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NEW ULM – The Commander of the New Ulm Police Department said Friday that he and New Ulm Police Chief Myron Wieland will work with Bavarian Blast to address recent police reports and an investigation about two underage German visitors cited for underage alcohol consumption at the festival on July 20, 2013.
"Wristband distributors are told to check IDs. Obviously there was a mistake made here by someone because it shouldn't have happened, if they (Bavarian Blast security staff) were physically requiring proper identification from everyone," Commander Dave Borchert said.
Borchert said he and Wieland will work with the Bavarian Blast board to address the issue and take reasonable measures to prevent similar events from occurring again at Bavarian Blast or other New Ulm festivals.
Two New Ulm police officers and a Brown County sheriff's deputy were dispatched to the Brown County Fairgrounds at 11:18 p.m. July 20, 2013, for a report of two juveniles consuming alcohol, according to a police incident report.
An event security officer, retired Minnesota state trooper Kevin Guggisberg, received underage drinking complaints about the two males, who were earlier seen with Brown County Probation Director and New Ulm City Councilor Les Schultz. Guggisberg said he found Schultz and asked him about the ages of the two males, and Schultz "vouched" for them, indicating they were of legal drinking age.
Guggisberg directed officers to the two juveniles he believed to be consuming alcohol. He said the two young mens' over-21 wristbands were removed from them by security staff.
A supplemental report by Guggisberg stated that Schultz and the two young men were wearing wristbands, but that Guggisberg was told by a person at the festival that the two young men with Schultz were not 21. The person knew the Germans' ages because of having employed them during their stay in New Ulm.
Guggisberg reported that he found Schultz and told him of the information he received, and that Schultz assured him the Germans were over 21 (saying that one was 21 and the other just turned 22). The report added that Schultz had earlier told a bartender at the B & L Bar downtown that the two boys from Germany staying with him were not to be served as they were not old enough.
Guggisberg said he saw the two young men near a food stand, they saw him coming and fled into the crowd.
A security officer and Guggisberg located the two young men and could tell they had been consuming alcoholic beverages. The younger of the two boys began complaining about his breath. Guggisberg told him he could be checked at the hospital, but the boy did not reply. The two young men admitted to being ages 19 and 20, according to the report.
Officers identified the Germans as Shearif Bydekarken and Felix Mehrens. Both had glossy eyes and slurred speech and smelled of an alcoholic beverage, according to officers. Bydekarken's PBT sample registered .169 and Mehrens .116, according to the incident report. The pair were issued underage-consumption of-alcohol citations and released to Schultz, according to the report.
Bydekarken stated in an interview with New Ulm Police on Aug, 2, 2013, that he and Mehrens paid their $180 underage consumption tickets, and that the whole incident was his and Mehrens' fault, not Schultz'. Bydekarken added that he and Mehrens were not used to our alcohol consumption age limits, and that in Germany, the legal drinking age is 16.
To avoid potential conflicts of interest due to Schultz's position as Brown County probation director and New Ulm city councilor, New Ulm Police forwarded the incident investigation to a Marshall Police detective. The Marshall investigation did not lead to any charges against Schultz.
The City of New Ulm was billed $1,889.70 by Marshall Police for their work. Borchert said the City of New Ulm Police Department budget includes funds for investigation consultation fees.
Bavarian Blast Board President Paul Sabatino said Friday that the names of people who buy legal drinking age wristbands are not tracked.
Borchert said Friday that the two Germans were the only two people issued citations at Bavarian Blast this year.
"I don't think underage drinking is a serious problem at Bavarian Blast," Borchert said. "Bavarian Blast has always been very cooperative with law enforcement and appears to be very responsible. They have taken measures to hire very good security and appear to make every effort to run a responsible operation."
Borchert said all New Ulm festivals work very well with police and area law enforcement.
"We meet weeks in advance of festivals with Bavarian Blast Board President Paul Sabatino and Jody Marti of August Schell Brewery," Borchert said. "We'll work to cinch up any holes there may be."
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About the Author: Vince Murphy serves as a Public Affairs Officer for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Earlier this week Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration Eric Schwartz delivered a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. entitled "Respecting the Dignity and Human Rights of People on the Move: International Migration Policy for the 21st Century." Assistant Secretary Schwartz began his remarks by definining the topic, saying:
"International migration policy concerns the array of national practices that apply to the treatment of citizens and non-citizens who cross borders, and constitutes the effort, by the United States and others, to share best practices and develop common principles, approaches and initiatives toward these populations. And while domestic immigration policy remains the sovereign right of each individual nation, how each of us addresses migration at home will inform any effort to develop common international understandings. And, of course, we can't urge other governments to develop policies and practices that we ourselves are not prepared to implement. In other words, as President Obama has made clear in reference to our general human rights diplomacy, we should practice at home what we preach abroad."
The remarks were delivered in advance of the Fourth Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development which is taking place this week in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Assistant Secretary Schwartz will represent the United States at the Forum, where high-level government representatives from more than 130 countries will discuss issues affecting migrant populations globally in order to enhance the positive impact of migration on development. This is the first time the United States will send a high-level delegation to the Forum. The previous Global Forums were held in Brussels, Manila, and Athens. You can read more about the Assistant Secretary's travel here.

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I don't have a fancy bike computer, so i cannot upload the data, is that the only way?
You need to go to Journal in the top menu then add ride is 1st option. If you are in club home though you first have to Exit Club (top menu) to get to the menu with Journal on. I had a bit of a struggle with this at first but have now somehow set it so it takes me straight to add ride when I login.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (295 votes).
