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Patent US5327227 - De-interleaving method and apparatus for D2 MAC audio - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA de-interleaving system includes a generator for generating a write address for storing input audio data of a D2 MAC signal in units of packets, a generator for generating a read address for de-interleaving the stored audio data of the D2 MAC signal in units of packets so that the audio data is arranged...http://www.google.com/patents/US5327227?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5327227 - De-interleaving method and apparatus for D2 MAC audioAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5327227 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/008,465Publication dateJul 5, 1994Filing dateJan 25, 1993Priority dateJan 23, 1992Fee statusLapsedAlso published asDE69330473D1, EP0552979A2, EP0552979A3, EP0552979B1Publication number008465, 08008465, US 5327227 A, US 5327227A, US-A-5327227, US5327227 A, US5327227AInventorsHong S. HanOriginal AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (6), Referenced by (89), Classifications (14), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDe-interleaving method and apparatus for D2 MAC audio
US 5327227 AAbstract
A de-interleaving system includes a generator for generating a write address for storing input audio data of a D2 MAC signal in units of packets, a generator for generating a read address for de-interleaving the stored audio data of the D2 MAC signal in units of packets so that the audio data is arranged in the sequence of pre-interleaving, a plurality of RAMs for storing the audio data of the D2 MAC signal according to the write address applied from the write address generator and for reading the stored audio data according to the read address applied from the read address generator, and several selectors for receiving the write address and read address from the write address generator and read address generator so as to apply the addresses to corresponding RAMs in units of packets of audio data. The system can enhance the error correction capability by receiving D2 MAC signals interleaved in units of packets and de-interleaving audio data in a normal sequence.
1. A de-interleaving apparatus for de-interleaving audio data of a D2 MAC signal which is interleaved in units of packets and transmitted, comprising:means for generating a write address for storing said audio data of the D2 MAC signal in units of packets; means for generating a read address for de-interleaving said stored audio data of the D2 MAC signal in units of packets so that the audio data is arranged in the original sequence before the interleaving; a plurality of RAMs for storing said audio data of the D2 MAC signal according to the write address generated from said write address generating means and for reading out the stored audio data according to the read address generated from said read address generating means; and a plurality of selectors for receiving the write address and read address generated from said write address generating means and read address generating means, respectively, and for applying the received write and read addresses to corresponding RAMs in units of packets of audio data. 2. The de-interleaving apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said write address generating means comprises:a first counter for counting audio data contained in each line of the D2 MAC signal; and a second counter for generating RAM write address for storing one packet of audio data only during the counting operation of said first counter. 3. The de-interleaving apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said write address generating means comprises a third counter for when one packet of write address for one of said plurality of RAMs is completely generated, generating read address for another one of said plurality of RAMs.
4. The de-interleaving apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said read address generating means applies the generated read address to said RAMs for reading out interleaved audio data stored in said RAMs by said write address generating means by predetermined intervals.
5. A method for de-interleaving audio data of a D2 MAC mode which is interleaved in units of packets and transmitted, comprising the steps of:generating a write address for storing said interleaved audio data in units of packets; storing said interleaved audio data according to the generated write address in units of packets; generating a read address for reading out said audio data stored in units of packets in a de-interleaving order; and reading out said stored audio data according to the generated read address. Description
The present invention relates to a de-interleaving method and apparatus therefor, and particularly to a method for receiving interleaved digital audio data of a D2 MAC mode so as to de-interleave the data into pre-interleaved data. The present application is based on the disclosure of Korean Patent Application No. 92-886 filed Jan. 23, 1992, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.
The D2 MAC system developed for television broadcast using a satellite in Europe converts an audio signal into a digital signal and time-division-multiplexes the converted digital signal with a luminance signal and a color difference signal. However, an error is created in a digital audio signal during transmission. Particularly, burst error produced in continuous bit trains of audio signal seriously decreases the error correction capability on the receiving side, compared with a random error independently produced in individual bits. In order to solve such a problem, there has been proposed a method for interleaving and transmitting the digital audio signal of the D2 MAC on the receiving side. Generally, the D2 MAC signal is composed as follows.
One frame consists of 625 lines each of which has 648 bits. Each line is comprised of a 6-bit line sync signal, a 99-bit digital audio signal and a 543-bit analog video signal. The 99-bit digital audio signal substantially contains an audio signal and auxiliary data for processing the audio signal. Since, 751 bits constitute one packet in a digital audio signal to be interleaved, approximately, 8 lines of digital audio signal forms one packet so as to be interleaved. The following TABLE 1 illustrates the interleaving sequence in one packet provided that an audio signal occupies one bit.
TABLE 1______________________________________1    95      189     283   377   471   565   6592    96      190     284   378   472   566   6603    97      191     285   379   473   567   6614    98      192     286   380   474   568   .5    99      193     287   381   475   .     .6    100     194     288   382   .     .7    101     195     289   .     .     .     7458    102     196     .     .     .     652   7469    103     .       .     .     559   653   74710   .       .       .     466   560   654   748.    .       .       373   467   561   655   749.    .       280     374   468   562   656   750.    187     281     375   469   563   657   75194   188     282     376   470   564   658______________________________________
One packet of audio data is arranged in the order of 1, 2, 3, . . . , 93, 94, 95, . . . , 750, 751. The interleaving is carried out by re-arranging the data in the horizontal sequence of TABLE 1. That is, the data is re-arranged in the sequence of 1, 95, 189, . . . , 659, 2, 96, . . . , 564, 658 by 94-bit-interval interleaving.
Though errors occur in audio data which is interleaved so as to be transmitted, if de-interleaving is carried out on the receiving side, corresponding to the transmitting-side interleaving, since the burst error is converted into random error, the error correction capability would be improved. However, until now, there has not been proposed a de-interleaving system in which audio data interleaved basically in units of packets is converted into pre-interleaved audio data, and therefore an improvement of error correction capability cannot be expected.
To overcome the above problem, an object of the present invention is to provide a de-interleaving method for an audio signal of a D2 MAC mode in which audio data interleaved and transmitted in units of packets is input to de-interleave the interleaved audio data into normal audio data.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a de-interleaving apparatus for the de-interleaving method.
