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Domain and phase change contributions to response in high strain piezoelectric actuators535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324434View Description Hide Description
Current solid state actuators are briefly compared to traditional actuator technologies to highlight the major need for enhanced strain capability. For the ferroelectric piezoelectric polycrystal ceramics, the balance of evidence suggests a large entrinsic contribution to the field induced strain from ferroelectric-ferroelastic domain wall motion. Here-to-fore the intrinsic single domain contribution has been derived indirectly from phenomenological analysis. Now, new evidence of a stable monoclinic phase at compositions very close to the MPB suggest that the previous assessment will need to be revised. Actuator behavior in the new lead zinc niobate-lead titanate (PZN:PT) single crystal shows most unusual anisotropic behavior. For 111 oriented field poled crystals in the rhombohedral phase normal low induced strain is observed. For 001 field poled crystals however massive (0.6%) quasi-linear anhysteritic strain can be induced. Since the 001 oriented field in the rhombohedral phase can not drive ferroelastic domain walls it is suggested that the strain must be intrinsic. The suggestion is that it is due to an induced monoclinic phase in which the Ps vector tilts under increasing field up to more than 20° from 111, before the vector switches to the tetragonal 001 direction. Such a polarization rotation mechanism has also been suggested by Fu and Cohen. Calculations of induced single domain strain using measured electrostriction constants agree well with observed behavior. Recent measurements by Park et al. and Wada et al. on single crystal show strongly enhanced piezoelectricity at temperatures near the ferroelectric phase transitions. Of particular relevance is the inverse experiment forcing the tetragonal over to the rhombohedral phase with high 111 oriented field. From this result it is suggested that both cubic and dodecahedral mirrors participate in the reorientation through orthorhombic to the rhombohedral state giving rise to different value of the induced at different field levels.
Competing interactions in complex ferroelectric systems535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324435View Description Hide Description
In spite of the success of electron theories to account for the ferroelectric phenomena, ideas in classical crystal chemistry are still useful in unraveling complex behavior of multicomponent solids. In particular they provide a natural explanation of high susceptibilities of mixed-ion systems based upon the concept of competing interactions. However, they are largely phenomenological and empirical. It is suggested that the concept of atomic level stresses can bridge the gap between the crystal chemistry approach and first-principle calculations in a most meaningful way. Also some novel experimental methods, which directly probe certain aspects of the electronic state relevant for this phenomenon, are discussed.
SBN:Ce, A uniaxial random-field dominated relaxor ferroelectric535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324436View Description Hide Description
Relaxor properties of (SBN61:Ce) are examined by dielectric spectroscopy and linear birefringence (LB) as a function of frequency and temperature before and after poling. Relaxor behavior with large polydispersivity is observed above the ferroelectric phase transition temperature Below a long-range ordered ferroelectric state with low polydispersivity prevails. An Ornstein-Zenike analysis of LB data suggests that pure SBN61 belongs to the 3D Ising universality class. Doping with ions, which seem to act as random fields, enhances the relaxor properties and drives the system towards the random-field Ising model (RFIM) universality class.
The spherical random bond-random field model and the relaxor to ferroelectric transition535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324437View Description Hide Description
To check whether the recently proposed SRBRF model also adequately describes the relaxor to ferroelectric transition the temperature dependence of the static dielectric constant of PMN has been fitted to the SRBRF model. The results show that in contrast to dipolar glasses the mean coupling constant is here indeed close to the root mean square variance J. For can therefore become bigger than J resulting in a transition from a relaxor to a ferroelectric state. The relaxor to ferroelectric cross-over in the non-linear dielectric response in the form predicted by the SRBRF model for has been observed in PLZT ceramics. The temperature dependence of the Edward-Anderson order parameter q has been determined via NMR in PSN in the region of the ferroelectric transition and as well shows the T-dependence predicted for The relaxor to ferroelectric transition can be thus well described by the SRBRF model.
Cation ordering and dielectric properties of PMN-PSN relaxors535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324438View Description Hide Description
Extended thermal annealing treatments were used to modify the B-site cation order in the perovskite system. Extensive 1:1 ordering could be induced in compositions with The substitution of PSN into PMN produces a large increase in the thermal stability of the 1:1 ordered phase, with the maximum disordering temperature of ∼1360 °C being observed for The order-disorder transition temperature for pure PMN was calculated to be 913 °C. The changes in stability could be rationalized using the random site model for the cation order. The well ordered, large chemical domain ceramics exhibited relaxor behavior up to for higher values normal ferroelectric behavior was observed. Alterations in the size of the chemical domain size had no significant effect on the properties of the lower x compositions, but induced a transition to relaxor behavior for
Resonant X-ray diffraction search for non-stoichiometric chemically ordered domains in PMN535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324439View Description Hide Description
Lead Magnesium Niobate (PMN) displays a superstructure characterized by the presence of broad half-order diffraction peaks. The structure is known to involve chemical ordering between alternate B sites within small domains. It has been proposed that this might be due to small domains of Mg:Nb chemical ordering with full 1:1 stoichiometry. Such order is inconsistent with the bulk composition of and would lead, moreover, to a net charge of per unit cell. In this work we report our resonant X-ray diffraction experiments designed to distinguish 1:1 from bulk-stoichiometric ordering.
Phase transitions in perovskites with off-center ion displacements535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324440View Description Hide Description
We present a phenomenological model of ferroelectricity that quantitatively accounts for both displacive like and order-disorder like properties of pure perovskite ferroelectrics. We further show that this model also accounts for the dielectric and phase transition properties of incipient ferroelectrics doped with off-center impurities. Finally, we present a microscopic model that quantitatively shows that the off-center displacements in a number of perovskites is a manifestation ground state polarons.