In short: My First Half Marathon and loved every minute, very challenging with being a hilly course.Date of review: April 7, 2013
In short: hard but well worth the journeyDate of review: June 15, 2012
In short: Tricky course but great atmosphere!In full: I was really nervous about running this having read all the reviews about the hills. That hill at 11.5 was a killer but the brilliant support from the people of Stoke made it all worthwhile! And I somehow came away with a new PB! One of the best half marathons I've done and I'll definitely be back next year!Date of review: June 15, 2012
In short: A challenging course around Stoke. Excellent organisation and marshalls. The crowd support is brilliant. One of my favorite races.Date of review: June 12, 2012
In short: well supportedIn full: well done folks of hanley you did you area proud magnificent support throughout great event i'll be back next time i'm after the silver medalDate of review: June 11, 2012
In short: Hard, Hilly and AmazingIn full: This was my first potteries Arf marathon, I've ran the full marathon 4 times in the past so I knew the course was going to be tough. I was hoping for a sub 2 hour run ( I've ran Lichfield and Stafford halfs in 1:55 this year),this was not to be my finishing time of 02:11 was a disappointment. My disappointment was soon put to one side when I thought back to the race and the amazing crowd, it feels as though the whole city comes out to support the race. I was clapped and cheered the whole route, the homemade drink/sweet stations were a life saver and the 70's disco garden party at 10 miles made me smile. The course is full of tough hills and very, very tough on the legs. I will be back for more next year hoping finishing in under 2 hours.Date of review: June 11, 2012
In short: Very friendly hilly half.In full: My first time running the Potters Arf although I knew the course was going to be touhg having family in Stoke.Organisation was spot on, crowd suppord was great...the jelly babies, extra water and hose pipe cool downs were really appreciated on a hot day.I had a tough day with illness but it was still a great race and one I look forward to next year.Date of review: June 11, 2012
In short: The highlight of my running year...again!In full: At first glance, the rough urban landscape of inner Stoke-on-Trent coupled with torturous uphill climbs scattered throughout the race, one could be forgiven for thinking this is a race you should give a miss to. However, to do so would mean you missing out on an absolute highlight of a runner's year.The slick organisation, the excellent marshalling and above all the AMAZING support throughout the race make this a real "must do" event. By the time you have scaled Milton Road (at 11.5 miles) you will feel like a proper runner, however fast or slow you have got to that point. And the finish down past Sir Stan and into the Potteries cannot be beaten (even by London's famous sprint down the Mall).I may have run more picturesque courses, and I may have finally broken the 3-hour marathon time this year, but yet again running the Potters 'Arf is my favourite run of the year.Roll on 2013...Date of review: June 11, 2012
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Real Housewives of Atlanta - Nene Leaks Inspired Alter Ego Look
I was super excited to do today's look. I used one of my favorite shows "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" as my inspiration. Recently, the cast participated in a series of alter ego photos with famous Atlanta celebrity photographer, Derek Blanks. When watching this episodes, I was excited to see some super dramatic makeup. My favorite housewife, Nene Leakes, was rocking a smokey eye featuring red glitter on her lid. I loved it so much I decided to do a tutorial. Again, I used one of my favorite lines, Graftobian Cosmetics.
Here is the final image from Nene's Alter ego shoot. She plays two roles: the stripper on the left, and the uppity housewife on the right. Unfortunately you can't see Nene's makeup up close, but her eyes match her red and black corset top.
***Credit to Derek Blanks Photography
Check out the video tutorial!
Here is my interpretation of the look. Unfortunately I could only find one picture of the look, the pictures seemed to have disappeared from my memory card. Make sure to check out the video tutorial to see the whole look and how I created it.
Here's What I Used (All Graftobian Unless Otherwise Mentioned):
-white cream foundation
-red e/s from Fantaseyes Palette
-black smoke mineral e/s
-white whip mineral e/s
-red glitter
-white luster shimmer power (brow bone)
-Steelo Earth Brown brow liner and brown mineral e/s from Graftobian palette
-kohl pencil in black velvet
-red cherry lashes
-cream foundation from warm super cream palette
-dual finish powder
-blush from warm blush palette
-Steelo mocha pencil
-lipstick from Super Lip palette
-vanilla spice lipgloss from lip palette
Lastly, the winner of the Graftobian Lip palette is Commenter #249 "Beyond Outer Beauty". Congrats girl! You have till Wednesday at midnight eastern standard time to claim your prize or i'll give it out for another giveaway.
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19 comments:
- audgepodge said...
Gorgeous look! I love the makeup on the RHoA! (I actually suggested it as a contest theme on your YouTube - haha)
Great job!
- September 21, 2009 at 9:25 AM
- Dedeca&Nessa said...
hii RenRen first sorry if a'll made any mistake i have to work on my inglish. Its been a while since i visit your blog and utube but i think its the first time a let a comment:S but anyway im a huuuugeeee fan of yours! dont stop impressing us with your amazing talent! Kiss & lots of love!
- September 21, 2009 at 10:03 AM
- Askmewhats said...
oh my, the color combination of your eyeshadow is just stunning!
- September 21, 2009 at 10:45 AM
- lifeis. said...
that look is fierce girl! love it.. and congrats to the winner!
- September 21, 2009 at 11:06 AM
- mina said...
Love that look on you, Ren!
NeNe is a trip! I couldn't believe it when she claimed to be a size 10! LOL
- September 21, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- DanniNicolle said...
I freaking love this.. So gorgeous
- September 21, 2009 at 12:36 PM
- Beyond Outer Beauty said...
This look is awesome. I can't believe how good Graftobian products are. I am stuck on using the Hi-Def Creme Foundations. I can't wait to try the rest of their products.
- September 21, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Beyond Outer Beauty said...
Thanks @ lifeis !! Appreciate that!!
- September 21, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- Katie Ms. Cocktail Smarty said...
Gorrrrjuzz RenRen!! SO Fierce! :)
- September 21, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- Daniellie said...
wuuu! Strong and sexy look!
