me wrong, I am married to a guy who has worked in it and managed it. I've lost serious data here.
Lesson learned? I should've backed up the data onto my hard drive. If I had, then all would be cool. What are the chances of losing the network data AND hard drive data? Wait, don't answer that.
Back up early and back up often. Oh, and vote, too!

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ALDI deals 6/11: Zucchini, corn, asparagus, ground beef & more!
Posted June 11, 2014
Aldi has some very good deals this week on zucchini, corn, asparagus, ground beef, Vidalia onions, potatoes, tomatoes, spare ribs, whole wheat hamburger and hot dog buns & more!
These deals are valid June 11– June 17, 2014.
Zucchini, 24 oz, $1.19 – good price
Sweet corn, 4 pack, $1.49
Vidalia onions, 2 lb bag, .99 – good price
Tomatoes, 3 pack, .99
Gold potatoes, 5 lb bag, $1.49 – good price
Asparagus, $1.99/lb – good price
Wednesday meat deal: 73% lean ground beef, 5 lb chub, $10.99 ($2.19/lb – good deal)
Kirkwood fresh chicken drumsticks, $1.19/lb
Fresh pork spare ribs, $1.99/lb
Kirkwood fresh chicken breasts, $2.49/lb
Ground sirloin, 90% lean, $3.99/lb
Top sirloin steak, $5.99/lb
Top round steak, $5.99/lb
Parkview super dogs, 80 oz (5 lb package), $5.99
Black angus beef patties, 2 lb, $6.89
Misc. Grocery
Yellow mustard, 20 oz, .69
Happy Harvest, 3 bean salad, 15 oz can, .99
Baker's Corner, Patriotic confetti cake mix, 16.5 oz, .99
Whole wheat hamburger or hot dog buns, 14 – 15 oz, $1.29
Burman's mayo, 30 oz, $1.99
Aldi coupon, payment and store policies:
* ALDI does not accept manufacturer coupons
* You will need to bring your own bags to bag your groceries. They do not provide any.
* If you wish to use a grocery cart, you will need to deposit a quarter into the cart machine and you will get it back when you return the cart.
* They accept cash, debit and EBT cards as forms of payment. They do not accept credit cards or checks.
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ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding small businesses that May 10 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available in declared counties in Illinois. The SBA declared a disaster as a result of excessive rainfall and flooding that occurred from April 1, 2009 through July 31, 2009.
The SBA's disaster declaration includes the following counties: Adams, Alexander, Bond, Boone,
Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Cook,
Crawford, Cumberland, DeKalb, Douglas, De Witt, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette,
Franklin, Fulton, Gallatin, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Jackson,
Jasper, Jefferson, Jo Daviess, Jersey, Johnson, Kane, Knox, Lake, La Salle, Lawrence, Lee,
Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Massac, Mason, McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Mercer,
Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski,
Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Saint Clair, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby,
Stephenson, Tazewell, Union, Vermillion, Wabash, Washington, Warren, Wayne, White,
Whiteside, Williamson and Winnebago in Illinois.
"When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to eligible entities affected by the same disaster," said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA's Field Operations Center East.
Under this declaration, the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan program is available to eligible farm-related and nonfarm-related entities that suffered financial losses as a direct result of this disaster. Agricultural producers, farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA.
The loan amount can be up to $2 million with a 4 percent interest rate and terms up to 30 years. The SBA determines eligibility based on the size of the applicant, type of activity and its financial resources. Loan amounts and terms are set by the SBA and are based on each applicant's financial condition. These working capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable, and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred. These loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.
Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by calling the SBA's Customer Service Center by calling 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT, or by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. Loan applications can be downloaded from the SBA's Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Those affected by the disaster may apply for disaster loans from SBA's secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela/.
Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than May 10, 2010.


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"1000 Palms" opens with pitch-bent drones, an explosion of thumping toms, squiggly guitars and a lot of promise.
Surfer Blood's third full-length record never quite matches that intensity again, not to mention the energy of "Astro Coast," the Florida band's debut. Where the dreamy haze of "Astro Coast" felt electrified, this album's dreaminess can feel sleepy. It's a little like driving for miles and suddenly snapping back into a reality you hadn't meant to slip out of, realizing you don't remember a single turn or light. Most of the album feels reserved, held at the same midtempo trot. That's interesting when you consider that Surfer Blood is no longer with a major label. If anything, this was an opportunity to recapture the magic of "Astro Coast" that was fading on "Pythons."
There's much more context here than a move back to an indie label, unfortunately. Frontman John Paul Pitts' arrest for domestic battery still floats around the edges of public consciousness, though he was never charged and has moved on. And, this year, Thomas Fekete was diagnosed with cancer. It's impossible not to have those things in mind while listening to "1000 Palms," but then the album never really goes there, at least not explicitly. It's about love and other struggles, for the most part, which can mean toothache-sweet lyrics or something as direct and relatable as "Sometimes I feel out of touch with who I am / It's feast or famine"
It's all done well, even if it lacks some some of the hoped-for bite and rawr. The songs on "1000 Palms" are thickly layered and heavily textured without the sum of the parts sounding sludgy. The juxtaposition of fuzz and clear-ringing melody Surfer Blood does so well shines on "I Can't Explain," the album's most beautiful song. And there are so many great details throughout — the interplay of guitars on "Into Catacombs," the queasy, scratchy sound hiding in the background of "Saber-Tooth & Bone," the 8-bit-like synth touches on "Other Desert Cities" and the simple, lovely, acoustic change of pace on the last song, "NW Passage."
For all the lovely things Surfer Blood did on this record, it's just not what we were hoping for. "1000 Palms" is by no means bad — it's a good listen with plenty of rewards if you really tune in — but it's still another let down from a band that's impressed us before.


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Closing In on the Corrupt
Rorhabacher Says Sutton Lied
More on the
Bush/Gonzales/Sutton Cabal
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Lou Dobbs Tonight -- CNN -- February 28
...The once-secret document shows Sutton's office was told by the DEA that Oscar Aldrete-Davila was implicated in a second drug smuggling incident while he was under immunity but before the agents' trial. The evidence that Aldrete-Davila was a serial drug smuggler was kept from the jury that convicted Ramos and Compean.
Evidence now emerging suggests that Sutton's office was notified by the DEA of Davila's direct involvement of a second offense. Sutton chose to disregard the information, despite the evidence provided by the DEA.
Rohrabacher even accused Sutton of lying by misleading jurors and the public about Aldrete-Davila's drug smuggling history.
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Judge Charles E. "Ed" Clawson Jr., 61, of Conway announces that he is seeking re-election as 3rd Division Circuit Court judge for the 20th Judicial District. The district is composed of Faulkner, Van Buren and Searcy counties. Clawson has served this district since May 12, 1995, and during that time had the opportunity to handle all types of cases, which appear in Circuit Court, including civil, domestic relations and probate.
Clawson's duties most recently have concentrated in the area of criminal filings as well as in the Faulkner County Drug Court and the newly created Veteran's Court.
