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Op Ed: CHOICE: Next Steps For New CenturyHenry Clay Ruark Salem-News.com
Futilized corporate tax consequence shapes Oregon lifestyle.
(EUGENE, Ore.) - Democracy is definitely a Do-It-Yourself operation, no matter at what level or in what format. Citizen choice shapes and solidifies whatever we put in place so long as we have The vote.
Never has citizen choice been more potent of powerful change than for Measures 66 and 67, with your choice of action due in the ballot-box by 8:00 p.m. Jan. 26. For seventy years many corporations in Oregon have paid only a "minimum $10 corporate tax".
Out-of-state corporations profit MILLIONS in Oregon, pay CEO's lavishly, yet pay "only a measly $10" to the state. TWO-THIRDS of corporations doing business in Oregon paid only that paltry amount in recent years -- a minute fraction of their FAIR SHARE --reduced by manipulated "tax-breaks".
Many have done so for extended years of usage. They have enjoyed a free ride while other tax-payers put up much of what it takes to create an effective foundation for those Oregon-based businesses. Costs for the foundation essential to build creative entrepreneurial relationships continue whether or not the business produces profit.
It must still be there to provide absolutely essential continuing conditions and full facilities as healthy business matures to status sought by sensitive, sensible, sympathetic --and wise-- investors. MILLIONS -- perhaps BILLIONS -- have been lost to Oregon revenue, while we neglect our schools, colleges and universities, our health and security services, our environment and our very foundation. The decision will affect our future.
Why that was allowed is a long story of manipulation by managers intent only on "profit" --and how that can be managed to show "none". Most revealing mirror-measure is the fact that they now have 48 tax-breaks as working tools. FORTY were set up somehow, slipping through the legislative process since 1980.
Opponents find themselves forced to fall back on fear, once again, through distorted, erroneous and intentional misstatement, to make a massively faltering and futile case.
In short: many in business have found the pattern to "socialize the risks and privatize the profits" -as widely known among those involved and those who report over the years: "two-thirds of U.S. corporations pay no income tax at all", reports national award winning Mother Jones Magazine.
That situation surely does not reflect FAIR SHARE. Measure 67 begins essential reform of our perverted pattern --already far overdue, with action which leaves 97 percent of Oregonian businesses paying the new minimum of $150, OR UNTOUCHED. "Sole Proprietorship" pay nothing; LLC, S-Corp., CCorp. (less than $500,000 Oregon revenue) pay $150.
The rate becomes a minute 1.3% on profits only when those welcome returns are over $250,000. Why resent, deny, and try to defeat a FAIR SHARE of 1.3% paid as cost for provision of the foundation for the whole enterprise?
Why resent, deny, and try to defeat a FAIR SHARE when the only alternative is far more damaging cuts to education at all levels providing our future creative workforce; to courts, police, essential services supporting enterprise; and to those captured by the current economic debacle? Will other, substituted cuts be forced bt State budget law anyhow if Measure 67 is lost? Absolutely!
The Legislature has no further choice but to produce a balanced budget. They did a nationally-noted and praised job in developing these two Measures carefully, comprehensively and creatively.
The initiative forced by opponents insults not only the Legislature but the common sense of all Oregonians. For those now screaming about being "caught short with no chance to plan for 2009", the fact is that the Legislature was on record in June.
Opponents find themselves forced to fall back on fear, once again, through distorted, erroneous and intentional misstatement, to make a massively faltering and futile case.
Their tv/radio ads and public statements have brought Oregon heavily-damaging notoriety for cynical manipulative massage of public information processes. In the process they proceed one step farther down the disastrous road reducing the valid initiative process to just another tool for the money-power to manipulate.
Under Measure 66, 97.5% of Oregon taxpayers will NOT see their taxes increase. ONLY those with household incomes over $250,000 ($125,000 for individual filers) will note any change. For those at/above $260,000, the tax will be $180 --an "absolutely staggering $3.50 a week"!
For those with the absolutely staggering income-level of $300,000, that becomes fair-share of $900 --"the awesome fair share of less than $18.00 a week"!
Measure 66 also reduces 2009 income taxes due on unemployment benefits, nicely demonstrating very honest, open application of the FAIR SHARE principle. Monies collected via Measures 66 & 67 will go straight to education: 52 Percent, healthcare/seniors: 24 Percent, public safety: 17 Percent, other programs: 7 Percent. The two measures provide $727 MILLION already included in the Legislative budget. IF the measures fail, the Legislature meeting in special session beginning Feb. 2 MUST BY LAW provide a set of fully equivalent cuts from wherever it can be slashed: + $280 MILLION from Education K-12, forcing larger classes, shorter school year, loss of programs, plus the closure of six prisons, the release of of 1,900 inmates; loss of 64 State Police positions. + 7,300 Oregonians lose mental health services and treatment, and 3,000 elderly will lose home care.
Facts are facts, immutable guides to open, wise, and democratic decision. The Legislature, elected to make choices, did so wisely, well, with full detailed study --and acted courageously. Opponents trivialize and traumatize the initiative process and democratic governance, insulting Oregonian intelligence and common sense. It's your Choice-and your consequences.
At 21, Henry Clay Ruark was Aroostook Editor for the Bangor, Maine DAILY NEWS, covering the upper 1/4 of the state. In the '40s, he was Staff Correspondent, then New England Wires Editor at United Press-Boston; later Editor for the Burlington, Vermont 3-daily group owned by Wm. Loeb, later notorious at Manchester, New Hampshire UNION LEADER for attacks on Democratic Presidential candidates.
Hank returned to Oregon to complete M. Ed. degree at OSU, went on to Indiana University for Ed.D. (abd) and special other course-work; was selected as first Information Director for NAVA in Washington, D.C.; helped write sections of NDEA, first Act to supply math, science, foreign language consultants to state depts. of education; joined Oregon Dept. of Education, where he served as NDEA administrator/Learning Media Consultant for ten years.
