I am using a Sensation with an A2DP capable BT handsfree, I can control the playback of MP3 on the set no problem, but the ringtone just can't get thru', no matter it is MP3 or other format, the handsfree gives me the default 'beep beep beep' of it's own. I remember long time ago my Nokia can forward the ringtone to the BT set, and I checked with HTC and they said Sensation should be able to do that too, but I tried a numbers of BT sets none can give me the ringtone. There is no mention of this feature on all the smartphone and BT set I came across, I don't know what to look at suppose I change phone or BT set again, any idea ? This feature is very useful, much better than using the voice caller ID feature to shout out the caller's name at the phone speaker !
What does Tech support for the BT Handsfree have to say?
Don't expect real tech support exist unless the set is from one of the big names, very few people know what their set can do, and wouldn't care about the ringtone via BT thing, or ever heard about that !
I've had the same issue with the Motorola T505 handsfree on multiple phones. (HTC8525, BlackjackII, T-Mobile G2).
I think it has to be the Bluetooth device. What's weird is the T505 will read the Caller ID and the phones STILL play the ringtone on the handset. It sound like an orchestra tuning up. At least I can hear it ringing, but it sounds terrible.
I'm looking at a new Jabra this week, maybe that will fix it?
Good luck. Please post back with your results when you come to a resoltion.
Btw I got a Jabra BT3030 which is a pretty old model, it doesn't play ringtone from HTC, I doubt the new models will play.


I came to the awareness of juicing gradually, as I became aware of peri-menopausal symptoms and the need to care for my health and nutrition more.
I've never believed that nature intended the menopause to be a negative time in a woman's life, any more than that our menstrual cycle is something negative...quite the opposite in fact.
Inspired by Leslie Kenton's book 'Passage to Power', which I thoroughly recommend to all women...perimenopausal, menopausal, whatever, it's such an empowering book (hence I have linked it below) I changed from eating meals that consisted of a lot of processed, cooked food to main meals of mainly raw vegetables and fruit, seeds and nuts, sprouting seeds and beans. I added power foods like spirulina and chorella and wheat grass, which I grow myself. I still battle with enjoying beer and wine a bit too much and with my sugar addiction...but I'm making steps in the right direction.
I'm not always bursting with spare cash, and juicers are a very costly investment, but you will need a strong, efficient machine in order to enjoy daily vegetable and fruit juices. I was so determined to get one that my family clubbed together for my birthday and I got a L'Equipe Omni juicer, from the same company that made my dehydrator. I bought mine at UK Juicers At the time I bought my juicer, (2012 or 2013, I can't quite remember...but it's still going strong and gets used a lot ) L'Equipe were planting a tree for every juicer they sold. Almost a year after purchase, a small part of the metal and plastic seive inside the juicer began to bend, and the company replaced it straightaway with no quibbles. UK Juicers also gave me the choice of three different juicing books to choose from, free. I opted for Norman Walker's 'Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices'. Jason Vale is a prolific author on the subject of health, and especially on juicing and juice detoxes. His books give me loads of inspiration when I wondering what fruits and vegetables to buy for juicing. 've linked one of his amazing books above, as well as Norman Walker, the father of raw veg and fruit juicing's book, which goes into detail on all the benefits of each different ingredient.
To help you with choosing a juicer, I'd like to point you in the direction of this really helpful website Reviews.com where you can read their really comprehensive and extensively researched comparisons to help you decide on the best juicer for you.
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Japan Supporting Women and Girls in Iraq
By Editor on 2nd April 2020 in Healthcare
The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 1.3 million towards UNFPA interventions for integrated lifesaving reproductive health and gender-based violence services to vulnerable women and girls in five governorates across Iraq.
UNFPA has been adopting an integrated approach to enable women and girls to receive a comprehensive package of services, continuum of care, as well as timely referrals.
The Japanese contribution will ensure that 40,000 women and girls, out of whom 25,000 are pregnant women, from the IDP, returnee, and refugees in the humanitarian settings in Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah Al-Din governorates, have access to prevention and response to reproductive health and gender-based violence services which include awareness-raising sessions and case management, as well as consultations and treatment.
In addition, the new commitment will enable UNFPA to improve the capacity of national service providers, especially female caregivers, to deliver high-quality assistance, including psychosocial and referral services in the targeted five governorates.
Dr Oluremi Sogunro, UNFPA Representative to Iraq, said:
"We are thankful for Japan's trust in UNFPA programme in Iraq ... Women and girls continue to suffer from the impact of the humanitarian crisis.
"Thanks to Japan's trust, we will ensure that not only we provide the muchneeded reproductive health and gender-based violence services but we strengthen the existing national capacities to build the resilience of the system."
His Excellency Mr Naofumi Hashimoto, Ambassador of Japan to Iraq, stated:
"Japan has recently decided to provide a new assistance package for Iraq amounting to USD 41 million including this project as assistance for women and girls.
"With this package, the total amount of Japan's assistance to the people affected by the crisis reaches US$ 540 million since 2014. I hope that the assistance from the Government and people of Japan will help ensure protection of women and girls among IDP, returnee and refugees."
Japan has been a UNFPA long-standing partner with contributions amounting to a total of US$ 11,852,085 over the last five years ensuring women and girls across Iraq have access to health and protection services.
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, delivers a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled
(Source: UN)
Canada contributes $15m for Iraqi Women Australia contributes $600k to Refugees in Iraq Sida funds UNFPA COVID-19 response with $1.73m
Intelyse provides Extraction Flights from Iraq
PM-Designate faces Challenges in gaining Support
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The Ringmaster and the penguin.
My contribution to the UPC monthly circus is out!
The poor ringmaster hears a tiny voice telling him what to do when he wears his big hat, is he going mad?
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I'm proud to present my newest papertoy-project, Ciggy!
Ciggy is based on a standard cigarettebox and is a two part toy with body and head/box.
You can pick and choose from seven different bodies and three different boxes.
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Elisa guest performer alongside Andrea Bocelli for his world tour Cinema
"Elisa Balbo is a talented singer, a rising star who reaps success wherever she performs. She's as good as she is beautiful."
Elisa will step into the shoes of her first Rossini heroine for her operatic German debut. She will sing the role of Anna in Rossini's Maometto II under the direction of M°Antonino Fogliani in the prestigious "Rossini In Wildbad" Belcanto Opera Festival in July 2017.
New Year's concert in Budapest
Elisa will be among the guests of virtuoso violinist Zoltan Maga's new year concert in Budapest, and will share the stage with world renown tenor Ramon Vargas.
Artprojects
"Free rain" with Elisa Balbo: the art project "The importance of breathing" by Nicola Malnato continues.
"Free rain" con Elisa Balbo: prosegue il progetto il progetto artistico di Nicola Malnato "The importance of breathing".
"Classical music is just the coolest thing ever. It's all but an out-dated genre, despite what someone may think. Opera's got it all: music, cinema, theatre, literature. It's the prime combination of the most charming arts and hence impossible to be considered "old"or "boring". It is just beauty that has to be brought back under the spotlight. I am very committed to work in that way, for example by bringing opera also to unusual venues, such as sport arenas and stadiums. And when I sing an aria from, say, Giuseppe Verdi, where great rock stars such as the U2 have performed, I guarantee ...it's amazing!"
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Q: How do i dynamically allocate memory to a 2D array in C avoiding the stack overflow issue? pascal = (int **) malloc(no_of_rows * sizeof(int));