In making the announcement, Clawson said, "I have been greatly honored and have thoroughly enjoyed my opportunity to serve as circuit judge for this district. I am asking the voters for their support to allow me to continue to serve and continue the development, growth and expansion of the Drug Court and Veteran's Court programs. I feel that in the capacity of 3rd Division Circuit Court judge I can make a difference in the community and I ask the voters for the opportunity to serve in that role."
Clawson is married to the former Donna Blythe, and the Clawsons celebrated their 40th anniversary in December 2012. They have three sons, Chuck, his wife Helen and their two sons, Case and Sam; Spencer; and Grant and his wife Jessica and their daughter Emory, all of Conway. Clawson is a life-long resident of Conway. He graduated from Conway High School, Hendrix College and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law. He previously was engaged in private practice and served as deputy prosecuting attorney. He was first appointed to the newly created 4th Division Circuit judgeship in 1995. Clawson ran for election as 3rd Division Circuit judge in 1996 and has served in that capacity and was last re-elected in 2008.
Clawson is a member of the Arkansas Judicial Council, the Arkansas Bar Association, Second Baptist Church, a Mason, a member and past president of the Faulkner County Historical Society and a member of the Faulkner County Fair Parade Committee.


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this first and last name should be the name of the logged customer, but for one or another reason this always stay the same.
The last name since the cache was empty before.
The first and last name are stored in a cookie, like:
{$cookie->customer_firstname} {$cookie->customer_lastname}
but it seems that this is no getting empty after ending the customers session.
Anyone has a clue how to fix this ?
Many thanks !
I'm using Prestashop v22.214.171.124, it was an upgrade from v1.4.8.
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Fodor's To Europe!
Salzburg is one of Austria's favorite destinations for good reason. The Baroque city can claim Mozart AND the Sound of Music—not bad, culturally speaking. In the summer, visitors flock here for the music festival, but the "Florence of the North" is worth a visit year-round.
Learn more about Salzburg »
- History
- Art and Culture
- The Baroque Dom is one of Salzburg's masterworks. From the arched entranceway on arrival to the 250-foot marble façade, it's a triumph of Renaissance-era engineering and design.
- Built in 1606, the Mirabell Palace is known as the "Taj Mahal of Salzburg." Constructed by Prince-Archbishop Wolf-Deitrich for his wife and 15 children, it was damaged by fire in 1818, though many of the prettiest pieces survived.
- The 11th-century Fortress Hohensalzburg is worth the trip up the hill above the city, offering sweeping views and a collection of arms and armor. If you're feeling a bit tired, there's a funicular to the top every 10 minutes.
- Salzburg's famed Music Festival is usually the last week in July or the first in August.
- Christmas sees the Advent Market, where visitors can buy regional Christmas decorations.
Side Trips
- Four miles to the south, the Schloss Hellbrunn features a wide selection of "trick" fountains, spurting water from unexpected places. Bring a raincoat.
- Many companies offer Sound of Music Tours, showing off locations where the musical was filmed. They depart from the Mirabell Palace.


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Picture: Danica Patrick - Nickelodeon's 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards at USC Galen Center - Arrivals - Los Angeles, CA, United States - Saturday 23rd March...
Danica Patrick's marriage is officially over after a judge granted the model/racing driver a divorce.
The 31 year old filed legal papers to end her seven-year marriage to physical therapist Paul Hospenthal on 3 January (13), two months after she announced the separation.
The documents read: "My marriage is irretrievably broken and there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation."
A judge signed off paperwork to end the marriage on 15 April (13), according to court documents obtained on Thursday (25Apr13) by editors at Espn.com.
Patrick is now dating fellow race car driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.


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For travel booked by January 16 for travel January 27 through March 22, United is offering a discount of up to 25% on coach saver awards between the US and Europe or Central and Southern Africa.
A Saturday stay is required, and you can only get the discount on United flights using United miles and on Continental flights using Continental, though as they're quick to point out you can freely transfer points back and forth between the two at will.
The discount is 20% for travel Thursday – Sunday and 25% for Monday – Wednesday, and you can do travel in one period in one direction and the othe period in the other direction, combinability is not an issue.
Open jaws are permitted within a region and the discount also applies to miles and money awards when those are available.
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Toxic threat in Diwali gaiety don't just shut your ears, cover eyes and nose too
KOLKATA: The city may have achieved reasonable success in curbing sound pollution during Diwali and Kali Puja but environmentalists and physicians warn that fireworks and crackers that are currently permitted for use can cause a lot of harm. For packed into rockets, sparklers and flowerpots are toxic metals that add colours to the fireworks display. They get dispersed into the air as particulate matter and enter the body as one breathes. If that's not all, the blinding light that some fireworks emit can damage the eye.
Binoy K Dutta, chairman of pollution control board that had played a pivotal role in curbing noise pollution by banning loud crackers that emitted over 90 decibel (dB), expressed concern over the increased use of fireworks that emit colourful lights. "It is time to take a relook at firecrackers and fireworks, examine the environment and health impacts, and build a consensus on discouraging those that are most harmful," Dutta told TOI.
The combustible chemicals used during making fireworks include sulphur and nitrates. When these are ignited, they generate oxides of sulphur and nitrogen that are extremely harmful. Compounds of metals like copper, arsenic, cadmium, stroncium, barium, magnesium and aluminum are also used for colour effect. "When the fireworks are lit, the metals settle on tree leaves and other surfaces in dust form. For a long time thereafter, they remain in the environment and are inhaled continuously and affect our respiratory tract," said Dutta.
While bursting of crackers and fireworks in the open should not pose a problem, given that the particulate matter can disperse in the atmosphere, pulmonologist Anirban Deb pointed out that the weather conditions, coupled with volume of crackers exploded, turns the entire city into a gas chamber. "Since the air is cool, particulate matter remains suspended close to the earth instead of dispersing upwards. Hence, when we breathe, apart from sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, small particles of cadmium, copper zinc, sodium, magnesium and manganese enter our system," said Deb.
Every year, doctors report a spurt in respiratory cases just after Kali Puja and Diwali. "Bronchial cases shoot up. A lot of people suffer asthama attack. Once that happens, it plagues the patients all winter," the physician said.
Sekhar Bhowmick, who works in the Central Blood Bank and did his house-staffship in eyecare, said: cautions that the retina may be damaged by fireworks that emit very bright light.
"The blinding light in fireworks as well as infrared and ultra-violet lights used for decoration can damage the retina.Noise and air pollution apart, there is also light pollution that we need to be aware of,"said Bhowmick.
Though the sound menace has been curbed to a large extent in the city proper, it still remains a major problem in peripheral localities, including Salt Lake, Howrah and Baruipur. ENT specialists said they continue to receive cases of acoustic trauma just after the festival.
According to ENT Kaushik Das, there is hearing impairment due to temporary or permanent damage to the inner ear. "Any loud sound leads to temporary threshold shift and recovery is gradual. But if it is more serious, the effect can be permanent," he said.
