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If you grew up in or around a religious family or community, chances are you are familiar with the concept of backsliding. For those of you that didn't, it means going back to wrong and sinful ways or naughty habits, like smoking, or eating pork rinds and Ben & Jerry's at midnight. Basically, it's a bad thing and something you should avoid at all costs.
A year ago this month my husband got laid off from his corporate job. The day he walked in the door with his termination papers I couldn't think—I was terrified. My parents had come to visit and we were going out to dinner later that evening. I agonized about making it through the night with that secret between us and them. I couldn't imagine how we would tell our daughter.
As shocked as we were that day, we shouldn't have been. We had suspected for a year or two that it was coming. I work in Human Resources and have managed reductions-in-force or layoffs at various times in my career. I saw the signs (and it opened up my mind, I saw the signs—sorry, digression):
1- There wasn't enough work to keep my husband busy 40 hours per week.
2- He was the last person hired into his position.
3- He had a prior boss who wasn't paying attention.
My husband's job loss hacked our income nearly in half, and the reality of that and the domino affect I knew it would have kept me up many nights. Of course this was before I'd learned about "taking a knee," so the hours between midnight and 3:00 a.m. were torture.
Something unexpected happened. We realized my husband finally had a reason to leave the corporate environment he'd loathed for years and the opportunity to focus on his illustration business full-time. He got a generous severance package since he'd worked for the company for eleven years, which is a lot more than the thousands of people got who went the way of the unemployed before him. And unemployment benefits would be available after his severance ran out.
Even with this drastic life change ahead of us, it was my husband's face when he responded to the question, "So, what do you do?" that made losing his job seem worth it. "I'm a full-time illustrator," he would say, his head held a little higher and welcoming the questions that usually followed. Once he was out of what he called the "soul crushing" corporate world, he became a new person. He had joy in his life again. He smiled more.
But there was no doubt about it: We were at a crossroads.
About four weeks after his termination date, we received a letter from our realtor. She said housing inventory was low in our area and asked if we knew of anyone who wanted to sell. We called her because we knew we wouldn't be able to stay in our house for long on my salary alone.
Just the year before we had contemplated walking away from our house because we were underwater by a sickening amount (having bought at the height of the market in 2008). Selling, even if we only got out even, was a step up from our original plan. After talking with our realtor, we decided to sell.
Our house sold within six weeks. We didn't come out even. We had to pay to get out of our house. Not a lot, but our savings took a hit and we had no money for a down payment for a smaller, more affordable house. Ultimately it didn't matter because we made the decision to leave home ownership behind and backslide into the world of renting.
I know renting is commonplace for millions of people. For some, based on where they live, owning a home has never been or will be an option. But it was awkward when we shared our plan with our friends and family because we lived in a state where only a small percentage of people floated in the boat we were about to board.
That may have been true at some point, for some people. But those arguments didn't work as well with couples like us who bought homes just a few months before the crash of 2008. It simply wasn't true for those of us who saw our money, real and make-believe in the way of inflated equity, vanish.
It's hard to buy into that message when you have to write a check to get out of your home, even after home prices across the country have rebounded since the day we saw it all disappear.
But we did it anyway.
We know that may seem juvenile when today many people our age (early and mid-forties) usually leave their homes to move up to bigger ones.
Some might say that we didn't make a choice, that our hand was forced. That's partially true—my husband's job loss and a seller's market gave us a push. But it wasn't a push down three flights of stairs to a painful death (and shared mailboxes). It gave us the push we needed to live our life the way we wanted to, not the way we had to.
To some, it may have seemed like we were backsliding from the American way, the path all grownups are supposed to blindly plod down.
But what no one ever tells you about backsliding is that sometimes it's a good choice. Sometimes it's even the best choice.
Backsliding into renting freed us from something that had become a burden, and had driven my husband to take and stay in a job that bound him in what felt to him like a five layers of full-body Spanx. It also provided us with an opportunity to model wrestling with these soul-searching life choices to our tween daughter.
So yes, we're backsliders, but we're okay with that. We've enjoyed this regressive ride, free of the pressures and stress of homeownership, and full of the joy of living an authentic life of our own choosing.
We'll see you at the pool this summer…the one we're not responsible for cleaning.
What sort of life changes have you gone through, and how were they received by friends and family? What made you push forward even if people thought you were crazy? Or did you change your mind when they waved the straightjacket in front of you? Did you regret your decision, and why or why not?


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Modern in Toronto: Cascade House
Designed by Paul Raff Studio, this house is both gorgeous and green. According to Arch Daily, It was oriented on the property to maximize natural light and features a triple-height slate wall that helps to retain the solar energy warmth throughout the home during the evening…
…as well as looking beautiful (and acting as a chalk drawing surface for the kids – as seen in photo 2).
The glass privacy screen/window that faces the street (photo 1) is made up of "475 panels of inexpensive vertically stacked glass panels" that allows for plenty of light to enter the space. From the inside it "evokes being caught up in the crest of a wave".
Minimal yet very warm (we think that it is thanks to the natural materials such as wood and slate as finishes) the home is another in the growing list of examples of luxurious yet conscious home design.
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Life has been pretty stressful lately- I've been searching and searching for a new apartment, and the place where I work was bought out by a corporation, which means the transition has been less than smooth- etc, etc, life, blah blah blah. Anyway, it seemed like the perfect time for an escape into the wilderness.