What makes an insulator different from a metal?535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324441View Description Hide Description
The insulating state of matter is characterized by the excitation spectrum, but also by qualitative features of the electronic ground state. The insulating ground wavefunction in fact: (i) displays vanishing dc conductivity; (ii) sustains macroscopic polarization; and (iii) is localized. The idea that the insulating state of matter is a consequence of electron localization was first proposed in 1964 by W. Kohn. I discuss here a novel definition of electron localization, rather different from Kohn's, and deeply rooted in the modern theory of polarization. In fact the present approach links the two features (ii) and (iii) above, by means of essentially the same formalism. In the special case of an uncorrelated crystalline solid, the localization of the many body insulating wavefunction is measured according to our definition by the spread of the Wannier orbitals; this spread diverges in the metallic limit. In the correlated case, the novel approach to localization is demonstrated by means of a two-band Hubbard model in one dimension, undergoing a transition from band insulator to Mott insulator.
Finite-temperature investigation of ferroelectric solid solutions from first-principles: Application to the structural properties of535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324442View Description Hide Description
The first-principle-derived approach proposed in Ref. [1] is used to study structural properties of alloys at finite-temperature. Predictions are in excellent agreement with experimental data and direct first-principles results. Other possibilities offered by this approach are also discussed.
Local mode transferability from cubic perovskite to hexagonal barium titanate535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324443View Description Hide Description
We have performed a first-principles study of the zone-center optical modes of hexagonal showing that all the experimentally relevant low-energy modes are characterized by the same local polar distortions that determine the ferroelectric instability of the cubic perovskite. The influence of the particular stacking of the groups in the hexagonal structure and the occurrence of previously unreported low-energy Rigid Unit Modes are addressed.
Determination of ferroelectric compositional phase transition using a novel virtual crystal approach535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324444View Description Hide Description
We employ a new method for studying compositionally disordered ferroelectric oxides. This method is based on the virtual crystal approximation (VCA), in which two or more component potentials are averaged into a composite atomic potential. In our method, we construct a virtual atom with the correctly averaged atomic size and atomic eigenvalues. We have used our new method to study the composition dependent phase transition in lying between and We correctly predict the experimentally determined phase transition from the tetragonal phase to a low-temperature rhombohedral phase between these two compositions.
First-principles study of lattice instabilities in535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324445View Description Hide Description
Using first-principles calculations based on a variational density functional perturbation theory, we investigate the lattice dynamics of solid solutions of barium and strontium titanates. Averaging the information available for the related pure compounds yields results equivalent to those obtained within the virtual crystal approximation, providing frequencies which are a good approximation to those computed for a (111) ordered supercell. Using the same averaging technique we report the evolution of the ferroelectric and antiferrodistortive instabilities with composition.
LCAO calculation of dynamical charges and ferroelectricity535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324446View Description Hide Description
In this paper we discuss some of the details of the calculation of the macroscopic polarization, via the Berry-phase approach, using a general (numerical) local combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO) as a basis set. Previous implementations with a LCAO basis relied on the use of Gaussian expansions, where analytical formulas exist for the crucial matrix elements. However, our approach, which only requires the matrix elements of the position operator, can be more easily implemented in the case of numerical orbitals. This work is a necessary first step towards our main goal of applying the SIESTA code to the study of ferroelectric alloys. This code, which uses a numerical LCAO basis set, has been highly optimized for the treatment of large systems. We are confident that it will allow us to treat larger systems than the standard plane-waves methods, while keeping a reasonable accuracy. Test results for representative ferroelectric perovskites are presented.
Charge transfer model of atomic ordering in complex perovskite alloys535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324447View Description Hide Description
We introduce an electrostatic model including charge transfer, which is shown to account for the observed B-site ordering in Pb-based perovskite alloys. The model allows charge transfer between A sites and is a generalization of Bellaiche and Vanderbilt's purely electrostatic model. The large covalency of compared to results in an environment dependent effective A-site charge. This model successfully reproduces the long range order of both Pb-based and Ba-based complex perovskite alloys. It yields smaller structural energy differences for Pb-based compared to Ba-based systems, consistent with first-principles calculations and the fact that Ba-based disorder at higher temperatures than the Pb-based alloys.
Atomic-scale and nanoscale self-patterning in ferroelectric thin films535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324448View Description Hide Description
This paper describes the role of oxygen vacancy self-patterning on fatigue in ferroelectric thin-film memories. It also comments briefly on the related problem of nano-electrode self patterning on the surface of ferroelectric thin films. And it suggests a pedagogically simple explanation of the factor of a million in reduction of the effective Richardson coefficient for ferroelectric thin films.
Anomalous synchrotron X-ray scattering studies of nanodomains in535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324449View Description Hide Description
A systematic study of the temperature dependence of superlattice reflections in the reciprocal space of a single crystal (PMN) was performed using anomalous x-ray scattering technique. Our studies confirm the existence of the two types of nanoregions in PMN: a) chemically ordered nanodomains, and b) polar nanodomains formed by short-range correlated ionic displacements. No detailed temperature dependence of these superlattice reflections has been reported in the past. From monitoring the superlattice reflections corresponding to polar nanodomains (i.e., α spots) over the temperature range 15 K–800 K, we found freezing temperature of correlated atomic displacements was near 200 K. In contrast, chemically ordered nanodomains, which give rise to F type superlattice peaks, exhibited spherical shape over the entire temperature interval 15 K–800 K. This leads us to suspect that chemically ordered regions might be different and independent of polar nanodomains. In this paper we explain the contributions of different atomic displacements to α and F superlattice reflections in PMN. Correlation and competition between Pb displacements and the tilting of oxygen octahedra network are presented to understand the microstructural origin of the relaxor ferroelectric behavior.
Piezoelectric response from rotating polarization535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324450View Description Hide Description
Piezoelectric response induced by rotating the polarization, which occurs when the external field is not in the same direction as the internal spontaneous polarization, is studied using a first-principles approach. The piezo-response of the rhombohedral to the field along the 〈001〉 direction is considered. The response is found to be path-dependent, and along the lowest free-energy path the strain increases significantly with the field. Furthermore, the strain response (collinear response) to a field along the polarization direction (i.e., without polarization rotation) is also calculated for comparison, and the piezo-responses with and without rotating polarization are found to be very different.