A large sound can also rapture the eardrum, causing sensory neural hearing loss (high frequency hearing loss). And if the ossicular assembly is disrupted(disturbance of three small bones), it leads to conductive hearing loss and can even cause vestibular or balance problem.
The solution, Dutta suggests, is to troop down to the Strand Road and celebrate fireworks display over the Ganga. "The world over, display of fireworks happens in the open and away from residential areas. An agency can organise a fireworks display from a barge on the river and people can watch from both banks," he proposed.
(This article was originally published in The Times of India)


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Here's a movie that both doesn't live up to expectations and ends up being exactly what you'd expect it to be. It sounded good, "Luc Besson presents Jet Li in Kiss of the Dragon". Right there, you think back to how cool and badass French everyman Jean Reno was in Besson's "The Professional", and you gotta wonder what he'll make out of Li, an action god in the first place. Then again, you have to remember that Besson isn't actually directing, he's one of the producers. So, say what you want, but when all is said and done, this is a Chris Nahon movie. Who? Exactly. Just another unknown wannabe who likes to move the camera a lot and to edit everything into little fast shots that don't add up to much.
Mmm. But Besson IS writing, right. Well, co-writing, but yeah, he cooked this one up. The only thing is that… he's not much of a writer! "The Professional" wasn't a badly written script or anything, but it's not brilliant screenwriting either. Bad cops kill neighbours of hit-man, hit-man befriends girl who survived the massacre, violence ensues. Cue credits. What made the film great was Besson's thoughtful direction. Now, with "Kiss of the Dragon", you got another so-so Besson script that's little more than a collection of American B-movie clichés as interpreted by Frenchmen prone to cornball and silliness, except that he's not there on set to elevate the material into art. In his place is that hack Nahon coming off like a poor man's Michael Bay.
Mmm. "So, what's it about?", you ask. Alright, I'll tell you, don't mess yourself. There's this Chinese cop named Liu Jian (Jet Li) who arrives in France to help local officers arrest an Asian crime kingpin who's making the rounds in Paris. Unfortunately, it seems that every French copper is rotten, none more than Jean-Pierre Richard (Tchéky Karyo), who turns out to be in cahoots with the Chinese gangsters and who frames Jian as the traitor to save his butt. Er, Liu's like pissed about that, so he sets out to prove his innocence and get back at the corrupt policemen at the same time. Violence ensues. Oh, and of course there's a corny, forced sentimental angle to the plot, as unlikely coincidences put Jessica (Bridget Fonda), a hooker whom, of course, has a heart of gold and is only selling herself to get back her young daughter (are you crying yet?), alongside Liu for the ride. Convention would have them fall in love in the face of danger, but with her being Caucasian and him Asian, any potential romantic twist is only hinted at. *sigh*
Do I really need to go back and point out why the story's unoriginal and retarded? Do I need to go on about how Li's character is a blank, just this good guy who knows kung fu and acupuncture, how Fonda's glamour trash prostitute has these huge chunks of awkward, sappy dialogue, how the only motivation of the dirty cops seems to be that, well, they're dirty… What about how French characters speak English amongst themselves? Or do you wanna know about the obligatory token wise old Chinese guy?
Mmm. It does sound pretty bad, ey? "Yet," you might add, "this is an action flick after all, who cares about plot and dialogue?" Good point. When the filmmakers stop pretending they -or we- care about its excuse of a storyline, it is possible to get lost in the over-the-top martial arts, shoot-outs and chases. There's a nice little brawl in a laundry room which has Li using irons as weapons, a face-off on a "bateau-mouche" tourist cruise, and then there's the climactic sequence which has Li battling various bad cops, two tall bleached effete but hard-ass twins and even a whole dojo of kung fu experts! There are some good, exciting moments to be enjoyed, as Jet Li proves once again how exceptionally quick, tough, agile and charismatic he can be. Unfortunately, Nahon ruins a lot of potentially cool action by frenetically chopping it all up into generic, MTV-ready mayhem. Hardly anything in the film is as graceful and thrilling as what you can see in Jet Li's Hong Kong films. Hence, while "Kiss of the Dragon" remains a relatively fun little brain-dead punch-em-out worth a rental, it's forgettable at best.


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Afghan women defied Taliban threats by participating in the election that determined former-President Hamid Karzai's successor. Amid allegations of systematic electoral fraud, a runoff prolonged the process for six months as NATO troops withdrew.
A film by Roya Sadat & Alka Sadat (Afghanistan | 2015 | 15 mins).
About Roya Sadat
Roya Sadat is an award-winning female Afghan producer and director who successfully brought touching stories to international festivals after the fall of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. She graduated from the University of Herat with a degree in Law and Politics. In 2005, she earned a Certificate of Study from the Asian Film Academy in South Korea. Roya Sadat with Alka Sadat, her sister, founded ROYA Film House (RFH) in 2003. She has won international awards from around the world. RFH hosts an annual International Women's Film Festival – Afghanistan. She has 15 years' experience producing, writing and directing acclaimed feature-length and documentary films and TV dramas. Roya Sadat directed and produced more than 50 advertisements and promotions (2007-2010) for Tolo TV and her own company. Roya Sadat has been invited to more than 30 international film festivals for 'Three Dots' and 'Playing the Taar.' She is also Head of the Afghanistan Chapter for the International Association of Women in Radio & Television (IAWRT), a 15-country women's media network.
About Alka Sadat
Alka Sadat, born in Herat, Afghanistan, studied cinema in Italy. She most recently won an award from the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival! 2011 (Public Liberties & Human Rights). She is currently Vice President of Roya Film House (RFH), an independent Afghan film company with a focus on human rights and host of the International Women's Film Festival -- Afghanistan. Sadat was a young child when the Taliban came to power. Her mother, not wanting her and her sister Roya to go uneducated, broke the law by teaching them at home. When the Taliban regime was abolished, Sadat started working with her sister making films, establishing the Roya Film House in 2003. Like her sister, Alka Sadat is a prolific filmmaker who has won numerous awards from several international film festivals. She has directed many films focused on women's issues in Afghanistan. From 2012-2013, Sadat made three documentary films for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, which explored efforts by UN agencies and the international community to help rebuild the country and its institutions. Sadat most recently completed Afghanistan Night Story, a film about the elite Afghan Army commandos.
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Parvis Valavioun commented 2016-07-01 14:46:23 -0700this documentaries is a good film, which shows how the women in a patriarchal society through their Entgagement
and reconnaissance actions move the women to stand up for their rights.
I congratulate the women in Afghanestan and the director.
This is a well made movie.
من به بانوان رویا و آلکا سادات تبریک و شاد باش میگم
که با ساخت این فیلم توانستید مبارزه و پیروزی زنان روشنفکر
و دانای افغانستان را در آگاه کردن دیگر زنان برای رسیدن
به داد و خواستهای برابر، در گسترهی جهانی به گوش همگان برسانید
به امید روزی که زنان ایران و افغان در یک جامعه سکولار دمکرات و مردمی
با داد و حقوق برابر به دور از تبعیض جنسیتی زندگی کنند
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KNSI) - The remains of a southern Minnesota airman, one of nine members of an Army bomber crew shot down and killed nearly 70 years ago during World War II, have been positively identified and will be buried with the rest of his crew Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery, the Department of Defense announced.
