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Ulster take their 12-game unbeaten run on the road as they face Northampton in Friday's big Heineken Cup clash at Franklin's Gardens.
Ulster take their 12-game unbeaten run on the road as they face Northampton Saints in Friday's vital Heineken Cup Pool 4 clash at Franklin's Gardens.
The current RaboDirect PRO12 leaders have already rattled off impressive victories over Castres and Glasgow thus far in the Pool.
For their part the Saints will be looking to bounce back from their 21-16 away defeat to Castres in their last Pool game after their hard-fought victory over the Scots at home in their tournament opener.
Ulster coach Mark Anscombe has named a strong starting XV with a number of players who were rested for the trip to Scarlets on Sunday returning to the fold, so the team has eight personnel changes and one positional switch.
Ruan Pienaar, Paddy Wallace and Jared Payne have been included at scrum-half, inside centre and full-back respectively.
Tommy Bowe, who was on bench duty last weekend, will line out on the right wing for his 50th Heineken Cup appearance. That means Andrew Trimble switches to the left at the expense of new Ireland cap Craig Gilroy.
Up front, Ireland internationals Rory Best and Tom Court replace Rob Herring and Callum Black in the front-row alongside John Afoa, while captain Johann Muller is joined in the second row by regular partner Dan Tuohy.
Ricky Lutton could make his Heineken Cup debut if he takes to the field at any time during Friday's game. The 26-year-old development prop has made one previous appearance – as a substitute in the PRO12 win over Edinburgh last month.
"They have a strong pack and they build their game around that," said Anscombe of Saints.
"They don't hide from that fact and they're confident in it. Their set piece is very strong and we've got to be excited about meeting that front on. We've got to conquer them up front if we're going to compete because you've got to have front foot ball. The tight five have to step up and show their qualities, but I'm confident in them, they've all played international rugby."
Having played each other in the Pool stages in 2002/03 and again in the quarter final of the 2010/11 edition, this will be the fourth European encounter between the two sides. All three previous meetings have been won by the team playing at home.
Both teams are showing good domestic form. Northampton currently occupy third spot in the Premiership standings, just two behind front-runners Harlequins, while Ulster have a nine point cushion at the top of the PRO12. With two wins from two in Europe, Ulster also have a three-point gap between themselves and their English opponents.
"Ulster have a strong winning habit this season and are coming to Franklin's Gardens in the best possible form," said director of rugby Jim Mallinder.
"Their squad is full of talented players who time and again this season have shown a never-say-die attitude and the ability to get the scores when they need them.
"It is going to be a massive challenge for us, we know that. But training has been very positive this week and we are coming into the game on the back of three successive wins ourselves.
"However all of the players know that they will have to take a step up from those performances and play for the full 80 minutes if we are to get the result we want."
Ulster have played 52 matches away from home in the Heineken Cup, winning only 12. In contrast, they come up against a side with a record of 29 wins and only 7 losses on home soil. A 13th away success would not only secure a 50th overall tournament victory, but it would also put the Ulstermen in the driving seat for qualification to the knock out stages.
Northampton fare worse against teams from Ireland than any other nation in this tournament. They have lost 8 of 12 matches against Irish outfits.
Northampton have conceded turnovers on 38 occasions this season, more than any other team in the Heineken Cup.
Saints' Ken Pisi is the leading metre maker in the tournament so far, carrying the ball for 272 metres in his two appearances.
The teams:
Northampton Saints: 15 Ben Foden, 14 Ken Pisi, 13 George Pisi, 12 Dom Waldouck, 11 Jamie Elliott, 10 Ryan Lamb, 9 Martin Roberts, 8 Gerrit-Jan van Velze, 7 Tom Wood, 6 Calum Clark, 5 Courtney Lawes, 4 Samu Manoa, 3 Brian Mujati, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Soane Tonga'uiha.
Replacements: 16 Mikey Haywood, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Paul Doran-Jones, 19 Mark Sorenson, 20 Phil Dowson, 21 Lee Dickson, 22 Steve Myler, 23 Tom May.
Ulster: 15 Jared Payne, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Darren Cave, 12 Paddy Wallace, 11 Andrew Trimble, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Roger Wilson , 7 Chris Henry, 6 Iain Henderson, 5 Dan Tuohy, 4 Johann Muller (c), 3 John Afoa, 2 Rory Best, 1 Tom Court.
Replacements: 16 Nigel Brady, 17 Callum Black, 18 Ricky Lutton, 19 Robbie Diack, 20 Nick Wiliams, 21 Paul Marshall, 22 Luke Marshall, 23 Craig Gilroy.
Date: Friday, December 7
Venue: Franklin's Gardens
Kick-off: 20.00 GMT
Referee: Jerome Garces (France)


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Skip to comments.Breaking: Two dozen Senators call on Komen to reverse Planned Parenthood decision
Posted on 02/02/2012 11:28:30 AM PST by alancarp
The pressure on the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation to reverse its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings for poor people a decision which has caused an uproar among womens groups and on social media is about to get significantly more intense. Nearly two dozen Senators are set to enter the fray.
Im told that 22 Dem Senators have signed on to a toughly worded letter urging Komen to reverse its decision, which Komen has justified by citing a new rule prohibiting it from funding any group under investigation by the government. (This has conferred legitimacy and signficance on the probe into Planned Parenthood that has been launched by anti-abortion GOP Rep. Cliff Stearns of Florida.)
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Now the meme is that poor people are going to be hurt by this defunding decision. Balderdash.
ADDITIONALLY: a tweet I caught within the past hour from this linked source indicates that the "Top public health official" with Komen-for-the-Cure has resigned over this building controversy.
California Democrat abortion nazis are also voicing their displeasure. This is most probably not over.
Does Planned Parenthood actually coduct mammograms or do they do manual test for lumps? Susam G. Komen only deals with breast cancer, right?