Comparison of electromechanical properties of between LAPW and a model Hamiltonian535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324451View Description Hide Description
We compare two approaches to better understand the electromechanical properties of under finite electric fields. In the first approach Linearized Augmented Plane Wave (LAPW) computations of total energies and polarization are performed under zero field, and appropriate for zero temperature, and finite field behavior is modeled by considering the free energy changes induced by the field. In the second approach the temperature and electric field dependencies of polarization and strain are obtained for by Monte Carlo simulations using an effective Hamiltonian with parameterization based on ultrasoft pseudopotential calculations. The LAPW calculation results in an initial strain response larger than the effective Hamiltonian simulation. The effective Hamiltonian shows a similar but smaller response at low temperatures, but also shows a field-induced intermediate disordered monoclinic phase at higher temperatures. The strain-mode coupling in the effective Hamiltonian is smaller than obtained with LAPW. The overall picture of polarization rotation induced by an applied field is found with the effective Hamiltonian, similar to the LAPW results.
Ab initio study of the effect of uniaxial pressure on the ferroelectric properties of535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324452View Description Hide Description
We have studied the effect of uniaxial pressure on the ferroelectric properties of by using a first principles electronic structure method. The pressure is applied in the ab-plane. The magnitude of the ferroelectric lattice distortion is found to increase as the pressure is increased. Short Ti-O bonds along the c-direction are found to remain almost constant in length whereas the stretched Ti-O bonds become more stretched because of an increase in the equilibrium lattice constant in the c-direction. The thermodynamic stability of the ferroelectric phase over the paraelectric phase increases as pressure is applied.
First-principles study of crystals exhibiting an incommensurate phase transition535(2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1324453View Description Hide Description
A wide variety of minerals exhibit ordered crystalline phases in which an underlying periodic structure is modulated by small atomic displacements with a wavelength incommensurate with this periodicity. We describe our recent efforts to use state-of-the-art first-principle calculations for the study of the microscopic mechanisms governing the existence of such phases and their transitions. A database containing more than one hundred incommensurate phases, available on the Web, has been constructed, and representative materials (PbO, …) have been selected for our purpose. The ABINIT software project, thanks to which we can compute and analyze interatomic force constants and lattice instabilities, is described. We present preliminary results for the representative materials, discuss the difficulties that we face, and contrast them with those encountered in the study of ferroelectric materials.


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Secretary of State John Kerry made a call for more peace talks while addressing the American Jewish Committee this week. "We are running out of time," Kerry said. "We are running out of possibilities." How'd that go over? "The substance of John Kerry's speech was that he had learned absolutely nothing from the past and that everyone else should join him in not learning anything from the past. That optimistic ignorance is not a luxury that either America or Israel can afford," said Daniel Greenfield at Right Side News. "Unfortunately, wishful thinking is a poor guide to navigate the treacherous waters of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. What Kerry lacks is a dose of cold realism," wrote Leo Rennert at American Thinker.
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Alice Walker wrote an open letter urging Alicia Keys to cancel her upcoming concert in Israel, which sparked outrage. "Of all the self-important and patently stupid characters Alice Walker has written, she's finally given us the grandest of them all: herself," wrote Liel Leibovitz at Tablet. For her part, Keys said she won't back out of the show: "I look forward to my first visit to Israel. Music is a universal language that is meant to unify audiences in peace and love, and that is the spirit of our show," she told the New York Times.
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Arvind Mahankali may have won last week's Scripps National Spelling Bee, but the debate went on long after the final word. He correctly spelled the Yiddish word "knaidel," to tak home the top prize, but some argued that the word doesn't really have one proper spelling to it. "Like Helen of Troy with her ships, knaidel seems to be 2013's food that launched a thousand complaints," said Ally Bruschi at The Daily Meal. "But type it, and a red line appears underneath it. That was a theme of the evening. Nearly every time one of the indefatigable 11 finalists would spell a word, Microsoft Word would insist that the word did not exist. Of the 57 words in the finals, spell check was adamant that 48 were not actual words," pointed out Alexandra Petri at The Washington Post.
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August 21, 2006 11:02 PM by Joe Blackmon
Shannen Doherty is joining Oxygen, home to larger than life personalities and Totally Assertive Females, as star and executive producer of Oxygen's newest original half hour reality series, Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty. In this twist on reality relationship shows, Doherty, the ultimate Totally Assertive Female, comes to the rescue of men and women who are unable to muster up the courage to break off their toxic relationships with bad boyfriends/girlfriends, "frenemies," or tyrannical bosses. The original series premieres on Tuesday, August 22nd at 10pm/9C., and is also executively produced by Hallock and Healey Entertainment, producers of Scare Tactics. Oxygen has ordered 13 episodes.
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Kreativní mód je jeden ze tří game modes v Minecraftu. Je možné ho hrát v Classic a Beta 1.8.
Kreativní mód umožňuje stavit a ničit bloky takovým způsobem, že si můžete vytvořit jakýkoliv druh konstrukce.
Hráči mají nekonečné množství bloků ke stavbě, bez jakékoli obavy ze ztráty zdraví . Taking advantage of this, players can create large constructions such as castles, roads, water fountains, and much more along with forms of artwork called pixel art. Not only have users designed buildings, pixel art and caves, but also mini-sports, such as 'Spleef'. Using the current in-game features, users have put them to clever use.
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Beta Creative allows the player to access unlimited flying and access most of the blocks in Beta. Once a Singleplayer Creative Mode level is created, it can not be changed to a Survival world (or vice-versa) within the game, but it can be changed by editing the level.dat file inside the saves folder. In multiplayer, players can be individually changed between creative and survival mode with the /gamemode <player> <0|1> command available to Operators. 0 being survival, 1 being creative. This means that individual players can play creative mode (at the Operator's discretion) on a survival map, or vice-versa.