If you are a hiker or a backpacker you have probably heard of some of the national scenic trails like the Pacific Crest Trail (or PCT) or the Appalachian Trail (AT), or even the Continental Divide Trail. Colorado is home to another long distance trail (although it is not a national scenic trail) called- you guessed it- the Colorado Trail, or CT. This long path leads from Denver west to Durango and leads hikers over some impressive country. It usually takes about a month to complete the 486 miles. This is a baby nubbin of a trail milewise, compared to the PCT's 2,659 miles, but you will pass through mountains, canyons, prairies, and national forests. It is the best of Colorado. I decided to take my first backpacking trip along section 3 of the CT, which according to the guidebook, was lovely and shaded and had great camping. Sold! Thanks to overtime pay and REI's anniversary sale I had purchased myself an Osprey Aura 50 AG pack, so I loaded this [complicated] pack with tent, sleeping bag, a spare set of cold weather clothes, guidebook, and food for myself and Dog. My roommate helped me pack, which was incredibly helpful since looking at my pile of items and looking at my pack, it seemed impossible that it would all fit. But fit it did! Then I remembered that I needed to pack water…If you have seen the movie 'Wild' think of the part in which Cheryl attempts to put her monster backpack on for the first time in the hotel room. Yeah, it was a little like that.
The trailhead was about an hour southwest of where I live. That means an hour of driving through rainy, misty mountains. It was stunning. My GPS was basically worthless when it came to finding the exact parking lot out there that I needed, but luckily the guidebook had directions. It was chilly as I left the trailhead, and the sky was threatening rain, but I stayed dry and worked up plenty of body heat as I walked to stay warm. The sun did come out intermittently, but the distant hills and mountain remained pleasantly misty looking. As we walked, Dog and I passed clumps of huge boulders that formed mini-mountainscapes. Some of them offered stunning views of distant peaks. The landscape switched between forests, to hills covered in felled trees, to rocky outcropping, and back again. The trail cross crossed a small stream which gave Dog opportunities to hydrate. There were plenty of mountain bikers and we passed several other backpackers. Each time I saw a campsite set up I was tempted to stop and chat with the people there, but shyness won out and we kept on. It was comforting to see them there, though. There were several other trails, and even an abandoned Jeep road that crossed the CT, so every time I saw a little triangular CT trailmarker I felt a huge sense of relief. Plus, finding those little buggers was something of a game.
According to the guidebook there would be good camping about five or so miles out near a water source. That was my goal. I walked for what felt like miles, and as the sunlight became more golden and the shadows grew longer I decided that if I didn't find the campground by 6 pm then I would look for the closest available place to set up camp. The idea that I got to pick my own site for the night was intoxicating. Did I want to sleep at the base of a huge rock formation? How about at the crest of a forested hill? Or at the base of some trees near the stream? Along the trail you can pretty much camp wherever, but there are definitely places that other hikers have used time and time again. Why carve out something new when there were already established spots? Just after six pm I heard water and I came around a bend in the trail to find my old friend the stream gurgling merrily away around some huge fir trees. A piece of flat land at the base of these, well covered in leaves and needles, looked like a well-used sit. There was even a campfire ring made out of rocks and some logs pulled together for seating. It was just off trail and would provide water for Dog, leaving my two water bottles for me to drink from. Perfect. What I didn't know at the time was that if I had kept going maybe five minutes more I would have reached the camping spot that my guidebook had described. Instead I shrugged off my pack and in the evening light I made camp. It was absolutely beautiful- Pike National Forest knows how to deliver- and I was glad to finally rest. Dog of course was ready to play fetch with all the available sticks and logs. Two backpackers passed the way I had come and I waved to them cheerfully. Then I was alone.
It hailed. Dog and I huddled inside the tent. When it stopped we peaked back outside for a bit. I was pretty tired by then, so we made an early night of it. Or tried to. I read a book by the light from my headlamp and huddled inside my sleeping bag. It was inaugural trip of my Marmot Trestles 15 bag which I had bought a few months back. That bag kept me warm and toasty all night long, so shout out to Marmot! If you read an earlier post of mine about camping back in March you might remember my difficulties in keeping warm at night. This particular night, way out in the forest, it was cold and damp. My tent kept me dry, and the sleeping bag was wonderful, but the air was the kind of cold that gets down into your bones and starts a slow shiver that you just can't stop. Dog was immune to the cold, but she did snuggle with me, which definitely helped to keep me warm. I would link to a site where you can get one of her too…but you can't, so instead just adopt a dog of your own from a shelter! *That's my official plug for this post.
In the cold and the dark my fear of bears began to grow. I had asked my roommates what to do about the food in my pack since I obviously had no car to stow it in. They told me that they usually just risked it. They also mentioned tying the food in a bag up in a tree, which I was aware of but had never tried. In my impatience to be gone I did not borrow any rope from them to do this, which was extremely foolish on my part, and now I was torturing myself with imagined scenarios of a bear nosing it's way into my tent, being spooked by dog, and killing us on the spot. It was spring, the bears were out, and they were hungry. I had seen a "Warning! Bear country!" Sign at the trailhead. I was going to become a cautionary backcountry tale, I just knew it. The fear was so great that I was basically lost it and froze, too afraid to hear something like shuffling paws, but too afraid to try and block out the sounds for fear I would miss my only opportunity to escape. I could only hear the sound of the stream nearby and the wind in the branches. At one point I even took Dog with me out into the dark night to try and tie up a stuff sack with my food. I tramped awkwardly into the thick trees in an absolute panic, but as I gazed around I reasoned that if I didn't do the thing properly I would probably just end up leading bears and who know what else right into my camp. I ran back to my tent with a very confused Dog and decided that if a bear should find us the best course of action would be to throw the food bag out the backside of my tent and take Dog and run out the front, which was facing the trail. Not a very good plan, but a plan nonetheless. Let me just say that I have rarely been as terrified in my life as I was when I was in that tent worrying about bears (not to mention mountain lions).
With the aid of Harry Potter being read by Jim Dale on my phone I did eventually fall asleep. I woke up to birdsong and early morning sun shining through the branches above me. The stream continued it's merry journey past the trail, but it sounded a lot better in daylight and accompanied by bird song. Dog and I had breakfast and played for a bit. A backpacker we had passed the day before stopped by camp on his way back up the trail. He told us that the campsite I had looked for was close by. He also told me that this had been a trial run for his thru-hike of the entire trail that he was planning on doing it in August. I wished him a safe trip. I felt a lot better by then and I relaxed, enjoying the beauty of the morning and experience of being out in the wilderness.