To accomplish the first object of the present invention, there is provided a method for de-interleaving audio data of the D2 MAC mode which is interleaved in units of packets and transmitted, comprising the steps of: generating a write address for storing the interleaved audio data in units of packets; storing the interleaved audio data according to the write address in units of packets; generating a read address for reading out the audio data stored in units of packet in a de-interleaving order; and reading out the stored audio data according to the read address.
To accomplish the second object of the present invention, there is provided a de-interleaving apparatus for de-interleaving audio data of a D2 MAC signal which is interleaved in units of packets and transmitted, comprising: means for generating a write address for storing the input audio data of the D2 MAC signal in units of packets; means for generating a read address for de-interleaving the stored audio data of the D2 MAC signal in units of packets so that the audio data is arranged in the sequence of pre-interleaving a plurality of RAMs for storing the audio data of the D2 MAC signal according to the write address applied from the write address generating means and for reading out the stored audio data according to the read address applied from the read address generating means; and
a plurality of selectors for receiving the write address and read address from the write address generating means and read address generating means so as to apply the wr ite and read addresses to corresponding RAMs in units of packets of audio data.
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of one embodiment of a de-interleaving apparatus according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a detailed circuit diagram of a write address generator shown in FIG. 1; and
FIGS. 3A and 3B are signal timing diagrams of the de-interleaving apparatus.
In one embodiment of the present invention, de-interleaving is performed in such a manner that audio data in synchronization with a line sync signal and a frame sync signal is input to be stored in a memory in units of packets and the stored data is read out by intervals of 8 bits.
Referring to FIG. 1, the de-interleaving apparatus of the present invention comprises a write address generator 1 for receiving a frame sync signal F-SYNC, a line sync signal L-SYNC and clocks CK1 and CK2 and for outputting write-address-related signal WE-- CLK, A1˜A10 and WEN for storing one packet of audio data in a memory and a 751-bit count signal BIT751, a read address generator 6 for receiving frame sync signal F-SYNC, first clock CK1 and the 751-bit count signal BIT751 of write address generator 1 so as to generate a memory read address, first and second RAMs 4 and 5 for storing one packet of audio data, and a selector 8 for receiving the output signals of write address generator 1 and read address generator 6, and for switching the memory read/write addresses in units of packets to apply them to first and second RAMs 4 and 5.
Read address generator 6 comprises a first AND gate AND1 for receiving frame sync signal F-SYNC and count signal BIT751, a first inverter INV1 for receiving the first clock CK1 and inverting and outputting the received first clock, a second 751-bit counter 7 for receiving the output signal of the inverter INV1 as a clock signal so as to output count signal RD751 and pulse signals B1-B10, a first D-flipflop DFF1 for connecting power voltage VCC to its data input port D, a second D-flipflop DFF2 for connecting its data input port D to the data output port Q of first D-flipflop DFF1, and a second AND gate AND2 for logically operating upon the output signal of first AND gate AND1 and the output signal of second D-flipflop DFF2. D-flipflop DFF1 and DFF2 connect power VCC to the respective preset ports PRE. The output signal of the first AND gate AND1 is input to clear ports CLR of the D-flipflops. The clock input ports of the D-flipflops receive count signal RD751 of the second 751-bit counter 7.
Selector 8 comprises a first multiplexer 9 having input ports A11-A20 connected to output ports A1-A10 of write address generator 1, input ports B11-B20 connected to output ports B1-B10 of read address generator 6 and a selection port SEL for receiving write enable signal WEN of write address generator 1, a second multiplexer 10 having input ports A11-A20 connected to output ports A1-A10 of write address generator 1, input ports B11-B20 connected to output ports B1-B10 of read address generator 6 and a selection port SEL for receiving inverted write enable signal WEN of write address generator 1, a second inverter INV 2 for inverting and outputting write enable signal WEN of write address generator 1, a first OR gate OR1 for receiving write enable signal WEN and clock WE-- CLK of write address generator 1, and a second OR gate OR2 for logically operating clock WE-- CLK of write address generator 1 and the output signal of second inverter INV2.
In addition to the input ports of the first multiplexer 9, second multiplexer 10 further comprises two input ports M1 and M2 which receive the respective outputs of RAMs 4 and 5, and outputs the received signals through an output port T3 according to selection signal SEL. Second multiplexer 10 selects signal input port M2 connected to second RAM if selection signal SEL is at a high level signal, and it selects signal input port M1 connected to first RAM 4 if selection signal SEL is at a low level signal. Enable ports EN of first and second multiplexers 9 and 10 are grounded so that the multiplexers are operated in a low level. Multiplexers 9 and 10 connect read address output ports B1-B10 of read address generator 6, offsetting 8 bits with respect to write address output ports A1-A10 of write address generator 1. That is, output ports B1-B10 of second 751-bit counter 7 of read address generator 6 are connected to input ports B11-B20 of multiplexers 9 and 10 so that the interleaved audio data stored in RAMs 4 and 5 is read out by intervals of 8 bits.
The first RAM4 connects its input ports A0-A9 to an output port T1 of first multiplexer 9. The output signal of first OR gate OR1 of selector 8 is input to write enable signal port WE of the first RAM 4. The second RAM 5 connects its input ports A0-A9 to an output port T2 of second multiplexer 10. The output signal of second OR gate OR2 of selector 8 is input to write enable signal port WE of the second RAM 5. The two RAMs 4 and 5 include data input ports DIN and data output ports DOUT. The output signal of first RAM 4 is input to input port M1 of second multiplexer 10 and the output signal of second RAM 5 is input to input port M2 of second multiplexer 10.