He joined Dr. Amo DeBernardis at PCC, helping establish, extend programs, facilities, Oregon/national public relations; moved to Chicago as Editor/Publisher of oldest educational-AV journal, reformed as AV GUIDE Magazine; then established and operated Learning Media Associates as general communications consultant group. Due to wife's illness, he returned to Oregon in 1981, semi-retired, and has continued writing intermittently ever since, joining S-N in 2004. His Op Eds now total over 560 written since then.
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Hank Ruark January 26, 2010 8:36 am (Pacific time)
Friend Johnson: To use inflation rate as the measure for anything in life OR education is to commit naivete of profound level and impact if one is seeking any kind of progress and change. Just to"maintain same level" --which is obviously all inflation-rate CAN EVER do,is to overlook complex, outracing reality affecting every shade, level, intonation of life for kids faced with necessity to learn more, faster, deeper, better, in old system set up for something entirely different and never funded adequately even for that. In short, new 21st Century demands new,broad educational approach built to furnish what learners must have NOW. When prosperity returns, it will furnish new jobs with new demands, for sure, per history centuries-deep across world. Long/continuing research, educational and socialogical generally, shows that most of lower/funded school districts are primarily smaller towns, villages, often rural, with smaller classes, closer ties to teachers, tighter family role, and various other major differences from those richer communities often suburban and tending to be shaped by city values, differences and school functions --with poorer family relationships demanded by that lifestyle. Do you have any experience in education, sir ? Mine covers full 60 working yrs.split between education and communications, includes ten-yr.national survey series covering learning media usage and ed./trends, from which these insights are drawn --to improve yours.
Hank Ruark January 25, 2010 8:14 am (Pacific time)
Friend Al: You wrote:"...but high government spending, for that in my opinion is the main problem." SO,with 90 percent of Oregon budget going to education, social services and security, after Legislature elected to deal with complex problems made strong, courageous choice and hard decisions...WHERE WILL YOU CUT, SIR ? Close SIX PRISONS, snatch home/food delivery from our seniors, slice State Police 64 positions ? Will you appear --surely with YOUR OWN list of 'waste and misapplication of funds"-- at Feb. 2 special session of our Legislature ? Wave a red flag so we will know who you are --red for radical/slashes in face of proven realities on public record from more than 200 very reliable state organizations, re small/rise plan emerging after SEVENTY YEARS !!! For flat-out/fact and solid sources, see mailer sent to Oregon homes by many of those reliable community-oriented organizations.
Fred Johnson January 24, 2010 9:43 am (Pacific time)
I'm all for having appropriate funding for our schools and other entitlement programs for those people in need. What is the "appropriate amount" is where we get into a problem area. So far we have increased school funding beyond the inflation rate, but still the kids are doing poorly, so money is really not the primary isssue. There is considerable evidence in school districts across the nation where school performance is above many of those districts who have higher pupil expenditures. In the final analysis, when those kids finish their schooling, whose going to hire them? Look at the current unemployment rate for high school and college graduates, there are not enough jobs! Does increasing taxes create more jobs? Of course not! Vote no on 66 and 67 and any other tax/fee increases.
Al Marnelli January 23, 2010 12:36 pm (Pacific time)
Vulnerable Dems Call for Extension of Bush Tax Cuts, a bipartisanship effort! Two House Democrats in tough re-election races are asking Congress and President Barack Obama to extend the Bush administration tax cuts. Reps. Bobby Bright (D-Ala.) and Mike McMahon (D-N.Y.) asked members in a "Dear Colleague" letter Thursday to support extending the tax cuts, which passed in 2001 and 2003 and are set to expire this year, for at least another two years. Specifically, Bright and McMahon are asking lawmakers to sign a letter to Obama asking him to include the tax cuts in his budget plans for 2010. You can be sure that many more elected people will call for tax cuts before this spring. Maybe what we should do is not so much debate about high taxes, but high government spending, for that in my opinion is the main problem.
Hank Ruark January 23, 2010 12:28 pm (Pacific time)
Al: You a bit confused there re Detroit businesses et al. Did you mean same types here in Oregon ? Re auto industry problems, they chose to sell fancy tail fins, evading both costs and obvious inevitability of demand for rapid improvement in fuel efficiency... SO what does that tell us about Fair Share in Oregon ? Simple, friend: IF we want sharp, flexible, well-trained workforce we better fly at the huge rehab job we need to do on Oregon education, starting with reform of slashed funding levels thus making anything new futile, and demand for full and effective new methods and new media applications for every desk in every classroom, with supplemental efforts built into home-support via some of same channels widely used and available statewide over the existing facilities. We KNOW what to DO but we need funds, leadership and driving intensities to get the massive job begun and so built as to continue well into the new Century.
Al Marnelli January 23, 2010 8:20 am (Pacific time)
Henry Ruark my below post is completely accurate. At this time all the talking/writing is over because the voting has essentially taken place. No economist can refute what I posted as inaccurate by supplying historical or current evidence. In fact it would be comical to see one attempt such an impossible and nonsensical task. In addition I was addressing small and medium-sized businesses, though it is evident large corporations are closing down quite frequently. Have you seen pictures of Detroit? Other Urban-and rural] areas? It is these businesses that comprise 2/3's of Oregon's employers that will be adversely impacted. Enron, PGE and other large corporations you mentioned, along with small and medium-sized businesses, operate on supply-side economics based on consumer demand, that is why they exist! If these measures pass next Tuesday, then it won't take long before the warnings people, including economists, have made come true. If it does not pass businesses are still hurting until we start seeing a reduction in taxes. Very soon you will see the Whitehouse calling for tax cuts resurrecting the JFK/Reagan tax cut model. They will label it something else, but that won't matter, for the majority of people will "get it." If that does not happen , then the powers that be failed to read the tea leaves that the past elections in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachussetts surfaced, even into a blind man's vision.