I packed up camp- it took my several tries to roll up tent and sleeping bag so that they would fit in my pack- and we began the trek out. The sun was out this time, but it wasn't actually that hot. Since I had layered up in a long sleeved SmartWool shirt and thick flannel, however, I was soon too warm. When Dog and I stopped for a mid morning snack I casually changed into a short sleeved t-shirt. That's the beauty of the trail- there's not really anyone around.
We made good time back to the trailhead. My body was unused to hauling heavy pack, so my shoulders and thighs were aching, but I felt basically sound. It was with great relief that I stepped out of the pack when we (finally!) reached my car however. We took some time to hydrate and then it was time to say goodbye to the Colorado Trail. The trailhead was bustling with activity, compared to the ghost town it had been when we arrived the day before. We hadn't driven far before we saw a middle-aged man in biking gear by the side of the road with his thumb up. I have never picked up a hitchhiker before. In fact, it is fairly taboo to stop for one, especially if you are a female. But I had Dog in the car (an excellent judge of character, by the way) and the man was clearly trying to get to the trailhead for some mountain biking. So I stopped and learned that his name was Dan, his wife wad given birth to his son Wilder just 10 days ago, and then he had walked down the hill to his house, only to learn that he had left his keys in his truck, which was parked not far from the trailhead, just inside the boundaries of Pike National Forest. I dropped him off at his vehicle and we waved goodbye. I hadn't even fully turned my car around to head away when he called out. "Wait! Do you want a cold beer for your trouble?"
Of course I did. The whole drive home that beer sat in the backseat cup holder like a Medal of Honor. I had completed my first backpacking trip, all on my own. I had hauled all my gear out into the wilderness, set up camp, and then packed it up to haul it back without incident. I had seen sights of immeasurable beauty on the way. I had tested my own endurance and come out on top. And I had chosen to be kind to a total stranger and been rewarded with good conversation and a free beer. I have many things to learn (like how to hide food from bears) but I had made it. So that's the story of my first backpacking trip along the Colorado Trail through Pike National Forest.
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I have finally mastered the art of blogging fairly regularly! This month I have been a lot more prepared and actually planned ahead a bit more. Now we're at the end of September (where did the month go?!?) I thought I would give you a little overview of the month!
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Station 95 along with Quint 15 and Ladder 90 were dispatched for an appliance fire on Moreboro road, box 37-07. Soon after dispatch Lieutenant 95 arrived on location, reported medium smoke throughout and fire in the basement. At this time the assignment was upgraded to the … [Read more...]
Engine 95 was dispatched to assisted Horsham on a dwelling fire shortly before noon on Dec. 29th. Crews were put in service for about two hours and brought the fire under control. (Photos taken by Willow Grove Fire Company) … [Read more...]
Come out and join us Station 10 - Willow Grove, and Station 15 - Horsham for our joint fire prevention day. … [Read more...]
Station 95 was dispatched for one vehicle accident just past midnight on Aug. 28th. Crews found one vehicle vs two telephone poles. Crews assisted EMS with removing the driver from the vehicle and performed hazard control on the vehicle. … [Read more...]
Come on out this Saturday for Hatboro's Annual car show. This year the Moonlight Memories Car Show is celebrating its 25th year and it is sure to be another great one. The show starts at 5:00pm and runs till 10:00pm. Come on out have some fun and check out all the awesome cars … [Read more...]
For weekly drill crews went out and practiced ground ladder training at Hatboro's Public works building. Crew trained on throwing ladders, climbing them, carrying tools up them and more. It's always important to keep training, whether it be on the basics or more advanced stuff. … [Read more...]
Ladder 95 was dispatched with Engine 88 to cover Station 5 - Ogontz on Sunday morning while they operated on the 2nd Alarm Dwelling fire. Crews covered Station 5 for a little over an hour before being called to the scene to assist for a little while. … [Read more...]
It is that time of year again. The Summer Fun Festival is returning to town. There will be rides, games and good food. This year is also a little different in that the carnival is now 100% run by us and all the proceeds will benefit the Fire Company. These proceeds helps us … [Read more...]
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We are 100% Volunteer and always looking for and in need of new members. If you are of age 16 and up and have an interest in becoming a firefighter, fire police or just looking for a way to volunteer consider joining today. You can find a application under the How to Join page … [Read more...]
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On 10/18 around 1745hrs Station 95 was dispatched for a fire alarm at 23 S. York Rd. Shortly after dispatch AC95 arrived on location, found smoke coming from the building and immediately upgraded the assignment. E95 arrived on location, located the fire and went in service with a … [Read more...]
Come out and join us for fire prevention day on Oct. 8th from 11am till 3pm. This year we are doing a joint fire prevention with both Horsham Fire Company (15) and Willow Grove Fire Company (10). The event will take place on Blair Mill Road in front of the village mall. It … [Read more...]


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text: NILES St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Niles focused its recent vacation Bible school on re-creating scenes of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem. Each day of the weeklong event included a skit reliving the time when Jesus was born, according to Louise Reabe, a member who helped coordinate events. During one skit, actors portraying Joseph and Mary arrived in Bethlehem, but there was no place at the inn for them to stay. On another day the innkeeper sought a midwife after Jesus was born. Shepherds came into town during another day's skit and another re-enactment focused on wise men searching for gifts. The Vacation Bible school also included a market place in which participants could do various things, including grinding corn into flour and making a doll from clay. Participants also were divided into the 12 tribes of Israel. More than 40 volunteers helped put on the event, which included more than 100 participants.


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Strategy Companion Analyzer (http://www.strategycompanion.com/) is a great web based cube browser that our company offers to clients. I recently had to assist with troubleshooting some connectivity issues at a new site.