for (i = 0; i < no_of_rows; i++)
{
    *(pascal + i) = (int*) malloc(col * sizeof(int));
}

Can someone tell me what's wrong in this code as I am beginner to this language. I keep on getting problem of Stack Overflow? What could be its possible reasons and how could it be avoided?

A: pascal=(int **)malloc(no_of_rows * sizeof(int));

should be
pascal=malloc(no_of_rows * sizeof(int*));

Notice the additional * I added. In general, you can write it better:
pascal=malloc(no_of_rows * sizeof *pascal);

Note that casting mallocs results is unnecessary in C.

A: You already got the right answer from Mr. Blue Moon. However, to clarify about the error in your case, I want to add an elaboration.
For the code
pascal = (int **) malloc(no_of_rows * sizeof(int));

it looks like, your pascal is of type int **, that is, pointer to a pointer-to-int.
So, while allocating a valid memory to pascal, you need to allocate the size equal to the element it points to, and it points to another integer pointer.
So, your allocation statement should be
pascal=malloc(no_of_rows * sizeof(int*));

Point to notice:

*

*See why not to cast the return value of malloc() and family in C.

*The allocation size is calculated as sizeof(int *) (size of a pointer to int) instead of sizeof(int).

Now, to make this statement more robust, we can (should) re-write it as
pascal=malloc(no_of_rows * sizeof*pascal);

Here, once again, two things to notice,

*

*sizeof is an operator, it does not need the parenthesise around its operand unless it is a type name.

*This statement, is independent of the type of pascal. even if you change the type of pascal, you don't need to change the above statement.

That said, always check for the success of malloc() before using the returned pointer.
Hope this helps.