Hank Ruark January 23, 2010 8:17 am (Pacific time)
Register-Guard is leading daily known for insighful Edits. Re M/66 the R/G said: "This particular change is not only needed to stave off more budget cuts, but it is justified on the simple grounds of fairness." Fact of painful negativities from other Oregon newspapers reflects the collapse of their own house of cards (ads)--a now outmoded business model -- and the ongoing collapse of the once- vaunted wall between Advertising and Editorial. That places most in very weak position to resume once-noted Oregon drill-sharp Editorial insights via clear judgment demanding cherished "objectivity". The facts remain testable and tell simple story: Many Oregon corporations have long avoided Fair Share, some for multiple years, while surround-costs demanded for business survival still continued and you paid. It's time to do the right thing, with more reform surely to follow first courageous step by effective Legislature.
Hank Ruark January 22, 2010 8:30 pm (Pacific time)
Al: You assume business shares those "increasing profits" when history demonstrates via scathing full record any,many actions to avoid any part of any payment, often even true dividends due honest investing stockholders. Remember ENRON ? With Oregon ties ? Huge PGE-pile still UNdistributed ? Need 50/100 others ? Full record on request. The "history" you cite is discredited economist estimate termed "without merit" by recognized national authority unconnected with Oregon issue. Your snake oil brands have been bottled as "supply-side" and "laissez faire" now long enough to demonstrate true consequences via current deep economic debacle worldwide, a la Nobel winner Stiglitz. Do you really contend all those paying ONLY $10 minimum for 70 YEARS were ALWAYS and FOREVER UN-profitable ? That's TWO/THIRDS of Oregon corporations in recent years, including many out/of/staters --most mysteriously managing massively more/growth and magnificent CEO-pay/and/bonus enrichment.
Al Marnelli January 22, 2010 6:36 pm (Pacific time)
All 50 states ended 2009 with higher unemployment rates than a year earlier, according to a report issued this morning by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. One year ago Oregon's unemployment rate was 6.7%, it is now at "11%" and expected to worsen. S-Corporations pay a tax to the state of $10, which is an excise tax. This information lets the state know that the business has done business in Oregon. Taxes owed from the profits of the business flow through the individual taxes of the shareholders and are paid on the individual's personal tax return. History has shown that the taxes Measures 66 and 67 are proposing will drive businesses out of the state or close them altogether and will result in the loss of thousands more jobs in this worsening recession. The long-term results will be huge reductions in revenue to the treasury, which we clearly see as happening now because of the growing unemployment rate. Ultimately, Oregon will lose thousands of public sector jobs as well. Look to the south and see what has happened in California. If these measures pass the consumer will be the final payer. Think about that, what does a business do to meet increasing costs? It raises the price of it's products and/or services. If there are no consumers, then adios business. Common sense from the past shows that reducing costs increases profits which increases tax revenue, not the other way around. Beware of those snake oil salespeople and use your common sense when analyzing the arguments on these onerous tax measures. Please note that it was reported by the feds that last November more jobs were created than lost, well that has been updated as incorrect, we are still bleeding jobs and businesses continue to lay off people and even close down at faster and faster rates. Increasing taxes during a recession/depression, does that make sense? Using the circular logic that advocate's use for these tax increases, then we could tax ourselves into prosperity. Sure.[Return to Top]
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I'm actually too young to be sure if the title of this post makes a meaningful reference or not. I'm guessing it does, however, and am continuing on that assumption.
For the past few months, I haven't blogged, and wanted to start again, so I thought it fitting to describe briefly what I have been doing for that time.
First of all, I got married. Then, I undertook a long tour of college conventions and concerts across the country. Then, I picked up Facebook. Then, I began to consider how a person such as myself can facilitate a change of state in people's mentality.
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With the onslaught of a particularly weak season of Christmas films, you might want to check out a few of the more obsure finds playing our local art screens.
Matt was impressed by the "intimate but not sentimental, revealing but not exploitative" nature of Starlet, opening today at Landmark's Ken Cinema. Matt also scored an interview with the film's director, Sean Baker.
This week's "my gay dad" movie (Any Day Now opens next week) is a tad long on improvisational dialog, but In the Family, houses a markedly restrained tour-de-force performance by Patrick Wang, the film's writer-director. It's a heartbreaker, but well worth your time. In the Family opens exclusively at UA Horton Plaza.
Two Catherine Zeta-Jones films open this week and at least one of them is reason enough to stay away from the multiplex. Lay the Favorite, which co-stars Bruce Willis, begins its exclusive engagement at Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15. There were no screeners or advance screenings, so you're on your own.
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I'm very sad to see Albert Brooks in a Judd Apatow film: This is 40 (Should be called: This is My Wife's Movie or Albert Brooks Needs Money). Megan Fox gets higher billing than Brooks!! WTF!! Right now I've slogging through a Vanity Fair piece on Albert Brooks. The downside? Judd Apatow is the interviewer (lots of This is 40 drop ins, plus Judd has the nerve to act like he's on Brooks level of comedy). You know when Brooks has hit a lull when he has to work with Judd Apatow who is complete total twirp.
I can't comment, Dot, but you're on the right track. The world should be working for Albert, not the other way around.
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Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station aims to be the leading force in assisting, honoring and supporting the military men and women who have so bravely served and sacrificed for our country. We are committed to supporting our warriors in a variety of ways, providing quality-of-life items, support services and transitional housing designed to assist them and their families during recovery.
Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station assists four main groups of warriors: the seriously injured just returning home from war; those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury; those undergoing physical or occupational therapy, and warriors who have been medically retired and remain in our community. To serve this last group in particular, we pioneered a new approach and opened Freedom Station - a unique recovery transition center and housing facility that provides injured warriors with the acclimation time, guidance and resources to successfully make the transition from military service to civilian life.
"We are forever grateful to the Fusenot Foundation for their very generous support over the years. Their generosity has greatly contributed to our ability to touch the lives of nearly 50,000 Warriors over the past ten years. Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station salutes you for the work that you do."