- September 21, 2009 at 6:28 PM
- Jasmin said...
gorgeous!! love the look. love the way the tutorial looks. i always try your looks.. well, different colors, since i don't have the exact ones you have. HAHHA!
- September 21, 2009 at 9:08 PM
- Laura-Libby said...
So, cool. I loved this look when I saw the show1 Id love to see some of the other looks too, but this one was the most dramatic. Can't wait to try this out!
- September 21, 2009 at 9:37 PM
- angel said...
omg, that is the hotness! i so would wear that in the club!
- September 21, 2009 at 10:35 PM
- ♥ Ms. Kendall ♥ said...
That look is amazing!!!! I'm iching to try to 'dupe' it!!! I'm going to have to use pink b/c I don't have any red glitter.
I'm moving to ATL in a month hope to meet you some time :)
- September 21, 2009 at 10:36 PM
- Vixxan said...
WOW!!! Very pretty. Since it's NeNe we are talking about I expected something crazy looking but this is nice.
- September 21, 2009 at 10:53 PM
- LaDonna said...
Holy hannah! Ren, you are gorgeous, but this look is incredible on you!!
The colors make your skin tone exquisite and your eyes, whew!
Beautiful beautiful work!
- September 22, 2009 at 9:19 AM
- Le Midget said...
That looks soo good on you! I'm going to try it! I just wish I had some red reflects :( !
- September 22, 2009 at 11:10 AM
- lelo said...
i love it. i need to try that look on a client.
- September 22, 2009 at 2:05 PM
- Eclecticldy said...
love this...looks much better on you than NeNe :) I've been sleeping on my graftobian lip palette.
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The year 2013 will be an exciting one for junior judo throughout the world. After a one year hiatus in 2012, when there was no world-level event for juniors because of the Olympic Games, the juniors are back with a bang.
The age divisions have been shifted to be more inclusive and the NEW configuration for IJF juniors (those athletes eligible for Junior World Championships), will include birth years 1993-1998, an addition of one year!
The Juvenile B division, now officially called "cadets," also has been expanded to include three years of eligibility for the Cadet World Judo Championships -- athletes born in 1996-1998 will now be eligible.
The 2013 Junior World Championships will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 24 – 27, and USA Judo will be hosting the 2013 Cadet World Championships, August 8-11, in Miami, FL.
After the great success of our athletes at the 2012 Olympics, now our Juniors and Cadets will have the chance to step up and make their marks as well.
How can you do this? USA Judo is happy to announce that the 2013 Scholastic & Youth Nationals that will be held March 22-24 in Miami, FL, will be the Trial event that will identify both the Junior and Cadet World Teams.
What does this mean? You will be competing to become a member of the USA Judo National Team that will compete at the Junior World Championships or the Cadet World Championships – and, yes, if you meet the age requirements it IS possible to qualify for BOTH.
As a Team member you will have obligations to continue to train, compete and prepare yourself to try to become a World Champion. It will be REQUIRED that Team members also compete in the 2013 Junior Olympic Nationals that will be held June 28-30 in Irving, TX. Athletes may request a waiver of the requirement to compete in the Junior Olympics. Any waiver request will need to include submission and subsequent approval of a training plan that involves overseas training (Europe, Asia, South America) during the same time period.
As a member of the USA Judo National Team for either the Junior or Cadet World Championships, you will also be offered the age/weight appropriate team spot for the Junior Pan American Championships that will be held July 11-14, 2013, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Why is this important? Because the IJF and the Continental Unions have agreed to use the results at the various Continental Union Championship events (Europe, Asia, Pan American, Africa and Oceania) as the events that will determine seeding at the corresponding World Championships.
Winners of each respective age and weight division in the IJF Junior and Cadet (Juvenile B) categories at the Scholastic & Youth Nationals will become the USA Judo National Team members for the corresponding World Championship event. The silver medalists will become the alternates. In the event that there is need to replace beyond the alternates, the highest ranked person on the age-appropriate USA Judo roster at the time the replacement becomes necessary will be next in line.
There is more – the International Judo Federation has provided that each country gets only one entry per age and weight division BUT for each event, they are permitted TWO male and TWO female wild-card spots. This means that two additional athletes can be added – but in no case can any country have more than two athletes in a division. The full selection procedure for the wild-card spots has not yet been determined and we will publish it as soon as it is finalized.


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Microsoft Corp. does not expect rather unexpected price-cut of PlayStation 2 video game system to somehow affect the market and substantially boost sales of the aging console. According to the company's vice president, shipments of new-generation video game consoles will continue to increase, whereas the PS2 is slowly fading into oblivion.
"This move from Sony at the end of the PS2's life cycle is not unexpected. We believe, however, that the future lies in the growth of current generation consoles and Xbox 360, as the fastest growing games console last year, with sales up over 80%, will continue to drive the market," said Chris Lewis, vice president of the interactive entertainment business for Microsoft, in a brief interview with GamesIndustry.biz web-site.
Both European and U.S.-based subsidiaries of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said that price-cut of the PlayStation 2 to €99 and $99 will attract new customers to the PlayStation platform. However, it was doubtful from the very beginning that Sony needs a lot of customers who acquire game consoles at the price of two-three new titles in the well-developed countries. Nevertheless, new price-points will definitely attract customers in developing markets, such as Latin America or Eastern Europe.
"Xbox 360 has clearly demonstrated that the combination of the right price, blockbuster games as well as the market-leading broad connected entertainment content available through Xbox Live will continue to resonate with the ever growing needs of today's consumers," Mr. Lewis concluded.
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- 3 avocados, peeled, pitted and sliced
- Chopped fresh chives, for garnish
Crack the eggs into a bowl. Add the cream and whisk until the eggs look foamy and light. Heat a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter until it foams, then turn the heat down to low and slowly pour in the eggs. Using a heat resistant rubber spatula, slowly stir the eggs from the outside of the pan to the center. Once the eggs begin to set, stirring slowly will create large, cloud-like curds. This sounds easy but perfect scrambled eggs that are soft and custard-like with no brown color are a sign of a really good cook. This process takes about 10 minutes. Season the eggs with a few cranks of black pepper and good salt, like fleur de sel. Serve with a few slices of avocado and a little chopped fresh chive.