The DoD's POW/Missing Personnel Office confirmed Tuesday that remains found in Papau New Guinea in 2001 at the crash site of a B-17E Flying Fortress belong to Tech. Sgt. Robert L. Christopherson of Blue Earth.
Christopherson was one of four crewmen whose remains were positively identified through recent DNA testing conducted by the Defense Department, the agency reported. Five other members of the B-17 crew were previously identified back in 1985.
The 10-man crew of the Army B-17E nicknamed Naughty but Nice took off from an airfield near Dobodura, P.N.G., on June 26, 1943 to carry out a bombing mission over Rabaul.
The bomber was damaged by anti-aircraft fire, then ultimately shot down by Japanese fighter aircraft, the Defense Department stated.
Christopherson and eight fellow crewmen died, but the sole survivor of the crash, 2nd Lt. Jose L. Holguin, was held as a prisoner of war until his release in September 1945.
In 1949, U.S. military personnel were led by local citizens to the B-17 crash site. Remains were recovered, but couldn't be identified given the technology of the time. Those remains were later buried as unknown at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.
But in 1982, Holguin returned to the area and located the crash site, which led to the eventual recovery of plane fragments and more remains in 1985.
Remains of five crewmen were positively identified later that year and 2nd Lt. Herman H. Knott, 2nd Lt. Francis G. Peattie, Staff Sgt. Henry Garcia, Staff Sgt. Robert E. Griebel, and Staff Sgt. Pace P. Payne were each individually buried.
In 2001, another forensic team with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command returned to the site and found additional human remains and crew-related equipment.
Dental comparisons and mitochondrial DNA samples -- which matched those of some of the crewmembers' families -- helped finally identify Christopherson and the remaining three crewmen.
Also identified were Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William J. Sarsfield of Philadelphia; 2nd Lt. Charles E. Trimingham of Salinas, Calif.; and Tech. Sgt. Leonard A. Gionet of Shirley, Mass.
The Defense Department said the remains of Christopherson, Sarsfield, Trimingham and Gionet will be buried in a single casket Wednesday along with remains representing their previously identified crewmates in ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery.
The U.S. government was unable to recover and identify approximately 79,000 Americans killed during World War II. Today, more than 73,000 are still unaccounted for from the conflict.
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just got back from hawaii. seems like every restaurant there has a wood burning oven. here's a picture of the one at our hotel. the interesting thing about this one was... the interior is a rectangular box of brick, not a dome. (how do they get the brick to stay put on the top? i was too full of food and wine to think to ask.) also, note the shallow but wide throat. this makes handling multiple pizza much easier. if i build another one, i'm going to attempt a wider and shallower throat.
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How to apply X-bar theory to Arabic?
First of all, I have to admit that this is a very complicated case, because I have never done any research on such linguistic aspects of Arabic.
Some good understanding of the function of articles can really help us; as far as I know, AL (ال) serves as the definite article in Arabic; for example, we say: Al + shams = the + sun.
The X-bar theory says syntactic structures like noun phrases without articles create a new category that should be represented by a bar over the name of the category.
Now, to continue, I need knowledge seeker to give us some brief explanation of the concept of articles in Arabic. I mean, will it sound strange to an Arabic speaker when he encounters, in a sentence, شمس instead of الشمس ?
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I NEEDED to cook this morning. It was like therapy. I'm so sorry for my absence. I've been dealing with quite a bit of personal stuff. But let's not talk about that… I want to tell you about my experimental muffins that I turned into "upside down cakes" because they didn't rise. ;)
Here's the story…. I had a bunch of blueberries aging in the fridge. They weren't pop-able anymore but they weren't ready to be thrown own either. So I decided to puree them up for this idea.
They didn't come out perfect but they sure were tasty and the toddler ate two. Here's a pic of them upside down so you can see the "caky" part.
- 1 and ¼ cups (150g) of whole wheat flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 packet of truvia (stevia)
- 1 egg
- ½ cup (114 g) plain non-fat yogurt
- 1 cup (~220 g) blueberry puree (about 2 cups whole)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 6 muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
Puree the the blueberries for at least 2 minutes (the puree will get dark) and set aside.
Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and truvia. Set aside.
Whisk the egg, yogurt, and blueberry together. Add the flour mixture and mix to just combined.
Pour evenly in to the muffin tin (top with sprinkles if desired) and bake for about 18 minutes.
They shouldn't stick so remove them when still hot. They will be super moist but will firm up when cooled.
I'm not sure what I would do differently next time, maybe increase the baking soda. The only think I didn't like about them was the fact they didn't rise. Other then that the taste was perfect. Here's the toddler adding his sprinkle touch. ;)
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Hymn to Working-Class New YorkNews at Home
Mark Naison is a Professor of African-American Studies and History at Fordham University and Director of Fordham's Urban Studies Program. He is the author of three books and over 100 articles on African-American History, urban history, and the history of sports. His most recent book, "White Boy: A Memoir," was published in the spring of 2002.
Storm cleanup in West Harlem, October 30, 2012. Credit: Flickr/Dave Bledsoe.
As we struggle through the aftermath of the worst storm in New York's history, my thoughts turn to the first responders -- firefighters, police officers, EMS worker -- and the role they played in the last great tragedy to strike New York, the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11.
The heroism these men and women displayed, both then now, is not a surprise to me. For the fifteen years I spent coaching and running youth programs in Brooklyn in the '80s and '90s, civil servants, especially firefighters, were an integral part of the coaching cohort I interacted with daily, both in my own neighborhood and throughout Brooklyn and Staten Island. There was never any doubt in my mind, based on that experience, that they would sacrifice their health, well-being, and, if necessary, their lives if called on to rescue people in trouble.
My relationships with many of these individuals, especially those who represented opposing parishes in Catholic Youth Organization basketball or opposing teams in sandlot baseball, was not always easy. They were, like me, stubborn, intimidating, overbearing and fiercely competitive and we had many arguments in the midst of closely contested games. But they were also selflessly devoted to their players, with whom they spent countless hours at games and practices, and whatever their private political or racial attitudes, were determined to maintain Brooklyn sports leagues as a place where young people from every neighborhood and racial and ethnic background could find an outlet for their talents. Never did I see any of them participate in, or tolerate, the slightest amount of race-baiting from their players and parents, even though some of them came from neighborhoods -- such as Bensonhurst, Bay Ridge or Rockaway -- that were then infamous for racial exclusivity. When push came to shove, they were as fair as they were loyal, and I never felt the slightest hesitation taking interracial teams from Park Slope into gyms or ball fields in all-white neighborhoods, because I knew we would always be protected.