Please. PP doesn't even do the screenings, from what I've read, they just send the women someplace else. Plus, those donations were fungible to be used for whatever they wanted. And it's obvious what they spend most of the money on and it's not preventative care.
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It ALL supports killing babies.
Did you ever audit a drunk's budget, to decide how much to give him?
They're pro-choice, until their choice is not chosen.
Who the hell do these 22 'RAT buffoons think they are? What the Komen Foundation does with its money is none of these commie bass turds' business. 'RATS Gone Wild again.
No. They don't have the equiptment.
You have to keep in mind the motivation behind most pro-aborts. It's that they viscerally KNOW it's murder of the most innocent, and don't want any reminders from anywhere that there might be a moral component to abortion. Any indication that there might be something less than moral about abortion, including not fully publicly funding it, leads inexorably to the conclusion that they advocate the murder of innocents in the name of convenience.
If the Komen organization turns and runs on this issue they are done-for as an organization. The cat is out of the bag, and the only way for them to continue is to hold firm and stick to their mission's stated purpose.
So they are misleading folks.... sending them offsite for mammograms but taking all the money for ????? damn them.
"Hello, I thought you were dedicated to fighting cancer, saving lies.... you man the money we donate goes to a group that has slaughtered millions of babies??? What does that have to do with fighting cancer? Are you people insane?"
Not that I have anything to donate but if I did it wouldn't be Komen or Girl Scouts for sure
I respect a senator just slightly less than I respect the local maggot.
Shove it your collective (very) smelly Obamas, senators.
After that, shove it again.
Don't forget to breathe, buttholes.
saying the money you give them doesn't go for abortions is like saying you only fill up the shallow end of the swimming pool.
This shows this was not about mammograms, but about the idolatry of abortion. No one ever anywhere should ever be able to reverse a position favoring abortion. The Feminazi's are showing their TRUE COLORS.
I just went to the SGK facebook page and liked all the pro life comments. I would say that the hate filled angry ones are running about 2:1 to the positive comments. If you want to wade in, be my guest.
All Communists right?
Ther had better not be a SINGLE Republican supporting this ongoing abomination.
22 Dem Senators?
Follow the money. Abortions are BIG BUSINESS.
When are the 22 Dem Senators going to accuse
PP of being Capitalists? That's there spin nowadays.
Anyone making money are evil Capitalists.
Oh and that should include the forked tongue pelousie, reid, and all the other WEALTHY dimocRATS C.A.P.I.T.A.L.I.S.T.S! They didn't get wealthy by giving hard earned money to the poor.
Not so fast. Komen hasn't said they are permanently halting the funding just that they won't provide said funding while Planned Parenthood is under investigation. Wait and see what happens once the investigation is concluded.
Is there a link between breast cancer and abortions? Just asking.
"The Feminazis are showing their TRUE COLORS."
"The Feminazis are showing their TRUE COLOR - Red for their political identity, red for their anger, and red for the innocent blood they love to spill."
Is Planned Parenthood saying they can't do breast examinations without the money from the Komen foundation? Why doesn't Planned Parenthood do their own fundraising for money for mammograms??????????????????????
True colors. Yes, indeed!
To the degree it's up to me, I will not allow the the term "pro-choice" to be used in my presence ever again, and will cite this story. Shall we not all consider doing the same?
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We have a completely out of control federal government, for one thing. it is NOT the business of the federal government to concern itself with this! If the Komen Foundation wants to shed its connection with the slaughter of the unborn, what right does the US Senate have to interfere???? STRIP the fedgov of its unconstitutional involvement and that alone will solve many problems - much bitter poisonsous fruit will quickly wither and die without fedgove involvement and money!
"Does Planned Parenthood actually coduct mammograms...?"
Apparently not:
"...what is the stated mission of Planned Parenthood?
A quick visit to their website shows quick links to topics such as Abortion, Birth Control, Morning After Pill and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. The only mention in regards to breast cancer is their front page screed about Komen pulling their funding...
Finally, under the Womens Health tab, I found a reference to breast cancer along with this information.
Planned Parenthood doctors and nurses teach patients about breast care, connect patients to resources to help them get vital biopsies, ultrasounds, and mammograms, and follow up to make sure patients are cared for with the attention they need and deserve.
Reading that I would come to the conclusion that Planned Parenthood doesnt actually do the screenings but rather refer you to someone who will. In other words, breast cancer screenings were never high on their list of things to do."
If Komen receives more $$ by not supporting Planned Parenthood, they are more likely to permanently halt the funding.
Planned Parenthood is all about killing babies.
Yes. Women that have abortions have an increased risk of getting breast cancer.
And PP just bought their NYC headquarters they'd been leasing for decades for $35,000,000.....which is a drop in the bucket from their stash of $1,000,000,000. Non-profit my a$$!
Their president (Cecile Richardson, Anne's daughter) makes $400,000/year and gets an NYC apartment. If they wanted to, they could buy their own mammogram machines and put one in every state, and still have beaucoup bucks left over.
So it's obviously not important enough of an issue to force them to use their OWN money to help prevent breast cancer in the women they profess to care so deeply about.
Mrs. Prince of Space
Surely you can collect more than two dozen Senators to applaud Komen's decision and offset this 'abortion trumps all' cabal.
There's no way they deserve any kind of support now for just doing the right thing by cutting off Planned Parenthood.
...so is the U. S. Government.
That's 2 dozen Senators that need to be rejected at the polls.
The whole cancer industry is a fraud. Money for abortions, money for 'researchers' and money for liberal ideologist opportunists.
It was thought for a while that there was link, but the final study concluded no link. Not even an elevated number.
Link between abortions and increase chance of breast cancer could explain why they want to break off association. If proven,law suits could follow.
I guess that no one at SGK has read the research showing a significant correlation between having an abortion and subsequently developing breast cancer. That, alone, should justify the denial of any funding for PP by SGK.