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It was 9:00 a.m. and already sweltering. The temperature outside was well over 110 degrees Fahrenheit and inside the cramped library the air conditioner, in between rolling blackouts, kept the temperature somewhere between 95 and 100 degrees. A fan across the room blew warm air for a few lucky students in the front row. Young men in full suits and young women in kurtas sat attentively and taking notes on a new concept which they had been told will help them make a difference in their home towns. As the class began, everyone wrote down two words: "youth organizing."
For two days, 50 youths from the Pakistan-administered Kashmir region known officially as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) gathered together to learn how to organize their communities and peers around societal issues they care about, such as education and science. To most in the room, "organizing" was a foreign concept. "Well, maybe this is how you do things in America, but this is Pakistan," one student said after a particularly frustrating group exercise which required students to list available resources within their communities.
While youth organizing is an important part of American society, it is arguably even more essential in Pakistan, where 70 percent of the population is under the age of30. The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan, therefore, decided to work alongside the AJK Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture to implement this two-day training program for prospective youth leaders in the region. Fortunately the Embassy's Environment, Science, Technology, and Health officer Emerita Torres spent a few years as a community organizer and trainer before joining the Foreign Service and volunteered to lend her expertise to the training.
"You need an action plan that addresses the needs of your constituency and it must be specific," she repeatedly emphasized to the Kashmiri students. Emerita explained that youth organizing is more than simply spouting a few key words to inspire applause; it requires critical thinking and analysis. Vagueness, she emphasized, is ineffective and simply would not do.
As the students began to embrace this concept, a clearer picture of the needs of AJK youth emerged. "Our group plans to organize university students in our school district to tutor low-income students," one girl announced after a group exercise. "We plan to organize science students to sit down with faculty and find a way to improve equipment in the science lab," another student declared. One by one, students discovered that, by understanding the needs of their constituencies and devising specific suggestions to meet those needs, they could make a real difference in their communities.
The two-day intensive training succeeded in planting the seeds needed for young Kashmiris to begin thinking about concrete ways they could engender positive change in their communities. Working with this group was a big success and the U.S. Mission in Pakistan looks forward to future programs together.


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As I was hauling firewood near our house, I saw a flock of about 30 birds alight in a box elder tree along our lane, about 100 yards off. At first glance I thought they might be starlings, but something made me look closer. When I got close enough, I recognized crests on the chunky bird's heads clearly they were waxwings.
I assumed I was seeing cedar waxwings, the common waxwing in most of Michigan, although their chunky appearance made me look and listen closer as I neared their location. At about 70 yards away, some of the birds flew down to feed on high bush cranberries that hung heavily on bushes I planted about 15 years ago.
I was gratified that the birds were taking advantage of those berries, because I had planted the bushes for the purpose of attracting and feeding wildlife during the winter. They are one of the few berries that are native and "persistent," meaning they stay on the bushes all winter unless something eats them.
It is not unusual to see cedar waxwings in those bushes.
Finally, I could hear the birds, and realized I was not hearing the voices of cedar waxwings. Rather, the birds were Bohemian waxwings, and this marked my first viewing of them at home.
I set the wheelbarrow down and watched the birds as they all swooped down to cranberry bushes and began to feed. After a few minutes they all picked up and flew around, landing once again in the box elder, now almost over my head. As I picked up the handles on the wheelbarrow and started again toward the house, the birds didn't go anywhere. They just let me trundle on by, another difference between Bohemian and cedar waxwings – my experience has been that Bohemian waxwings are substantially less skittish than cedar waxwings. Later, from the house, I could see them back in the cranberry bushes feeding on berries again.
Those who are interested in providing natural food sources during winter for birds like waxwings, bluebirds and robins might consider planting high bush cranberries, Sargent's crabapples or Siberian crabapples. These shrubs and small trees produce fruit that stays on through the winter and is available to wildlife when most fruits are gone. I have found that creatures eat the crabapples first, and they eat the high bush cranberries when things get tough.
Interesting enough, I have never had a problem with deer munching high bush cranberry bushes, but they will eat both the Sargent's crabapple bushes and Siberian crabapple trees. Siberian crabapples eventually grow out of the reach of deer and become small trees, but I have Sargent's crabapples that are over 20 years old and no more than 7 feet tall so they remain within reach of deer.
For more information about improving native, back yard food sources that attract a variety of wildlife, visit the DNR's website at bit.ly/ DNRfoodsources.
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- 1 Couchbase Source
- 1.1 Prerequisites
- 22.214.171.124 Ubuntu Ubuntu 11.04
- 18.104.22.168 Cent OS 5.6.
- 126.96.36.199.1 download and install curl (curl-7.21.4)
- 188.8.131.52.2 download and install libevent (libevent-2.0.11)
- 188.8.131.52.3 download and install erlang R14B03
- 18.104.22.168 MacOS X
- 1.1.2 Python
- 1.2 Inside the source package
- 1.3 Building Membase
- 1.3.1 Troubleshooting The Build
- 220.127.116.11 Other Troubleshooting
- 1.4 Running Couchbase
Couchbase Source
The latest source is available via the github repositories or you can get a source tarball of the latest Community Release from the download page for the latest release.
Building from source is easiest from the distribution tarball and is recommended for those looking to build on other OSs for which there are no binary releases. Building straight from the repositories and upstream source code projects is recommended if you are a developer who is enhancing Couchbase.
Every Linux and other UNIX distributions have their own organization and default software packages that are included by default.