Now, there are two types of users in Analyzer: Report Designers that can create new reports and modify existing ones and Users that can only interact with created reports. The client had performed the software installation themselves and the Report Designers could connect to the cubes without a problem but not the standard Users (See Figure 1 below). The installation involved a split environment where Analyzer was installed on a Web server which in turn connected to a separate Analysis Services server.
I immediately thought it was because the users did not have read access to the cube in Analysis Services but a little test connecting to the cube using Excel confirmed that this was not the case. Bummer.
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While testing with one of the Report Designer logins I received the same connectivity issue as the users had received. It turns out that Report Designers could access the cube when browsing to http://localhost/analyzer/Main.aspx (when on the Analyzer server) but not when they browsed to http:///analyzer/Main.aspx. The client had not experienced this issue as the Report Designers had been logging into the server and had always used localhost.
After a little digging around on the Analyzer discussion forums I found out that the user's credentials can only be passed between two machines when using Windows Integrated Authentication. To circumvent the problem, we had to temporarily disable Windows Authentication in IIS for the Analyzer website and enable Basic Authentication. This at least allowed the users to connect to the cube but they had to enter their credentials each time the website was accessed.
The ideal solution is to setup Kerberos authentication between the Web and Analysis Servers and then users will be able to access the cube using Windows Authentication.


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(We've been slammed with requests to repost round 5 of our console wars series. So, in case you missed it, here it is. Enjoy the showdown.)
The wait is over, round 5 of the console wars starts now, and TechnoBuffalo viewers get to see it a day early. In this edition LP covers the GPU from both systems, and debates how they effect game-play and overall system performance. We still have 7 rounds left, so this war is from from over. Which camp are you in? Do you bleed Xbox white or Playstation Black?
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Weekends are great, you can basically do anything you'd like (within reason) and you have 2 days off from school/work. This weekend I've been taking a lot of pictures of the things I've been doing so I thought I would share with you all what I've been up to. I've decided to make this a weekly thing and post a 'My Weekend in Pictures' every week for a while and see how it goes down with you all. I will still be posting beauty posts but that will be on Wednesdays instead of Sundays now.
Rambling over, I'll get on to sharing the events of this weekend (please be warned, this is a very picture heavy post).
Saturday morning started with a cup of tea and the Company mag, that has Zoe on the front, eeeeek *fangirls*.
The afternoon was spent outside as it was a really mild day. As it was so nice and mild, we took the guinea pigs outside for a run around the grass (don't worry, we were watching them the whole time!)
For anyone wondering, this is Mickey, it took 19 photos to get these two, he kept sniffing my camera.
This is Dumbledore (can you tell I love Harry Potter?) doing his 'why are you looking at me' face.
And this is Buddy, the laziest most laid back guinea pig you will ever meet. He was out for 20 minutes and only moved when he needed new grass to eat.
I also got my inner gymnast out that afternoon, my cartwheels are no where near as good as they used to be *sigh*.
Whilst I was outside, I took a few close ups of a few of the first flowers to bloom this year.
I made my family an apple and pear crumble for pudding, it was very tasty (if I do say so myself).
Sunday morning was beautiful and sunny so after taking a short trip to Asda, we took the guinea pigs outside again. This is becoming a very guinea pig orientated post, whoops.
They had a little game of following the leader, Buddy never joined in though.
Here he is sunbathing whilst the other two madly chase each other round the garden.
I don't know why, but I just find this picture adorable.
Guinea pigs all inside again, I stayed outside and my inner gymnast came out again, was quite proud of this.
In case you're all wondering what I was wearing today, here's a quick mirror selfie (please excuse the frizz).
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And just to finish this post, here's a photo of me looking very happy with myself., I don't even know why.
I hope you all enjoyed this post and if you did please let me know so I know whether to continue this series or not. How was your weekend and what did you get up to?


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In the first image, the grapes are hidden by the leaves. In the second shot we have pulled off all the leaves around the bunches to let air circulate which reduces the risk of mildew and disease and to let sun in; again to reduce disease risk. Both also result in the grapes developing thicker skins, which gives us more to work with when fermenting. Thicker skins allow us to extract more flavours and tannins.
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On Saturday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) denounced the "creeping effort" in Congress to pass what he said was an "illogical" and "irrational" "comprehensive amnesty" bill this year.
Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday on Sirius XM Patriot channel 125 with Breitbart News Executive Chairman and host Stephen K. Bannon, King said Republicans and Democrats are "looking for some kind of opening" to grant amnesty to "some sympathetic group," which would then allow them to keep broadening categories until all of the country's illegal immigrants are given amnesty.
King cited the ENLIST Act that would have given citizenship to illegal immigrant DREAMers who join the military as one such example. House Republicans ultimately decided not to include that amendment in a Defense Authorization bill after intense pressure from conservatives and veterans.
He told Bannon at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans that the White House is pushing for amnesty because it is an issue that divides Republicans and unites Democrats.
Though there is no data that shows that Mitt Romney lost the 2012 presidential election because Republicans did not support amnesty, the Republican establishment, King said, is joining the White House on amnesty because they are being influenced by multi-billionaires who have been "so sucked up into the culture of the good old boys that they can't think any longer."
King singled out Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who has run attack ads against King, as well as George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and "the Google moguls" as having "a vested interest" in getting amnesty legislation passed, despite, as the Congressional Budget Office determined, it would lower the wages of American workers.
King said amnesty "goes against the middle class and lower class" in America and said the only people who do not benefit from the "ridiculous economic proposition" would be American citizens, especially low-skilled workers.
If amnesty passes, King warned that "we will not restore the rule of law within the lifetime of this republic."
And if the republic cannot restore its rule of law, King said America's "destiny collapses" because "an exceptional pillar of American exceptionalism is the rule of law."


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Prince Charles' favourite and least favourite architects will not be on the shortlist for the controversial scheme when it is revealed later this week
Developers Qatari Diar will announce a shortlist of around 10 architects later this week, but Richard Rogers and Quinlan Terry will not be among them. More than 50 'serious applicants' have approached the developers since they rejected Rogers' designs for the site two months ago under pressure from Prince Charles.