In Beta Creative the inventory screen is replaced by the Item Selection Screen, which is similar to Classic Creative's item selection screen, and shows all blocks and items except Fire, Water, Lava, Mob Spawners, layers of snow and Giant Mushroom Blocks. (However, water and lava can be placed by their respective buckets infinitely, the buckets will never empty.) Dropped items can be picked up by the player, but if the hotbar is already full, the items will go in the "invisible" inventory. Even though the regular inventory where these blocks are stored cannot be accessed using any keys, it can still be accessed from the inventory box of a chest, furnace, dispenser, or brewing stand.
There is flying pre-enabled, activated by double tapping Space (default) and using ⇧ Shift to go down, Space to go up, and the WASD keys (default) to move. You can disable flying in mid-air by double-tapping Space again, causing you to drop to the ground.
You can pick blocks into your hotbar by pressing middle-click (default).
Mobs will still spawn like in survival (including monster spawners), and will still try to attack the player, but will do no damage. Creepers are still a hazard, as they might do damage to your structures. The player can attack mobs from a much greater distance (about 32 blocks away). Sometimes in SMP, there is a bug that makes the player unable to place blocks in the inventory, though this can be fixed by restarting Minecraft. As of Beta 1.9 Pre-release 5, aggressive mobs other than Spiders and Ghast now act as neutral to the player. Also as of the aforementioned version, the player's ability to attack far away mobs has been removed.
Normally indestructible blocks like bedrock and portals can also now be destroyed. Going too far into the Void will still kill the player, but the player can still fly around in the void provided they do not descend below the y coordinate of -64.
Before Beta 1.8 Pre-release 2, in Singleplayer, the player could control the time of day with F6 and F7. However, pressing F6 will now let you stay on the same level and gives you the ability to walk through blocks.
Blocks that are destroyed by means other than clicking on them (destroying a block it is attached to) can still be picked up (However, TNT, paintings, minecarts, powered minecarts and storage minecarts can be picked up when destroyed by punching).
Classic Creative[edit | edit source]
Classic Creative is available for free. It may be played by going to the Minecraft website and clicking 'Classic'.
For obvious reasons, any blocks added in Beta that were not in Classic at the time can not be accessed. You also have to use different buttons on the keyboard to fly. For Classic Creative to start and stop flying you have to double tap the space bar. You also must increase altitude by holding down the space bar and decrease altitude by holding down the shift button.
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Apparently the key to making long term money at your job begins when you are negotiating that starting salary. Since your raises are based on a percentage of your salary, where you you start can determine everything. For example if you negotiate a starting salary of $55,000 instead of $50,000 its worth more than $600,000 to you over the course of a 40 year run.
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Ever since the start of this football season it seems like a weekly occurrence that Canfield was playing a team that had either made numerous trips to the playoffs or had playoff aspirations this year.
Another one of those battles took place last Friday in Canfield when the Cardinals hosted a proud, yet desperate, Canal Fulton Northwest squad. The Indians came to Canfield with a 5-2 record, but needed to keep winning if they were to be invited to the post season party for the 13th time in 14 years. Northwest played like a team much more in need of a victory and it showed in its 26-17 triumph. That loss by Canfield did not end the Cardinals' playoff chances by any means, but it did teach head coach Mike Pavlansky's kids what can happen when you don't play like your season depends on you winning.
"We didn't play with a sense of urgency," said the coach. "(Northwest) knew that a loss would knock them out of the playoffs and they played that way."
The Indians passionate play started with the opening kickoff when superstar running back Ronnie Beers received the kick and scampered 86 yards to the Canfield nine yard line. He would then score a touchdown to put the Indians on top early. Besides the big kick return by Beers, Northwest also had passing touchdowns of 53 and 80 yards by brilliant quarterback Nick Riley. Too many chunk plays by the visitors put the Cardinals in a bad spot all night.
"We gave a lot of big plays away," muttered Pavlansky. "You can't do that against a playoff caliber team."
Another thing a team cannot do against a good team is turn the ball over. Canfield uncharacteristically threw three interceptions that squashed some important drives. It was bad enough that the Pavlansky-led Cardinals had to put the ball in the air a lot, but to have three of those passes picked really peeved Pavlansky.
"Anytime you lose the turnover battle it is hard to win," said Pavlansky disappointedly.
Although the Cardinals fell behind in the game they did keep it close with some large gaining plays of their own. Quarterback Jordan Italiano had over 100 yards rushing in the first half and would have kept it going after halftime if he didn't reaggravate an injury. Ben Angelo owned the biggest play of the night for Canfield when he took a handoff from replacement quarterback Mike Hughes and zipped a halfback pass to Mike Ross for a 51-yard score. That gorgeous gadget play cut the Indians' lead to two points, but it also marked the last score of the night for the home team.While the win by Northwest kept it in the playoff hunt, coach Pavlansky would not even discuss his 6-2 team's chances of its own playoff appearance.
"We are not concerned with the playoffs right now," he said sternly. "We need to get ready for these last two league games."
The first of those two tilts will be this Friday when Canfield welcomes Niles to Bob Dove Field for Senior Night. The main question this week, however, will be how many of those seniors will show up? Italiano is day-to-day with his injury, Hughes is hurt, Jimmy Rousher is ailing and the worst news of the week is that Anthony Ross is done for the season.
"Anthony Ross is out for the year with a broken wrist," Pavlansky said somberly. "He will be a great loss because he brings a lot of passion to our defense. He is a great young kid and he will be missed."
Niles is not as shorthanded as the Cardinals may be this Friday, but at this point of the season, the injury report reads a lot like the printout of one's cell phone bill. It is very confusing and unbearable to look at.
"Everyone is banged up at this time," Pavlansky said. "We have talked since day one that we need everyone to get their practice reps in case their number is called. It is time for the next man to step up."