Ubuntu Ubuntu 11.04
The following packages are required, and can be installed using the command 'apt-get install <packagelist>'. The instructions below are tested on Ubuntu 10.04.
sudo apt-get install gcc g++ automake autoconf make curl dmidecode
Cent OS 5.6.
The following packages are required , and can be installed using the command "yum install <packagelist>' The instructions below are tested on Centos 5.6 64-bit.
CentOS release 5.6 (Final) x86_64 #uname -a Linux domU-12-31-39-0C-2E-BC 2.6.18-238.19.1.el5.centos.plusxen #1 SMP Mon Jul 18 11:02:46 EDT 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux RightImage_CentOS_5.6_x64_v5.7.14 (ami-49e32320)
The list of packages installed on the machine mentioned above is listed here.
package installation instructions:
yum -y install gcc gcc-c++ automake autoconf make curl dmidecode openssl-devel ncurses ncurses-devel
download and install curl (curl-7.21.4)
wget http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-7.21.4.tar.gz
tar -xvf curl-7.21.4.tar.gz
cd curl-7.21.4
./configure && make && make install
download and install libevent (libevent-2.0.11)
wget https://github.com/downloads/libevent/libevent/libevent-2.0.19-stable.tar.gz --no-check-certificate
tar -xvf libevent-2.0.19-stable.tar.gz
cd libevent-2.0.19-stable
./configure && make && make install
download and install erlang R14B03
Erlang R14B03 -- please visit http://erlang.org for more information.
wget http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_R14B03.tar.gz tar -xvf otp_src_R14B03.tar.gz cd otp_src_R14B03 ./configure --disable-option-checking 'CFLAGS=-O2 -g ' 'CXXFLAGS=-O2 -g ' --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=. make make install
MacOS X
Many Couchbase developers use MacOS X as their primary development O/S. See the [OSX specific page] for details.
Python is used by the couchbase command-line tools (at runtime).
Inside the source package
You will first need to unarchive the source distribution file:
tar -xvzf couchbase{$ver}_src.tar.gz
Once un-archived, the components that are included with the Couchbase source distribution include:
- memcached - core data networking server
- bucket_engine - multitenancy plug-in to memcached
- ep-engine - persistence plug-in to memcached
- libvbucket - library for elastic key hashing
- libconflate - library to allow moxi to support dynamic configuration
- moxi - proxy for memcached and couchbase
- membase-cli - command-line utiity
- ns_server - cluster management, monitoring and orchestration, with web UI console and REST administration API
- sigar & portsigar - system monitoring library
- couchdb - Apache CouchDB
- memcachetest - a simple test utility for generating a large number of gets and sets
Building Membase
Assuming you are building from the consolidated source tarball, you will simply extract the tarball, cd into the directory and execute "make". If you have dependent components such as libcurl in different locations, you may need to edit the Makefile slightly to use the correct paths at buildtime. See the troubleshooting section below. As couchdb isn't required for the 1.8 or earlier builds, when running make disable it (removes the spidermonkey dependency as well.)
- make DISABLE_COUCH=1
If instead you are building from individual components out of the source repository, you will need to generate the configure script and Makefile using autoconf and automake. In ns_server you will find a sample Makefile, "Makefile.all" which can assist with this.
Troubleshooting The Build
When building couchbase, the most frequent issues encountered involve not having the correct dependencies or not having them in the right path at the right time.
Things to check:
- Is "erl" in your $PATH ?
Other Troubleshooting
- Setting Special Locations
If you have libcurl in a different location, you may need to edit the source tarball Makefile to add the CFLAGS and LDFLAGS. For instance:
LIBCONFLATE_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=$(CONFIGURE_FLAGS) CFLAGS=-I/var/tmp/curl/include LDFLAGS=-L/var/tmp/curl/lib
- File Descriptor Settings
Couchbase starts a memcached process which allows up to 10,000 open connections. Therefore, it needs to be able to set it's number of open file descriptors to that amount. You will need to adjust the allowable number of file descriptors if you see this in the log:
Port server memcached on node 'email@example.com' exited with status 71. Restarting. Messages: failed to set rlimit for open files. Try running as root or requesting smaller maxconns value.* Makefile Changes not Picked Up
If after a failed build you make a change to the Makefile but find it does not take effect, you may need to clean up the previous configuration used with that component. Do this by going to the component's directory and running "make dist clean"
Running Couchbase
To start the couchbase server...
On releases earlier than 1.8, you may have to use...
Next, you can telnet to port 11211 and issue memcached commands...
$ telnet localhost 11211 set some_greeting 0 0 5 hello STORED get some_greeting VALUE some_greeting 0 5 hello END
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Lady Rams fight through fatigue
August 28, 2005
Portales' Morgan Hill looks to block a Las Lunas player's shot during the Clovis Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday at Rock Staubus Gymnasium. (CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth)
If the New Mexico Activities Association were to pull a surprise and announce that state volleyball match will be a best-of-nine format, consider Portales well prepared.
Long matches created just that circumstance, as Portales had to play a pair of matches with a 15-minute break in the second day of the Wildcat Invitational in Clovis and ended four-and-a-half hours of volleyball with a third-place finish in the tournament's silver bracket.
The Lady Rams five-set loss against Bel Air to defeat Los Lunas 25-19, 25-15, 19-25, 25-16. Portales (2-1) started at 1:30 p.m. against Bel Air in a match that ran late (the previous game in that gym also went five games) and ended its day at 6 p.m. with a commanding fourth-game performance against the Tigers.
"I told them every time we jump ropes, every time we run a hill, that's what makes us tougher for these matches," Portales coach Ruth Chavez said.
Portales ended up in the silver bracket after a poor showing in its pool.
"We played horribly in pool play," Chavez said. "We went out and struggled and we didn't make good decisions."