How about Great Leader just issue an edict from on high demaning the Komen organization provide on-demand abortion and give half of all their proceeds to Planned Parenthood? That would solve the problem, right? I mean, it's not like the Federal Government has limits on private individuals or organizations or anything. Golly people - get with the pogrom.
So contra-intuitive. Groups that have high levels of abortion literally decrease their percentage of the population, breeding themselves out of existence. Natural selection's a bitch.
That's for sure.
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i have a question and since the fall of one manga i have been looking for a new safe place to read air gear and psyren so i looked in the manga share reader and they are both there but they are not up to date ??? i was wondering if some one is going to up date them or if any one knows if and when will they be updated ???
OK and how soon is soon ? lol and thak you i just wanted to know if psyren and air gear would be up dated soon or brought back to manga stream. thanks for taking the time to help me out on that.
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|Sant Llorenç, 07012 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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You will find a fully equipped apartment with a modern style. Despite being in a central location the apartment is very well insulated and inside you will feel really quiet. It's a perfect choice for couples and families.
The apartment is newly decorated with two bedrooms (one double bed and the other one with two twin beds). One bathroom and a fully equiped kitchen with wash machine.
A/C and Wi-Fi connection are included on price. Also the living room and both bedrooms overlook to a garden.
– Great Location:
You will be right 1 minute walking from the Passeig d'es Born and La Lonja Square and 3 minutes from other main city atractions such as Cathedral or Palacio Real de la Almudaina.
A developed high standard area for shopping, a lot of restaurants and bar nearby and no private transport is required as the spot is centrally located.
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It's not allowed to park in the old town so if you would like to use the parking, please contact us in advance. (It's upon request and availability). The price is 15€/day.
House rules** Please, note that 250€ damage deposit is required in cash at arrival time.
** Kindly not that late check-in from 21:00 on, has an extra cost of 20€ to be paid in cash at arrival time.
** If you would like to use the parking, please contact us in advance. (It's upon request and availability). The price is 15€/day.
** This apartment is governed by the leasing season. No tourist services such as daily housekeeping, reception, and breakfast are provided. Tenants must sign a lease upon arrival according to the law in force in the Balearics. Thank you.
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Reviews of this property
Beautiful apartment, super modern, equipped with everything you need, great location to visit the beautiful old town of Palma!
All good, it recommended no doubt, also comfortable with small children like ours.
Excellent hospitality of Joan, the guy who gave us the keys and gave many tips for the mini vacation.
We hope to see you soon!
Paola and family-italy-
Bellissimo appartamento,super moderno,fornito di tutto il necessario,bellissima posizione per visitare tutto il magnifico centro storico di Palma!
Tutto ottimo,consigliato senza nessun dubbio,comodo anche con bambini piccoli come i nostri.
Eccellente l'accoglienza di Joan,il ragazzo che ci ha consegnato le chiavi e dato tante dritte per la mini vacanza.
Speriamo di rivederci presto!
paola e family-italy-
Very nice apartment near the Cathedral and the harbor. The apartment looks smaller than in the photos, but perfectly adequate for four people. The kitchen is well equipped. The apartment is easily accessible from the airport by bus. The handover of the apartment worked very well and the care provided by the landlord during the stay was very helpful. The apartment is highly recommended for a holiday in Palma.
Sehr schöne Wohnung in der Nähe von Kathedrale und Hafen. Die Wohnung wirkt kleiner als auf den Fotos, aber vollkommen ausreichend für vier Personen. Die Küche ist gut ausgestattet. Die Wohnung ist vom Flughafen gut mit dem Bus zu erreichen. Die Übergabe der Wohnung hat super geklappt und die Betreuung durch den Vermieter auch während des Aufenthaltes war sehr hilfreich. Die Wohnung ist für einen Urlaub in Palma wirklich zu empfehlen.
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We really enjoyed the stay ! The host welcomed us with the champain ! :) That was a really good start of our vacations ! :) Only the last they at 2 am there were new people in the apartament on 2nd floor and they were screaming and making loud music but its not the fail of the hosts ! :) Althought we really enjoyed the stay and we will be back there for sure ! :)
Location is where you want to be for a city stay close to the water/port/nightlife! The noise level was completely bareable and we're very light sleepers & the apartment itself was really clean and practical. Kitchen could do with a couple more utensils but overall wasjust what we wanted. Host was very polite! Be ready for the steep stair case! Not suitable for older people.. All in all a lot of charm
Great Apsrtment, superb patio, right in the old town, but very quiet. Will definitely recommend.
I had a lovely stay with my family. The apartment was well equipped, with everything you need and very clean. The location of the apartment was great with few minutes walking distance to shops, restaurants and the train/bus station. To add our host- Laura was really nice, friendly and answered all our questions.She was really helpful. Over all everything was amazing. :)
Host was very friendly and on time.
Apartment close to the beach, this is very easy to reach even with a pram. Inside a little dark, because the house is built on the slope, it saves you in the summer probably the AirCon.
Very nice cozy terrace.
Interior very spacious and cozy.
In the kitchen more dishes should be there, otherwise the dishwasher needs to be turned on after every meal.
Washing Machine (but not turn when the water heater heats, otherwise power failure)!
Water heater has "only" 50l, ie when showering classification is required.
WIFI works flawlessly.
German channels.
Opposite is a large hotel complex, in the evening usually plays live music. However, nothing could be heard with the windows closed.
Directly opposite is a children's playground.
All in all, for a family holiday highly recommended!
Host war sehr freundlich und pünktlich.
Appartment ganz nah zum Strand, dieser ist auch mit dem Kinderwagen sehr gut zu erreichen. Innen etwas dunkel, da das Haus im Hang gebaut ist, dafür erspart man sich im Sommer wohl die AirCon.
Sehr schöne gemütliche Terasse.
Innen sehr großzügig und gemütlich.
In der Küche sollte mehr Geschirr da sein, ansonsten muss nach jeder Mahlzeit der Geschirrspüler eingeschalten werden.