Referring to FIG. 2, the write address generator comprises a third inverter INV3 for receiving and inverting first clock CK1, a 99-bit counter 2 for receiving line sync signal L-SYNC through reset port SR so as to count the pulse of the output signal of third inverter INV3, a fourth inverter INV4 for receiving and inverting line sync signal L-SYNC, a third OR gate OR3 for receiving the output signal of fourth inverter INV4 and a count signal BIT99 of 99-bit counter 2, a third AND gate AND3 for logically operating the output signal of third OR gate OR3 and the output signal of third inverter INV3, a fourth AND gate AND4 for receiving the output signals of third inverter INV3 and fifth inverter INV5 so as to generate a write enable clock WE-- CLK, a first 751-bit counter 3 for receiving frame sync signal F-SYNC through reset port SR, for counting the pulse of the output signal of third AND gate AND3 and for outputting a counting end signal BIT751 and pulse signals A1-A10, a fourth OR gate OR4 for receiving frame sync signal F-SYNC and the output signal of the third inverter INV3, a fifth OR gate OR5 for receiving count signal BIT751 of first 751-bit counter 3 and the output signal of third inverter IN3, and a third D-flipflop DFF3 in which power VCC is input through preset port PRE, the output signal of fourth OR gate OR4 is input through clear port CLR, and the output signal of data output port Q' is feedback to data input port D. The output signal of fifth OR gate OR5 is input to clock port of the third D-flipflop.
FIGS. 3A and 3B show the relations of signals of the circuits using, as basic clocks, first clock CL1 having the period corresponding to one bit of a D2 MAC signal and second clock CK2 having half the period of the first clock. Read enable clock WE-- CLK has the same period as that of first clock CK1 but has half the high-level pulse width of first clock CK1.
When frame sync signal, F-SYNC and line sync signal L-SYNC are input to the apparatus shown in FIG. 1, write address generator 1 receiving clocks CK1 and CK2 outputs write-address-related signals using built-in 99-bit counter 2 and first 751-bit counter 3. That is, the write address generator produces the write-address-related signals for storing audio data contained in the 99-bit area of each line into first and second RAMs 4 and 5 in units of 751 bits. The operation of write address generator 1 will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. 2, 3A and 3B.
First and second clocks CK1 and CK2 shown in FIG. 3B are inverted by third and fifth inverters INV3 and INV5 to be input to write address generator 1. Write address generator 1 produces new write addresses according to the input of frame sync signal F-SYNC and line sync signal L-SYNC of low level pulse. 99-bit counter 2 counts first clock CK1 inverted by third inverter INV3, and outputs high-level pulse signal BIT99 during counting. 99-bit counter 2 is reset by the low pulse of line sync signal L-SYNC. The output signal BIT99 of 99-bit counter 2 is logically summed with the inverted line sync signal and logically multiplied by the inverted first clock. Thus, first 751-bit counter 3 counts by receiving the inverted first clock as a clock signal. During the counting of the input clocks, first 751-bit counter 3 generates and outputs memory write addresses through output ports A1-A10. When the 751-bit counting is finished or frame sync signal F-SYNC is input, 751-bit counter 3 is reset and outputs a low-level pulse corresponding to one period of the first clock CK1. When the 751-bit counting is being carried out or the frame sync signal is not input, a high-level signal is continuously output.
Fourth AND gate AND4 receives the inverted signals of first and second signals CK1 and CK2 so as to generate write enable clock signal WE-- CLK shown in FIG. 3B. Third D-flipflop DFF3 receives, as a clock, the resultant signal in which the inverted signal of first clock CK2 and count signal BIT751 of first 751-bit counter 3 are logically summed. Thus, third D-flipflop DFF3 alternately outputs a low-level pulse signal and high-level pulse signal by intervals of 751-bit counting.
First AND gate AND1 of read address generator 6 receives the frame sync signal and count signal BIT751 of write address generator 1 which are low-level pulses, so as to clear first and second D-flipflops DFF1 and DFF2. Thus, second 751-bit counter 7 is reset by the output signal of second AND gate AND2 and counts first clock CK1 received via first inverter INV1. Since second 751-bit counter 7 is reset only by the low-level pulse of frame sync signal F-SYNC and count signal BIT751 of write address generator 1, read address generator 6 generates continuous memory read addresses, contrary to write address generator 1.
Selector 8 receives write enable signal WEN from write address generator 1 and selects the output signals of multiplexers 9 and 10. Specifically, the selector selectively outputs the address signals of write address generator 1 and read address generator 6 using write enable signal WEN and the inverted write enable signal inverted by inverter INV2.
Since first RAM 4 uses the output signal of first OR gate OR1 as its write enable signal WEN, the first RAM stores input data during the low level of write enable signal shown in FIG. 3A. Meanwhile, since second RAM 5 uses the output signal of second OR gate OR2 as write enable signal WEN, the second RAM stores input data during the high level of write enable signal WEN output from write address generator 1.
When audio data is input via data input port 11, first RAM stores the input audio according to the address signals of write address generator 1 and first multiplexer 9. That is, when the output signal BIT99 of 99-bit counter 2 and count signal BIT751 of first 751-bit counter 3 are both in a high level and write enable signal WEN is in a low level, the first RAM stores the audio data input via data input port 11. Therefore, first RAM 4 stores one packet of 751 bits by storing 99 bits of audio data for every line. While first RAM 4 stores data, first RAM 5 outputs one packet of stored data according to the address signals of read address generator 6 and second multiplexer 10. Read address signal input ports B11-B20 of first and second RAMS 4 and 5 are arranged offsetting 8 address value with respect to write address signal input ports A11-A20.
For instance, write address signal input port A14 is arranged to correspond to read address signal input port B11. The read addresses output from multiplexers 9 and 10 are applied to RAM 4 or 5 by intervals of 8 bits of interleaved audio data. Accordingly, the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 de-interleaves the interleaved audio data using only a method for reading stored data.
When one packet of audio data is completely stored, first RAM 4 outputs stored audio data through output port T3 of second multiplexer 10. At the same time, second RAM 5 begins to store audio data input via input port 11 according to the address signal input via address output port 12 of second multiplexer 10. When one packet of audio. data. is stored, second RAM 5 outputs stored audio data through output port T3 of second multiplexer 10 according to the control signal of selector 8. First RAM 4 stores audio data input via input port 11 during the data output time of second RAM 5. The data write/read operation of first and second RAMs 4 and 5 allows for continuous de-interleaving of input audio data.