The Red Dragons enter this week's matchup with a .500 record after being manhandled by Howland, 41-14. Niles is 1-2 in the Red Tier and with Poland waiting for Canfield in week 10, one may wonder if this is a trap game for the Cards. Coach Pavlansky insists the only traps this Friday will be the ones caused when his offensive line is opening running lanes.
"We will get it done (on Friday)," insisted Pavlansky. "There is absolutely no way we will look (past Niles) to Poland. The focus this week is on Senior Night and getting a win over Niles."


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He says he'd be happy drinking a health shake three times a day. But, sometimes, he rediscovers food and eats it three times a day. Recent favorites are peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, scrambled eggs and Boston Market.


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A sixth round of EU-mediated talks between Serbia and Kosovo has ended in Brussels with "some work" ahead of participants before a fresh meeting.
EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton said the meeting she chaired with Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic and Kosovo Premier Hashim Thaci on March 4 "made good progress."
"There will be some work done between now and March 20, when we will meet again," Ashton added.
All three were due to discuss potential arrangements for governing ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo.
Kosovos government in Pristina unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
But Belgrade and tens of thousands of Serbs in northern Kosovo reject that declaration of independence, insisting all of Kosovo is part of Serbia.
Belgrade insists Serb-populated municipalities in northern Kosovo should have their own jurisdiction over the police, judiciary, and education.
Pristina opposes the demand saying the request undermines Kosovo's constitution and internal order.
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The Association of Black Employees (T.A.B.E.) of Pasadena City College is holding its 35th Annual Scholarship Awards Dinner on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 p.m. in PCC's Creveling Lounge.
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Obama administration's proposed regulation would cut off TEACH Grant eligibility to poorly performing programs at colleges and universities.
Elimination of pay raises for teachers' master's degrees in North Carolina could have major impact on budgets of education schools and their universities.
New education major at Colorado College, a thriving liberal arts college, challenges whether sector should still be defined by traditional disciplines.
Harvard decides its doctorate in education will be a Ph.D. Does the shift raise broader questions about the degree the university is ending?
The Obama administration is pushing education colleges to be more selective, but some argue that recruiting the "best and the brightest" isn't the solution to producing better teachers.
Papers at AERA meeting analyze the adjunct instructor workforce, research output at liberal arts colleges and the impact of financial aid programs aimed at making community college free.
Professors at U of Wisconsin at Madison hope to find a way to revolutionize teaching, helping teachers find out exactly how their students learn and the best ways to teach subjects students may struggle with.
A new study finds a direct link between a person's genetic makeup and that person's level of education.
New research sheds light on Chinese undergraduate students' challenges in the classroom and the ways in which they respond to and adapt to those challenges.
Last week the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education released model state legislation to create teaching fellowships for high school seniors willing to teach in high-need schools. Their approach includes a four-year college scholarship, accompanied by professional development, in exchange for a commitment to teach in a high-need school for four years. It is an excellent idea — and it could go farther still.
AACTE's proposed approach rests on the notion that colleges and universities are still the best place to prepare teachers. For the past 20 years critics of teacher education, blaming gaps in student achievement on university-based teacher preparation, have touted alternative routes to teaching like "boot camps" and certification programs offered by non-university providers. They cite studies—including one that I published in 2005 -- indicating that ed school graduates feel ill-prepared for the classroom realities of teaching.
Yet colleges and universities still prepare nearly 90 percent of the nation's teachers. We cannot abandon them, not for nostalgic but for very pragmatic reasons. To produce enough new teachers to meet schools' needs over the next several decades, the nation must rely on institutions of higher education to prepare them. Plus unlike other teacher education providers, universities have faculty in the content or disciplinary areas in which students will teach.
For the past six years, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation has sponsored and promoted programs comparable to that being proposed by AACTE in five states — Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey, and another state soon to be announced. We have learned that it is indeed possible to recruit top students to teaching positions in high-need schools with fellowships of $30,000. Their retention rate exceeds 95 percent after three years. The teacher candidates range from published scientists to award-winning engineers to recent graduates with high academic honors.
The Woodrow Wilson experience indicates that master's programs are more effective than the baccalaureates proposed by AACTE. They are one-quarter the cost, four times faster, and have greater appeal to career changers.
The Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship also demonstrates that fellowships can be used as a vehicle for strengthening university-based teacher education programs. The 28 universities participating in the Fellowship have or are in the process of developing clinically intensive programs in partnership with local school districts, integrating disciplinary and pedagogical instruction and taught by clinical and academic faculty, including three years of post-graduation mentoring.
The AACTE proposal focuses on states, which Woodrow Wilson found to be the highest leverage target for such fellowships. Constitutionally, education is a state responsibility and states are the primary school funder. They also approve teacher education programs and set licensure requirements for teachers. In a time in which teacher hiring is down, small numbers of teachers can make an extraordinary difference if concentrated in a single state. For instance, in Indiana approximately 100 teachers are hired annually in the STEM fields, the highest-need hiring area.
There is an extraordinary opportunity to carry out the AACTE proposal today. Rather than conducting a campaign in 50 state capitols, a more effective approach might be to turn to Washington. Shifting to a single state-based program of the type that AACTE proposes promises far greater impact than the myriad of small, low-impact programs funded by Title II of the Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Education Acts.With ESEA reauthorization in the offing, with bipartisan interest in teacher quality, and with the emphasis on local control that the AACTE approach makes possible, this model could stand a better chance than many in the current contentious environment.
In fact, it is possible to go even further than the AACTE proposal to strengthen teacher education. To qualify for new Title II funding, states could be asked to adopt data systems which would assess the effectiveness of graduates of the state's ed schools in raising student achievement. Using this data, states would be expected to close failing teacher education programs and employ the fellowships to support top students to attend top-rated teacher education programs.
These students would be required to teach for three years in high-need schools in state. Our research shows that a teaching commitment any longer than three years is a barrier to top students applying — a psychological more than a true limitation. Even though Woodrow Wilson has an 80 percent retention rate after three years, the notion of a four-year program plus four years of service is formidable for high school seniors — a significant portion of their life.