Sandy Lehmkuhler, President,
Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station
The mission of the Foundation is to honor the legacy of military service and to provide charitable, art, and educational resources for San Francisco and the surrounding communities. Through its programs, including operating the Marines' Memorial Theatre, and by its support of the Marines' Memorial Association, the Foundation will commemorate the contribution and sacrifice of Veterans of all United States military services and educate and serve the larger community.
"With sincere gratitude, I'd like to thank the Georges and Germaine Fusenot Charity Foundation for your support of the Marines' Memorial Foundation. Your incredible generosity will allow us to continue to serve as a Living Memorial that pays tribute to the sacrifices of those who gave their all in service to our Country. We will continue to educate Veterans and the community at large on current National Security issues, commemorate the legacy of military service and serve Active Duty service members, Veterans and their families. Your grant in the memory of LtCol Otis Raible of VMA 211 is particularly meaningful to me as my son-in-law was one of the Harrier pilots in that squadron when LtCol Raible lost his life."
LtGen Jan C. Huly, USMC (Ret), President and CEO
Marines' Memorial Foundation
Military and Veteran Family Initiatives
"Military-connected families often face unique barriers to receiving high quality psychological health services that support their well being. The Fusenot Foundation's generous support has provided critical resources to help our center respond to the emerging needs of military children and families. Our team engages families through the development and delivery of family-centered services, including in-person and in-home tele delivery of family programs and resilience-enhancing parenting groups. This support has catalyzed new research and education to advance provider knowledge and promote improvement in the care of military connected families within communities. These initiatives have enabled our team to advance the wellbeing of military members and their families and provide national leadership to shape scientifically supported policy and practices."
Patricia Lester, MD, Professor of Psychiatry
Director, UCLA Nathanson Family Resilience Center & Director, FOCUS Program
Operation Freedom Paws empowers veterans and others with disabilities to live a quality life by teaching them to train their own dogs, and certifying them as service dog teams. The dogs, usually from rescue organizations or shelters,are carefully evaluated. Each is then matched to a specific client's physical and
psychological needs. There is no charge – all we ask is a commitment to complete the 48-week training program.
"We are not traditional in any sense of the word. We treat each client/dog team as a unique entity because each is completely different--- different injuries, personalities, temperaments, etc. As such, we are incredibly honored when a long established organization such as the Georges and Germaine Fusenot Charity Foundation recognizes and supports the work we are doing on an ongoing basis."
Mary Cortani, Founder and Executive Director
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Tim Cook has been named one of the top 50 greatest leaders in the world by Fortune. The 53-year-old Apple CEO is positioned at number 33 on the list, and the only American tech CEO above him is Amazon's Jeff Bezos at number 10.
Following Steve Jobs has arguably been the toughest corporate leadership assignment in decades, yet Cook has carried it off with mostly quiet aplomb. In 2½ years he has kept the parade of winning new products marching (the Retina display, new operating systems, the iPhone 5), and he is bringing in Burberry's savior, Angela Ahrendts, to run Apple's retail stores. That's thinking different.
Profits during Cook's leadership at Apple have never been higher, but his management has come under fire recently in the controversial book Haunted Empire by former Wall Street Journal reporter Yukari Kane. Cook issued a comment on the book a couple of days ago saying it is "nonsense" that "fails to capture Apple, Steve, or anyone else in the company."
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I am in a desperate need for someone with some Mozilla Firefox experience!! I had about 45 bookmarks for homeschooling sites alone (not to mention an additional 20-30 for personal use) that are now GONE from my Bookmarks on Firefox!!! AND!! I can't even put bookmarks on anymore, so I am screwwwwwed for finding my good sites for printing worksheets and such! HELP!
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Scientists claim need 1.5 earths to sustain the current consumption levels. What happens when China and India rise to America's consumption level? Activist and social entrepreneur, Paul Gilding tackles this issue at his TED presentation in a talk called, The Earth is Full. Humans solve the big problems only when in a crisis, Mr. Gilding says. Will there be time this time?Continue reading
Two prominent men of science and environmentalism express their respective views about our future, earth's future, and they're miles apart. Will tomorrow bring calamity or abundance?Continue reading


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Torremolinos Nightlife
Torremolinos boasts the liveliest nightlife on the southern coast of Spain with hundreds of disco bars, clubs, huge dance halls and a thriving gay scene. Start your evening off with some tapas in one of the local Spanish bars in Calle San Miguel or take your pick of the international restaurants which line the promenade.
La Bodega in San Miguel is one of the most popular meeting points you get a great range of delicious, cheap tapas here (but don't bank on a seat in high season). Bar Central in Plaza Andalucia is good for cocktails and snacks which you can enjoy in a lively atmosphere on the French style covered terrace.
For a full scale meal, take your pick of more than 250 restaurants offering every imaginable cuisine including a good selection of Chinese, Italian and seafood "eateries."
Take your time because the bars and restaurants stay open late and the clubs won't be in full swing until the early hours of the morning.
When you've digested your food head off to the biggest disco in town (and reputedly the largest in Europe) the Fun Beach in Avenida Palma de Mallorca has several dance floors and a swimming pool. The waiting staff here wear swimsuits to serve you!
In the same street is the hugely popular Palladium disco, regarded by many as the most "happening" place in town. This also boasts a swimming pool, impressive strobes and spotlights and DJs who'll keep you boozing, bopping and bathing till 6am when the doors finally close.
In La Nogalera you'll find Oscar's, a disco bar which attracts a more "mature" crowd. This area of town is also the centre of the local gay scene. Popular gay bars here include Abadia, Contactos and Morbos. Nogalera is home to the top gay disco, Tension.
Many of the local bars and clubs have live cabaret shows, some of which can get quite raunchy with lap dancing and the emphasis on audience participation, be warned!
There's a good night out to be had at Hotel Torrequebrada in the nearby resort of Benalmádena take a taxi or arrange a visit through one of the local travel agents.