Waschmaschine vorhanden (allerdings nicht einschalten wenn der Warmwasserboiler heizt, sonst Stromausfall)!
Warmwasserboiler hat "nur" 50l, dh beim Duschen ist Einteilung gefragt.
WIFI funktioniert einwandfrei.
Deutsche Fernsehsender.
Gegenüber ist eine große Hotelanlage, in der am Abend meist Live-Musik spielt. Allerdings bei geschlossenen Fenstern nichts zu hören.
Direkt gegenüber ist ein Kinderspielplatz.
Alles in allem für einen Familienurlaub sehr zu empfehlen!
Unfortunately, unkempt and dirty apartment, mold in the shower, plaster was peeling off the ceiling, dust bunnies under the bed, unkempt patio ... not up to our expectations.
About the construction site opposite should have been informed before booking, but eventually you pay so the commission fee on Wimdu.
Our recent booking through this portal.
However, the situation was 1a
Leider ungepflegte und unsaubere Wohnung, Schimmel in der Dusche, Putz blätterte von der Decke, Wollmäuse unter dem Bett, ungepflegte Terrasse...entsprach überhaupt nicht unseren Vorstellungen.
Über die Großbaustelle gegenüber hätte vor Buchung informiert werden müssen, dafür zahlt man ja schließlich die Vermittlungsgebühr an Wimdu.
Unsere letzte Buchung über dieses Portal.
die Lage war allerdings 1a
Hello. We had a very nice stay in Palma.
The apartment is very centrally located and beautiful.
In the kitchen coffee maker missing.
Unfortunately, the water was turned off on departure by the city. Would be nice,
when Flora had told us. We did not understand the notice on the door. Otherwise everything was great and I will be home and Wimdu
Recommend. The transfer went very well.
Hallo. Wir hatten einen sehr schönen Aufenthalt in Palma.
Die Wohnung ist sehr zentral und schön.
In der Küche fehlt eine Kaffeemaschine.
Leider wurde durch die Stadt das Wasser abgestellt am Abreisetag. Wäre schön,
wenn Flora uns das mitgeteilt hätte. Wir haben den Zettel an der Tür nicht verstanden. Sonst war alles bestens und ich werde die Wohnung und Wimdu
weiterempfehlen. Auch die Übergabe hat sehr gut geklappt.
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I am an Ultra-Conservative, Alpha-Male, True Authentic Leader, Type "C" Personality, who is very active in my community; whether it is donating time, clothes or money for Project Concern or going to Common Council meetings and voicing my opinions. As a blogger, I intend to provide a different viewpoint "The way I see it!" on various world, national and local issues with a few helpful tips & tidbits sprinkled in.
Cudahy Road Salt Situation
TO: Common Council, Board of Public Works
FROM: Mary Jo Lange, Director of Public Works
CC: Mayor
DATE: January 28, 2014
RE: Road Salt Application
We have just taken all of our contracted salt for the season. We asked about purchasing additional salt, which our salt supplier told us in early January – "they had a lot of". But that has changed and we have been informed by our road salt supplier that they are not able to get any in the
Luke and I discussed our options and priorities. Priority roadways were set based on volume, speed and injury impact. Although we do not like to use sand due to water quality issues, we will have to resort to a salt-sand mixture in order to get us through the next 6 to 8 weeks. So the following directive has been issued:
- Pennsylvania & Lake Dr will get 100% salt and liquid chloride – these roadways carry significant amounts of traffic at high speeds and do not have the protection of a center median. Therefore the incidence of a severe injury resulting from an out of control vehicle is more likely on these two roadways then on any others.
- Packard, Nicholson, Whitnall, Grange, College & Ramsey – An application of a salt-sand mixture will be done near intersections and mid-blocks on these roadways.
- Secondary Roadways – all other roadways will get an application of a salt-sand mixture only at the intersection and on hills or curves.
- Alleys – right now we will not be applying any salt to alleys. These are very low speed alleyways that serve only the residents on the alleys. We may apply sand when conditions warrant.
- Watermain breaks & sump pump discharges - These issues will get a salt-sand application. People need to drive for conditions. If conditions on local roadways jeopardize safety – we will close the roadway down to through traffic and only allow adjacent property owners access.
I understand that the residents will be critical of the above approach, but it is necessary for the overall safety of the traveling public. We are not alone and we are doing better than most agencies at this point.
People may ask how agencies can run out of salt? The City like most agencies lock into a salt contract in May. We base our budget and consumption on a 10-year history. In addition, the City only has a storage facility for about 500 tons. For a typical winter we use about 1600 tons. We budget and lock into a contract for 2000 tons for the season. At the end of the season if you do not use all the salt you "locked" into, you are required to take it before April 15th. If you don't have room to take it you have to find a covered facility and pay to have it stored. So you don't want to order more than a typical winter. This winter the Department used about 1600 tons from December 1 to January 27th.
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Minato should have known Naruto could use Senjutsu early in his first fight with Pain when he had a little bit of chakra inside his son and now he just forgets? lol
Minato should have known Naruto could use Senjutsu early in his first fight with Pain when he had a little bit of chakra inside his son and now he just forgets? lol
Hmmmmm, looks like Obito can't use the full power of the Pain's Paths, after all the Fat Pain was able to not only absorb Sage Rasengans (thrown by Naruto and Jiraya), but also was able to directly absorb Senjutsu Chakra from Naruto (after absorbing more than Naruto can hold at one time his balance was toppled). It seems that if Madara had become the Jyubi Jinchuriki, the Senjutsu would have been also ineffective.
Obito doesn't have the benefit of someone watching his back.
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Here's my thing: I thought this chapter was awesome. However, Minato doesnt seem to be the legendary ninja he was made out to be. And on top of that, he's a jinchuriki now. Why is he sooooo weak. He should actually be stronger/even more deadly than he was when he was alive. The Yellow Flash in Kyubi mode should be a beast out there. Instead, Tobirama is making him look like a complete amatuer.