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California Regulators Sued for Allowing Increased Use of Toxic Fumigant without Public Input
(Beyond Pesticides, February 6, 2017) California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) rules that allow greater use of the highly toxic fumigant Telone, while decreasing protections for the public, have been challenged in California court. On January 31, attorneys representing Juana Vasquez, a farmworker in Ventura County, along with Californians for Pesticide Reform (CPR) and Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA), filed suit in the Superior Court of California against the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR). The suit claims that CDPR failed to follow required public procedures in developing new rules for 1,3-Dicholopropene (1,3-D), which is an active ingredient in the product Telone and has many documented health risks, including cancer and kidney and liver damage.
In October 2016, CDPR released new rules that allow the continued use of Telone and decrease protections for public health by permitting increased usage. CDPR and many news outlets reported the rule change as a tightening of the restrictions, but in reality, the new rules increase the previous annual cap from 90,250 pounds to 136,000 pounds per township, a defined area of 6×6 miles. These new rules went into effect on January 1, 2017, allowing for 1,3-D's continued use in strawberry fields, vineyards, almond orchards, and other crops around California.
According to a press release from PANNA, the lawsuit charges that CDPR approved the new rules for Telone without allowing for public notice, giving an opportunity for public comment, and providing a response to comments. It also claims that CDPR violated a state law that requires collaboration with scientists from the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) to develop health-protective rules. OEHHA expressed concerns regarding the sufficiency of the new rules, "including revised application limits and air concentration standards to protect nearby residents and workers from cancer risks." The plaintiffs call for a new process that complies with state law, including revised regulations that are based on the recommendations of OEHHA.
"State officials ignored science and shirked public oversight as they ensured the continued and potentially expanded use of this cancer-causing pesticide," said Natalia Ospina in a statement to PANNA, an Oxnard-based attorney with California Rural Legal Assistance representing the farmworker plaintiff. "This blatant regulatory failure continues to put rural and farmworker communities in harm's way."
1,3-D is a federally restricted-use soil fumigant used to kill nematodes, insects, and weeds. The use of the chemical in the production of strawberries came into prominence with the forced reduction of another fumigant, methyl bromide. Scientists became concerned about methyl bromide in the 1970's, when it was linked to ozone depletion. Methyl bromide is still widely used in California to grow strawberries, despite its ban under the Montreal Protocol, but it will no longer be eligible for a critical use exemption after 2016. This phasing out of methyl bromide stimulated another class of toxic fumigants, which includes Telone.
In time, 1,3-D was revealed to be no better than its predecessor, raising concerns about the public health and environmental risks associated with its use. A 2014 publication by the Center for Investigative Reporting, Dark Side of the Strawberry, revealed that increased use of 1,3-D results in unsafe levels of the chemical in the air and that decisions behind 1,3-D monitoring and application rates are fraught with industry manipulation and risk reduction work-arounds. A 2016 case study out of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) looked at three fumigants– Telone, chloropicrin, and metam salts— and found that:
These pesticides may interact to increase the health risk for California farm workers and residents,
Workers and residents are regularly exposed to two or more of these pesticides simultaneously, and
CDPR does not regulate the application of multiple pesticides to prevent or decrease risks to human health, despite having authority to do so.
Additionally, in late September 2016, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed a lawsuit against Dow Agrosciences LLC, Telone's manufacturer, charging that the "chemical manufacturing giant" fails to warn communities across California about the dangers associated with wide use of the chemical Telone. The case focuses on the air pollution caused by the pesticide, which has been found to linger in the air for multiple days after application, disproportionately impacting the rural communities, often with large minority populations, that live in the immediate vicinity.
In a statement to PANNA, Ohlone Elementary teacher Melissa Dennis said: "DPR came last October to tell us the 'good news' that they measured cancer-causing Telone at 0.12 parts per billion in the air our schoolchildren breathe. How is that 'good'? OEHHA scientists say we should be concerned at 0.1 parts per billion.
As teachers and parents, we're worried and angry!" These documented hazards associated with fumigants and strawberry production emphasize the need to shift away from dependency on toxic chemicals and seek sustainable, organic solutions to crop production and feeding families. Toxic soil fumigants also destroy soil biota, which provides the basis for healthy soils, plants, and people. There are less toxic ways to grow strawberries and other crops than relying on these toxic fumigants. Growing strawberries organically has been shown to create healthier soils, higher quality fruit, and improve pollination success. Visit Beyond Pesticides' website to learn more about supporting organic agriculture and making sustainable choices in the foods we eat.
Source: PANNA
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Is Madison's SWAT team militarizing the police force?
Gregory Humphrey was mowing his lawn on June 16, when, just after noon, four police officers wearing military khaki and armed with assault rifles cut purposefully across his yard.
As Humphrey, 53, tried to make sense of it, more heavily armed officers began to spill out of the rear of an unmarked van on Paterson Street.
They moved into the residential backyards between Spaight and Jenifer streets, falling into position with the tactical precision of Army commandos, as an armored vehicle resembling a small tank stopped in front of the Jenifer Street house where many in the neighborhood suspected drugs were sold.
Over a loudspeaker, police ordered anyone inside to exit with their hands up, as a SWAT entry team prepared to storm the residence.
Neighborhood resident Bill Scanlon, 68, who lives a few blocks away, worries that these types of raids unnecessarily escalate the threat of violence. Humphrey, on the other hand, was impressed by the professional show of force.
No-knock raids, where a warrant is obtained but police do not announce themselves, have become a primary function of SWAT teams.
Journalist Radley Balko is a critic of the approach.
According to an Isthmus investigation of Madison SWAT activation reports from Jan. 1, 2010, through Dec. 31, 2014, the city's SWAT team conducted more than 30 "no-knock raids" during that time period in residential neighborhoods in and around the city.
Obtained through an open records request filed with Madison Police Department last fall, these reports illuminate incidents in which police commanders felt it was necessary to call in a higher level of force.
Isthmus also obtained reports from Jan. 1, 2001, to Dec. 31, 2003, for a comparative analysis that sheds light on how the city's SWAT team has changed over the last 15 years.
Both sets of reports bring the issue of police militarization into sharper focus, providing a glimpse into the inner workings of Madison's SWAT unit, the weapons and tactics they use, and the types of incidents they respond to.
They show that SWAT call-ups, in several instances, are beyond reproach. In others, like a no-knock raid where less than a gram of marijuana was seized, the justification for the risks are less obvious.
SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) teams were formed in response to 1960s-era civil unrest. Once exclusive to specialized units within big-city police departments, militarism has spread throughout small-town America, including places like Blue Mounds and DeForest, where police arsenals include military-issued M-16 assault rifles.
Madison has acquired its own cache of military paraphernalia, including a surplus armored vehicle. As polyester garb, billy clubs and shotguns have been replaced by military khaki, Tasers and assault rifles, even the department's rank-and-file members no longer resemble your friendly neighborhood police officers.
The SWAT team, according to a bumper sticker, is "Who police call when they need help." That is, they step in, presumably, when traditional police capabilities fall short.
According to Isthmus' investigation, Madison's SWAT unit has been activated 88 times in the past five years, although not all of these generate reports.
It was SWAT officers, for example, who performed the October 2012 tactical clear of a Huron Hill apartment following the death of a 67-year-old woman who had stockpiled more than 50 weapons.
On a half-dozen occasions SWAT negotiators have helped citizens threatening suicide, like a young man in February 2011 who was taken into custody atop the UW-Madison's Van Hise building while speaking with a negotiator. But "positive outcomes" aren't guaranteed, as evidenced by the young woman who slid in despair from the roof of a Langdon Street residence less than three months later.
SWAT teams, however, tend to be proactive by nature, planning and executing deliberate enforcement actions. "Once you have a SWAT team and they're highly trained, you don't just leave them waiting for the odd occasion there is an active shooter," says Stephen Hill, a UW-Eau Claire political science professor who has researched the issue.
The June 16 raid that Humphrey witnessed underscores the importance of preparing for the unexpected. That operation involved 24 tactical officers who targeted Kendall Ragland, a 36-year-old suspected of drug trafficking.
Prior to the SWAT entry platoon executing the search warrant, Ragland unexpectedly left his Jenifer Street residence. Once the SWAT observation team signaled Ragland was on the move, a containment team followed Ragland, while a separate entry team moved on his home.
As Ragland was nabbed in a tactical traffic stop on South Carroll Street, between the City-County and Public Safety Buildings, police on Jenifer Street seized 32 grams of heroin and and 14 grams of cocaine from his home.
Madison Police have been criticized for acquiring an armored truck in 2013. It is used primarily by the department's SWAT unit.
A majority of SWAT call-ups are to apprehend citizens or execute high-risk search warrants on behalf of the detectives or federal agents whose cases need a tactical touch.
SWAT call-ups are intended to minimize risk to both officers and suspects. Scouting teams relay real-time information on suspect movements or target buildings; an entry team executes no-knock raids; and sniper teams provide cover.
In July 2011, when a suicidal man armed with a shotgun refused to surrender, police sniper Edward Marshall was ready to kill the man if necessary.
"I did align my crosshairs on the subject and was prepared to engage...with deadly force should he make a threatening gesture toward my position or other officers' positions," he wrote in his incident report.
While search warrants and apprehensions allow time for threat assessments and planning, spontaneous events often do not.
Options were limited when Terence McCarville refused to exit his East Washington Avenue apartment after allegedly threatening officers with a knife when they came to take him into custody on Jan. 17, 2012.
Later that evening, a SWAT entry team stormed McCarville's bedroom with guns drawn and bullets chambered.
When the 51-year-old, who was "sitting on a chair in the middle of the room with his hands outstretched," disobeyed orders to get face-down on the ground, the lead officer plowed into him with a ballistic shield, known as a vertical stun.
McCarville remained defiant, yelling obscenities and exerting "resistive tension" even as he was forcibly brought to the floor. Peppered throughout each officer's report are concerns McCarville had squirreled away weapons he would use to resist arrest.
Sgt. Jason Ostrenga wrote that in order to gain control of him, "I immediately gave direct knee strikes to McCarville's rib cage," as McCarville attempted to rise on all fours.