Paired with a Friday sweep against West Las Vegas, Portales comes into Tuesday's home opener against Roswell with a winning record. The Lady Rams will face Artesia on Saturday.
In the practices between each match, Chavez said the team would work on its consistency, which wasn't always evident in Portales' first action of the year.
"We'd put together one, two good hits, then we'd fall off," Chavez said.
Up two games to none against Los Lunas (1-2), Chavez attempted to get her starters rest by substituting liberally, even as Los Lunas jumped out to an 11-3 advantage. The strategy backfired, as Portales ran out of substitutions while trailing 22-16 and couldn't recover.
Substitutions weren't a problem in the clinching game, as senior Ashleah Richards served Portales to a 7-0 lead. Los Lunas played even from that point, but Portales held off another five-game match when a Tara Johnson kill took an unusual bounce off the net and hit the floor well out of reach of Los Lunas outside hitter Ashley Trujillo, who up until that point had fueled the Tiger offense.
Los Lunas coach Allen Musgrove said his team also dealt with unusual circumstances, but quickly added that they paled compared to Portales' doubleheader-style match.
"They played back-to-back and they came out hard," Musgrove said. "They came out swinging and they served really well against us."
Musgrove called the weekend a learning experience, one made uncomfortable by a
"Honestly, we struggled every match," Musgrove said. "We had a disciplinary incident the first night (without any suspensions issued) and we didn't recover from it the whole weekend. We only played two games with great intensity in all three of our matches and pool play."


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It's been more than a year since the yellow metal's serious run ended, relegating it to bouncing around a range far short of its all-time highs. Could 2013 change the game? MoneyShow's Howard R. Gold, also of The Independent Agenda, weighs in.
Gold was a quiet winner before its big sell-off this week. The yellow metal had worked its way up from around $1,560 an ounce back in July to nearly $1,800 in October. Just last week it changed hands at $1,750.
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So what's next for gold?
Back in March, I wrote a column called "End of the Gold Bull on the Horizon," in which I laid out a scenario where gold, well, just wouldn't shine:
"If the trend continues, this might suggest a scenario of slowly recovering global economies, gradual deleveraging, and little inflation in the real world—plus a firmer dollar. All in all, it would be a recipe for higher share prices but continued weakness for gold."
- Read Howard's piece on the possible end of the bull market in gold at MoneyShow.com.
But some big things have happened since then. On September 6, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi indicated the ECB would start unlimited buying of European government bonds with maturities of one to three years. The program was aimed at backstopping the debt of fragile Eurozone countries like Spain and Italy.
And the following week (what a coincidence!), Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced the US would embark on its own open-ended bond-buying plan, QE3. The Fed pledged to purchase an additional $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities each month until it saw "ongoing sustained improvement in the labor market."
So, the Fed will be adding half a trillion dollars a year until who knows when, and probably won't start raising short-term rates until 2014 at least. Most of that additional money will go into bank reserves, along with the $2 trillion the Fed already has added.
- Read Howard's piece on why QE3 was a sign of the Fed's failure at MoneyShow.com.
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Danielle Lawrie earns second Player of the Week nod
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Amateur Softball Association (ASA) of America announced today that Washington's Danielle Lawrie (Langley, B.C.) was named the USA Softball Player of the Week for the week of April 5-11 for her outstanding efforts in sweeping then-No. 2 Arizona. Lawrie threw one shutout and held Arizona scoreless for 12 consecutive innings over the three games at one point, shutting down the Cats in the final inning Friday, throwing seven scoreless Saturday and holding Arizona without a run through the first four innings on Sunday to lead the Huskies (33-3, 5-1 Pac-10) to their 11th consecutive week as the No. 1 team in the Nation.
The senior and reigning 2009 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year shut down the nation's highest-scoring offense three times this weekend, allowing just four runs in 21.0 innings while striking out 39 and walking just four. She struck out at least 12 in every game, including a high of 14 on Friday before backing it up with 12 on Saturday and 13 on Sunday, while not walking a batter in the final game.
"This is an extremely big honor to receive this award. I am so proud of how our team played last weekend. (Catcher) Shawna Wright and I just connected really well and when our offense gets going like they did, it pumps me up," said Lawrie. "Whenever I see a lot of runs on the board for us, it makes me want to do everything in my power to stop the other team from putting runs on the board. I was so proud of our offense this weekend for putting up that many runs against a great team like Arizona."
Lawrie held Arizona to just two hits on Saturday, not allowing a Wildcat runner past second base at any point. On Sunday, she held Arizona to no runs and just two hits through four innings before UA finally got to her as she started to tire near the end of the game. With the 39 strikeouts this weekend, Lawrie went over the 1,600-mark in her career, just the eighth pitcher in NCAA history to do so. With 1,627 in her career, she is now just 13 behind Cal great Michelle Granger for seventh in NCAA history and third in Pac-10 history. For the season, Lawrie is 23-1 with a nation-leading 13 shutouts to go along with 262 and just 17 walks.
"Anytime you have a student-athlete recognized for their achievements it's an honor. For USA Softball to recognize Danielle twice in one season is an incredible honor," said Washington Head Coach Heather Tarr. "It speaks to her work ethic and competitive drive, but it also recognizes what our team achieved this weekend, and I know Danielle would be the first to put the team's accomplishments ahead of her own, that's the type of person she is."
This is the second Player of the Week honor in 2010 as she clinched the initial POW of the year during the week of Feb. 8-14.
About ASA
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation's largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 76 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 240,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit http://www.asasoftball.com/.
About USA Softball
USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men's, Women's, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls' National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women's National Team is one of the only two women's sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won eight World Championship titles including the last six consecutive as well as claimed three World Cup of Softball titles. For more information about USA Softball, please visit http://www.usasoftball.com/.