This kind of quiet heroism, I felt, allowed for more dramatic forms of heroism when circumstances called for it. It surprised me not at all that some of my fellow coaches ran up the stairways of the World Trade Center to their death while other people were running down. Nor would it surprise me to see their counterparts today -- some of whom might be their own children -- run into flooded buildings to save stranded families or risk being crushed when clearing fallen trees. This is the ethic of loyalty and sacrifice they grew up among, a New York working-class tradition passed on from generation to generation among members of the uniformed services and among more than a few teachers, transit workers and other civil servants.
For quite a while, most of the attention by elected officials and the media have been bestowed upon financial and artistic elites who gravitate to our city. But it is the working people of New York who insure the city's daily functioning, and in moments of crisis, sacrifice themselves for others so that the city can continue to survive, and when things improve, begin to grow and thrive.
We have always lived among quiet heroes, some of them immigrants working three jobs to support families her and in their home countries, some of them teachers and social workers serving people in the face of deep skepticism and contempt from the powers-that-be; some of them members of our uniformed services who are asked to risk their lives for the rest of us.
I just wanted to take this moment to show some love for these people and hope you will do so as well.
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Rock Springs Proposed Ordinance 2008-18: Daytime Curfew
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Rock Springs Police Chief Mike Lowell and City Attorney Vince Crow
A daytime curfew is proposed in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The ordinance would apply to all under the age of 18 who are subject to compulsory school attendance laws unless they are specifically exempted.
The ordinance passed.
HSLDA's Position:
Daytime curfews are gaining popularity around the country. A typical ordinance prohibits any person under the age of 18 from being in public during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m., when school is in session. Most ordinances have provisions which allow a juvenile some legal excuses to be in public, such as permission from school or parents, an emergency, or when accompanied by a parent. Some even contain specific homeschool exemptions. Technically, a child without a legal excuse to be outside can be cited and fined for breaking the curfew. In reality, even a person who does have a legal excuse to be outside is still not protected from being questioned, detained, or held in custody until his innocence is proven.
Supporters of daytime curfews argue that juvenile crime has reached desperate levels; only a measure as harsh as a curfew will control it. Many citizens, however, see no need for the wholesale abrogation of juveniles' liberty merely because a few "bad apples" do not abide by the law.
Daytime curfews do not deter juvenile crime: Curfew proponents rely most heavily on the argument that daytime curfews deter juvenile crime. If this premise was true, then areas that strictly enforce a curfew ordinance should have a lower juvenile crime rate than areas that do not have a curfew. A 1998 California study compared the crime rates of counties that enforced curfew ordinances and counties that did not. The study found that the crime rate of the counties where a curfew ordinance was enforced remained the same as those counties without such an ordinance. The curfews had no effect on juvenile crime.
Daytime curfews allow searches without probable cause: The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution proscribes any investigation of a citizen without "probable cause." Under curfew ordinances, police are not bound to this principle. They have the authority to stop, question, and possibly cite anyone who appears to be young enough to be violating the curfew.
Daytime curfews assume a person is guilty until proven innocent: In many incidents were youths were stopped for violating daytime curfews, none of the teenagers had engaged in any suspicious activities. There was no evidence that they either had committed a crime or intended to commit a crime. Nonetheless, the police subjected these young people to interrogation and suspicion until they had proved their innocence. A daytime curfew reverses the long-held American presumption of "innocent until proven guilty."
Daytime curfews punish all juveniles indiscriminately: The Constitution guarantees all citizens equal treatment under the law—courts will make no judgment based on property, wealth, or fame. Under a curfew, juveniles learn that "equal protection" means that all juveniles are punished equally, distinguishing between neither victims nor perpetrators, neither innocent nor guilty. Juveniles quickly learn that because some kids are truant and some kids commit crimes, all kids must suffer. If our liberties depend on everyone else's good behavior, our liberties are fragile indeed.
Daytime curfews preempt existing truancy laws: Daytime curfews will supposedly curb truancy, forcing kids to stay in school and therefore get a good education. This argument encounters a legal obstacle. States already have truancy laws on their books. If a city attempts to replace statewide laws with its own law, it violates the doctrine of preemption. This doctrine teaches that state laws always take precedence over local laws. A city cannot replace a state law with its own law. Curfews are merely tougher truancy laws and are illegal according to preemption doctrine.
Daytime curfews are overbroad: Curfew laws prohibit the constitutional right to move about freely, among other activities. Any restriction of a fundamental right must be supported by a compelling governmental interest. Furthermore, the restriction must be as narrow as possible, so that it impinges on a citizen's rights as little as possible. Daytime curfews do not meet this requirement. There are less restrictive methods of dealing with truancy and crime. Curfews are too broad and are illegal.
Daytime curfews are too vague: If a person of ordinary intelligence cannot understand what a law permits and prohibits, the law is considered"vague" and, therefore, unconstitutional. Daytime curfews can be challenged easily for vagueness. Terms such as "loitering," "idling," or even "being in" can be interpreted at an officer's or court's discretion, giving juveniles no clear idea of what they can or cannot do in public during the curfew hours. Because the ordinances are vague, they are void.
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For 70 years, Faber & Kell's has been the definitive reference text in its field. The book provides understanding of the principles of heating and air-conditioning of buildings in a concise manner. Practical, applicable information is illustrated with simple, easy-to-use diagrams.
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New Study Shows Lupus more dependent on genes in men than in women
Men must inherit a greater number of genetic risk factors for lupus to develop the disease compared to women, according to research just published.This higher 'threshold' of genetic risk for lupus in men suggests that it is much harder for men to develop the disease and may provide a new explanation as to why the disease is around nine-times less common in men than in women.
An international team of researchers, led by Dr. Amr Sawalha at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, set out to discover if men and women have different genetic risk factors for lupus. They looked for the presence of known genetic risk factors for lupus in 7,000 lupus patients and controls and found that compared with women, men with lupus had a greater number of predisposing genes on their non-sex or autosomal chromosomes.
The researchers propose that a higher genetic risk threshold in men combined with hormonal and sex chromosome-based genetic differences, account for the disparity in the incidence of lupus between men and women.The findings are published in the November 2011 issue of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Dr Amr Sawalha is a current recipient of a Lupus Research Institute Novel Research Grant looking into how the proper control of immune system genes may be compromised in lupus.
LRI-funded research on lupus sex bias
Recent work funded by the Lupus Research Institute (LRI)) has provided further insight into male-female disparities in lupus.
Last year, Dr. Betty Tsao of University of California, Los Angeles, identified a genetic factor present on the X sex chromosome associated with lupus in men. Women carry two X chromosomes but men carry only one.
Also funded by LRI, Dr Tyler Curiel of University of Texas is currently investigating whether critical regulatory T cells of the immune system are defective in female but not male mice with lupus.
Dr. Roberto Caricchio, Temple University, Philadelphia is looking at an enzyme, PARP1, in lupus kidney disease in men and whether PARP1-inhibitors have potential as targeted treatment for male lupus.