Rogers claims the Prince 'single-handedly destroyed' his project: 'The prince always goes round the back to wield his influence, using phone calls or in the case of the Chelsea barracks, a private letter.' The Prince wrote to Qatari Diar in support of a rival classicist design for the Chelsea Barracks site by Quinlan Terry.
The developers aimed to have an outline planning application with Westminster Council by the end of the year, but this now seems unlikely. The selection of architects is already a month behind schedule and a wider range of bodies is now involved in the consultation - including the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment, the Belgravia Residents' Association, the London Mayor's office and Westminster Council.
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I love music, I know how it works. I know how pianos and hands work. I know how to get hands to make music with pianos. Beware, it takes patience and practice.
I took my first piano lesson when I was 5. I played Euphonium (Baritone Tuba) in concert band and marching band in Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. I taught myself guitar and played keyboards and guitar (really loud guitar) in rock bands. I took some flute lessons. I got Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Piano. I also studied pipe organ. I studied electronic music. I accompanied opera singers and choirs. I taught piano, music theory, harmony, and electronic music privately and for universities. I've played in the orchestras for operas, musicals and theatrical productions. I've worked as a church organist. I played keyboards in oldies bands. I've sung in church choirs. I sang in a vocal quartet that performed early Renaissance music in Switzerland and France. Since I was a teenager, I've written and arranged music. Throughout all of this, I've played and taught piano. Like I said, I love music.


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My name is Hannah and I love life. It's the little things, the details that make me smile... sunsets, coffee shops, the quietness of the country, pumpkin spice lattes, the playing of an acoustic guitar. I grew up in the country running barefoot in the summer and picking apples with my family in autumn. I have an adventurous side that loves snowboarding, scuba diving, surfing and trying new things. I married my best friend and am head over heels in love with his dark curly hair. I'm also hoping that the newest addition to our family, young Master Hawkins, whom I'm also insanely crazy about, will also have his daddy's curly hair!
Ever since I was a little girl, I've always loved photography... the kind that takes your breath away with its warmth, its emotion, its mystery. That's why one of my greatest joys in life is capturing the beauty and expression of life in a timeless photo. When you book me, I will not only bring enthusiasm to capture memories of your family or wedding, but I will also bring an eye for detail (you know, the details you spent endless hours on to make your event just perfect.) As kids, we often were asked what we wanted to be when we grew up followed by, "Find a job that you just love to do and you won't work a day in your life". That is why I do what I do... because I love people and photography is my passion.
Now, allow me to introduce my second photographer and assistant, Andrew! You may be looking at this dark curly hair and thinking, "Now wait a minute...". Yup, you guessed it! Andrew is my husband and daddy to our adorable little man, and I absolutely LOVE shooting with him! Because Andrew is originally from the Philadelphia area, he's an avid Philly Flyers fan (and no, do NOT mention the Penguins!). You'll often find him running barefoot in the summer, throwing a Frisbee around or telling silly stories to our little guy . He loves to experiment while cooking, relax in front of his PS4 and is basically a neck tie guru. If you and your groomsmen want suggestions on cool ways to tie your ties, Andrew is the guy to ask!
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Not only is he a great photographer on his own, but he also brings a different eye and perspective to the table than I do. As I generally do more of the up front shooting and engaging with you during the session or wedding, Andrew often times is able to step back and use our surroundings to frame and shoot the most creative photos, catching the most candid of moments. One bridal party jokingly dubbed him The Photo Ninja because most times they didn't even notice he was capturing their fun!
When we're not shooting weddings together, we love to travel, hike (especially in the Adirondacks!), explore new areas and learn its random historical facts, hang out on the beach, read books together or see who can build the most creative ice cream sundae!
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text: Let me first just start off by apologising for my dreadful looking chipped nails. I had them done a little over a week ago and I'm awful at removing nail polish. I usually just let them chip away until I paint on a new colour or until I really can't stand the sight of them. Horrible, I know. But moving on, it's supposedly spring here, but the weather today sure doesn't seem like it at all. Luckily, the day I took that picture of me was a gorgeous sunny day in Blackpool. It was a lovely place to explore with the family. Even though the theme park and all the stores were closed cause well it isn't summer yet, we still had a good time walking the beach and enjoying some yummy ice cream. Heading back to the lipstick though. I've decided to officially declared this lovely muted coral colour as my spring lipstick. It's a Revlon lipstick from their super lustrous line called "Rosewine". It's such a pretty pink colour and perfect as an everyday lipstick. The colour screams summer to me. I envision white sun dresses, cute sandals and a large floppy hat with this on my lips. I do have a soft spot for coral lip colours and this has a beautiful blend of pink to it too. The formula itself is creamy and pretty moisturising but unfortunately not too terribly long lasting. I would reapply maybe twice a day. I picked it up mainly for it's colour so it doesn't bother me too much that the formula isn't spectacular. I hope you've all had a great spring break though. I hate that it's ending so soon, I'm back to Uni next week and I'm definitely dreading it.


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Yesterday we got up early and I called my father to wish him a happy father's day. Kris and I enjoyed a cool hour or so on our screen porch with the birds flitting everywhere, said our prayers, and went to the 9am Willow Creek service with Laura and Mark. Bill Hybels gave a masterful talk about his pride in the fathers of Willow Creek because of their building into the lives of their children — and this departing from the tendency to bring in Chapin's "Cats 'n the Cradle" song as the theme of a Father's Day talk.
We were blessed.
Kris and I then went out for brunch with Laura and Mark in Arlington Heights. They gave me some coffee (Intelligensia — any comments on the coffee?) and a golf shirt. (Which made me say to myself, "It's about time, big guy, to get away from the books and play your first round of golf this year. And it made me think that a local pastor said he wanted to play this week!)
On our way home from brunch, Lukas called (from North Carolina where he was scouting) to wish me a happy father's day. We chatted about a variety of topics, not the least of which was the Cubs.