As described above, the de-interleaving method and apparatus of the present invention receives audio data of the D2 MAC mode interleaved in units of packets to be transmitted, and de-interleaves the audio data using only a simple memory input output control, to thereby enhance the error correction capability of data.
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Joy In The Rain: Christmas Humor...
Darren remembers accompanying his father out shopping in thetoy department of Sears one Christmas Eve. Dad said, "What a marvelous train set. I'll buy it."
The girl behind the counter looked pleased and said, "Great, I'm sure your son will really love this."
Dad replied with a glint in his eye, "Maybe you're right. In thatcase I'll take two."
The Santa Claus at the shopping mall was very surprised when Emily, a girl about 20 years of age, walked up and sat on his lap. Now, we know that Santa doesn't usually take requests fromadults, but she smiled very nicely at him, so he asked her,"What do you want for Christmas, Emily?"
"Something for my mother, please," answered the girl sweetly.
"Something for your mother? Well, that's very loving andthoughtful of you," smiled Santa. "What would you like me tobring her?"
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Embrace the Pale – hopelessly pale
March 28, 2016 April 19, 2017 by hopelesslypale
In our society, there seems to be a pressure to be tan. I’m not quite sure where this came from but it’s there. Be a bronzed Goddess and be beautiful. Just go into any Boots or Superdrug and there are shelves and shelves of fake tanning products. Tanned skin is seen as beautiful and pale skin as some sort of problem that needs to be fixed. I do not tan, it’s physically impossible! If I forget to re-apply my suncream, I burn and then go back to white again. Someone once even said to me, “Just put some oil on your skin, you’ll tan then”…. idiotic. If I put oil on my skin and then went out in the midday sun, the only thing that would happen would be third degree burns. I am not a chicken, I have no desire to bake like one.
Yes, I really am this pale and the camera decided to make me very pink…great! Clearly the massive white contrast was too much for the lens.
Over time, the comments build up and you just get a stock list of reasons why you’re skin is something to be ashamed or embarrassed about. I guess the pressure has got to me at times; not wanting to wear shorts or skirts because I know people will make comments. I tried using those moisturisers with ‘tanning’ product in them in the past and the only thing that happened there were weird orange streaks on my legs which just made things worse.
Sorry Jessica, Google made me do it!
I can only remember one person giving me a compliment on my pale skin, ONE, and it was the lady waxing my legs very recently. Not that I need compliments, but when the majority of the comments are negative, when a person says something nice you really notice it. Why is being pale so negative? The truth is, it isn’t. Like with many other things, society puts pressure on women and men to look a certain way and it is impossible for us all to fit into these neatly labeled boxes, so why try? Be you.
I’m a pale princess and I now love it! As I’ve got older I’ve realised that you have to love the skin you’re in and no one should make you feel embarrassed for what you look like. I know I am a beacon of white when I get out of the swimming pool, there is nothing I can do about it and you know what, I don’t want to change. Being pale sets my apart from everyone else and I’m now ok with that. So this summer, I will be there at the pool with my factor 50 as always and you can think what everyone else can think what they like.
I’m the sun cream police. A high SPF is key for my survival in summer.
I am not saying that if you want to be tanned that there is anything wrong with that. If you wanna tan up, go right ahead, but don’t make others feel inferior if they don’t or can’t choose that option. All skin tones are beautiful.
To all my pale princesses or princes out there, I’m with you! The moment you embrace who you are, you will feel so much better.
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Hear hear!! I’m facing a bit of my own anxiety with spring/summer fast approaching. My typical remedy is to simply wear leggings year-round haha… but sometimes it’s just too darn hot for that! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I realize this post is a year old but… I just found it! I am pale and would like to embrace it, but it’s hard. Luckily, I’ve actually had some good results with fake tanners but the smell… oi vay.
And I have no idea why it’s acceptable to comment (99% insulting) about the paleness of someone’s skin. Would anyone comment about someone’s skin being too dark and tell them they should buy products to lighten it? And why is tan considered “better” when it’s SO BAD for your skin? Even for people who tan easily.

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R. Shlomo's reading list: 2011
We are introduced to the experiences of what it means to be a rabbi, ministering to all types of people. With the Chief Rabbi, we discover the many public figures who interacted. We learn that he ministered to Yitzchak Rabin and Shimon Peres. We are informed that the former Pope John Paul (of Polish origin) refused to baptize Jewish children who were living with Catholic families during the war. We learn about the moral integrity and courage of King Hussein of Jordan and how he appreciated the Chief Rabbi's visit during his cancer treatments in America. Fidel Castro claimed not to be an anti-Semite agreeing to import matzo to Cuba for Passover. The truth is that this book kept my eyes moist because the reader is told about countless trials and tribulations of individuals and how these amazing people survived under the most difficult conditions without losing faith. As a matter of fact the whole book is a lesson in faith, a lesson in Torah to look with optimism in the face of calamity. The last image of the book is very profound: Rabbi Lau writes that he is very proud of his "personal" Hanukkah Menorah- he sees that his wife is the base, the foundation, his 8 children are the lights, the candles and he is fortunate enough to be the "Gabbai" the one that guides the candles. When the Jewish tradition is carried forth into the future with "Kol Torah" Torah talk and holy Talmudic discussion then there is proof that the perpetrators of the holocaust failed in their mission.


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The Zoë-Trope: SNORKTASTIC!
LOL. My English teacher put this up on the projector last year and we all had a good giggle.
I suppose that just shows how behind I am! Today was my first time seeing these. Some of them are really wonderful though - like number 35. I couldn't have come up with that when I was in school.
OMG IS THIS A JOKE!?!?!!?!?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MY RIBSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"She walked into my office like a centipede with 98 missing legs." Umm, you mean like a human? One of my favorites!!!!! Thanks sooo much for this Zoe!!!! My biggest laugh all week!!!!!!!
Brilliant XD XD
My sisters asked HOW a person would walk like they had 98 missing legs and of course, I got up and showed them. Which made them nearly die.
PS - Hi Zoeeeeeee I'm aliiiiiiive kind of
Isabel: Well, at least the only way is up for these writers. I hope.