McCarville was placed in protective custody, but the reason police were initially dispatched has been redacted. Police placed into evidence a pair of pruning shears, but the knife that sparked the SWAT activation wasn't found, according to the report.
Due to their emphasis on professionalized violence, Hill suggests that SWAT teams are antithetical to the community-oriented style Madison police have helped pioneer since the 1980s.
"Militarization" means different things to different people. Capt. Wahl suggests it is "professionalism" by another name.
Madison SWAT unit typically has between 20 and 25 members. Try-outs for the team are held when there are vacancies due to retirements or when officers either step down from the team or are promoted to a supervisory rank, Wahl says.
In addition to monthly training in tactics and firearms, team members often become certified instructors in specific areas.
The team as a whole often cross-trains with tactical teams from other agencies or what Wahl describes as "specialty groups," which may include military special forces.
"What we're trying to do is get the best outcome in these high-risk situations and provide the best service we can to the community," he says.
Isthmus' review of SWAT reports found that Wahl, who was promoted to SWAT captain in 2010, has all but ditched some tactics considered reckless by critics, including nighttime raids and using stun grenades.
Occasionally, nighttime operations are unavoidable.
On the night of Feb. 8, 2012, SWAT officers searched two residences and kept another under surveillance in pursuit of murder suspect Edgar Salinas-Leal, until cornering him inside a Raymond Road apartment.
While nighttime raids might be down under Wahl, no-knock search warrants are not.
A 1997 study by policing experts Peter B. Kraska and Louis J. Cubellis, Militarizing Mayberry and Beyond: Making Sense of American Paramilitary Policing, found that in cities with populations between 25,000 and 50,000, the number of no-knock raids rose from an average of 3,000 per year in 1981 to more than 50,000 per year by 1995.
The Dane County Sheriff's Office typically handles tactical situations outside of Madison, though Madison's SWAT unit has assisted officers in Monona, Fitchburg and the town of Madison as well as UW Police.
The Dane County Clerk of Courts doesn't break down search warrants by type, so hard numbers to show how no-knock warrants have trended locally aren't readily available.
But as recently as 2003, MPD's Emergency Response Team (renamed SWAT in 2008) referenced in its reports "the no-knock provision" of the warrant it had executed while providing context for why it was necessary.
By 2009, "no-knock" in police parlance had evolved from an adjective to a noun. Explanations for why the no-knock provision was necessary also disappeared.
Based on the MPD reports, the department's SWAT unit has executed 33 no-knock raids since 2010. Of these, 16 were drug-related, with the rest to assist apprehending fugitives or suspects of violent crimes.
The U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed the constitutionality of no-knock raids, but critics and police scholars argue they often create risk.
The Cato Institute has identified more than 40 instances where innocent civilians have been killed in botched no-knock raids mistaken for criminal intrusions. Wahl says MPD avoids scenarios that have a higher chance of these fatal errors.
Madison police have a department-wide system of checks-and-balances for vetting information, Wahl explains. A loudspeaker is sometimes used to give occupants a chance to surrender before the residence is breached.
Still, the risk no-knock raids pose to innocent civilians is never completely eliminated.
Last December MPD SWAT unit executed a federal no-knock warrant on the 4300 block of Britta Drive. In this situation, police decided not to announce their presence ahead of time, believing the suspects might be armed and put up a fight.
As the entry platoon advanced on the building, officers monitoring the perimeter observed people jumping from a second-floor balcony as others opted for the front entrance — police suspect someone from the neighborhood might have tipped the suspects off when police were seen approaching.
"[This] added an element of danger, as it is never advantageous for officers executing a search warrant to have the...targets know of our presence beforehand," wrote Detective Matthew Nordquist.
Ordered to proceed, officers stormed the upstairs apartment. During the tactical clear, Nordquist and another officer breached a locked bedroom at the end of the hallway with a hard kick.
Nordquist, a pit bull owner himself, had neither the time nor the space to fire a "tactical round." He opened fire on the animal, discharging numerous rounds from his Colt M4 long rifle before it dropped dead at their feet.
Fortunately, no one was home in the apartment beneath them. The officer who entered to check for potential victims noted several bullet holes in the hallway ceiling.
A media release posted on the department's website the following day mentioned an aggressive pit bull, but not the errant bullets.
No-knock warrants often evolve out of concerns for officer safety. The target in this particular raid, wanted for selling heroin, was considered armed and dangerous, although no firearms were found in the apartment.
Many other reports make vague references to information about firearms or a target's violent history, yet weapons aren't discovered during most searches.
That's not to say guns aren't a real threat. During an August 2013 raid on a Femrite Drive property, police seized an Israeli Desert Eagle machine gun, two Winchester rifles and a couple of pistols.
During a raid on a pair of Columbus Lane apartments following a May 2012 shooting, police found an AK-47 assault rifle, .40 and .38 caliber handguns, and a .22 caliber rifle.
Madison doesn't have a full-time SWAT team so its members spend most of their time working as detectives or patrolling the streets, as Matt Kenny was the night he shot and killed an unarmed 19-year-old.
His second "justified" homicide as a police officer, Kenny fired seven rounds into Tony Robinson after the teenager allegedly assaulted him in a dark staircase hallway, before backup arrived.
As national news was made of yet another officer-involved shooting of a young man with dark skin, some questioned whether SWAT-style militarism, where suspects become targets, was creeping into Madison's police mainstream.
Was Kenny, highly trained in using force (he completed SWAT sniper training a month earlier), a victim of his own battlefield vigilance?
In Militarizing Mayberry and Beyond, Kraska and Cubellis blame the for-profit industry that supplies SWAT teams for reinforcing the "seductive powers" of, or the prestige that comes from, being part of a tactical team.
Slipping into a bulletproof vest, by itself, changes an officer's mindset, former Chief Couper says, with perhaps an even more aggressive posture encouraged by each new piece of high-tech gear.
"The attitude is, 'We've got new toys and we're going to play with them,'" he says, perhaps explaining why the armored tactical vehicle police acquired last year has been deployed for nearly as many public events as tactical operations.
Police agencies nationwide receive a fair amount of new toys through the 1033 project, a 25-year-old military-surplus program established by the U.S. Department of Defense.
Bill Wilson, who administered Wisconsin's 1033 program for nearly a decade until it was taken over by the state's Office of Emergency Management in June, says most of what the program makes available to police are practical items, like the box of tourniquets in Wahl's office.
"It's stuff that saves the taxpayers' money," he says.
An inventory provided by Emergency Management of what law enforcement agencies in Dane County have received from the program over the last 10 years corroborates Wilson's statement. Occasionally all-terrain MRAP (mine-resistant ambush-protected) vehicles or night-vision goggles become available.
Numerous law enforcement agencies, including the Dane County District Attorney's Office, have obtained military-issued M-16 assault rifles, along with smaller service weapons.
The program came under fire last year when it was discovered that the Waunakee Police Department acquired a grenade launcher through the program in 2010, which can be used to volley canisters of tear gas, Wilson says.
Police scholars often point to Richard Nixon's 1971 launch of the War on Drugs as the watershed moment when civilian policing began its philosophical drift toward militaristic law enforcement. Stamping out illegal substances would require a new kind of police officer to help reassert the political commitment to a drug-free America.
"Most of the increases in paramilitary deployments began in 1988, at the apex of drug war...hysteria," write Kraska and Cubellis.
But the controversial aspects of SWAT teams often overshadow the fact that cities occasionally need a highly trained tactical force to diffuse volatile situations in the field.
Of the last five years, 2012 had the most SWAT activations due to an uptick in armed standoffs. A trained police dog stopped a man on Old Middleton Road from forcing police to shoot him, while a mentally ill East Mifflin Street man was taken into protective custody after threatening neighbors with a machete.
Standoffs are never easy, but officers involved in apprehending Steven Boyle likely agree some are more taxing than others.
Boyle, 51, was wanted on a felony warrant when he barricaded himself inside his Berwyn Drive residence after police attempted to arrest him in September 2013.
For 12 hours, Boyle thwarted every police attempt to flush him out, while he fortified his residence against a SWAT team entry.
Around 3:30 a.m., an entry team began a tactical clear of the first floor when Boyle hurled a gallon of paint at them from the basement.
Moments later, officers descended the basement staircase, but Boyle prevented their entry into the basement using his body weight to barricade the door.
Using a special tool, officers made a hole through the wood large enough to Taser Boyle not once, but twice, to no effect. As officers began breaking the door apart, Boyle retreated farther into the basement.
A police dog was deployed.
Boyle was cornered, but not finished.
With rifle-mounted flashlights, the entry team, wearing gas masks, moved through the unlit basement until Boyle appeared, as if an apparition, in the haze of tear gas.
"He's choking the dog!" an officer yelled.
Boyle was handcuffed moments later.
Madison Police do tactical training at Volk Field.
Although Madison has avoided some of the most controversial uses of its SWAT unit, there is a growing perception that MPD is becoming a militarized force.
This is epitomized by reactions to the department's 2013 acquisition of an armored vehicle, which is primarily used by the SWAT team. When people are asked to talk about the city's SWAT operations, the conversation inevitably turns to the armored truck as evidence the department is out of control.
Wray was no longer chief when the vehicle arrived, leaving his successor, Mike Koval, to take the heat for it from citizens like peace activist Block, who has pushed the department to get rid of it.
Before that, Madison was an outlier among cities its size for not having its own armored truck. It often borrowed the sheriff's office's vehicle. Wahl says it would be professional negligence to not have the vehicle.
But in other people's minds, it's a tank and the police are "playing soldier." In this narrative, Robinson and Paul Heenan, an unarmed man killed by police in November 2012, are casualties.
But that was not the scenario when police arrived at a Frisch Road residence last October to investigate a domestic disturbance. Robert Carder Jr., 53, opened fire on officers, activating a SWAT call-up.
Without an armored truck, police weren't able to block Frisch Road without exposing themselves to Carder's line of fire. Instead, they blocked nearby intersections in case he attempted to drive away.
An hour later, as members of the entry platoon began to arrive, it appeared Carder was preparing to exit his residence. The armored truck — dispatched to prevent him from entering his vehicle — blocked his driveway.
Carder was sitting near the front door, shirtless with his hands up, ready to surrender. But as he waited, an armed SWAT team stealthily slipped out the back of the truck and quickly surrounded him, aiming their assault rifles directly at him.
Instead of getting face-down on the ground as ordered, Carder began to argue. Fearing he might try re-entering the residence, officers closed in to apprehend him.
Feeling betrayed by the negotiator who talked him from the house, Carder shouted from the back of the squad car at police that next time things would be different.