The hotel has a casino with 15 gaming tables and 34 slots. It stays open until 4am (5am at weekends). You can dine in one of the hotel's five restaurants and enjoy international cabaret and flamenco shows.
If you're visiting "Torrie" at the end of September you'll be able to join in the town's biggest fiesta of the year the feast of patron saint San Miguel when a giant "romeria" (outdoor party) attracts more than 200,000 revellers in a typically Spanish "knees up" to honour the town's patron saint. It's a spectacular event which combines time honoured traditions with modern day mayhem decorated carts pulled by oxen, religious processions and rock concerts all merge into one extraordinary and unforgettable end of season party.
The more culturally inclined should check with the local tourist office to see what events are taking place at the town's Principe de Asturias Municipal Auditorium which can accommodate an audience of nearly 8,000 for classical concerts, theatre and ballet.


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As a tuition agency dedicated to serve the whole Greater London and Hampstead regions, Athena Tuition's philosophy and mission is to enable as many people as possible to benefit from the personalised learning experience of a tutor. Our society still runs its education system in the Victorian mould of 30 children to one teacher and one learning plan in a classroom.
The only problem is that not one of the children in a class has the learning experience tailored directly to their needs, and all of them have to accept a "one size fits all" approach.
Tutors allow us to improve on this model by providing students with that personalised time, focusing on the aspects of a subject that they find particularly difficult or challenging, complementing the formal education they have to go through.
However, education has always been about more than just passing exams – it's about establishing a framework for learning that will last a lifetime.
Naturally, every student – whether at university level or at secondary school, in English, Maths or Science – has their own individual way of learning. Nevertheless, the examinations they have to pass are the same.
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A Rainbow Druzy Quartz crystal point is held in a silver polymer clay setting, and accented with a purple Quartz stone at the top.
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The curriculum at Kinsella Magnet School is strongly integrated with the performing arts and aligns with national and state education standards. Our interactive approach to learning affords students the opportunity to make relevant connections from text to life and emotionally invest in the learning process. Infused rigorous academic plans with performing art disciplines provide stimulating opportunities for students to retain the academic content and profoundly express their ideas.
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Kinsella is a HOT School and is supported by the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism with master teaching artist visits, professional development and standards based arts integration. In HOT schools, the arts are rigorous academic subjects, each with its own sequential curriculum that conveys knowledge not learned through other academic disciplines. HOT schools integrate the arts across disciplines, creating arts-rich environments that motivate students to make connections between and among subject areas and ideas. HOT schools cultivate a democratic school culture to which all members of the school community contribute and in which individual leadership is emphasized. The HOT approach is reflected in a school's commitment to child centered, experiential, arts integrated teaching and learning. In an arts infused environment, the processes of creating, performing and responding lead to increased achievement, increased attendance by students and staff, lower rates of retention, higher self-esteem, decreased discipline problems, greater parent participation and a growing sense of community.
The Bushnell
Teaching artists from the Bushnell Partners program visit the Pre kinder, Kindergarten and 1st grade students and work with them to strengthen reading skills such as retelling, sequencing, character detail, word pattern. PARTNERS (Partners in Arts and Education Revitalizing Schools) is an award-winning arts education program conducted in many schools throughout central Connecticut. The PARTNERS approach consists of integrating components, which, in turn, are closely tied to core educational requirements and specific learning goals to improve language arts skills for school children.
Tom Lee, Resident Storyteller
Tom Lee is working with students in grades two and three on main idea, summarizing, retelling, prediction, decoding word meaning, sequence, character and setting. For twelve years, Tom Lee has brought traditional stories into classrooms for grades K-12. His repertoire includes stories designed to connect with curricula in many subjects and to meet the emotional and developmental needs of different classes. Check out Tom's website!
Hartbeat Ensemble
Hartbeat Ensemble works with grades six through eight and connects the impact of real world issues to the lives students through a process of dramatic exploration. Hartbeat Ensemble's educational programs teach both youth and adults to use theater as a tool for personal and social change. Through work inspired by Augusto Boal's Theater of the Oppressed, they guide participants to explore ways to alter current situations, external or internal, which adversely affect their lives. HartBeat received a Best of Hartford Award in the 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008 Hartford Advocate Readers Poll. HartBeat is dedicated to creating new works that challenge the status quo. They create original, professional theater based on stories from our community.
Upwards Poetry
7th and 8th grade students workshop their poetry with Elizabeth Thomas and participate in an interdistrict poetry slam with Two River's School in East Hartford and Lyme Middle School in Old Lyme, CT. Elizabeth Thomas is a widely published poet, performer, teacher and advocate of the arts. The author of two poetry collections and one book on writing for youth and teachers, she has read her work throughout the United States. She's been a member of three Connecticut National Poetry Slam teams and in 1998 was a member of the U.S. team that traveled to Sweden. The program promotes literacy and the power of the written and spoken word. As an outstanding advocate of youth in the arts, Elizabeth Thomas is a coach and organizer with Brave New Voices: International Youth Poetry Slam and Festival. She is also the founder of UpWords Poetry, a company dedicated to promoting programs for young writers and educators, based on the belief that poetry is meant to be heard out loud and in person.
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Tamil superstar Rajinikanth today said he supports 'no one' in the fray for the April 12 by-election to the R K Nagar Assembly constituency here.
The by-election is being held to fill the vacancy caused by the death of former chief minister Jayalalithaa.
The superstar said in a tweet, 'My support is for no one in the coming election'.
Rajinikanth's statement comes days after music composer and BJP candidate for the bypoll, Gangai Amaran, called on him.
Amaran's son Venkat Prabhu had tweeted on Sunday that the actor had wished him 'success' in his political innings during the brief meeting.
'Today our thalaivar @superstarrajini met and wished my dad for his political victory in #RKNagarByElection #happyson #GangaiAmaran,' Prabhu's tweet had said.
He had also posted a picture of his father with Rajinikanth at the latter's residence.


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Hope is the presence of the belief
"It will be better!"