Saya: Wheee! How are you doing?
I am doing SURPRISES which you will soon see and also moving house -_- so chaos is about right. Ohhh and sleep, man do I need to sleep. BUT I am lurkingly reading all posts.
Lurking is, in fact, my natural state.
Wow, you made my day. hee hee. Two of my favorites are numbers 4 and 15. what are some of yours?
I think 6, 30 and 44 are up there with the most hilarious - but like I said, I think 35 is actually really good.
When Saya puts up the video on YouTube, let us know, okay? I feel incomplete not having seen the visual demonstration of how to walk like a centipede missing 98 legs.
These are hilarious, Zoe, I kept snorting and reading them out loud until I had to promise to (shut up and) repost. Some of the funniest are actually outstanding metaphors, and some of them appear to come from kids who have been reading a lot of Terry Pratchett.
Anon: I hope she'll send me a link if she does!
That's right, some of them definitely appear to be deliberately 'bad' in order to be funny. Some of them pull it off, but others are just bad. They're all interesting though...apart from maybe number 1.
OH MY GOSH!! Zoe, I was just at Barnes & Nobles, just browsing, and GUESS WHAT I FOUND?!!!!! An autographed, hardcover copy of SPHINX'S QUEEN, the sequel to SPHINX'S PRINCESS, by Esther Friesner! It just came out and I had no idea there was even going to be a sequel! If Esther Friesner and SPHINX'S PRINCESS don't ring a bell, you'll remember that you did a post a while back called READER QUESTION, in which you answered my question from a week before. In the comments I suggested a bunch of books to you, along with SPHINX'S PRINCESS and two other of Esther Friesner's books: NOBODY'S PRINCESS and NOBODY'S PRIZE. Such a satisfying find!! This particular series is based on the historical Egyptian figure, Nefertiti; she's the main character. So once I finish with the book I'm reading at the moment, I'll dive straight into this book! Talk about happy dancing in the YA section!! I can't wait to tell my sister; we'll probably get into a heated debate of who gets to read it first!


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Free Spirits Resources: Believing in YOU... Einstein could'nt speak until he was 4
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Did you know that Albert Einstein could not speak until he was four years old and did not read until he was seven? His parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.
When F. W. Woolworth was 21, he got a job in a store, but was not allowed to wait on customers because he "didn't have enough sense."
A newspaper editor once fired Walt Disney because he was thought to have no "good ideas." Caruso was told by one music teacher, "You can't sing. You have no voice at all." And an editor told Louisa May Alcott that she was incapable of writing anything that would have popular appeal.
What if these people had listened and become discouraged? Where would our world be without the music of Beethoven, the art of Rodin or the ideas of Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison? As Oscar Levant has accurately said, "It's not what you are, it's what you don't become that hurts."
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A Long Island Catholic: 11/23/2003 - 11/30/2003
Favorite Cheesy 80’s Songs: The Humpty Dance
Walk This Way (Run DMC and Aerosmith version)
Billie Jean (MJ was good 17 faces ago)
The most recent Latin Mass Magazine came in with a renewal reminder notice. I did not have to think much about renewing especially after glancing at the variety of articles. A few years ago I began subscribing to Catholic magazines with zeal, perhaps too much zeal, and have recently let a few lapse. First, Homiletic and Pastoral Review because it is geared more towards priests and was a little boring. Second, Faith and Family, although beautiful, is expensive and geared more towards families and women. Crisis was almost next because I object to their attitude towards Michael S. Rose. Printing two articles against him, which he refuted, made me wonder whether Crisis was getting off track. I ended up renewing due to their great variety of articles on music, art, prayer, politics, and culture. This magazine is the only one that comes close to Latin Mass Magazine. The Fall 2003 edition of Latin Mass contains a great but sad editorial by Editor-In-Chief Fr. James McLucas. He describes the fatigue of many priests who have come up against the entrenched bureaucracy of parish committees, parish workers and volunteers who have their own vision for the parish that leaves no room for any traditional Catholicism. Although he is describing priests who long to celebrate the traditional latin mass, I think this problem is seen in many priests who just want more devotion and orthodoxy in the Church. This quote could be said about many priests, not just those who would be called “traditionalists”:
“There are good men within the Holy See who understand why an increasing number of priests, mostly in their 30’s and 40’s, are conscience-seared and conflicted about serving an increasingly secularized ecclesiastical structure which prevents the Church from being a certain trumpet. These priests have endured being bullied into submission by the use of tactics that include employing the virtue of obedience as a weapon, and by circumventing canon law so as to neutralize the protections that is supposedly offered the priest (future grist for another day).”
Perhaps not coincidently, one of the talks at the next Latin Mass magazine conference in Montvale, New Jersey will be on “Obedience: Wielding a Virtue as a Weapon”. The details for this third annual conference are in the edition also, and I will attend as I enjoyed the first two. Michael Davies, an Englishman who is a legend in traditional Catholic circles will also give a talk. Some articles from this issue I can’t wait to jump into are: Vatican II Renewal: Myth or Reality? By Kenneth Jones
Building Goddess Paganism by Donna Steichen
The Incarnation and Western Civilization by Thaddeus Kozinski
The Monks and Civilization by Thomas Woods
Saint for the Season: The Disconcerting Sanctity of Thomas Becket by Diane Moczar
Architecture: Treasures of Tradition in the World’s Most Tragic City by Michael Rose
Visible Man: The Story of H.G. Wells by Matthew Anger and Edward Lengel
General Sherman’s Relentless Battle by Steve O’Brien
Alfred Hitchcock: Spiritual Director? By James Bemis
If Catholics were more aware of our great spiritual, artistic, cultural and theological heritage, much of the garbage of the past 35 years would never have been able to penetrate the Church. Latin Mass and Crisis magazines are doing a great job in teaching Catholics about their heritage. Posted by
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I have been TAGGED – Twice | The British Asian Blog
I have been tagged. This means I have to answer 11 questions that have been ‘cleverly’ constructed by fellow bloggers. Thanks to ‘Bikram’ and ‘Kamikaze’ not only do I have to answer 22 questions in total, I have to be honest and fair in my answer. It’s the first time that I am taking part in such an activity – and I hope that you (the reader) enjoy my answers as much as enjoyed writing them.