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Pregnant Somali asylum seeker Abyan had not ruled out abortion, FOI documents reveal
By Bonny Symons-Brown
Posted FriFriday 1 JanJanuary 2016 at 10:12pmFriFriday 1 JanJanuary 2016 at 10:12pm , updated SatSaturday 2 JanJanuary 2016 at 1:57amSatSaturday 2 JanJanuary 2016 at 1:57am
A Somali asylum seeker allegedly raped on Nauru had not ruled out terminating her pregnancy, documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws have revealed.
Abyan sent to Australia for abortion in October, returned to Nauru five days later
Dutton said Abyan decided not to proceed, but FOI documents say she did not change her mind
Border Force minute says there is a "risk that once in Australia [Abyan] will seek to join legal action which would prevent her return [to Nauru]"
In October, the 23-year-old woman, known as Abyan, was transferred to Australia for an abortion, an illegal procedure on Nauru, after the Federal Government's healthcare provider advised senior departmental staff "there are risks of deteriorating mental health and psychological distress".
But five days later, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton publicly stated Abyan decided not to proceed with the abortion and she was sent back to Nauru, still pregnant.
Mr Dutton also accused refugee advocates of lying about the situation.
Correspondence between senior staff at the Department of Immigration and Border Protection has now revealed why Abyan was removed from Australia.
A minute from Australian Border Force warned: "There is a risk that once in Australia [Abyan] will seek to join legal action which would prevent her return."
Lawyer and human rights activist Kellie Tranter received the documents.
"I was particularly concerned that his woman, or indeed any woman, who had been through such traumatic circumstances was portrayed as somebody who was deliberately and in some calculated fashion trying to engineer a way into the country," Ms Tranter said.
Abyan 'made it clear she had not changed her mind'
The documents also showed Abyan told a medical professional she felt "too mentally unwell" to undergo the termination procedure immediately, but "she did make it clear that she hasn't completely changed her mind and understands that she can access the procedure in New South Wales for up to 20 weeks".
Abyan's position was immediately conveyed to the department.
Ms Tranter said Abyan's wishes were clear and they were misrepresented.
"The documents certainly suggest that in the case of Abyan that the department, at least two senior bureaucrats within the Department of Immigration and Border Protection were certainly aware that Abyan had not refused to have a termination," she said.
"She obviously was not keen to have a termination of pregnancy at that point in time, but it was not ruled out on her part. And certainly the medical advice the department received was to that effect."
Abyan's lawyer David Manne told AM she never declined a termination of her pregnancy outright.
Ms Tranter has called for a Royal Commission into the Immigration Department's handling of asylum seekers and refugees.
She wanted to know how much Mr Dutton knew.
Peter Dutton publicly stated Abyan decided not to proceed with the abortion. (AAP: Lukas Coch)
"The documents that have been produced under FOI do not implicate the Minister directly," she said.
"Either the minister was misinformed by his department about the actual circumstances around Abyan's case, in which case he'd have a serious problem, or he did know and again he would have a serious problem.
"And that stretches right up to the Prime Minister, because let's not forget Prime Minister Turnbull has backed that version of events."
"As the Minister has clearly stated previously this is a private medical matter and we do not intend to comment on an individual's medical issues," a spokesman for Mr Dutton told the ABC.
"Appropriate health support, information and counselling was provided at all times and decisions were made based on medical advice."
Abyan was eventually flown back to Australia for a second time several weeks later.
She remains detained in Brisbane, where she is receiving medical treatment.
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Myth Busting: Greater Manufacturing Automation Doesn't Mean Fewer Jobs
July 16, 2015 | Jeff Christensen
Myth: A myth is an "idea or story that is believed by many but is not true." So why is it, then, that we're quick to assume that ideas without any factual basis are, in fact, true?
Perhaps it's because opinions tend to spread like wildfire.
In the manufacturing space, for example, many fear that technological innovations will eventually automate jobs away. Much has been written about how advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence are destroying jobs, creating new positions in their wake that require an educational background and skill level many workers simply don't have.
But, as with most commonly held beliefs, the proof is in the pudding. Let's dispel the myth that manufacturing automation destroys jobs and take a look at how it can, in fact, lead to greater workplace opportunities:
Address Shifting Workforce Demographics
According to a recent study from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 20% of Americans are projected to be ages 65 and over by the year 2030. As noted in a Supply Chain 24/7 article, 74% of manufacturers have concerns about attracting, retaining, and motivating talent in the midst of these shifting workforce demographics-up from 69% in 2014 and 62% in 2013.
In an effort to combat the growing manufacturing labor shortage, Rick Schreiber, partner at BDO USA, says that more and more manufacturers are "launching or expanding apprenticeship programs, partnering with community and technical colleges, or working on grassroots efforts to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education."
As the younger generation of workers increasingly replaces those leaving the workforce, organizations that have invested in talent will reap the rewards of a more efficient workforce. With some of the more repetitive, mundane, or dangerous work being automated, highly skilled and well-educated younger workers can then focus on more value-added work for the warehouse facility.
"The jobs will change," notes Milwaukee business leader Keith Nosbusch, "but the opportunities will expand."
Free Up Human Workers for More Innovative Jobs
Fact: It's physically impossible for human workers to compete with the productivity and efficiency provided by machines-assuming the task is suited for automation. Robots offer accuracy, incredible consistency, and unlimited performance unmatched by their human counterparts.
While many fear automation may replace jobs now and in the future, the opposite is actually true. Automating laborious, repetitive warehouse work frees up employees to pursue jobs that require imagination, adaptability, and decision-making skills.
As noted in an Apple Rubber blog on the productivity benefits of robotics, a new generation of smarter, more adaptive industrial robots is being developed to work seamlessly alongside human coworkers. In that sense, robotics ultimately works to drive efficiency-not replace workers
Compete in a Technologically Advanced Market
According to a new study from McKinsey & Company, the Internet of Things will infiltrate the industrial sector over the next decade in what's to be known as the "fourth industrial revolution." The research shows 40‰-50% of current manufacturing equipment is expected to be replaced over the next 10 years, in addition to the 80%-90% of equipment replaced during the third industrial revolution (industrial automation).
What this means is that there is a strategic imperative for companies to introduce technological innovations into the warehouse. No longer can organizations rely on human labor alone to compete in a technologically advanced market.
"With the rebirth of manufacturing in the U.S.," notes Seegrid Director of Marketing Amanda Merrell, "there is pressure to be more competitive in the global scale, which means companies need to be innovative to solve labor challenges and to grow business." She adds that "automation is an effective tool for saving on expensive labor costs, and addressing other factors, including labor shortages and lack of qualified workers."
Myths often exist for one very simple reason: Because people perpetuate them.
When it comes to addressing manufacturing labor challenges, companies shouldn't be quick to assume that job opportunities will decrease as a result of an increase in automated systems. In fact, there are a number of reasons why technological innovations such as automation can lead to professional growth opportunities and more efficient warehouse operations overall.
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I'm gonna cut to the chase. Your voice is THE MOST IMPORTANT part of your journey as a singer & in competing too.
This section was Part 4 of the original blog series. Yet I believe if your voice is not the strongest factor in your performance, every other part in this blog series is irrelevant. That's why it's now the first thing I talk about.
Before you tackle anything else I mention in this series, your voice should be your #1 priority in preparing to win a singing contest.
So, how do you prepare your voice?
And I mean a genuine listen to your voice. Do not depend solely on your little sister, your best friend, or YouTube. Record your voice. Listen.
Do you like its tone, its style, the way you hold that high A?
What about your voice do you like? Or not like?
Work at what you don't like.
Your favorite artists can teach you a whole lot about yourself as a singer. They show you the qualities and characteristics that you find valuable in a voice, and perhaps would like to possess in your own voice.
Two of my favorite singers off the top of my head are Celine Dion and Charice Pempengco (pictured). They both have powerful, soaring, effortless, and versatile voices—all qualities that catch my attention and my heart.
They're also all on my list of what I want my voice to be. To have them, I need great breath control, one area of singing that I continue to work on as a vocalist. Even after all these years of singing and competing, I still desire to grow as a singer, which leads me to the next tip.
Tip #3: Create a daily vocal practice.
This is easier said than done. I know this very well, but it's truly key to building stamina in your voice.
Once you're ready to move on, add 5 more minutes and so on. What are you waiting for? It's all up to you!
When it's showtime, I can tell who's been practicing and who's just winging that challenging part in his/her song. Practice! Practice! Practice!
Use the reflections you have on your voice to create a daily vocal practice.
Hope you enjoyed Part 1 of the "How to Win a Hmong Singing Contest" blog series. Feel free to leave me a comment/question in the comments below!