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CicLAvia's 5th Annual Event Hopes To Encourage Bike RidingIf the latest spike in gas prices has got you rethinking your preferred mode of transportation, this Sunday's CicLAvia event is for you.
Louie Perez, Los Lobos And East LABefore Los Lobos, Louie Pérez was a young Chicano growing up in East Los Angeles. He takes us on a tour of his neighborhood.


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The Queensland Department of National Parks issued a safety alert for Fraser Island, citing the presence of young dingoes, Australia's wild dogs. The department said that because juvenile dingoes are learning pack rules and often show aggression, they will try to dominate people visiting their habitat, especially children. The alert also noted that as the [read more]
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A group of Australian and New Zealand trekkers was attacked and three of their porters killed in an afternoon ambush on the Black Cat track in Morobe Province Sept. 10. The bandits used knives and machetes in the attack and stole money and passports from the trekkers. Four suspects have been arrested and another killed [read more]
Australia: Thousands Flee Wildfires in TasmaniaDate: January 9th, 2013 | No Comments
Raging wildfires that began Jan. 4 created a state of emergency in Tasmania, forcing 700 tourists and thousands of locals to evacuate as 140 "bush fires" burned out of control. Extreme heat, drought conditions and high winds have all contributed to a "catastrophic" bush fire season, officials reported. Wildfire warnings were in place for Tasmania [read more]
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Police in Mildura, Victoria are warning visitors not to rely on Apple Maps for directions to their city, pointing out a system flaw that could be "life-threatening" to those unfamiliar with the area. A search for Mildura on Apple Maps is sending drivers into a national park desert area 45 miles away. There is no [read more]
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Avery Bradley won't be ready to play until December at the earliest, but the Celtics may have one of — if not the — best core of guards once he does.
The Celtics plan to have Rajon Rondo and Courtney Lee as the 1-2 combo going into the season until Bradley is healthy enough to take the court. Rondo averaged a double-double last year with 11.9 points and 11.7 assists per game, while Lee averaged 11.4 points per game for the Rockets.
Bradley is recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered last season that caused him to miss playoff time.
Check out the video above to hear coach Doc Rivers talk about his team this upcoming year.
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Merck's (NYSE:MRK) shares fell slightly on weak Q3 2013 earnings. The company's revenue growth is under severe pressure due to the continued impact of the loss of patent exclusivity of certain key drugs, adverse currency movements and the weakness in diabetes drug sales in the U.S. The R&D (research and development) productivity has declined over the years, and the strategy of developing drugs for major diseases is not working. The landscape of the global pharmaceutical industry is shifting towards more niche, innovative and genetically targeted medicines and Merck needs to adapt. The company's best bet lies in investing in growth areas of immunology and oncology (cancer treatment), where the overall market is growing and a large number of disease sub-types offer good potential for the development of niche drugs. Let's take a closer look at the third quarter results and understand Merck's issues.
We are in the process of updating our price estimate for Merck in the light of recent earnings, and will have an update ready soon. Our current price estimate for Merck stands at $51.63, implying a premium of 15% to the market price.
See our complete analysis for Merck
- Merck Is Maintaining Its Relatively Steep Market Value Due To Keytruda Momentum
- Keytruda's Recent Trial Halts Should Not Be A Concern
- Is R&D Spending A Good Predictor Of Pharma Industry Performance?
- 2017 Will Be A Critical Year For Keytruda And Merck
- What To Expect From Merck's Q1 Earnings
- The Outlook For Merck's Diabetes Drug Business
Januvia & Janumet Franchise Suffered As Expected
While Merck's type 2 diabetes treatment drugs Januvia and Janumet saw strong volume growth in international markets, their sales declined 8% in the U.S. [1] We did not expect anything different as Januvia had started showing weakness in the beginning of the third quarter. The U.S. DPP-IV prescription data, which is essentially data for dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor drugs that are used for treatment of type 2 diabetes, suggests that Januvia is losing sales in the U.S. According to BMO Capital Markets, the three week prescription data for the third quarter indicated that Januvia franchise's prescriptions had declined by 1.7%. [2] The drug's sales seem to have suffered following Invokana's launch by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) in April and given its Q3 performance, we expect the prescription volume to continue to decline in the fourth quarter as well. The overall market has been stable which implies that Invokana is taking away some volume from Januvia, which is one of Merck's biggest drugs with over $4 billion in sales in 2012. The company acknowledged this new competition during its Q3 2013 earnings conference call. [1]
We currently account for Januvia's revenues under Alimentary & Metabolism drugs division, which constitutes roughly 15% to our price estimate for Merck. Januvia's importance can be gauged from the fact that the exclusion of the drug's sales from Merck's revenue forecast leads to downside of about 5-10% to our price estimate. That's a lot of value for a single drug in a diversified company like Merck.
Patent Issues And Japan's New Policy Subdued The Overall Growth
The competition from low priced generics again impacted Merck's growth, and this trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Loss of exclusivity of several major drugs including Singulair, Propecia, Clarinex and Maxalt has put pressure on the company to improve its R&D productivity. Asthma drug Singulair has had the biggest impact and has continually weighed on Merck's revenues for the past few quarters. Worldwide sales of Singulair, a once-a-day oral medicine for chronic treatment of asthma and relief of symptoms of allergic rhinitis, stood at $5.5 billion for 2011. However, this figure declined to $3.85 billion in 2012 following its patent expiry in August same year. For the first 9 months of 2013, Singulair revenues stood at a meagre $989 million, implying a massive decline of 73% over the comparable period in 2012. [3]
In addition, Merck's business suffered from weakening of Yen and Japanese government's decision to suspend proactive recommendation of HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine. This impacted the sales of Gardrasil, which has otherwise performed extremely well over the last few quarters. Japan is the third biggest market for Merck after the U.S. and Europe, and accounted for 12.3% of its revenues in 2012. [4]
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Officials meet to talk PFCs
Local legislators, municipal officials and area residents received an update from state officials Wednesday, Nov. 4, on the remediation of former 3M dump sites in Washington County.
Officials also informed those in attendance at the legislative East Metro PFC Oversight Committee held at Woodbury City Hall on some of the latest studies being initiated with regard to the perfluorochemicals (PFCs) that 3M dumped decades ago into former disposal sites in Woodbury, Oakdale and Cottage Grove.
State Rep. Julie Bunn, chair for the oversight committee, said the dearth of updates and issues discussed at the meeting reflects the progress state health and environment officials have made over the last two-plus years since 3M signed a consent order with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency that called on the company to provide funds for cleanup of the former dump sites where PFCs had been deposited.
"I think the agencies, with direction from the Legislature, have done quite a superb job to act quickly to address these sets of issues and they've moved more quickly than they have in the past," said Bunn, who represents Lake Elmo and a portion of Woodbury.
Removal of the contaminated soils began at the Woodbury site (along County Road 19 and Dale Road) in mid-September and state environmental officials said the cleanup has been going smoothly.