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WASHINGTON — Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is calling on conservative radio and television host Glenn Beck to denounce the planned burning of the Quran to show that Americans are tolerant of other faiths.
"I think it would help if Mr. Glenn Beck came out against it, and said that people of faith do not burn the books of people of other faith," Husain Haqqani told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The diplomat warned that if Florida Pastor Terry Jones goes ahead with his plans to burn copies of the Quran, it will set off a massive reaction in parts of the Muslim world.
Jones has said he is still determined to go ahead with the protest at his small church despite pressure from the White House and other U.S. officials to cancel it. Military leaders have warned that burning the Muslim holy book will inflame extremists and could trigger repercussions against U.S. troops and citizens abroad.
"The United States should live up to its high ideals and all these people who are against religious extremism and intolerance in the Muslim world should also speak up against meaningless gestures such as burning the Quran," said Haqqani.
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Taking out the second detention facility was surprisingly easy. Flipping Skeletor Jr. probably helped.
The hippie and I took a road trip to Minneapolis to visit Greg From Marketing's family after I tracked them down. Mummy wasn't too happy to hear about the trouble her baby boy was in, even though we were vague on the details, and he wasn't too pleased when she called him and told him we were there. It produced results, though, with him showing up at our office the next day, ready to talk.
The bastard's done some pretty fucking undeniably evil shit, so Max kept the BRAG leveled at him while we negotiated. I'll give him some credit for referencing Ghostbusters when we discussed his joining Skeletor, specifically the part about answering yes if someone asks if you're a god, or in this case if you want power. Not much credit, but a little. He'd been having some regrets about the whole starting the end of the world shit, so it didn't take too much work to convince him to help us. Reminding him that Mummy would be very disappointed in him and she'd be killed in the end of the world helped.
The three of us went to MCR's warehouse, raiding it for as much equipment and weaponry as we could take. 100 lbs of C4, detonators, heavy body armour, encrypted radios, a miniature Predator drone, RPGs, night vision goggles, and a couple of 30 piece grenade variety packs: thermite, high explosive, frag, flashbang, whatever else that could be useful.
After returning to the office we reached an understanding with Greg that he'd see what he could find about what Skeletor was up to, since he'd run off to the Wichita Mountains again, and that if he was a good skeleton the hippie would cast a resurrection ritual to restore him to his former fleshiness. The leech was nonplussed when she saw him, but accepted his help, and they formed a semi-bond due to their shared lack of pulses. Greg was mortified that the mystic keeps the Bowling Ball of Doom in a cooler, which was hilarious. We sent him off to check up on Skeletor and our motley crew set off for the second detention facility outside Broken Bow, Oklahoma.
What a fucking miserable shithole this state is. Took fucking forever across some of the worst bloody roads imaginable to get there. There were four guards at the entrance and about 15-20 more, security had clearly been beefed up after the 'industrial accident' at the other facility. This one had pretty bloody sickly livestock in addition to the corrupted grain, and the vast majority of the detainees were already skeletonized. According to Greg the plan was to sell the corrupted meat and grain at farmer's markets as 'organic' and kill the hipsters first.
The leech dominated one of the guards, Carl, then failed the second. I tased him before the other two opened fire; it turned ugly, with the leech getting tased by one of the guards, and though the hippie was injured we managed to subdue them. The firefight and my flashbang had drawn the attention of the guards, though. Some thermite grenades in a corner of the compound helped to distract them but they still sent several to check out the guard shack at the entrance.
We set up an ambush, with the mystic manning the M60, and two human guards approached with four skeletons. The BRAG made quick work of the skeletons, and we took out the two other guards. They sent a couple dozen skeletons after us, and once the BRAG had taken out almost half the hippie tossed a high explosive grenade into the midst of the rest, scattering their bones everywhere. I saw some jizztrumpet setting up a bloody fucking huge sniper rifle on the roof of the house, so I unleashed one of the RPGs. Big boom with a red mist in the air was the result of that, and then I fired another one at the diesel tank.
10,000 gallons of fuel exploding is a fucking violent and glorious thing. A good-sized mushroom cloud resulted from the explosion, which leveled most of the buildings, killed the rest of the guards, and destroyed most of the skeletons. With no more direct threats, the leech directed Carl to guide the now leaderless skeletons to the livestock area, where the hippie worked some pretty impressive shit. A 200 meter diameter holy magic spell that eliminated the curse was something to behold. The livestock were restored to a weakened but normal state, and the skeletons were vaporized by her magic.
We returned to the SUV and left as quickly as possible, as we heard sirens in the distance, and returned to the offices. The initial firefight had drawn the attention of the locals, so there were multiple videos being run on the news. Luckily none that could identify us, but they clearly showed the RPGs being fired, the mushroom cloud, and Max's curse-removing spell. The Department of Defense initiated a takeover of MCR, so they're no longer a threat. Greg From Marketing used some bloody fucking awful app called Snapchat to send us photos from Skeletor's new base of operations, a cave in the mountains, and provided GPS coordinates. I hacked a spy satellite to check out the area, but other than some MCR vehicles and a rough road to the site there's little to see, at least for now.
The pyromaniac nihilist psychopath anarchist returned, much worse for wear after his encounter with the Drow, and the Russkie is back as well, still rocking out to that atrocious Leonard Skinner shit. Time to lock and load and go after Skeletor. I'm still mildly concerned about the child fucking Cathoholic, though I've prepared a separate rainbow paintball bomb for him. No word yet from Sergio on whether he was able to organize others in the church to help or at least avoid interfering with us.
Time to prep the playlist for Skeletor. First two entries:
I Hate You (from Star Trek IV)
Rock the Casbah (a casbah being a North African fortress, seems appropriate after we've destroyed multiple fortresses of his)


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I've had this tablecloth for many years but don't think I even like it.
It was an emotional purchase, bought while on vacation in Daytona Beach, FL.