On another note, how badass is Tobirama? He's the only reason why everyone is still alive. He's the one coming up with the plans and if he didnt come up with the plan then the plan is only successful because he assisted in some way. He also seems to be faster than Minato.
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Minato is just being dumbed down for this story only.
I mean ask yourself, What exactly has Minato done that's stupid, or incompetent...nothing. Remember that Jiraiya Called Minato a once in a generation Genious, a man who never did anything unncecessarily.
He's been slower since he lost his arm though. Look at last week's manga and see him reaching accross his own body to grab the bomb Obito placed on him. That is true dumbing down. The problem with having so many legends together is that Kishi has to make some look weaker in order to make others shine.
From now on, Minato's role is to Pass on his Will and The Yin Kyuubi to Naruto.
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With that said I am still not really sure what to make of Obito's powers. While his powers are obviously immense he really doesn't seem to be taking advantage of the abilities that he should have (his time space techniques and his Rinnegan techniques). As you mentioned, Pain was able to use the Rinnegan quite effectively against Sage mode Naruto so Obito should really have no problem countering Naruto's Sage mode techniques if he uses those abilities. Of course, with Minato and Tobirama to support Naruto that does somewhat explain how he could land a hit and catch Obito off guard.
It seems like whenever a character gets new abilities their old powers take a backseat and sometimes that makes it seem like they don't have them at all. I was actually surprised when Sasuke was able to summon a snake because after getting the Mangekyou he never used any of those techniques. Yet they popped up again eventually. Obito probably does have all of the Rinnegan techniques but he is just favoring the ascended bloodline powers. Who knows at this point though, hopefully it will all be explained a little more clearly soon.


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Amid international tensions and the war between the United States and Iraq, many of us feel vulnerable and worried about the safety of our nation and our personal lives. We have a natural need to know what is going to happen; therefore, it can be extremely difficult for us when we don't know what will take place next. We can become anxious and create imaginary scenarios that are sometimes worse than what actually happens. In addition, a chief frustration for many is our lack of direct control over world affairs. No matter what we do, our ability to directly affect these events is limited. We can, however, make a difference by engaging ourselves positively in life. Consider these ideas.
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Find a worthwhile task that will help you respond to the war. Care for someone in need, whether near or far. Examples: write or telephone your Congressperson to express your opinion and to urge appropriate action. Donate blood. Collect items needed by agencies that support soldiers and their families, civilian victims of war or the poor in third world countries. Volunteer to sort donations, cook or update computer files for these agencies. Offer to baby-sit the child of a parent whose spouse is away on military duty. Donate food for the hungry.
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Photograph by Peter McBride, National Geographic
This story is part of a special National Geographic News series on global water issues.
March 22 is World Water Day, a time to reflect on the state of the world's freshwater. The Colorado River is one of the most used and contested waterways on Earth. It provides water for 30 million people, and has many dams and diversions along its 1,450 miles (2,333 kilometers).
Because it is so heavily tapped for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses along its course, the Colorado River rarely reaches its delta and the Gulf of California. About one-tenth of the river's former flow now makes it to Mexico, but most of that is used for farming and cities south of the border.
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Colorado River
Photograph by Peter McBride, National Geographic
A growing coalition of advocates, including National Geographic, is working to restore some of the water in the Colorado, with hopes of regenerating the now-arid delta (previous image) and important ecosystems along the way.
More people have come to appreciate the vital role the river plays on both sides of the border. There is growing interest in removing some of the dams along its path, including the controversial Glen Canyon Dam near the Grand Canyon.
Indus River
Photograph by Randy Olson, National Geographic
Peering from a decoy, a hunter lifts his head above the water of the Indus River. The Indus is the primary source of freshwater for most of Pakistan, a fast-growing nation of more than 170 million people.
Waters from the Indus are drawn for household and industrial use, and support about 90 percent of the agriculture in the arid country. The Indus is one of the great rivers of the world, but it is now so exploited that it no longer flows into the ocean at the Port of Karachi.
Instead, in the words of New York Times writer Steven Solomon, the Indus is "dribbling to a meager end . . . Its once-fertile delta of rice paddies and fisheries has shriveled up." The lower Indus had been a lush ecosystem, supporting artisanal fishers and providing habitat to diverse species, including the critically endangered Indus River dolphin.
Choked off from its water supply, Karachi is plagued by increasingly brazen water thieves and riots over scarcity. Many in the water-stressed delta blame wealthy landowners upstream for taking water out of the river. As National Geographic News recently reported, tensions have been running high with neighboring India, which is home to the glaciers that feed the river, and which is planning more large-scale diversions.
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Solomon concludes that Pakistan's water future is "grim," with the population expected to pass 220 million within a decade, and flows of the Indus to fall further in the wake of global warming. He points out that the country currently only has the capacity to store enough water for about 30 days' use.
Even so, as National Geographic News reported, there are signs that India and Pakistan are cooperating better over water than they have in the past. Population growth in the region has been slowing, and there is rising awareness about the importance of protecting the world's great rivers.
Pictured are the Lansdowne and Ayub Bridges over the Indus in Sukkor, Pakistan.
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Amu Darya River
Photograph by Matthieu Paley, Corbis
Many schoolchildren know the sad tale of the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth largest inland water body with a surface of 26,000 square miles (67,300 square kilometers). The sea was once ringed with prosperous towns and supported a lucrative muskrat pelt industry and thriving fishery, providing 40,000 jobs and supplying the Soviet Union with a sixth of its fish catch.
The Aral Sea was originally fed by two of Central Asia's greatest rivers, the Amu Darya in the south and the Syr Darya in the north. The former is the longest river in the region, snaking through 1,500 miles (2,414 kilometers) of steppe.