The following 11 questions are asked by Bikram:
My Response: I love playing sports, be it Football, Cricket, Badminton or even snooker (if snooker is classed as a sport). I would rather spend my time playing sports than to do anything else.
My Response: This is a hard one to answer – Let’s start with family – my family think I am a good boy, dedicated to work and earning a good living, but only if they knew what I really get up too in my spare time. My girl friend(s) think I am a stone hearted person, who is insensitive, unaffectionate but good at women psychology and mind games – they say this because they are too use to hearing the words ‘I Love You’ a bit too often from other guys, and for me ‘I don’t believe in Love’, so never really say it. My close network of friends think our friendship (which is between 6 childhood friends) is based on others being a strong pillar in the friendship – so they consider me to be a strong pillar. My work colleagues think I am ambitious and creative at work, but for me I’m just more daring than others in getting projects completed on time.
My Response: In 10 years time, I see myself 5 years into my early retirement, living off the ventures/business I have started (currently I part own a Fast Food business, a Gym and a Printing firm) and for fun become a University Lecturer and travel to University Campuses around the world to teach. I would also like to see myself married with some children, living on a farm away from the general public and pollution.
My Response: The ability to speak my mind and the truth in any situation, and not being afraid of the repercussions that might follow.
My Response: I have played many tricks and pranks of people, and some have gone terribly wrong. One memorable prank I and few other friends played was during our school period. In our class we use to have a friend who use to be on the receiving end of all jokes and punches as his appearance (being short and chubby) attracted abuse, let’s call him Q. During our Technology class, we use sit with students from different classes, and in our technology class there was to be a girl gang, mainly consisting of white girls, where one of these girls was like 6 feet tall and stocky in her appearance, as a nickname we use to call her ‘Tank’. In this Technology class, we decided to get our friend Q into some trouble with this gang of girls, and especially with the Tank. So we lied to Tank that Q called her ‘fat and ugly silver back gorilla’. At first, Tank didn’t take much notice, as she first found it embarrassing that someone would say that to her. For the next few days, whenever we passed Tank, we would shout out ‘Silver back gorilla’ and when she would turn around, we would point at Q. Q simply thought we was messing around, but didn’t realise we had already lied to the Tank, that Q was the originator of that comment. One day, during our lunch in the canteen, we realised that Tank and her girl gang were sat a few tables away – so I shouted aloud ‘Silver back gorilla’ to which Tank and her friends turned and faced us, we all pointed at Q.
Tank and her girl gang got up and headed towards our table. Thinking they were only going to verbally abuse Q, we grabbed Q and made him sit in his chair despite his attempts to get up and run. So the Tank and her friends came over, and without saying a single word simple launched into Q. Now imagine this, Q is about 5ft 2inches – chubby, round British Asian guy in the middle of a girl gang where Tank stood about 6ft tall and about 16 stones and her gang which consisted of white, black and Asian girls, and these girls are actually and physically punching and kicking Q almost senseless.
At one point, while we were stunned and shocked to do anything – they lifted him up and smashed him on the table where we were eating our food. The whole canteen crowded around and eventually the security and some teachers pulled the girl gang apart. The beating was so bad that Q ended up with half of his ear cut and bleeding, a chipped tooth and a bust nose. His face had turned into purple with the amount of bruises he sustained and his head changed shape due to the swelling from constant punches to the head.
Boy or boy, we were all shocked and so stunned that we couldn’t even get up to stop the beating Q got. Seriously, it was like a group of lions taking down a rabbit and shredding it to bits. This was one prank that seriously went wrong. We were all summoned to the head teacher’s office, and threatened with suspension and parents being informed if we didn’t tell the truth. We owned up to the name calling, and admitted it was supposed to be a joke and it turned out wrong. I think we had detention for 3 weeks, so every day for the next 3 weeks we had to stay behind 1 hour in school and help staff.
My Response: There have been a couple of people, other than my parents, who made me what I am today – or more accurately got me to where I am today. Unfortunately, due to the sensitivity of these people and their names, I can only say, one individual is my spiritual guide and the other is my brother. Both of these people have had a positive influence in my life, and what I am today or what I have today is based on their sacrifices.
My Response: Travelling and exploring new environments, and that what happens behind a closed door with a women (can’t say anymore on the topic), and seeing my business empire grow gradually.
My Response: My hero is my Dad, who has worked immensely hard throughout his life to provide security and stability for his family. There is no bigger hero for me than my Dad, who continues to be a massive part of my life and the life of my siblings.
My Response: I blog because I like to express my views and opinions – but blogging as an anonymous person allows me to expose more about how I feel about things without having reprisals from the wider British Asian community and alike.
10.Do you believe in love stories , if yes why
My Response: I DON’T believe in Love Stories. I think people in today’s society have made the word ‘Love’ so cheap that it has no meaning anymore. That said, I don’t think Love is just between a man and a women – but Love is also for the creator, is also for those individuals who have had positive influence in your life – and in mine there are many people – I Love them all.
My Response: There are many incidents that will always be remembered, but for the interest of this question being asked – One particular incident that will be remembered always is when one of my best friends (being a female) confessed her love for me when University finished and we got our degrees. The type of guy I am – I said in question 10 and in question 2 that I don’t believe in Love no matter who confesses to me. At first I laughed it off and didn’t think much of it, since our friendship was pretty free and open, and we did have good banter between us. She even knew the type I was – I didn’t commit to one girl and in fact I actively rejected the idea of committing to one girl.
Over the coming days her behaviour changed towards me, and it pretty much rubbed me up the wrong way. Eventually, I had to put a stop to it – otherwise more damaged was imminent. So after my failed attempts to knock sense into her head, there was only one other way left – for her to see me with another girl. To cut a long story short – I set up a situation where this friend caught me with another girl at the University. My friends, who saw her later, recall her terrible state and bad mood. She vanished without notice and was nowhere to be found till our graduation at the University, where other than exchanging a smile at one point – she left never to be seen again or heard from. I openly make the statement, this is one of the reasons why I don’t bloody believe in Love (or Love Stories). I had known her for almost 5 years and suddenly she ignored me as if we were strangers. I hate love stories.