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TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of the Pacific baseball team's offense heated up the Arizona State University Sun Devils to claim a 12-7 victory on Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers improve to 20-27 overall, while ASU falls to 20-28 on the season.
The bats started flying right away for both teams in the opening inning. Bradley Jekich led off for Pacific with a double to center field. With one out, James Free II singled to right field to push Jekich to third. Alex LeForestier placed a single down the left field line to score Jekich for the 1-0 lead.
The Sun Devils responded in the bottom half of the inning to take the lead over the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson led off and was walked to reach first. With two outs, Lyle Lin singled to left field to place Torkelson in the tying run position. Hunter Jump singled up the middle which allowed Torkelson to score and tie the game, 1-1, and moved Lin to second. Taylor Lane drove in the leading run with a single to second to give ASU a 2-1 lead.
In the top of the second, Pacific kept the momentum going. With one out, Matthew Tarantino was walked to start. Keaton Glover and Jekich followed suit and were walked with two outs to land on base. Kevin Sandri stepped up and hit a two-run single to right field to score Glover and Tarantino for the 3-2 lead. Free continued the on-base streak, reaching first on a throwing error by ASU and advanced to second on the error, which allowed Jekich to score for a 4-2 lead.
However, the Sun Devils answered in the bottom of the second with four runs to take a two-run lead over the Tigers, 6-4. Alika Williams hit a leadoff double to right center followed by a two-out double by Torkelson to score Williams. Gage Canning hit a triple to right center to score Torkelson. Carter Aldrete closed out the inning with a solo home run to left center to take the 6-4 lead. The Sun Devils went on to score one run in the bottom of the third to lead 7-4.
From there, Pacific went on to score four runs in the fourth that started with a single by Sandri followed by a two-run homer to left field by Free to bring the Tigers within one at 7-6. Pacific closed out the inning on a fielding error by ASU that allowed Carter Hayes to score for the final run and lead 8-7.
The Tigers scored one run in the fifth and three in the ninth to claim the 12-7 victory.
"It was an amazing team performance and I am proud of this effort," said head coach Ryan Garko. "We didn't play all that well, but we showed enough grit and determination to win against a very, very good PAC-12 opponent."
Pacific notched 14 hits with 12 runs and nine RBI.
Free led the offense with three RBI in three hits with two runs scored. Sandri was right behind with two RBI in three hits with three runs scored. Jekich, Hayes, and Nate Verlin all tallied two hits, while Jekich scored three runs and Hayes had one run. LeForestier and Tarantino round out the hitters with one hit each. LeForestier, Hayes, Tarantino, and Tyler Ryan all registered a RBI, as well.
On the mound, Shelby Lackey picked up the win and improved to 6-3. Lackey pitched six innings giving up just one run with eight strikeouts. Brady Corrigan (0-5) was charged with the loss after pitching 1.1 innings.
The Tigers close out the series with Arizona State on Monday, May 14 with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. before closing out the season against West Coast Conference opponent Brigham Young University on Thursday, May 17 through Saturday, May 19.


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Genre: Non-Fiction, Standalone
Published: 2011
Personal Rating: 3.25/5 (just okay +)
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A 12-year-old, not 11 like the extended title states (discovered later he was 12 and not 11 - big deal!) asks for money from a woman walking by on a New York City street. She offers him lunch at McDonalds and a relationship begins.
I have very mixed feelings about this book and think it's best to keep my specific thoughts to myself.
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20 Fun & Interesting Facts about North Dakota
1. One of the unique things about North Dakota is that it has a town named rugby which is exactly in the center of the geographical center of all of North America. The exact location has a marble monument marking the location.
2. North Dakota is the first US state to pass a bill making English its official language. This bill was passed in 1987.
3. The most fertile farmland in the US can be found in a small town that was once a dry lake bed. This is an ancient lakebed that was dried up thousands of years ago. The city of Hillsboro claims this honor.
4. The most drank beverage in the state of North Dakota is Milk. The legislator passed a bill including milk as its official drink.
5. The port of entry into the Canadian border is one of the busiest. Near West hope, North Dakota the point of entry helps more than 100,000 cars and trucks pass through to Canada and back each year.
6. The name of the state of North Dakota was in jeopardy of losing its status as "North" Dakota, but the bill was defeated in 1947 and the state left north in the name.
7. When the territory of the Dakotas was first named it was taken from the Indian tribe language meaning friend
8. In North Dakota, it has the only natural gas that is synthetic. This synthetic gas is used all over the world and can only be supplied from North Dakota.
9. One of the most mythological creatures to be seen in North Dakota is the giant thunderbird. This bird has historic origins going back, thousands of years. It has been carved into rocks that line the rocks at the rock state historical site.
10. North Dakota is one of the few states that have an international border. On its northern side, it borders two of the Canadian provinces.
11. One of the funny things in North Dakota is that people seem to have a lot of time on their hands. Some folks took some empty oil cans and made a huge pyramid out of them. It is still today the largest pyramid of oil cans in the world.
12. Devils Lake, has been known for hundreds of years to secretly kill explorers, Indians, and others who dare to transverse its shores. The Legends that surround this lake are numerous. Yet, it remains North Dakota's largest body of fresh water.
13. North Dakota has a lot of unique history. It was the first state to organize a Calvary that Theodore Roosevelt led to fight in the Spanish American war. Thus, the state became known as the "rough rider state"
14. North Dakota is rich in historical fossils. It is one of the largest collections of complete skeleton fossils in the world. Along with numerous other follies that can be seen at the North Dakota natural history museum.
15. One of the largest and most architectural complete churches in the country is located in Richardson, North Dakota. This church holds lofty arches, 60 stained glass windows, pictures of saints and much more.
16. The largest collection of sheep herding and research is completed in North Dakota. It is conducted at the University of North Dakota.