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Design | 19 Sep 2011 | By J.J. Martin
'Meet Design' exhibition, Rome
Retrospectives of Italian design are nothing new. But in the freshly opened Rome show 'Meet Design' at Mercati di Traiano, which offers a look at the country's key design moments from the 1940s to the present, curator Marco Romanelli has made sure visitors come away with more than the usual Ponti-Pesce-Castiglioni-Colombo- re-runs. 'Why do we always talk about the same people?' Romanelli, a respected journalist, teacher, and architect, inquired. 'It's always the exact same pieces that are shown as indicative of Italian design and it's a shame!'
See more of the works in the Meet Design exhibition
Combing through the last 70 years of his country's design output, Romanelli unearthed buried jewels of two typologies: designers who were overlooked by the history books, or overlooked designs by designers who are famous for other, over-exposed creations. In the former category, Carlo de Carli's '683 chair' for Cassina (1953), Ugo La Pietra's 'Globo Tissurato' lamp (1967) and Sambonet's 'Longilinea' 1957 silverware, are all examples of silent icons that deserve a bigger spotlight. On the other hand, there are obscure pieces like Magistretti's 'Monet' lamp for O Luce. 'Everyone calls to mind the "Atollo" when they think of Magistretti, also designed for O Luce,' Romanelli observes. 'But no one has seen this design.'
In addition to highlighting contemporary young(ish), not famous Italians, like Paolo Ulian or Matteo Ragni, the exhibition also revealed some diverting design trivia. Joe Colombo's 1965 'Elda' chair, for example, was inspired by the advent of the first home sound system. Gio Ponti's 1953 'Distex' armchair, designed in the dawn of the cocktail hour, was specifically calibrated to allow for a man to lean up against it with a drink in hand. Meanwhile, Luigi Caccia Dominioni's own noble roots inspired the regal thrown look of his Catilina chair for Azucena (1958). Best tidbit of all? The present €200,000 insurance value placed on Gio Ponti's 1954 toilet designed for Ideal Standard. 'No one conserves toilets,' Romanelli remarks. 'It's really hard to find these things.'
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Mercati di Traiano