Hope for a "thing", "to be", or "not to be"
Provides meaning.
Yes meaning!
Meaning for the meaningless.
Without hope, a vision of the future
Is without purpose.
Yes it is meaningless!
I somehow think "hope"
Is a "gift" from our Creator.
Some people are blessed with it.
Others are searching.
Originally written: January 6, 1999
There was a day in my life when hope seemed to disappear.
There were a lot of things that went into the feeling of
hopelessness. It had built up over several years. I picture it
like tiny grains of sand piling up around my feet. Slowly I
was being buried. My feet and legs locked by the sand
into one position unable to escape. My future was dark
and without hope.
I took my 68 Chevy Biscayne white station wagon for a
drive alone up into the Rocky Mountains on a curvy
two lane road named Left Hand Canyon. I drove up to the
top very despondent over the way life had beaten me down
and kept me down. My chest felt like a ton was sitting on it
making it hard to breathe. My mind racing to find a way to
solve all the dilemmas I was facing. I stopped at the top
I turned the car around and sped down the mountain road
with the intent of going straight on a curve that had a thousand
foot drop. The car came to that corner and skidded
precariously close. but turned that corner. I slowed down
and drove home. I can't tell you how the car made it through
that curve. Once on the other side of that curve everything
After that moment I decided I was in charge. I was not
going to let others dictate how I was going to feel. Life has
dropped a lot of lemons onto my lap. I had a lot credit card
debt, got divorced, lost custody of my kids due to an
alcoholic attorney mistakes, my job was closed down, and I was
forced to move 1200 miles away from my children.
I have never lost hope again. I know there are good days and
bad days. I know how to use lots of lemons to make lemonade,
lemon with beer, tea, and even on salads. I have become
versatile in dealing with both the good and bad events.
I share my personal experience in the I desire others would there
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Seven practical tips for effective Project Monitoring and Controlling
Chetana Koulagi, PMP
From a process standpoint, monitoring and control of a project seems straightforward. Nonetheless, the implementation of this process calls for far more maturity and skill from the project manager. While a diligent plan and good execution makes monitoring and controlling a much simpler job, there are many aspects which if unattended to, can lead to pitfalls – such as not knowing the true status of project, not able to predict realistic timelines and in turn not meeting project objectives and losing the confidence of stakeholders.
Listed below are seven practical tips that come in handy during this exercise.
1. Hope is good – but is not a strategyYou are working towards a stringent project timeline. You and your team are sincerely trying hard to meet those timelines. But there are things which have not worked out; there are things which may not work out. You are hopeful that you will make it. However, every time you are extending a timeline by 3-4 days, and not able to meet it again.
"Unless it is usable by the next step in the process, it is not complete. Define what means 'complete' for every deliverable."
Stop – take a moment – take an honest accounting and fair assessment of the situation. How realistic are the timelines considering the current issues and risks? Do not assume the status quo as 'way of work'. Challenge the constraints – see if they can be relaxed or released. Negotiate. Communicate. Build a plan. Develop a realistic schedule.
2. Get into Details – Devil is in the details
Take your head out of laptop! Sit with a paper and pen, draw those charts, draw those dependencies, review that work breakdown structure. Talk to people. Get into details.
3. It's complete – Be sure what means 'complete'
Unless it is usable by the next step in the process, it is not complete. Define what means 'complete' for every deliverable. Unless the deliverable is complete – the status is not 'green' – just because you have done your part. If the client or other party has not done their part, it is still not complete – it is 'red'. Likewise, a point discussed is not a point agreed. Make sure you have concurrence on all key decisions and agreements with key stakeholders. And if none of the activities in future is waiting for this deliverable, action or decision, check whether you really need it!
4. Don't let go – hit the nail on its head
When will it get done? Is there any bottleneck? What's required to get it done? How will it impact if it gets delayed? Ask those critical and tough questions. Get the answers. Get commitment.
5. Prioritize, Focus – but don't ignore future
While you prioritize and focus on current issues, do not lose sight of future challenges. Do not miss an opportunity to plan ahead and manage better.
6. Try your best – but with a sense of timeliness
Another concern is 'waiting' – even if it means indefinitely! If you or any team member finds oneself wanting some clarification, action, help to get things done, do not wait until an opportunity for you all to get together – such as weekly meetings etc. Speak up. Call up. Get in touch. Escalate timely. Take decisions timely. Make sure you have the right stakeholders in discussion who can take decisions. Communicate to the team and customer timely.
7. It's about people finally – Lead them
Last on the list, but definitely not the least, do not ignore people factor. Especially during monitoring and controlling of project, especially if things are not going as per plan, there may be many reasons to point fingers at; there may be many reasons to misunderstand or to be misunderstood. Intention of discussing any problem is not to blame anyone. The objective should be to address the issue. Many a time you would find people in status meetings debating over a point for hours only to realize later that they were never in disagreement!
Seek clarification before debating on your interpretation. As much as it might sound a cliché, attack the problem rather than the person. Lead them to the solution rather than create another problem.
The right approach with a right attitude can help the Project Manager to gather and comprehend the true status of project and plan ahead considering the
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It's been ages since I watched this! Hope to get Series 7 up soon. Series 5 can be found here. Spoilers!
So when we last left the Doctor, Amy and Rory, there'd be a big huge crack in the universe, which they managed to patch up. The story arc in Series 6 is about the death of the Doctor himself, and horrifically creepy aliens called the Silence.
Firstly, there's a gloriously enjoyable Christmas special ('A Christmas Carol'). You already know the story, but this Scrooge (played by Michael Gambon) is hoarding days rather than money (he hoards that too). It's set in a wonderful steampunk planet with flying fish in the sky, and it's fabulous festive fun.