The value of a state-by-state model like AACTE's is that it can be tailored to local needs and implemented on a scale that is sustainable. If it is linked to incentives for institutional change that can also expand campus by campus and state by state, and if it is made the focus of federal efforts, this kind of approach could make real inroads not only in recruiting new teachers, but in preparing them for long and successful careers.
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LAIFF '97 Sets Sail For A Weekend Cruise
by Mark Rabinowitz
Indies are back in the Hollywood spotlight this weekend with the launch of
the 1997 Los Angeles Independent Film Festival. The pre-opening night
screening cocktail party for filmmakers and sponsors was a plesant and casual
affair, with many of the filmmakers and festival organizers attending, not to
mention the sponsors.
The DGA's Brian Unger was pleased with the turnout and the festival in
general, and Karin Thayer, director of the short film "Seed" which is screening
at this year's event, remarked on the apparent high-quality of the 1997
fest's film offerings. Other attendees included: Sundance Film Festival
programmer John Cooper, indiefilm guru, author and TV producer/host John
Pierson, and producer's representative (and soon-to-be film star!) Bob Hawk.
Also attending were opening night film "Little City" stars Josh Charles, Joanna
Going and Penelope Ann Miller, among others.
At the Directors Guild lobby fete following the film, guests mingled until
nearly midnight. Among the attendees were numerous festival filmmakers, the
LAIFF's Festival Director Robert Faust & Managing Director Linda Rattner
Kelly, and TV's "Newsradio" co-star Andy Dick.
The festival continues today with a two part seminar entitled The Legal
Aspects of Producing. Hosted by entertainment attorney Mark Litwak, the
panel will feature John Bard Manulis, Rob Schulze, and Norman Flicker from
the Goldwyn Entertainment Company.
In the evening, festival screenings begin with the premieres of "The Price Of Kissing"
(Directed by Vincent DiPersio), "Lena's Dreams" (Directed by Heather
Johnston and Gordon Ericsen), "Nevada" (Directed by Gary Tieche), and
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Is Boy's Disappearance Another Andrea Yates Story?Madeline Holler
Officials are still searching for Portland boy Kyron Horman, who has been missing for a month. While his parents haven't given up hope that he's alive, they're now wondering whether his stepmother, Terri Horman, is hiding something.
Kyron's parents, who are divorced, say that Terri Horman changed after the birth of her baby, Kiara, almost 19 months ago. Perhaps post-partum depression brought on the unthinkable, as in the case of Andrea Yates nearly a decade ago.
Kyron's father and Terri's husband, Kaine Horman, told ABC News that Terri went through a terrible depression after giving birth and that her emotional state was erratic.
Eight out of 10 women who have given birth experience post-partum depression. For a rare few, that depression escalates into a full-blown psychosis which impairs judgment.
The issue eventually came to light in 20o1 during the case of Andrea Yates, who drowned her five young children.
Kyron's mother, Desiree Young, called for Terri Horman to come forward and provide any details she may know about the boy's whereabouts.
Horman and her lawyer declined comment.
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Salisbury Arts Centre is a little bit different to your average arts venue. For a start we are housed in a deconsecrated church building with a crypt for a pottery studio!
Here's a quick introduction to our weird and wonderful spaces.
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If you're interested in hiring one of our spaces you can download the Venue Hire Pack here.
Based in the nave of the church building, the Main Space can be curtained off to give a black box performance area or opened up as a colourful and unique space. Sometimes you'll see it with theatre style seating and others there won't be a seat in sight. You may even catch it with round tables and chairs.
Our exhibition space at the entrance of the building hosts regularly changing visual arts and craft exhibitions, which extend into the cafe area over the altar stage.
The White Room studio is a bright airy performance and workshop space, primarily used for family and small-scale performances, workshops and meetings. It has raked theatre style seating for performances or can be left as an open space with plenty of room for dancing!
Situated on the first floor, the media space is tech heaven complete with Mac Suite.
Next door to the media space, the art room is a glorious room where mess is welcome! Regularly used for children's arts and craft workshops, the room is no stranger to paint splatters.
Housed in the old crypt, Salisbury Arts Centre's pottery studio is home to resident ceramicist Mirka Golden-Hann and a whole host of pottery workshops for all ages.
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President Obama has made openness a high priority in his Administration, committing his Administration to an "unprecedented level of openness in Government" on his first full day in office.
Since then, the Administration has:
- disclosed more information requested under the Freedom of Information Act;
- made voluminous information available on government websites;
- used technology in innovative ways that harness government information to improve the lives of ordinary citizens.
As President Obama today signs the Open Government Partnership declaration, the U.S. Department of Commerce is proud to highlight some of the ways that it has advanced America's domestic open government agenda and created a more efficient and effective government through greater transparency, participation, and collaboration.
In 2010, the Census Bureau contributed more than 164,000 files to ensure that the Data.gov program met its first-anniversary goal of 250,000 data sets. The Census Bureau added data sets and tools including American FactFinder, the preeminent tool for accessing Census data; the intercensal Population and Housing Unit Estimates, the official numbers for non-decennial years; and the International Database, one of the most-frequently-requested pages on www.census.gov.
The Department is working to help raise awareness of existing programs and ongoing efforts that will benefit the American people in their everyday lives. One such example of these types of efforts is the NOAA Climate Services Portal. The NOAA Climate Services Portal improves access to high-value climate information to the public. The NOAA Climate Services Portal (NCSP), a collaborative cross-NOAA effort, was officially rolled out in prototype mode in February 2010. The NCSP offers a user-focused way for multiple audiences to access NOAA's climate data, information, and services in a standards-based manner. While NOAA's climate information is expansive, users have highlighted the need for a "one-stop-shop" that effectively organizes the information and makes it easy to find what is needed. Although in its current prototype mode the NCSP is just scratching the surface of what NOAA has to offer, plans call for continuing to add NOAA data, information, and services. Another key existing program that opens up government services to citizens is CommerceConnect. CommerceConnect is a one-stop-shop to help U.S. businesses transform themselves into globally competitive enterprises, by connecting them with government information, counseling and services.