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I'm running close to 9 ruby applications with each having a background job worker running for sending out mails. These are hosted at server beach. Problems I have is the memory drop. The server has CentOS release 4.4 and 5GB memory. After running these many apps, the memory drops to 300-400MB and at times causes the server to crash and I'm forced to do a reboot. Can someone help me out or tell me if its due to some memory leakage in the application. I use mini-magick for my image related stuffs with attachment_fu. Is there anyway to check where the memory leak is happening? Please help me, else I could be in deep trouble with my clients. Thanks Guys.


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Thank you for all these years!
I have decided to shut freelicks.net down. I have not updated it for several years - and it is no longer possible for me to maintain video standards and music licensing fees.
This journey has been an incredible one - and it is still giving me an intense treat every day (but now under a different domain name). When (read if) I retire, I plan to write a book or two about it.
My work continues at GMC, and I will keep producing free content for my youtube channel.
If that's not good enough - then hit the wayback machine for some serious freelicks nostalgia!
At some point (read now!) I would like to reopen this website, or at least the idea behind it. Freelicks will always have a special place in my heart.
Thank you so much for learning from me and listening to my advice - it's been a privilege to teach you.
I hope to hear from you via facebook, youtube or GMC!
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INDYCAR driver Charlie Kimball�s specially designed race car helps him manage his diabetes while he�s behind the wheel.
Charlie Kimball was living his dream as an up-and-coming race car driver in Europe when, in 2007, at age 22, he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. �I had no family history of diabetes, and I was very ignorant about the symptoms,� says Kimball, now 28. �I had lost 25 pounds in five days and was extremely thirsty.� He mentioned his thirst to his doctor at a routine physical.� The doctor, suspecting diabetes, confirmed it through blood tests. �My first thought was �I don�t know if I can race again,�� says Kimball.� �But the endocrinologist said, �I don�t see any reason why not. You may have to make some adjustments, but it shouldn�t slow you down.�� Kimball took the doctor at his word.� He spent six months getting healthy and learning how to manage his diabetes as an athlete.� And he began working with his healthcare team to adapt a standard continuous glucose monitor so that he could keep an eye on his blood sugar while racing. Standard monitors work through a tiny sensor wire inserted under the skin that checks glucose levels.� A transmitter then sends the information to a wireless monitor. The team adapted the device so that the information gets sent to Kimball�s car panel instead, right alongside things like his fuel gauge and speedometer. Brad Goldberg, the lead engineer for Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing, the Indianapolis-based team Kimball now races with, has continued to tweak the system. For the past 12 months, Kimball�s blood sugar information has been transmitted not only to his dashboard but to the pit lane where the engineers can also monitor his numbers. �We wanted him to focus on driving 230 miles per hour�that�s going the length of a football field in a second,� explains Goldberg.� �If he looks down to process his numbers, he runs the risk of missing a corner.� So now I can watch the numbers while he�s on the race track.� As far as Kimball and Goldberg know, Kimball is the only athlete to use the technology. Kimball also wears two drink bottles, one with water and one with orange juice, which he accesses with the flip of a valve. The tube he sips from runs through his helmet.� �If my blood glucose is low, I can drink orange juice without taking my hand off the wheel,� says Kimball. Kimball�s can-do attitude has probably helped him as much as the innovative technology.� The son of a mechanical engineer who designed race cars, Kimball started racing go-karts when he was nine. His parents gave him his first race car for his 16th birthday�and despite his acceptance into the engineering program at Stanford University, the Camarillo, Calif., native decided to defer college in favor of starting his race-car career in Europe. If anything, he says, diabetes has made him a better athlete: �I�m more aware of my body and performance than ever before.�� But he also learned practical flexibility from his parents. �They were also avocado farmers.� They didn�t have control of weather or disaster.� They had to overcome and adapt,� he says, noting he�s had to do the same. �When I was diagnosed, those were the cards I was dealt, and I had to figure out how to build a winning hand.� So far he has.� Kimball is in his third season with Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing. In 2012 he earned six top-10 INDYCAR finishes and won the INDYCAR Tony Renna Rising Star Award.� He also won the 2012 Jefferson Award for Public Service. �I do a lot of events offering information about Type 1 and 2 diabetes,� says Kimball.� �I speak often at hospitals, especially children�s hospitals, to tell my story and share my message of encouragement and hope:� There�s no reason why diabetes should hold you back at all.� Brought to you by: Spry Living


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Hm... Strange...
Would be funny if these were for the Blizzard store.
I think new ones don't look new enough texure wise compare to high quality texture of other weapon in pandaria.
Wow, they've actually managed to ruin them. Most of the 'updated' models look too old and damaged, while the older models look sharp.
And the yellow glow on the 2h axe makes no sense. Why is it there? Just to look fancy? Ridiculous.
Wow. These items, particularly the shield and the bow, look absolutely amazing. I hope the Alliance items get the same love, I'd like to see their iterations as well!
Ultraxion yells: I am the beginning of buttonclickers...the button which blots out my wipe mechanic...the click which tolls my doom...
Ultraxion yells: For this moment ALONE was I made. Look upon your button, mortals, and click!
Old 2h axe and 1h sword look better, rest was done perfectly imo. The 2h axe got changed completely and the 1h sword doesn have that cool light to dark gradient from tip to hilt anymore (the sword isn't that bad though).
Part of this irks me. The post-BC art team seem to have this philosophy that bladed weapons are absolutely not allowed to look shiny, sharp and clean. And what do you know, the new PvP axe looks duller and more worn out. Back when I was still playing and was looking for some good transmog weapons, I had a lot of trouble finding something I genuinely liked from the newer expansions. Now it seems even the classic weaponry is going to have conform to this "gritty" design.
I like it. It's a step to bridging old WoW content with the new styles they have.
I just hope they go out on a limb and do this for Tier 1 and Tier 2 raid sets, with having the liberty of upping the polycounts to smooth out some of the rough edges.