But in the 1960s, the Soviets decided to make the steppes bloom. So they built an enormous irrigation network, including 20,000 miles of canals, 45 dams, and more than 80 reservoirs, all to irrigate sprawling fields of cotton and wheat in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The system was leaky and inefficient, however, and after several decades, the Amu Darya had lost so much of its flow that it no longer reached the Aral Sea. Today, it ends about 70 miles (110 kilometers) away.
Pictured is the Amu Darya a little ways upstream from where it dries out.
Deprived of a major source of its water, the inland sea shrank rapidly. In just a few decades, the Aral Sea was reduced to a handful of small lakes, with a combined volume one-tenth the original and much higher salinity due to all the evaporation. Millions of fish died, coastlines receded miles from towns, and those few people who remained were plagued with toxic dust storms, the residue of industrial agriculture and weapons testing in the area.
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Syr Darya River
Photograph by Carolyn Drake, Panos Pictures
Although the Syr Darya fared somewhat better than its sister river, the Amu Darya, it was also heavily tapped and polluted. The Syr Darya starts in the Tian Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan and flows 1,374 miles (2,212 kilometers) toward what's left of the Aral Sea. (Pictured is a reach near Tashkent.)
In the 18th century, a system of canals was built on the river. These structures were greatly expanded by Soviet engineers during the 20th century, largely to grow vast quantities of cotton. Virtually the entire flow was diverted, leaving only a trickle into the inland sea.
The deputy director of Kazakhstan's agency for applied ecology, Malik Burlibaev, recently warned that "the Syr Darya is so polluted that water from it should not be used for drinking or for irrigation."
In the past few years, the World Bank has funded a dam and restoration project with the goal of improving the health of the Syr Darya and increasing the flow into what's left of the North Aral Sea.
Related: Calculate Your Own Water Footprint
Rio Grande River
Photograph by Ian Shive, Aurora Photos/Alamy
One of the largest rivers in North America, the 1,885-mile (3,033-kilometer) Rio Grande runs from southwestern Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico. It defines much of the border between Texas and Mexico. But the once grande river is looking more poco these days, thanks to heavy use on both sides of the border.
Less than a fifth of the Rio Grande's historical flow now reaches the Gulf. For a few years in the early 2000s, the river failed to reach the coast entirely. All that separated the United States from Mexico was a beach of dirty sand and an orange nylon fence.
Here, the river defines the international border across the Adams Ranch near Big Bend National Park.
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Rio Grande River
Photograph by Jack W. Dykinga, National Geographic
Algae colors the confluence of the Rio Grande and Arroyo San Carlos.
The population in the Lower Rio Grande Valley is exploding in both the United States and Mexico, driven by NAFTA-era factories and agricultural productivity. But by the time it reaches Matamoros, the river's level is so low that it often falls below the Mexican city's intake pipes. Farmers in Texas say they lose $400 million annually due to lack of irrigation water.
The region's wetlands, once critical stopover points for migrating birds, are getting choked off. All these problems are made worse by the decades-long drought gripping the region.
Related: 5 Steps to Saving Water at Home
Yellow River
Photograph by Christian Kober, Robert Harding World Images
The Yellow River is the second longest in China, after the Yangtze, and the sixth longest in the world, with a course of 3,395 miles (5,464 kilometers). The Yellow River was the cradle of the earliest known Chinese civilization, and it has a long and complex history in the region. Numerous floods over the centuries resulted in catastrophic loss of life, including a flood in 1931 that killed one to four million people.
Since 1972, the Yellow River has frequently run dry before reaching the sea, thanks to extensive diversion, largely for agriculture. In 1997, the lower Yellow River did not flow for a whopping 230 days. Such a dramatic decrease in water has choked off the ecologically rich delta, which is also eroding due to loss of silt.
In recent years, the Chinese government has taken steps to restore some of the water's flow, denying some farmers use along the way.
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Yellow River
Photograph by Wang Song, Xinhua Press/Corbis
The Yellow River carries an unusually high amount of silt, so much that it deposits a layer through much of its course. This raises the level of the riverbed, in some cases above surrounding land. Eventually, the natural levees that develop fail, leading to massive flooding. The river also has tended to shift courses about once every hundred years.
There are several dams on the river, but their life expectancy is lessened due to the heavy load of silt.
Pictured, officials discharge as much as 3,500 cubic meters per second of water to try to flush out silt at the Xiaolangdi Reservoir. More than 300 million tons of sand from the lower Yellow River were flushed into the sea during four previous sand-washing operations.
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Teesta River
Photograph by John Stanmeyer, VII/Corbis
The Teesta River flows 196 miles (315 kilometers) through the Indian state of Sikkim and into the Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh. It starts in the Himalaya, where it is fed by snowmelt, and then carves its way through temperate and tropical valleys.
The Teesta is often called the lifeline of Sikkim, but in recent years it has been so tapped for irrigation and other uses that it has largely dried up. Fishermen are no longer able to make a living along its banks, and thousands of farmers have lost their water supply.
Even so, India is going ahead with plans to build a new series of dams along the Teesta, in a bid to generate electricity. Geologists warn that the weight of sediments that pile up as a result could trigger earthquakes in the seismically active area.
"Reasonable sharing of Teesta water is the only way to improve the ecological situation in the area," Indian environmental activist Golam Mostafa of CAMP told The Daily Star. "But it is still to be achieved despite a few meetings between Bangladesh and Indian governments," he said.
Pictured, a man works his fields on a sandbar in the middle of the river in Kaunia, Rangpur district, Bangladesh. His family lost three acres of rice during a severe flood in 2005.
Related: India and Pakistan at Odds Over Shrinking Indus River
Murray River
Photograph by Ashley Cooper, Corbis
Some experts have warned that the troubles in Australia's Murray River Basin may be a harbinger of what other water-stressed regions can expect in a warming world, with rising human population. The Murray is Australia's longest and arguably most important river, stretching for 1,476 miles (2,375 kilometers) from the Australian Alps, across the inland plains to the Indian Ocean near Adelaide.