The series pays tribute to its 60s origins (in fairness, it was the era when space was a massive deal) in the opening double bill, 'The Impossible Astronaut/ Day of the Moon'. Amy, Rory, River Song and an elderly American gent named Canton Everett Delaware III receive an invite from the Doctor to a desert in Utah. There they witness the Doctor being shot by a mysterious figure in a spacesuit. Now getting shot is not nearly a big a deal for the Doctor as it would be for us mere mortals, but this time, he doesn't regenerate. He's dead for good, and following a Viking funeral, Amy, Rory, River and Canton retreat to a diner where they are met by the Doctor (an earlier version of himself). He brings them back to 1969, to the eve of the Moon landings.
President Richard Nixon (how Steven Moffat must have wished a more glamourous or noble President had been in charge at the time) is being tormented by phone calls from a terrified little girl. He can't understand how she got his phone number, and a young CIA agent- Canton Delaware- is put in charge of finding her and getting her to safety. The Doctor lands the TARDIS in the Oval Office, which understandably causes a bit of a stir, and finds himself carted off to Area 51.
Meanwhile, Amy witnesses a strange and terrifying creature in the bathroom. It's one of the Silence, creepy crosses between Buffy's Gentlemen and the Slenderman. These creatures have been on earth for millennia, interfering with human affairs; but we forget them as soon as we see them. The opening episodes have their fair share of creeping horror, such as the orphanage Amy finds herself in, including the first appearance of Madame Kovarian, a mysterious lady wearing an eye-patch. The conclusion, and how Canton, Amy and the Doctor outwit the Silence is extremely clever.
Next we're on a low budget Pirates of the Carribean adventure; 'The Curse of the Black Spot' sees a pirate ship being tormented by a killer mermaid. But she's really a hologram, and her intentions are good. I enjoyed the juxtaposition of the sci-fi spaceship and the pirate ship. It's followed by 'The Doctor's Wife', an extremely clever episode bringing the TARDIS literally to life.
Replicants and clones have been done before, including in Doctor Who. 'The Rebel Flesh' and 'The Almost People' do not bring anything too new to the genre, but it is enjoyable. At the end of the 'The Almost People' we discover Amy is in fact a 'Ganger' or clone. The real Amy is very pregnant in a spaceship, her labour overseen by Madame Kovarian. As the baby was conceived in the TARDIS, it has Time Lord DNA, and the Silence and their allies, the Headless Monks, plan to raise the baby to assassinate the Doctor.
The scene where Amy wakes up to find herself suddenly nine months pregnant has become a recurring nightmare for me ever since. Thanks a lot, BBC.
The Doctor raises an army to rescue Amy and her baby, and then River makes her revelation; she is baby Melody Pond; Amy is the Doctor's mother-in-law. She is the one programmed to kill him, but this can be changed, by rescuing Melody before she's indoctrinated.
There's always a World War II episode and this time around our intrepid trio get to lock Hitler in a press and shout 'Shut up!' at him. Apart from that, and River Song's wonderful line about being on her way to a gypsy bar mitzvah, the setting hardly features, more's the pity. It's still a fun episode, progressing the story arc along.
'Night Terrors' takes us out of the story line. Like 'Fear Her', it's about a terrified child haunted by monsters. George is frightened of everything, and he's not a normal little boy. An alien child, he has created a dollhouse where he places his worst fears. Amy, Rory and the Doctor get sucked into this world, and George must confront his fears to free them. It's a creepy episode, but the conclusion is heartwarming.
The next two episodes are the strongest of the season. Amy gets accidentally left behind on a hostile planet in the 'The Girl Who Waited'. Time moves differently there, and by the time the Doctor gets back to her, she has aged 36 years. Bitter and angry, she refuses to be rescued, not wishing to become in thrall to the Doctor again. It's a complex episode, with a heartbreaking conclusion.
My favourite episode of Series 6 has to be 'The God Complex'. Our heroes find themselves in a creepy hotel, which owes a huge amount to the Overlook from The Shining. There are others there, and in every room, you have the chance to encounter the thing you most fear. When a person finds their fear, they start to worship the Beast (a minotaur) which roams the hotel- then they die. The hotel, is in reality, the minotaur's prison. A former god, the minotaur feeds off faith, fear, and blood sacrifice, but he is ancient, and wants to die. It's a very clever concept. Personally, I appreciated the fact that Rory's lack of faith enabled him to be saved.
The Doctor is now convinced that he must travel alone, having put Rory and Amy in too much danger. He leaves them with a fabulous sports car and then bumps into his old friend Craig (James Corden) from last season. He's left alone with his and Sophie's baby son for the weekend, and there are strange noises in the local department store- Cyberman like noises.
The Doctor is captured by the Cybermen and in the season finale, time is all wrong. It's great fun to see Zeppelins and Churchill and the Holy Roman Empire all in one place, but it's wrong; time is stuck, dying, and the only way to resolve it is the Doctor's death…
Series 6 shows Matt Smith hitting his stride as the Doctor. His performance never flags and he's funny, quirky and fun to watch. Amy and Rory too, have progressed. Rory is much more self-assured (he also looks surprisingly well in a suit) and Amy is a kinder, less demanding person. It's more even than the previous season, and every episode has something to recommend it. Roll on Series 7!


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The report covers forecast and analysis for the wood-plastic composites market on a global and regional level. The study provides historic data of 2014 along with a forecast from 2015 to 2020 based on both volumes (kilo tons) and revenue (USD million). The study includes drivers and restraints for the wood-plastic composites market along with the impact they have on the demand over the forecast period. Additionally, the report includes the study of opportunities available in the wood-plastic composites market on a global level.
In order to give the users of this report a comprehensive view on the wood-plastic composites market, we have included a detailed value chain analysis. To understand the competitive landscape in the market, an analysis of Porter's Five Forces model for the wood-plastic composites market has also been included. The study encompasses a market attractiveness analysis, wherein product segments and application segments are benchmarked based on their market size, growth rate and general attractiveness.