Molecular Cell Biology presents the key concepts in cell biology and their experimental underpinnings. The authors, all world-class researchers and teachers, incorporate medically relevant examples where appropriate to help illustrate the connections between cell biology and health and human disease. As always, a hallmark of MCB is the use of experiments to engage students in the history of cell biology and the research that has contributed to the field.


The Karakoram is the backbone of vast colliding mountain ranges incorporating some of the world's highest peaks and longest non-Polar glaciers. These peaks reach 7,000-8,000m and include K2, the second-highest mountain on Earth.
From Gilgit we cycle the Bagrote Valley at the heart of the Karakorum Mountains, and Dubani to the south east. We visit school and community projects supported by redspokes and our partner charity LVCF, receiving a warm village welcome. We journey onwards to Shimshall the highest settlement in the Hunza Valley, cycling back down the pass on thrilling mountain road. The Hunza has a reputation for outstanding natural beauty, welcoming communities and endless hiking and mountain biking opportunities. Until very recently Hunza was cut off from the modern world and became mythologized in books and films as the "Lost Kingdom of Shangri-La". Due to its isolation and purity its people are reputed to have extraordinary health and longevity.
You will revel in the striking beauty of Northern Pakistan's snow-capped Karakoram mountain range and glacial river valleys characterised by distinctive black rocks.
One of the world's great cycle rides, set amongst ever-changing scenery, our Pakistan cycle trip is hard to beat.
Cross the longest suspension bridge in Asia.
Cycle alongside the River Indus.
Karimabad: 13th C Fort, Sacred Rocks of Hunza.
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Banshee: Season 4, Episode 1 "Something Out of the Bible" (B)
Maybe I'm just ungrateful, but I was distracted this entire episode by the fact that, for some unexplained reason, this is the final season of this show, which will come to an end after just eight episodes. I suppose that four seasons is nothing to scoff at given how so many other series end much more quickly, but I don't know why this one had to go off the air so soon. The flashback format of this hour just kept making me think that everything that played out in the two years before season three and this one could have been covered in a season all its own. Putting aside regrets, this premiere was good but not great, only because so much has changed and it's hard to picture things getting back to normal, whatever that means on this show. Brock has come a long way from being told to shut up and getting slapped by Lucas, finding a way to navigate the political waters in a way that Lucas never could. So many people are gone, with two law enforcement portraits memorializing those losses, and both Gordon and Job completely out of the picture, leaving plenty of mourners in their wake. And then there's Rebecca, who always caused so much trouble while she was alive, who seems like she is going to be a big part of this season as the events leading to her untimely and bloody demise unfold. As always, I'm pleased to have this dark yet alluring show back, and I'll gladly take the seven episodes that are left.
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Gov. O'Malley kicks off Carey School's speaker series
Image caption: President Ron Daniels, Gov. Martin O'Malley, and Dean Bernie Ferrari at the Carey Business School's Leaders + Legends lecture.
Credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University
By Andrew Blumberg
/ Published Oct 2012
Describing his state as being "at the epicenter of a revolution in technology, discovery, and healing," Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley launched his administration's Jobs and Opportunity Tour as the featured speaker at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School's Leaders + Legends lecture on Sept. 12.
O'Malley, the inaugural speaker for the lecture series' fifth year, added that this revolution signals "a fundamental reinvention of the ways in which we are feeding, fueling, and healing this very stressed and changing world of ours."
Maryland, according to O'Malley, is uniquely situated to respond to and benefit from the formidable challenges such a sea change presents, citing the area's highly skilled workforce, outstanding educational institutions, strong federal government anchors, and diversity of culture, geography, and people.
Voicing a special appeal to the Carey students in attendance, the governor urged them to base their careers in Maryland upon graduation. "As you visualize where you will be five, 10, 15 years from now, we hope that you see yourselves in our state," he said, adding, "You have a unique opportunity to be a part of this revolution."
Citing "the great irony of our times," O'Malley noted that the vastness and degree of the challenges facing humanity today, including climate change, dwindling resources, the threat of terrorism, and lack of access to health care—what he termed "big, scary globals"—has had the effect of "driving innovation in every sphere of education, technology, and life sciences."
"That's where you come in," the governor informed his audience. "Our competitive advantages in Maryland are the answers to the challenges I just mentioned—the life sciences, clean tech, green tech, health care, information technology, cybersecurity, space, global trade, and advanced manufacturing."
O'Malley pointed to Maryland's rising rate of new business creation, now ranked 20th among the states, as a critical component in maintaining that competitive advantage, along with Maryland's No. 1 rankings in education, research, development per capita, and innovation. "In this changing global economy, the states, countries—and yes, companies—that succeed in leveraging innovation for job creation, opportunity, and growth will be those who succeed in making their children net winners," he said. "That's our greatest economic challenge."
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Journey to Emily: I'm back!
It's been a long time since I've updated this blog. I have been a little "down in the dumps" about the wait and the fact that there is not any sign of a speed-up. However, I try to keep my spirits high and know that one day, we will be matched with the perfect child for our family.
On a happier note, we had a very nice Christmas with our families. Emily even received a couple of gifts! Her Aunt Dee bought her 2 of the most adorable outfits, Grandma Marilyn bought a picture ornament with Emily's name on it and Katina bought her ladybug socks and a ladybug yo-yo.
I continue to be active in my Yahoo groups and have a Holiday Pal named Kristen. She sent us the most beautiful handpainted glass Chinese ornaments for our tree. I will post some photos in my next post once I get new batteries for the camera!
We hope that everyone had a joyous holiday season!