"During excavation activities we are actually hauling the contaminated soil safely in trucks that are lined and also have covers," said Jean Johnson, a Minnesota Department of Health official in charge of the cleanup efforts.
MDH officials are spot-checking the trucks to make sure they are continuing to haul the soils safely to the SKB landfill in Rosemount, which is being triple lined to contain the contaminated soil, Johnson said.
Cleanup at the Cottage Grove site is expected to begin later this month and continue into the summer, she said.
3M spokesman Bill Nelson said after the meeting that 3M is working with the state agencies to "operate under an accelerated timetable to meet the objectives" of the remediation efforts.
Woodbury Mayor Bill Hargis, who attended the Nov. 4 meeting, said the city is pleased with the progress of the remediation efforts at the Woodbury disposal site. He said officials will continue to track information on the cleanup efforts at the Washington County Landfill, which has been identified as an additional source of the PFC contamination measured in wells in Woodbury.
"Fortunately for us, we haven't had as significant issues as the people in Oakdale and Lake Elmo and some in Cottage Grove have had," Hargis said.
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One of the first images that comes to mind at mention of a nontraditional proposal might be a couples female half making the first move, proposing marriage. But in an interview the other day, actress Angelina Jolie took the logic a step further, announcing that the only nuptial proposal shed consider would be a plea from her children. Jolie and live-in boyfriend Brad Pitt have been raising six children sans marriage since 2005. I think it would be hard to say no to the kids, Jolie said. Does the same go for Brad? (Im no entomologist, but I just may be hearing crickets.)
But dont get your celebrity-watching hopes up; Jolie also reported to Nightline that her kids, well, theyre not asking. They are very aware that nothings missing. Once again, nothing's missinggot it? Sadly enough, sentiments like this seem to be the slight at marriage currently in voguenot divorce or unfaithfulness, but nihilism about marriage itself. If, as Jolie suggests, marriage doesnt amount to much in the real world, who needs it? Society responds with widespread cohabitation. I suppose theres yet another question we might pose to Jolie and those of her ideological ilk: If marriage doesnt add anything to a family, why is it so meaningful to promote it for same-sex couples and others who seek to change it?


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" Brand: Iceland / Type: Pizza "
~*~*~ Iceland Thin and Crispy Four Cheese Pizza ~*~*~
~ What is it? ~
Quite self explanatory, this is a four cheese pizza from Iceland. The four cheeses are -
Vegetarian Mozzarella Cheese
Vegetarian Edam Cheese
Vegetarian Red Cheddar Cheese
Vegetarian Cheddar Cheese
It is on a thin and crispy base.
~ Price & Availability ~
Available from Iceland stores and priced at a great £1.
~ Why I buy it ~
My boys all love pizza, they like takeaway pizza's but those are not very purse friendly so when I go to Iceland I often pop a couple of these pizza's into my trolley.
My boys favourite pizza is a plain cheese and tomato so it's these I buy the most often.
~ Cooking ~
These need to go in the oven for between 14 - 16 minutes according to the packaging, use gas mark 6 or 180ºC. However I find that they are perfectly cooked in 20 minutes, anything less and they don't look quite cooked enough.
~ Overall ~
These pizza's are a decent size but the topping can vary with each and every pizza! They have the tomato base and the cheese topping but I find the amount of cheese is always different! For instance tonight my son had one for his tea but there wasn't much cheese on top, you could see the different colours of the cheeses there just wasn't very much there at all, the tomato paste/puree could clearly be seen and then we have had other that are packed with a generous amount of cheese! So I do tend to grate on an extra bit of cheddar if needed towards the end of the cooking time.
The pizza stays quite soft but the edges crisp up and that is perfect for my children as that is just how they like them, but should you wish for them to be crispier I would allow them to cook a little longer.
I find they taste quite nice and have eaten them myself with a bit of sald.
They are a great value tasty pizza.
Thank for reading :o) x
I have only been a member of Dooyoo for a couple of weeks and this is the first item I have actually bought having read about it on this vey site. Admittedly it did not break the bank as it was a £1 frozen pizza from Iceland!
There is an Iceland in our small town....but I never go there. I have been put off by too many "Mum's gone to Iceland" adverts, especially around Christmas time.
On Saturday, I read a review for this pizza and as my daughter and I were on our own for the evening, I decided I did not fancy doing a great deal of cooking and we both agreed pizza would be good.
I easily located the pizzas in the unfamiliar Iceland chest freezers and was surprised to see they had quite a range of "Thin and Crispy" pizzas. I picked up "4 cheeses" for my daughter and "cheese and onion "for myself and proceeded to the checkout with a £2 pound coin in my hand. Dinner, sorted, for £2, when was the last time that happened???? The pizzas I usually buy from the deli section are more like £4 each...and they're not that great.
These pizzas take 14 minutes in a preheated oven. Whilst the oven was preheating I decided to customize both pizzas (again as suggested by the previous reviewer). Some ham for my daughter and some peppers for mine and in they went. I always end up grating extra cheese on our pizzas but on this occasion I was pleasantly surprised by the generous amount of cheese on each pizza and did not feel it need any extra.
Still feeling a little lazy, I realized that the pizzas without being huge were more than generously sized for one person and therefore decided against wedges, salad etc... A quick look at the box did warn me that my little Saturday night feast would amount to over 800 calories but I decided to ignore this!
14 minutes later and my daughter and I are happily tucking into our pizzas. My very fussy daughter pronounced it "yummy" after a couple of mouthfuls and I have to agree with her. The pizza was not over thin and if you like it really thin like they do in Italy then I suppose you could go for the " extra thin and crispy" one they do. The tomato base tasted fresh and not over spicy and as mentioned earlier the cheese covering was generous. I was very happy with the extra ham and peppers I added and felt there were many other toppings I could have popped on there to make it more exciting but to be honest, it would have tasted all right as it was.
I will definitely go back and keep a couple of those pizzas in my freezer for late nights and emergencies of if my kids have friends over. I don't think you could get anything better for £1! Thanks Dooyoo for a great tip!
I decided to try a pizza from Iceland when a friend recommended them. She told me that they offered a good range, and cost only £1 each. What also appealed to me was the fact that they offered a vegetarian such as myself more choice of toppings than good old tomato and onion. I picked up a couple to try but the one that I am reviewing today is the "Thin and Crispy Four Cheese Pizza". I like both thick based pizzas and the thin crusted ones, providing they aren't so crispy they are in fact difficult to get your teeth into!
The four cheeses mentioned on the packet are mozzarella, red cheddar, Edam, and Monteray Jack. All of these are vegetarian versions which is very useful for me. If I make my own pizza, I have to be careful to use cheese that is in fact vegetarian. This can vary from brand to brand and worse still many are not labelled as veggie friendly even if further research reveals that they are. There isn't any additional vegetables used in the topping, but it is easy to add some if you want to. Apart from the cheese, the only other flavourings are the tomato sauce spread on the base and some herbs - garlic, oregano, paprika and pepper plus chilli oil. This is another reason the pizza appealed to me - the flavourings listed are what I would add to a pizza I made myself.