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Mediterranean fish stew with garlic toasts
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- carbs28g
- sugars8g
- fibre3g
- protein39g
- salt1.17g
- 3 tbsp olive oil
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- 1 large onion, sliced
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- 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 1kg tomatoes, roughly chopped
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- 200ml white wine
- 350ml fish stock
- 3 strips orange zest
- 1kg skinless halibut fillets, cut into large chunks
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- handful flat-leaf parsley, chopped
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To make the garlic toasts, drizzle the bread with oil, then griddle or grill until golden all over. While the toasts are still hot, rub them with garlic and set aside.
Heat the oil in a wide, deep frying pan. Add the onion and cook over a gentle heat for 5 mins until softened. Stir through the garlic and chilli and cook a couple of mins more. Add the tomato purée and tomatoes. Turn up the heat and cook for 10-15 mins, stirring until the tomatoes are pulpy. Pour over the wine and cook for 10 mins more until most of it has boiled away.
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Cape Town ... 5pm ... 36deg ... the commute ...
That happened to me on Wednesday. I psyched myself out of the usual route and decided to take the scenic route home. I am extremely fortunate that this route takes me along two of arguably the most beautiful roads in the world, both skirting the Atlantic Ocean, one a little higher than the other. Victoria Road which runs ibetween Camps Bay and Hout Bay and Chapmans Peak Drive between Hout Bay and Noordhoek.
As I drove smelling the sea air the ocean on one side and the marveling at the beauty of the mountain on the other, the stress of the day dissipated. I am extremely privileged to live in one of the earth's Eden's. The only thing that could have topped my drive would have been to have joined those sitting on beach enjoying the early evening sun, with a sundowner in the hand.
In two days time, I travel the other way, in a bike, having passed the half way mark of a 109km cycle around the peninsula. Let's hope I am able to appreciated the scenery then! [Thanks to those who have sponsored my ride, Eish!! has raised R500-00 for The Sunflower Fund. There's still time to donate, click the link on the top right of the page.]
(My commute)
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Good luck with the Argus. Once you're done, put the bike away and get your takkies on and start training for next year's Two Oceans. You really then get to appreciate the views from these roads. Especially as stopping is expected (I'd actually encourage it) and won't cause a pile up.
Two Oceans has got to be the most scenic race I've ever run.
@ EMACT's : Damn, I dropeed the ball. I will make up for it, very soon.
@ Colin : Thanks for the wishes. Re: The Two Oceans, God gave us this incredible mind that we used to invent the wheel ... many years ago. Eish!! that's a long way to run!
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The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who is wise wins souls. If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner! Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid. A good man will obtain favor from the LORD, But He will condemn a man who devises evil. A man will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.
– Proverbs 11:30-12:3 (NAS)
Sometimes I just love the style of the NASB. What a very simple idea and yet how profound. "Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid."
Of course the reason I love it so much is because I hated correction or reproof when I was a kid. It had to do with a perfectionistic attitude toward life that the only value my life had was when no one could find anything wrong with what I was doing. Not a healthy or sustainable attitude but after many years I recognized the dysfunction of that thought process and have found a measure of healing from God's grace to help stay off that temptation and to allow my worth to be built in Christ.
However, I also realize that most of us are affected by this problem. Of course we all are at different places and it affects us in different ways. For some this means, like me never making any mistakes but that is a sign of failure. For others this attitude of not needing correction flows out of a pretty broken identity. For others there is a measure of arrogance where they really think they are better than everyone else and they actually believe it. Being that our whole culture is saturated with the idea that the more skilled and talented you are the more you are rewarded for what you can do for others. In some ways life is a business and our value is based on how well others can use us to get what they want done.
But if you look at the text that surround this particular verse we learn about five key things when it comes to loving discipline:
1. The person who loves discipline is teachable. The person who loves input and the wisdom of others to help them with life, or skills or whatever has to be eager to learn and improve their ability to engage life. Those who are NOT teachable may listen to the input of others but very rarely will take that information and do anything with it. While most people will tell you they are teachable the number is actually much smaller than you think.
2. The person who loves discipline loves wisdom, righteousness and the Lord. The surrounding texts support the idea there is a strong contrast between those who love discipline and those who do not. But it is clear the one who loves discipline finds favor from the Lord and will live righteously. He will be considered a good man or woman because they find their own reward from the Lord rather grasping to impress the world.
3. The person who hates discipline, reproof and correction is stupid or senseless. This is a hard issue these days. Discipline starts in the home and is the best training ground to raise children so that they will learn to love to grow and learn. My wife is a teacher and it is becoming more and more obvious that there are parents out there… how can I say this…are in any way prepared to help their kids learn to love discipline. The danger is that the product of an undisciplined life is both a person we would rather avoid than hang out with.
4. The person who loves discipline has a spiritual and moral compass. Those who hate reproof are those who "devise evil", create "wickedness" and are described as "wicked and sinners". They are their own authority and they care little for anyone else. They are the takers in the world and they have think nothing of exploiting others for their own gain. The one who willing accepts reproof clearly has their conscience connected to the Lord and understand there is such a thing as right and wrong.
5. The person who loves discipline will avoid numerous landmines through life. I am not a "health and wealth" advocate but it does appear that a person who loves discipline, especially when it has a moral and spiritual component to it, will avoid numerous problems in life. But more importantly, if I can word it this way, they do not become a problem for everyone else. While we can become our own worst enemy sometimes there is nothing worse in life than experiencing great anguish and pain at the hands of those who ought to love us.
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CRADLE OF FILTH drummer Adrian Erlandsson (ex-AT THE GATES, THE HAUNTED) has uploaded a rare mini-CD from H.E.A.L. featuring "a different side to my drumming," according to Adrian. The CD, entitled "There Can Be Only One" (1994), was recorded at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden and features the following tracks: "There Can Be Only One", "As I Rise", "Gather Around Me" and "I Don't Know My World". Download it at this location.
As previously reported, Erlandsson has been confirmed to appear at this year's Birmingham Drumfest. The dates are as follows:
Jul. 31 – Birmingham, UK @ TBA
Aug. 07 – Romford, UK @ TBA


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