As a result of irrigation, the Murray Valley is Australia's most productive agricultural zone, and is widely known as the nation's food bowl. However, withdrawals have resulted in rising salinity, which threatens that agricultural productivity. The river is also the source of 40 percent of Adelaide's drinking water and most of the water for many smaller towns along its length.
Disruptions and diversions have reduced the flow so much that the mouth of the river closed due to silt formation at the beginning of the 21st century. Only dredging is able to keep the final channel open, both to the sea and the lagoon of nearby Coorong National Park.
Pictured is Lake Hume, a reservoir that was only at 19.6 percent capacity when this photo was made. By the end of the summer of 2009 it dropped to 2.1 percent capacity.
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Murray River
Photograph by Amy Toensing, National Geographic
The mouth of the Murray River, where a dredge keeps the pathway open.
The Murray faces other serious environmental threats, including polluted runoff, especially from farms in four Australian states, and introduction of invasive species, especially the European carp.
Similar problems affect the Darling River, which flows into the Murray at Wentworth. The Darling is known as a main waterway of the outback, but some years it is so tapped and affected by drought that it hardly flows at all.
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Search and rescue teams from the National Parks, State Parks and the Emery County Sheriff's Office located the body of a missing kayaker on June 17 on the Green River. Douglas Fisher, age 62 an avid kayaker from Massachusetts put on the river on June 6 at the Crystal Geyser and was to get out at the confluence of the Colorado River on the morning of June 16.
He was reported overdue on June 16 by a Moab rafting company. Fisher had arranged for the rafting company to shuttle his vehicle to where he would exit the river. When he didn't arrive they searched around and then contacted the parks service to report Fisher missing. The parks service flew the area on June 16 and didn't locate the man. On Tuesday they called the Emery County Sheriff's Office and asked for assistance. Sgt. Les Wilberg, Sgt. Mitch Vetere and Det. John Barnett aided in the search. Three boats put in to search on June 17. Other boaters in the area, had located some belongings in a small cove area and notified authorities.
The kayak and personal belongings were located in a cove at Bull Hollow, 22 air miles and 35 river miles south of Green River.
Upon arriving at the scene, Emery County Sheriff's Office personnel began scouring the area.
The National Parks located the body from the air late in the afternoon on June 17. The body was in a canyon approximately a half mile from the camp site. The personnel on the ground hiked to the location of the body. The man was deceased and it was reported he had severe head injuries and a broken leg.
He had reportedly crawled a short distance and then expired. It appeared the subject had been deceased for several days.
Rescuers reported the man had probably fallen from the cliff while taking pictures. The last picture recorded in his camera was June 7.
Due to the lateness of the hour on Tuesday it was determined the body could not be recovered until the following morning.
The Emery County Sheriff's Office personnel put in at Green River State Park on Wednesday and prepared to recover the body.
They brought him by stretcher to the kayak and he was placed in a protective bag.
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One of our own family members need your prayers and help.
Over the holiday weekend Capt Mike McBride was hit by a stingray. As if that wasn't bad enough, his condition has been complicated by necrotizing fasciitis. Yes, commonly known as "flesh-eating disease." For those of you who might not know, Capt Mike (McTrout) is one of our pro staff members, a very important member of our fishing family and a very respected guide on the Texas coast. You can see his monthly articles in Texas Saltwater Fishing Magazine.
Here's the latest from Capt Mike himself:
Stingray updates and answers
First of all, I am totally blown away and extremely humbled by all of this, both by the incredibly 2Cool responses, and by those little critters which can hand you a life changing event with one little poke.
Aside from all of that, there have been a ton of questions raised which need answering to set some of y'all at ease. This is nothing to freak over, but it is something to be educated about. Here's what I do know, and I do know that we don't need anybody else going through this.
·No I was not wearing protective boots, just regular flats type booties.
·The hit was top dead center of the ankle joint. I was actually not moving, but a client next to me was while we were trying to Boga grip a 28" trout.
·No I did not seek immediate medical attention. [I went in but let it ride…just didn't look worthy of a holiday weekend trip to town.]
·The swelling, etc., looked normal until the next afternoon [24 hrs later]...then everything literally exploded within a period of 2 to 3 hrs.
·The exploding infection caused necrotizing fasciitis. Yes, commonly known as "flesh-eating disease". Symptoms are rapid swelling turning quickly to violet and black, plus gaseous surface blistering with high skin heat.
·Many types of bacteria can cause necrotizing fasciitis: Strep, Staph, Vibrio vulnificus, etc. We don't know yet what it was but cultures are being run and we'll find out.
·The bacteria could have come from several sources; on the ray, in the mud, in the dirty water near the slough… we just don't know. It seems to always be there in one level or another, but has been very rare down here. We were, however, in the effluent of a draining freshwater slough. The enemy wasn't the ray but the bug.
Here's the results. Extreme tissue destruction, tendons exposed, grafting required. A life changing event no doubt with a long road ahead.
The question is: Is this a kill switch issue? Perhaps. Lotta ways to make contact with this type of bacteria, but put your gear on and eliminate one of them. Seriously, this stuff is so strong, that if I had been immune compromised I may not be typing this. Y'all be careful out there, take proper precautions, and again, there are no words worthy enough for Capt. Tricia and I to thank y'all enough. There is no way we could have made it through this without you guys.
As is the case with most full time fishing guides, they rely on fishing almost every day to make ends meet. It will be a long recovery for Capt Mike. In order to make this time a little less stressful, our friends on 2coolfishing.com have rallied together and started an online auction to benefit Capt Mike and Capt Tricia. Check out the great trips, gifts, lodging and more that are on the auction block. Bidding ends at Noon on June 8th. 2coolfishing.com, go to "Capt Mike McBride Fundraiser."
Please join all of us at Fishing Tackle Unlimited in wishing Capt Mike McBride a speedy recovery. You can find out more about Capt Mike McBride and Capt Tricia at skinnywateradventures.com.