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Big E Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Family, Wiki & More
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Big E
1 March,1986 (Saturday)
Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida
in Kilograms- 129 kg
in Pounds- 284.4 lbs
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Big E is a former Football player, Powerlifter, and currently, the professional Wrestler who was born on March 1, 1986, in Tampa, Florida, United States with the birth name as Ettore Ewen.
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Big E Complete Bio & Career
This American wrestler is playing his matches under the ring name as Big E which was in turn taken from the former ring name – Big E Langston. He has signed a contract deal with the WWE and he belongs to the one-third portion of The New Day along with his co-players Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston. As a matter of fact, his co-players were the previous champions of WWE Raw Tag Team. As a whole, all these three tend to play on the Raw Brand. Before becoming joining the WWE, he was an eminent Powerlifter. Additionally, he has become the champion of USA Powerlifting. From the time he signed a contract with the WWE, he has earned many awards as well as titles.
Big E's popular championships include one-time international Champion, NXT Champion, and twice WWE Tag Team Champion. Moreover, he secured the NXT champion when he was in the developmental system of WWE NXT. In the history of WWE, he has achieved the record for the title – longest tag time being the prominent portion of The New Day. Additionally, he has appeared as himself in many television series such as Total Divas – Guest Star, Ride Along, Swerved, and Let's Make a Deal – Guest Star. The outstanding signature moves of Big E are Belly to Booty, E-Train, and much more.
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Big E Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown
35 years, 10months, 20 days old age Big E will turn 36 on 01 March, 2022. Only 1 months, 7 days, 10 hours,27 minutes has left for his next birthday.
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Big E has celebrated the total number of 36 birthdays till date. See the analysis by days count and bar graph.
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