The following 11 questions are asked by Kamikaze:
My Response: I didn’t really watch much cartoons as a kid – you might find this strange. I was busy playing outdoors and occupied with sports activities, mischief and just fooling around. So in all fairness I can’t answer this question. I mean, I did watch some cartoons but never to the point where I had a favourite one or one that I could relate too.
2. What attachment do you think can keep you from salvation?
My Response: I don’t need salvation but salvation needs me. Does this answer the question?
My Response: One character I admire is from a Bollywood movie called ‘Guru’. It’s a character who is played by Abhishake Batchan, who plays a character who want’s to achieve despite all the odds against him including his friends and family. I find that this Character ‘Guru’ is pretty much how I am and how I do things. If you want to find out more about me, then watch the movie Guru.
My Response: The book that I would write would be a fiction one, where I take the daring steps to be sent to a new earth found in our Galaxy. Where I would make new discoveries and explore a new world.
My Response: The language I think is called ‘Binary’ which is input and outputs of 1’s and 0’s. This helps by only giving me two options to make a decision 1 = Yes and 0 = No. It’s either I do it or not.
6. If you are new to a niche group, for example a seminar on a technology you have no clue about and everybody except you seems comfortable with the jargon, how do you try and fit in?
My Response: I have been in situation similar to this, I could only lie my way through and make it sound so believable that those who had knowledge in the field had to go away and recheck whether what they knew was right or not.
My Response: You need to ask my many female friends – that will be the best way.
My Response: Sorry but I don’t seem to understand this question….
9. Umm…tell me a joke?
My Response: Check my ‘Friday Funnies’ there are plenty there you can laugh at and even borrow for FREE
10. What is the accomplishment you are most proud of as a person?
My Response: There are few accomplishments I am proud of as a person – but just to mention one here: I owned my own large 5 bedroom detached house mortgage/loan free at the age of 21 through a smart business strategy which I developed with my family. This then led to us becoming property developers for a while until we focused our energy into other business ideas. I’d also like to add, that I was a student at University too when this was achieved.
Mixing Music, taking old Indian music and adding drum and beat to it.
My 11 questions for other people:
Reveal one secret now, which you have never told anyone else?
From your closest friends network, name one person who you secretly envy and why?
If you were made Prime Minister for One day of your current country or the country from you originate from with total power – what changes would you make in that one day to make your country better?
If there is one physical aspect you would change about yourself – what would that be?
When was the last time you cried – and why?
Identify one thing you hate about yourself (physical appearance or habit)?
If you could rewind back time, tell me one thing or incident you would change in which you were involved in?
Name one blogger (in your blogging community) you would like to meet in person?
If you had to choose between keeping a lottery win (for millions) or keeping your love of your life – which one would you choose and why?
Tell us about one embarrassing incident when you was caught red handed doing something which your shouldn’t have?
Now the FUN bit, I need to identify 11 people who I want to terrify by my questions. I’ll have to choose those bloggers who ‘yet’ have not been tagged. So the following are the 11 people who I would like to tag:
My tagged list:
It’s My Thoughts 11
Mr Dhokia
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The girls beating up the poor guy was shocking. And I agree with you on Love. It makes people blind to reality. Often it is forced on others and it defies all logic. Basically, I think brainless people fall in love. Your questions are difficult, but I will take it up. Thanks for tagging me.
Yes, the word Love has lost its actual value in today’s fast moving society. The incident were our prank went wrong is very regrettable – but we all make such mistakes some point in our lives, after all these years I still remember it as if it happened yesterday. I look forward in reading your responses to my questions.
I have done this tag – http://www.destinationinfinity.org/2012/03/22/tagged-once-again-11-questions/
Thanks, will check them out shortly.
Thanks for the tag. Will try to do a post like this soon. Your answers were witty and tongue in cheek.
The questions were carefully crafted to add fear as well as excitement. I look forward in reading your answers.
interesting answers! and VERY impressive business strategy to owning a home at 21!!!!
Yes, it took total dedication and focus in achieving a positive result – I believe anything is possible, by a combination of hard work, dedication and good research.
Tagged Once again – 11 Questions | Destination Infinity says:
[…] have already done this tag (but with different set of questions), but this time The British Asian blog has tagged me with 11 questions. I am just going to answer the questions, but I am not going to tag […]
Cleverly answered 😛 The owning an apartment at 21 is quite an achievement. Binary is a good language, and flurry logic helps. Thanks for doing the TAG so generously BAB. 🙂
It actual is a house not apartment, but yes, hard work and dedication makes all the difference.
Good answers and thanks for the tag.
You can guarantee that I won’t answer most of them, and that I’ll do the whole thing wrong.
Well done on the achievements!
Ah come on dude, a little effort won’t go to waste. There are only 11 questions to answer then write 11 questions of your own for 11 other bloggers – simples.
oh my god the answer to what you will in 10 years time .. PAAAJI give me some ideas I want to retire tooooo veyr sooon
Dosta, it’s all about working hard, staying focused and having a strategy for achievements to be accomplished in Year 1, Year 2, Year 3…..Year 10. Although it might sound ‘yeah ok whatever’ but if you imagine setting a realistic goal for yourself to be achieved in 1 year – then working extremely hard to achieve it – if you do achieve it then your on your way to success. Email me and we can exchange ideas.
Don’t think I’ll be able to do a post like this soon, thought I’d just pop in and get those q’s answered!
I’m pretty open. No secrets really.
Oh everyone! Some are way more beautiful, so are way better people, some are social workers and so on. But it’s more awe, not envy, I should think.
Get all the rich to share the wealth until poverty is eliminated.
During prayers. Been stressed.
Nothing. I am what I am because of the life I’ve had.