The pizza is frozen, and comes in a cardboard box, with an inner plastic shrink wrap style covering. The fact it is frozen means it has a long "shelf" life. It is a flat box too, so it is thankfully easy to store even in a crowded freezer such as mine. It doesn't need to defrost so it is very quick and simple to prepare. All you need to do is unwrap it and place it directly on the oven shelf. I have introduced these to my brother, who cooked his on a baking tray. He complained that the bases were always too soft. He switched to following the instructions, and dispensing with the tray and that made the world of difference. It is important for the heat to reach the pizza from all directions, I think. The cheese does melt as it cooks, as you would expect it to, which means that some occasonally drips on to the oven floor or shelves. I would rather this happen than have a less well topped pizza though!
I was not impressed with the amount of cheese I could see when I first opened the box. It looked a thin layer even if it was well spread out. Once it was cooked though, the cheese seems to double as it melts, and I was perfectly happy with the amount of topping in the end. It smells very cheesy too. I couldn't taste much Edam, but the other ones give plenty of flavour. The herbs aren't strong either, but as this is called a four cheese pizza, I am happy for the cheese to take the lead as regards taste. The tomato base is more obvious in taste and helps to add colour too. It isn't the most colourful of pizzas, despite the fact red cheddar has been used but I still think that a pizza coated with plenty of melted cheese looks rather appetising! The base really is both thin and crispy. It tastes really fresh, which surprised me as it is a frozen product. It holds the topping well, and is great to bite into because it isn't too hard or chewy. I love the contrast between the crust and the soft melting cheese on top. I also like the fact the cheese isn't stringy to the point it is hard to eat.
I usually share one pizza [335g], with 2-3 other people, with side dishes such as potato skins and wedges. It isn't huge but we all get a decent sized slice each. If we want more, the pizza is so cheap it doesn't matter. I have bought this pizza several times now, sometimes to use as is, sometimes as an easy base for vegeatble toppings such as mushroom and peppers.
I wuld definitely recommend that you give this pizza a try. It is really good quality in both taste and texture and it is amazing value at £1. I like to keep a pizza in my freezer for lazy cooking days, and this one from Iceland will definitely be my first choice!
I don't normally shop at Iceland but last week I went to Netto to try and save money and Iceland is next door. I thought I would have a look what was in there and saw pizzas at £1, I don't normally buy the very cheap pizza as I think they taste salty and have hardly any cheese on them but hey times are hard so I picked up a couple. (even went back today for a couple).
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The pizza is frozen and comes in a cardboard box, which I don't understand (it's the same with most frozen pizza) as it is then wrapped in cellophane so the cardboard just fills up the recycling.
Once you open the box you will notice there isn't a lot of cheese on. Well to me there isn't as I can see lots of the tomato sauce. So I have to add more cheese. I sometimes add other things to pizza (well always for my husband). Today I added quorn sausage to half the pizza for me and my hubby had jalopenos, onion and peppers, I then had to grate some cheese over the pizza. I find if I add anything a little cheese is needed to stop the added things drying up but on this pizza more cheese is needed anyway.
The box states the pizza will cook in a fan oven in 14 minutes. I always cook my pizza longer as I like the cheese to be slightly brown, to cook 2 pizzas it took about 20-25 mins in a fan oven.
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When the pizza is taken out of the oven it slides off the shelf onto a plate and it doesn't sound soft, which is good. As I start to cut the pizza I can hear the crunch so I am impressed so far.
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As I bite into the pizza it is crispy enough but not as thin as I like when pizza is advertised as being thin. The taste doesn't seem too salty. The sauce tastes good with plenty of flavour but not too garlicy. As the pizza cools on the plate the crust gets softer as it does with all pizza.
This is a four cheese pizza but as I added exra cheese it became a 5 cheese pizza. The 4 cheeses are mozzarella, red cheddar, edam and monterey jack cheese. If there is a lot of mozzarella I find it quite stringy but there was no stringy cheese in this pizza probably as there was very little of every cheese on the pizza.
Although more cheese is needed and the base isn't as thin as I would like I would buy this pizza again, for £1 for a 335g pizza I can put up with adding a little exra and the base being a little thicker.
When we went to Iceland last, we stocked up on pizzas. A new set of thin and crispy range that Iceland have recently brought in at £1 each. They're all between 365g and 380g, and so far we've tried out most of them. This time it's the turn of the Iceland thin and crispy four cheese pizza. These are all boxed alike by the way in green boxes with pictures of the pizza named on the front, and so far it's been quite a good representation of each pizza too.
On opening this box, I was impressed again. The pizza did look like the one on the box, it had a good covering of cheeses - sometimes it seems to me that companies say ok we're putting 4 cheeses on so we'll only put a tiny bit of each. I don't like that, if I'm gonna get 4 cheeses, I want to see that there's a LOT of cheese on there ya know, otherwise I might as well just get a regular cheese and tomato pizza. Anyway, so far, so good! The four cheeses used on this pizza are: Mozzarella, Monterey Jack, Cheddar and Emmental.
The cooking time was once again bang on. They've really got this right which I do like, it means someone's actually taken the time to check out how it really is best to cook these in a conventional oven at home rather than just estimating which is what I think some companies do. It's very frustrating to read on a packet that something takes a certain length of time at a certain temperature and then find that really it takes 5 mins longer and needs the oven hotter too. Or worse still when you put something in for the time stated and when you take it out, it's well cooked around the outside, but isn't even properly hot in the middle. Drives me potty!
The pizza that came out of the oven was hot, nicely covered in cheeses, and had a nice crunch to the base as we cut it into slices. As each slice got lifted, it didn't bend and bow and look soggy either, it stayed nicely in place which made it much easier to eat. The crunch when you bite into this is good, it's nice and light, crisp at the bottom and softer on top where the toppings are. The cheesy flavour is really good, and the stringiness is lovely. You can't really taste the different cheeses on here because they've all melted together, but it's much nicer I think than it would be if it was just Mozzarella or just Cheddar for example.
This is really good! The flavours and textures just go together so well, and for £1 they've really got this so spot on! There's loads of cheese, but you can still taste the slightly sweet tomato over the base, and even the base itself here. (It's actually even making my mouth water thinking about this at 9:45 in the morning writing about it for you lol). I guess, if I've any complaints it's that there wasn't more of it lol. Hubby and I shared this and both of us wished we'd had a whole one each on this occasion. Definitely one I'll be buying again!


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Jeff Matthews From WUTR Talks Weather And The Jersey Shore With WIBX First News
Local meteorologist Jeff Matthews from WUTR joined WIBX First News this Morning.
Matthews, from New Jersey, says the local weatherman is the "happy go lucky and bursting with love" guy. He grew up watching Meteorologist Jim O'Brien in the 1970's who was from Texas. He appreciates his viewership and loves his job.
He says he had to work to get rid of his "Jersey" accent. He is a fan of the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers (check out the tie):
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