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Just saw the Any Road video! REALLY GREAT!!!!!
The stuff where you see George sitting singing the song togerher with ravi,, where and when was that shot??
Haven't seen it yet. I'll keep an eye out for it.
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Microsoft Corp. will offer limited-time mail-in rebate on its Xbox 360 Elite version of the console, the company said on Tuesday. Potentially, mail-in rebates may indicate readiness of Microsoft to drop the cost of its premium Xbox 360 in order to be more competitive with Sony PlayStation 3.
"Beginning today through October 5, when you purchase an Xbox 360 Elite for $299, Xbox 360 will put $50 back into your pocket with a limited-time rebate," a statement by Microsoft reads. Additional details are available here.
While the move will help Microsoft to boost sales of existing Elite flavours in the short term, mail-in rebates will not affect supplies of the console in the longer term. On the other hands, mail-in rebates will allow Microsoft to test the demand towards Xbox 360 Elite at $249 price-point.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite features 120GB hard disk drive, one Xbox 360 wireless controller, an Xbox 360 headset, Ethernet cable, composite video cable and so on. Later this year Microsoft plans to release two special editions Xbox 360 Elite with 250GB hard drives, additional wireless controller, a copy of a new video game and other advantages at $399 price-point. Availability of improved "special" version of premium console may point to intention to upgrade the existing Elite and/or drop its price to address new customers.
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Austria has its own particular rules of etiquette; it's good to familiarize yourself with these before you go so you can get along with the residents. When meeting new people, a firm handshake and eye contact is preferred. It's polite to learn some German, but use the formal "sie" for "you" instead of "du". Austrians are punctual to a fault and it's considered rude to be late without a sincere apology. Dress code is fairly relaxed, but make sure you're well covered in churches. You'll have to try some of Austria's famous cuisine - tafelspitz (beef), wiener schnitzel (veal escalope) and apfelstrudel. Many Austrian hotels have restaurants that serve such delicacies. After skiing, it's a pleasure to meet and mingle with your fellow revelers at the après-ski and enjoy a warming beverage such as jagertee featuring rum, wine, brandy, tea, or even orange juice. Remember that booking your Austrian hotels is easiest with Hotels.com!
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"this was my second time in this hotel, and i forgot how much i liked 2 things: first, really great breakfast and two, gym is quite nice (especially for Vienna). I also liked the tea brand in the room. Airport is just across the road so very convenient for early/late flights. Only thing i didnt li..."
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"This hotel is all about location being across the street from the main train station. The room was fine, comfortable but nothing exceptional. The one odd thing was that the shower isn't private although there is a glass partition between it and the sleeping area. Also I had called before arriving..."
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Airlines, like many other organizations, consist of groups and subgroups. While seniority is the rule—marking forever your place within the corporate structure—there are other markers of your place in the pecking order. One of them is your new-hire class. Among pilots and flight attendants, initial training is something that, even years later, remains crystal clear in so many ways.
The typical class has anywhere from 10 to 30 pilots (it's almost always an even number so that the time in the simulator is more easily scheduled). Over the six- to 10-week period that a class is together, a certain bonding takes place. After all, most of you will be staying the same hotel, and you will be cooped up in the same classroom for eight to 10 hours a day, after which you will study in pairs or in small groups or even in full classes for a nother four to five hours a night. You will spend your weekends together both at work and at leisure, and in very short order you will get to know much about each other. The natural leaders will emerge, and the ones who need extra help will get it. More than a few have married classmates.
Much of how a class developes its collective personality is determined by the instructor. A good one will crack the whip early on and take control, then relax a bit once he knows everyone is on board. Most ground school instructors are easy to get along with and are well-liked. More importantly, they like what they are doing, which makes your experience easier to endure. The instructor then becomes a part of the group. Unfortunately, on occasion the instructor can be reviled and hated, thus bonding the group in another way.
I've flown with pilots who have been with a company for decades, and they still recall their new-hire class in great detail and with great memories. In fact, more than one has told me that they stayed on because a close friend from their class was still with the company. Most pilots and flight attendants keep close tabs on who has left versus who is left, and those who have left often become the contact point to get the next job. That's just how the industry works.
In my new-hire class at Comair in 1996, we started with 14, and when the airline shut down in 2012, only three of us were left from that class. even our instructor had moved on. Interestingly enough, I was able to fly with one of them, as he delayed his upgrade while I took one early on. That's unusual, but it does happen. Today, I consider him an important friend whose advice and counsel I often seek. He's the kind of guy I hope one of my daughters will eventually marry.
In another odd coincidence, the three remaining from my class all became check airmen—two of us in the airplane and another in the sim. That, too, is unusual, and for me, it's a source of pride.
At my new job, one of my classmates was another former Comair pilot whom I used to fly with regularly. SHe's one of the best pure pilots I've ever known, and she too is a dear friend. We were sim partners, and one reason we chose each other was that not only are we comfortable together and with taking criticism from each other, but it was also more than likely the last time we will ever fly together.
But our class was a good one, and while we had some rough patches, we had a definite cohesion, and many of us will be in touch with each other for years to come—not out of necessity, but out of friendship. Likewise with our ground school instructor, who became the butt of many of our jokes, and was just as good at dishing it out.
New-hire classes are fraternities in a way. They represent great potential and opportunity for both the members and the airline. It is up to you to realize that potential.—Chip Wright


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"Why Can't He Be More Like Me?"...
Melissa Montana talks with the Author of "Why Can't He Be More Like Me?", Poppy Smith. Poppy talks about how in a marriage it is important to realize that you come into it with expectations and how to make the differences between the husband and wife work together for a great marriage! FMI: www.poppysmith.com
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I saw it last night and loved it. I like Bond movies anyway and as usual, this one didn't let me down. Didn't know if I would like the new one, but again as susal, I did.............................ALOT
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