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Important Questions: Is Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' the New 'New York, New York'?
There's an entire Sunday Styles item on Jay-Z's nu-New York anthem, which has now been performed at the VMAs, the World Series, City Hall, your son's bris, and everywhere else. Should Hova step off, or should Sinatra step over?
Penned by one Mr. Ben Sisario—whose writing is typically quite wonderful—the song is broken down as such:
...roughly 50 percent rote Jay-Z chest-beating ("I'm the new Sinatra"), 30 percent tourist-friendly travelogue ("Statue of Liberty, long live the World Trade") and the rest a glorious Alicia Keys hook.
Which is true! Jay-Z goes from the Bronx to Tribeca and back; most people who live in the West Village like Jay-Z think they get nosebleeds above 14th Street and apply for visas every time they cross the East River. For all intents and purposes, Jay-Z has probably visited more locales in New York than Sinatra ever did, even goddamn Williamsburg. Sinatra was from Hoboken, Hov is from Marcy. And Jay-Z can even get the hardest reservation in New York, a tabled at famed mobster hangout Rao's (as evidenced by his D.O.A. video), something only someone like Sinatra could pull off back in the day. And Sisario makes a great point, noting that when you're Jay-Z, who do you beef with? Where do you go from here?
But there's a more basic explanation for this new rivalry: If you are the king of rap, and you've already topped all the charts, trounced all other M.C.'s, and even run a major record company, what's the next challenge? Where do you go? Answer: You start beefs with pantheon heroes, thus muscling your way into their realm. And it seems to be working pretty well: "The Blueprint 3" has sold 1.2 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and after eight weeks it is still in the Top 10.
Let's be honest: Jay-Z's stature, at this point, is a little absurd. He could've had a fighting chance against Bloomberg if he were on the ballot; he surely would've gotten a more ringing endorsement from this website than Billy Talen, for one thing. But he needs to catch paper, and he needs the mayor in his pocket to do that, and the only rapper trying to start fights with him is Beanie Siegel, who, exactly. So who does Jay-Z beef with? Sinatra. Obviously. But is Jay-Z's anthem as utilitarian as Sinatra's?
"New York, New York" is built around a handful of memorable phrases ("I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps") that resonate with a universality perfect for a baseball stadium. Ms. Keys supplies that ingredient in "Empire State of Mind," singing somewhat trite slogans ("These streets will make you feel brand new") in a huge, rousing voice. Yet like all Jay-Z songs, "Empire" is, in the end, solely about Jay-Z. And while his personality may fill Yankee Stadium more persuasively than any other pop star, would 50,000 fans ever have the timing, or the memory, to recite "Say what-up to Ty-Ty, still sippin' Mai Tais/Sittin' courtside, Knicks and Nets give me high-five"?
For better or worse, I'm willing to bet that there's a significant difference in the number of people who can rattle off four out of five members of the Rat Pick as opposed to the number of people who can tell you what a Ty-Ty is, though both groups of people definitely have no idea why they should care about Joey Bishop.
Then again, rap is crossing over into audiences who'd never listened to it before—primarily, more adults, who were once the kids that grew up on it—and was "New York, New York" ever a song of the people, or was it always a song of rich privilege? Sure, there's a peasant's, hustler's tone to it, and sure, as Sisario makes clear, Sinatra came from the 'hood, too.
Real talk (oh yes): more people have heard "New York, New York." But what Sisario only hints at is that Sinatra's song will only be heard on one kind of radio station. Jay-Z's will be heard on at least three.
Derek Jeter, a person, walks out to Jay-Z's song. The Yankees—the rich, evil organization with an administration even Yankees fans detest—play "New York, New York" when games end. Rap like Jay-Z's is becoming more accessible to more people, while kids and adults alike aren't exactly going to be (and have never been) bumping Sinatra. Some people will call this a shame. Others will call it progress. I call it a win-win situation.
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The expansion of technological capabilities among firms in developing countries has often been linked to international integration. Access to larger pools of higher-quality intermediate inputs, as well as the opportunity to employ technology developed in other countries, can stimulate firms to undertake innovative activities and develop new products. This note explores these linkages making use of a firm-level dataset obtained from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys containing information on 22,466 firms across 19 Asia-Pacific economies and 18 industrial sectors.
Water is an essential component of national and local economies, and is needed to create and maintain jobs across all sectors of the economy. Half of the global workforce is employed in eight water and natural resource-dependent industries: agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, resource-intensive manufacturing, recycling, building and transport.
This study is part of an annual series, developed by the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of ESCAP. It provides a yearly overview of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region and its impacts.
Disasters affect multiple facets of human life. Therefore, disaster risk management (DRM) requires multiple mechanisms across different silos in order to prepare for and deal with all types of disasters. The multiple mechanisms will most definitely require collaboration at the international or regional level, and coordination with government at the national and local levels, with community organizations and with individuals. In all these instances, effective communication is critical.
The Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has conducted a series of research on building e-resilience that examines the use of information and communications technology (ICT) for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in selected Asia-Pacific countries.
This paper studies the linkage between trade and transport facilitation and ICT. It looks into the business needs of trade and transport facilitation (TTF) and how ICT can respond to these needs. The paper argues, new policy and regulatory directions for trade and transport facilitation and new operational requirements have emerged in recent years. Thus the design of ICT architecture and its organizational underpinnings has to change to respond to these new requirements.
The analysis followed three previous studies carried out between 2012 and 2014 covering South and South-West Asia, North and Central Asia, and South-East Asia, for a total of 27 countries across the continent.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development sets forth seventeen goals (known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs) which will define global development priorities for the next fifteen years. The importance of trade as an engine of growth is recognised in a number of targets, most notably within Goal 17 on partnerships for the goals and the means of implementation. This goal sets, among other objectives, a target for least developed countries to double their share of global exports by 2020.
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