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May 28 2009, 07:00 PM
I think it would be a good thing to have a weekly play together on GTA4. We are on a GTA fan site for god sake, we should put in the effort lol. Even if some of us can't make it on one week, there should be a still be the set time we can meet up.
May 28 2009, 07:41 PM
9pm GMT.
May 28 2009, 09:36 PM
^ Yeah what he said
May 28 2009, 09:49 PM
Well I'll probably be playing through half the night if anyone fancies a headshot from my sniper rifle.
May 29 2009, 06:15 PM
So, are we going for third time lucky tomorrow night?
May 29 2009, 06:28 PM
QUOTE(marney1 @ May 28 2009, 10:49 PM) [snapback]1505143[/snapback]
Well I'll probably be playing through half the night if anyone fancies a headshot from my sniper rifle.
Them's fightn' words raaght thur.
You can have a headshot from my M4 if you like.
I'll be on at 9pm tomorrow, it's the usual time for PS3ing now.
May 29 2009, 06:54 PM
wait, i thought we were planning on the 10pm thing (5pm for me)
... but, i won't know if i am playing or not until tomorrow gets here and i see what's in store for the day... that's usually how it goes...
May 29 2009, 09:06 PM
I'm on for sure tommorrow.
May 29 2009, 09:07 PM
QUOTE(DuPz0r @ May 29 2009, 10:06 PM) [snapback]1505332[/snapback]
I'm on for sure tommorrow.
Not sure but just check your phone and if I'm on then I'll join.
May 30 2009, 06:10 PM
So what time? 9 or 10pm (GMT)?
May 30 2009, 06:34 PM
Me and GLC are usually on at 9... but if you turn up between 9 and 10 we're bound to be on. Although i'm having problems with my connection at the moment, the router keeps cutting out for some reason. So I may disappear suddenly.
May 30 2009, 06:39 PM
yea, i'm down... and maybe if there's enough of us and we all do get to play TD, after the match, we could try some GTA race too?! just a thought
May 30 2009, 06:48 PM
Bah...I'll be there I guess....
May 30 2009, 07:17 PM
I cant get on untill around 9.30-10pm, because my gf is watching BGT:Final
May 30 2009, 09:58 PM
Well once again... What a match... It was fairly easy holding off my corner of the airport from attackers, although that cunt inside the terminal tried to get me a few times, but I evaded him. Got a few lucky headshots with my sniper on drivers speeding down the runway and a few piloting choppers.
Apparently GLC was there but I couldn't see his name on the list.
May 30 2009, 10:05 PM
Yeah....I'm not sure what was going on there...
May 30 2009, 11:20 PM
I enjoyed holding the car park ground with slipperypoppy n artistadam from above.
Jun 1 2009, 03:42 PM
yea, once i got perched up above the parking lot, it became murders row
... but, someone got smart about the situation, that carlos1234-something guy, he snuck up there and got me
i think i killed you the first time i spotted you, dup... didn't realize you were in the game until you died
GLC was there for a bit but, he left so suddenly... internet problems perhaps?
Jun 1 2009, 03:51 PM
Nah, I just had to go.
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jun 1 2009, 05:03 PM
QUOTE(ViceMan @ May 29 2009, 06:28 PM) [snapback]1505307[/snapback]
QUOTE(marney1 @ May 28 2009, 10:49 PM) [snapback]1505143[/snapback]
lets fight
Them's fightn' words raaght thur.
Sorry I wasn't on. I got really wrecked the night before and fucked my arm up.
Jun 1 2009, 05:35 PM
one of these days we'll get six of us, and we can finally play TD & maybe some other modes while we're all still online... if PSboy joins in, that'd be 5 if you count the ones that played saturday...
dupzor, viceman, GLC, bones, and PSfanboy... now we're just missing marney for 6 players... and a couple of others to make the TD more fun with 8 players...
Jun 6 2009, 01:52 PM
Are we trying again, or has this whole TDM idea died..?
Jun 7 2009, 03:03 PM
damn, didn't think about it... was too busy yesterday to realize this...
Jun 7 2009, 03:59 PM
I'm a bit busy now, i've bought another game that I won't mention the name of cause it'll lower my already pathetic credibility around here. Suffice to say it's consuming a lot of my time.
Jun 7 2009, 04:07 PM
Yeah, i had a busy weekend this week. I'm studying hard right now.
Jun 7 2009, 04:13 PM
I just had to give an e-blowjob to a certain individual to contain leaked information regarding the game I bought.
Oh and 5,000th post, congrats Duppy.
Jun 7 2009, 08:09 PM
Oh, and it's the new Sims game by the way..
Jun 8 2009, 03:55 PM
hey, i love the sims!! i wanna get the new one but, i'm waiting until i get a computer worth a crap... i know it would run extremely slow since the sims 2 runs at a snails pace currently... but, don't hide from the truth viceman... the sims is really fun and you shouldn't be embarrassed to say you play it...
you want embarrassing?! i love the "harvest moon" games
... if you have no idea what they are, look em up... you'll see how that's more embarrassing than admitting you love the sims
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jun 8 2009, 03:58 PM
I hate it. Live your own life instead.
Jun 8 2009, 04:10 PM
QUOTE(marney6 @ Jun 8 2009, 11:58 AM) [snapback]1507006[/snapback]
I hate it. Live your own life instead.
the statement said by every hater
... it's a game so, i could say the same thing when you play your armored core games... live your own life instead of wasting it playing armored core...
Jun 8 2009, 04:50 PM
Bloody GLC! And after I gave you that blowjob too. Well you'll be hearing from my solicitor.
Still, nice to see someone else likes it too.
Jun 8 2009, 05:21 PM
got an early review viceman?