17. The world's largest adorned monument to the native buffalo in the US is located in Frontier Village in, Jamestown, North Dakota
18. Jamestown holds the record for the Oldest College established in the state. It was first established in a charter in 1884
19. Ellendale's most famous landmark is the old English opera house that was completed in 1909. The capacity at the time helped more people than any other opera house. The capacity was 1000-1500 people
20. One of the oldest rodeos in the west is held every year at the PRCA rodeo in North Dakota
As a fellow No Dak, I found it interesting and well researched. I'm going to have to check out the oil can collection and the opera house in Ellendale!
Nice hub, I have lived in North Dakota most of my life and learned some things about my home state! North Dakota is also home to the world's largest Holstein cow named Salem Sue located in Salem, ND!


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Cannes kicks off today and while everyone will be keeping their eyes on the screening schedule at the Palais, the marketplace will be buzzing with new projects as wheeling and dealing is underway to get these movies moving.
One project up for grabs is "The Bleeder" set to star Liev Schreiber, his partner Naomi Watts and Christina Hendricks. Set to be directed by Jeff Feuerzeig, the filmmaker behind the excellent documentary "The Devil And Daniel Johnson," the film "is based on the true story of former New Jersey heavyweight boxer and womanizer Chuck Wepner who boxed 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali." That famous 1975 fight found Wepner able to train completely before a match for the first time in his career, but found him still handily beat by Ali. However, his gutsy performance in the fifteen round fight inspired a young guy named Sylvester Stallone who would be inspired to write a little movie called "Rocky." You can watch the fight online right here.
We presume Schreiber will take lead role, but no word yet on exactly who Watts or Hendricks will play. Jerry Stahl ("Permanent Midnight") co-wrote the script with Feuerzeig and while there is not production schedule in place, should the project pick up steam, we'd guess producers will want it to roll before Hendricks is due back on the set of "Mad Men" later this year. [Variety]
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Good news for AA travelers to/from the Pacific Northwest and Alaska that belong to the Admirals Club. Club members can now access the Alaska Airlines Board Room in Seattle, Portland, and Anchorage when traveling on an AA operated or marketed flight. Go to aa.com/acexpandaccess for more details.
This is especially good news for Seattle AA'ers who've been without an Admirals Club for a few years, itself, a disappointing turn of events after the new Club in Seattle had not been open for that long. According to AA's website, it's working on other club access options for members. I wonder if they've begun to notice a dent in memberships now that they admit Amex Platinum and Centurion Card members?


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I've kept you on pins and needles long enough (okay, so none of you probably lost any sleep waiting anxiously for this post) - let's talk about Wellness Visions. As a wellness coach, about 1/3 of my training was in learning how to assist clients with creating their personal wellness vision.
At it's most basic definition, a wellness vision is your perfect life. If tomorrow you could wake up and everything was perfect - WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? FEEL LIKE? AND BE LIKE? If there was fairy magic dust that could be sprinkled over your head tonight so that tomorrow when you woke up everything in your life was exactly as perfect as you could have ever dreamed it could be - WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? FEEL LIKE? AND BE LIKE? Another way to put it - HOW WOULD YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR LIFE IS PERFECT? It's a HUGE concept that requires a considerable amount of time to thoroughly work through. A 90 minute coaching session is usually dedicated to establishing the client's wellness vision.
Why is a wellness vision important? Well, how do you know where to aim, if you don't have a perfect target? How do you know when you've put in enough effort if you don't have a finish line to look for?
The tease in my last post was "road map". What's that got to do with a wellness vision? You wouldn't set out on a trip across the country without a map. A wellness vision is that map. Maps display many options for arriving at your destination, but more importantly they display the bigger picture - where you are currently and where you want to go. That's a wellness vision. You already know where you are (look in the mirror, ask yourself how happy you are, look at your bank balance, examine your relationships, etc.) but without a wellness vision you have no idea of where you want to go. Once you have a wellness vision (your map), you can begin to plot your path to achieving it - this is accomplished by setting 3 month goals (to be discussed later) and then 3-5 weekly SMART (Specific, Measurable, Action based, Realistic, Time-line) goals. These weekly goals are much like the different highways you can chose when plotting out your road trip. You could take the interstate or you could take the back roads. It's not really about HOW you get there, it's about making choices that get you to your destination/wellness vision. On any road trip, you may chose a small detour so you can see something beautiful, enjoy a tourist site, or avoid construction. The same is true during your path toward your wellness vision. You may become sidetracked with other life events or may struggle to accomplish some of the weekly goals - no worries, be mindful of the what led you to that place and how you can take what you've learned and experienced to help you move toward your wellness vision.
Creating a wellness vision that includes how you will handle stress, how you will incorporate physical activity, how you will eat, how you will love, how you will deal with finances, how you will establish and maintain relationships, how you will enjoy life, how you will raise your children, how you will fellowship with Christ, and so much more. It's your perfect life. What's perfect for you might not be perfect for me - and that's GREAT! It's about YOU and getting all you want out of life.
So, how about it? Are you ready to think about what you really want for yourself out of life? Here are some questions to get you started:
1. What's most important to you?
2. Why are these things important?
3. What are your values?
4. What are your strengths?
5. What are some things that may distract you?
6. What support can you hold onto during your journey?
A wellness vision statement is written as if you were describing your current life (because when you achieve your vision, you will be living it). It would start something like . . .
"I'm a happy, healthy adult who works out at least 5 times a week and is able to purchase clothes in any department store I chose. I am mindful in my eating and control my choices with little effort. I let stress roll off my back and enjoy spending time with my friends on a regular basis. My husband and I share humor and joy daily and display love and respect always to one another. I'm active and alive and live in the moment. I enjoy the work I do and do purposeful things to please Jesus. I celebrate the positivity in others and give back often. . . "
If you would like to share your wellness visions, I'd be honored to read them. Good luck - enjoy the process of thinking about having the perfect life - it's a bit overwhelming at first, but once you wrap your head around the knowledge that your dreams can come true so aim for your strongest desires - it's really empowering. Go for it!
I will post my weekly goals tomorrow as I have typed plenty for tonight.
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