Amira of http://www.anamiracanstory.com
Love obv. I’m that way.
i robbed a bank and was caught? lol
Thanks for providing an update – although it’s a shame you couldn’t continue on with the tagging – as you had pretty much done the hard work, that said, I find you answers interesting and thank you for attempting them.
Some great answers mate, appreciate these are all very personal to yourself, nice one.
btw – I am hitting Leeds April, Easter weekend to be percise, if you are around, maybe we can hook up.
Thanks mate, April weekend is a period where I’m the best man at my friends wedding, then a couple of distant relatives are also getting married (double and triple booked), that said, it would be great to hook up and get some fish and chips…lol
Stay in contact mate.
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Good answers… I’ll be posting mines in the next few days.
I look forward in reading your answers. Good luck
Thanks for visiting and taking the time out to read.
Great little space you’ve got going; like what I’ve read so far and intend to get cracking on some of your earlier posts soon.
Wanted to say: Qureshi is one of my favourite writers and I’m curious to see how you’ll find Something To Tell You. Many long-time Qureshi readers didn’t like it, new readers seemed to think it was ok. Not sure which category you fall under, but I hope you’ll update when you’re done.
Thanks for visiting, hope you continue engaging here. I’m in the process of writing my review of this book. Admittedly, I have so much to write about and little time to do it in – that said, I like to take my time in getting my thoughts, views and opinion across to my readers despite having so much to write about. If you subscribe to my blog, as soon as I upload a post, it will get delivered to your email immediately including my review of ‘Something to tell you’. I’;; be checking your blog out soon.


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Waltzing Horses: This Stuff Works
And the roses smell so amazing too!
A friend who has known me for over 25 years and recognizes my challenges with the two-legged world has been amazed by the transformation. She has been closely observing me while I negotiate some very deep, tricky fuzz on my lint screen the past few days and has been surprised. I give ALL the credit to consciousness. That space that appears if you wait an extended period of time after a thought, let the space be thoughtless, and let the non-ego process come into the space. The motivation is not to add lint--inner peace, (and not complacency, withdrawal, or inaction.) Presence 101. Thank you Divine Beings for tossing me back into the Western World to see how profound it all is. Pranam to the Universe.
There is a very good chance that my horse will go to Kentucky, my goat will go hang out with goats, and my horse world will be dismantled. Probably keep a trunk or two, a favorite saddle (or two), and a few bits and pieces as final threads of attachment. People already want to buy my truck and trailer.
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Return of the Golden Chariots, and Other Gospel Groups - The New York Times
N.Y. / Region|Return of the Golden Chariots, and Other Gospel Groups
By JANELLE NANOS AUG. 7, 2006
Gospel music has returned to Marcus Garvey Park.
Groups including the Golden Chariots and the Fantastic Soulernaires could again be heard in the heart of Harlem yesterday, reviving a celebrated event that had been missing from the neighborhood in the past few years.
From 1985 to 2002, the annual Gospel in Harlem USA festival, as it was then known, was synonymous with the first Sunday in August. Each year the event, whose hosts were two prominent local gospel disc jockeys, drew hundreds to the park for a spirited mix of gospel quartet, choir and solo performances. But when both hosts left their radio stations to pursue other ventures, the festival no longer was held.
“One year we were looking for it and it wasn’t there,” said Roxie Shamburger, president of the American Gospel Quartet Convention. “It was just something that I loved and looked forward to. People really missed it when it went away. I got so many calls asking, ‘When is the gospel coming back?’ ”
Not only did Ms. Shamburger, 69, organize the return of the festival yesterday under the name Gospel in the Park, but she also performed in it with her quartet, the Rising Star Singers.
A crowd of about 300 hand-clapping fans of gospel music came to the park to hear the performances of the two dozen groups, many of which had performed at the event in years past.
“I used to participate in this,” said Frank Williams, 64, who said he had been an original member of the group the Mellotones, but who stayed in the audience yesterday.
“You would have goose bumps,” he said. “It was really exciting.”
Another spectator, Harvey Hills, 74, said he had for a time been the chauffeur for the Davis Sisters, a popular gospel quartet in the 1950’s. “All the great gospel singers came through the Apollo Theater and ended up here,” he said.
The original incarnation of the festival was organized by Bishop Sam Williams, 57, the former host of the “Joy in the Morning” program on WBLS, and Shumpert Watts, 70, a church elder widely known as Deacon Watts, who introduced gospel to WHCR and was host of “The Road to Glory” program for 21 years.
Bishop Williams, who was a member of the Marcus Garvey Park Association, remembers the Harlem festival as an opportunity both to celebrate the gospel outdoors and to return the soul to a part of the neighborhood. Drug activity was rampant in the park during the 1980’s, and its facilities had been gutted by robbery and neglect.
But staging the original festival was not a simple endeavor, according to Mr. Watts. In those days, the bleachers were broken and the lights in the back of the park’s amphitheater were not working, he recalled from his home in Louin, Miss., where he moved in 2002. “We had the police come in and the Parks Department work with them, and they started fixing up the place.”
For 40 years, Mr. Watts promoted gospel acts in the New York area, like the Mellotones and Soul Converters, and the festival retains a special meaning for him. “We took care of the artists and made people happy. I enjoyed every bit of it,” he said.
A thousand people arrived for the inaugural festival in 1985, but thanks to word of mouth, the numbers swelled to five times that in the following years.
“The first year that we did the event was a catalyst moment,” Bishop Williams said. “It helped the community to come alive and realize the importance of the venue. We made the park a place to come to.”
The festival also became a major campaign stop for the city’s prospective political candidates, Bishop Williams said, who recalled that David N. Dinkins attended in the summer of 1989, in the midst of his successful mayoral race.
“The people went crazy,” Bishop Williams said. “It was like bedlam.”
Moreover, the event was — and many like Ms. Shamburger hope will be again — a chance to showcase local gospel talent and introduce the gospel message to the public.
“Some people won’t go to hear a preacher preach but they’ll come to hear the music,” Ms. Shamburger said. “We wanted to bring it out to the people that we feel really need it, and give something back to the community. Sometimes it’s not as spiritual in the street as in the church, but as I always say, it’s not all about the singing, it’s about saving souls.”
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