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jun 8 2009, 05:26 PM
QUOTE(bOnEs @ Jun 8 2009, 04:10 PM) [snapback]1507008[/snapback]
QUOTE(marney6 @ Jun 8 2009, 11:58 AM) [snapback]1507006[/snapback]
I hate it. Live your own life instead.
the statement said by every hater
... it's a game so, i could say the same thing when you play your armored core games... live your own life instead of wasting it playing armored core...
I agree with that, but your playing a game about living a life. They should make this game about a guy who does nothing but plays the sims and then it will be ultra-realisitc.
Jun 8 2009, 05:51 PM
QUOTE(marney6 @ Jun 8 2009, 01:26 PM) [snapback]1507020[/snapback]
QUOTE(bOnEs @ Jun 8 2009, 04:10 PM) [snapback]1507008[/snapback]
QUOTE(marney6 @ Jun 8 2009, 11:58 AM) [snapback]1507006[/snapback]
I hate it. Live your own life instead.
the statement said by every hater
... it's a game so, i could say the same thing when you play your armored core games... live your own life instead of wasting it playing armored core...
I agree with that, but your playing a game about living a life. They should make this game about a guy who does nothing but plays the sims and then it will be ultra-realisitc.
the funny thing is, in the sims 2, you could buy the video game, "the sims: bustin' out" and watch your sim play that all day long... it's like playing a video game of life, while playing a video game of life, while living your life
and the sims is just as addictive as any other game that consumes your life... different tastes i guess...
Jun 8 2009, 05:54 PM
QUOTE(bOnEs @ Jun 8 2009, 06:21 PM) [snapback]1507017[/snapback]
got an early review viceman?
Well this isn't really the topic for that, but...
It's a very good game, it's a little bit complicated getting used to the new "create a theme" customisation, basically you can choose from different exture sets (stone/fabrics/wood/abstract patterns etc) then you can colour them as you wish, you can then drag the bar from one object onto another and it'll duplicate the textures onto it.
The music on the stereos is a bit of a letdown, the only genre choices are latin, electronica, classical and pop, plus a "custom music genre." And you can choose one of these as a favourite for your sim. Unlike Sims 2 where you had metal, rap, country, soul/r'n'b, and others, you could put your custom songs into the relevant genre and it'd only play when you listen to that station, now it all has to be in one folder so it seems, which is silly IMO.
Those problems aside it's very good.
Autonomy is improved, my sim family of three fed themselves, washed themselves and went to work while I was AFK.
I'm still getting used to it myself.
Jun 8 2009, 06:47 PM
true, this isn't the place to talk about it but then again, there's no topic for it anyways... and we're pry the only two that would care enough to post in there anyways
... it's cool to know that the city lives and breaths around you... no more going to a community lot for the day, only to find out when you get back home, that time hasn't passed since you left, yet all your needs are drained and it's 8am in the morning... i hated that...
what sucks though is there's no "open for business" add-on in the sims 3... at least not yet... that's my favorite expansion... and it's strange that the seasons expansion isn't included already in the sims 3... i thought they would of included the changing of seasons since it was a huge success in the sims 2... oh well...
i'm looking forward to playing this sometime this year... hopefully i can save up enough for a cheap laptop... yes, there's some pretty powerful cheap laptops that blow my old desktop out of the water... i'm getting one of those hopefully this year...
Jun 8 2009, 07:17 PM
They've taken minor elements from all the previous expansions and put them in this one, fishing, mobile phones, going out eating, cars, etc. but left the major stuff like seasons, pets, etc. out.
Another slight annoyance is in create-a-sim, accessories like watches and rings don't save to all clothing styles, meaning you have to re-add them for each clothing style, which if you have a custom coloured items is quite time-consuming. Also the editor isn't as versatile as i'd hoped, you can only add beauty marks or freckles by checking a box, which adds a texture over the face that's always in the same place, (you have a choice of two) but you can't move it manually.
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jun 9 2009, 02:00 AM
*Places quarter on rail of topic.
Jun 9 2009, 07:04 PM
*snatches quarter and uses it to buy a soda...
ok so, let's get 'er back on topic shall we? we on for this weekend?... again?...
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jun 9 2009, 07:08 PM
*Places gun up to Bones' face
Jun 9 2009, 08:13 PM
*desperately tries to stop this turning into another
spam filled GTA Multiplayer
Yeah, I'll certainly be available this weekend.
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jun 9 2009, 09:19 PM
No guarantee's but if I'm not doing anything I'll be on.
Jun 9 2009, 10:02 PM
yea, no guarantees from me either... but, we'll see what's going on saturday, and if i am able to contribute to the fight...
Jun 11 2009, 08:34 PM
I have yet to partake in one of these. The problem is I go and get shitfaced on the weekends so I really don't play games. My sorry unemployed ass does plenty of that through the week.
Jun 11 2009, 09:24 PM
i get shitfaced of the weekends too... it makes playing video games that much more funner...
Jun 11 2009, 09:52 PM
Having a BBQ on Saturday so I'll probably be pissed and still drinking into the small hours.
My god we're all piss heads.
new major on the block
Jun 11 2009, 11:43 PM
I might be on, depends on what time we're talking. 10pm Central time?
Ex-PS Fanboy
Jun 12 2009, 12:37 AM
I usually get blazed and play.
Anyway I may be working either staurday or sunday, If I get home before 5 I'll probably join in.
Jun 12 2009, 04:49 AM
QUOTE(bOnEs @ Jun 11 2009, 05:24 PM) [snapback]1507440[/snapback]
i get shitfaced of the weekends too... it makes playing video games that much more funner...
Lol. I'm not usually home though. But yah, its much more difficult to play drunk and you laugh at your unabling drunkenness.
Jun 13 2009, 08:29 AM
Some times you think you are actually playing better when you'redrunk when in reality you suck bollocks. But it is fun.
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An old pattern set up for potential Blue fish in the area.. great thin profile in the water with hook as a bite Guard. I have done this in many colors and It's a good one in the fly box if you forget your wire leader.
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