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Buns & Dums
Nice Branding Agency was retained by a businessman turned restaurateur in Los Angeles to create a fast-casual restaurant brand that would compel people on the west coast to get their buns into the restaurant. The restaurant already had a name and a logo. It would be called Buns & Dums.
Also to note, our client had worked with us previously on business branding for another venture, so he already knew our processes and packages.
For this particular project, we recommended our Mighty Restaurant Branding Package. This would allow us to create a concept that would win over the hearts (and buns) of customers, and then to weave this look and feel through each and every customer touchpoint.
We started this fast-casual restaurant branding project with a discovery session. The session was a two-day, multi-city meeting that took our team members to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not only did we meet with our clients to get an understanding of their desires for the brand, we also visited every dumpling house between SF and LA, tasting buns and dumplings, and gathering inspiration for the project.
During the discovery session, we learned that there is a disparity in the market for dumpling houses. There are some really old, been-there-forever, spots that have ah-mazing food and so, so environments. And then there are some super-slick spots with so, so food and up-to-date interiors.
There were also a couple of dine-in restaurants that were doing it all right, but were much larger in scale and sophisticated than what we were looking to create for our client.
Our findings from the cross-country trip were brought back to our team of branding experts, and we got to work on the fast-casual restaurant branding project.
BRAND DIRECTION + STORY
Our process for fast-casual restaurant branding starts with creating a visual brand direction and an accompanying brand narrative. When finalized, this brand direction becomes the basis for the fast-casual restaurant brand, and everything we create is held up to the brand direction to ensure consistency and cohesion.
For Buns & Dums, we started by creating three distinct options for brand direction.
The first option was inspired by the streets of Chinatown and took on a bold, eclectic approach. Imagery indicative of street art was ever-present throughout the restaurant brand, and both furnishings and fonts took on a colorful, mismatched vibe.
For a second option, we created a zen, natural visual direction. This was comprised of light wood tones that took on the hue and texture of a bamboo bun basket. The light wood was complemented with natural orange and green shades. Black and white imagery was incorporated to showcase the beginnings of bun shops in urban environments, and large Chinese characters were interspersed with brush-stroke-style fonts and cleaner sans serifs.
The third option, and the one selected by the client, incorporated the best elements of both of the other boards. The approach was bold, like the first option. However, it was also clean and modern with a natural element, like the second.
The chosen brand board for the based the visuals on a palette of vibrant red, natural wood, and clean white. The imagery included a juxtaposition of industrial, powder-coated piping against clean concrete flooring, and subway tile. However, an unexpected element was introduced through custom wall murals modeled after San Francisco Chinatown street art.
Additionally, another custom piece would be introduced to showcase various patterns and art that had been created and curated for the brand. Fonts in this brand direction would be clean and uncomplicated, and the food would be served in stainless bun baskets.
Printed materials for the chosen brand direction would be created with floods of red and white, punctuated by bold, modern fonts in the reverse.
FAST-CASUAL RESTAURANT BRANDING: LOGO DEVELOPMENT
With the brand direction solidified, we met with our client to assess the existing restaurant logo design. Our expert logo design advice was that the restaurant logo needed to be refreshed to align with the new brand direction. The existing restaurant logo was comprised of graffiti-style fonts and a hand-drawn bun character icon.
While we thought that an illustrative icon would work, we wanted to clean up what was existing and provide a revised logo illustration. Additionally, we determined that the fonts incorporated in the logotype were not aligned with the brand board, and needed to be reselected and reset within the logo.
When the evidence was presented, our client determined that they would revise the restaurant logo themselves. We highly advise against leaving your logo up to those who are not restaurant branding experts. While we realize that your logo is not your entire brand, it does 100% set the tone, and it will be on almost 100% of all of the materials you produce for your brand.
So, word to the wise.
As you're considering saving money by having someone other than a professional logo design agency create your logo, remember this: You may actually be costing yourself tens of thousands of dollars in the long run in printed materials and signage that will have to be replaced in just a few years time. Something to chew on.
SITEMAP PRESENTATION
We moved into the website phase of the fast-casual restaurant branding project, which starts with a sitemap. Here, we create a list of pages needed on the website, to ensure that we have our bases covered when we move into website wireframing.
For the Buns & Dums restaurant website, we knew that we would need the standard restaurant website pages, but that we would need to pay special attention to the structure of the locations page. The restaurant had plans for nationwide growth, so we wanted to make sure that the new website would support that growth.
Within the sitemap, we included a homepage, an about page, a contact page, a locations page, and a menu. All of these pages are standard for a restaurant website design project. However, we also included individual locations pages for each state. Additionally, we planned for external links for third-party restaurant delivery services and online ordering.
We spoke with our client regarding website hosting. He determined that he would host the restaurant website with us for one year. We host our clients' websites with the most robust WordPress hosting platform on the market. This allows us to ensure minimal website downtime, daily website backups, and fast page load speeds. Additionally, our website developer conducts monthly maintenance on the WordPress platform and plugins, which is necessary to ensure proper functionality.
STATIONERY PACKAGE DEVELOPMENT
While the website was underway, we began working on the restaurant stationery. Our restaurant stationery package includes options for the business card design, and then a letterhead, envelope, and notecard design that all align with the selected business card.
We created versions of the Buns & Dums business card that included floods of red or white with red or white type in the brand fonts. Additionally, various options included the brand pattern. We showed our client square business cards, as well as standard business card sized designs.
Based on the selected option, we created the remainder of the stationery package to align. All of the final PDF files were provided to the client, along with our print pricing.
ENVIRONMENTAL BRANDING
One of the most impactful applications of the restaurant brand is in the restaurant's physical environment.
As part of the fast-casual restaurant branding project, we worked on environmental branding for Buns & Dums that would transform the space (a former KFC restaurant) into a branded experience. Our team worked with images of the site and architectural drawings to weave the look and feel through each and every touchpoint within the restaurant.
Custom wood booths were proposed for the space that would create cubbies within the expanse of the dining room. These would mirror the booths found along the walls within traditional dumpling houses, but would bring a more modern and natural aesthetic.
Subway tile would be laid in a custom pattern across the walls to mimic the pattern of the basketweave found in the steamer baskets used in traditional bun and dumpling eateries.
The flooring would be polished concrete to keep with the minimal vibe and to allow the attention to be drawn to the other elements of the interior. Painted floor graphics would create impact and guide the customer through their dining experience.
Situated in the middle of the restaurant would be a large, glass enclosure, and this is where the dumplings would be handcrafted for hungry customers.
Tables and chairs were constructed from the same natural wood tones found throughout. And furniture hardware would be powder coated red, industrial-style piping, as shown in the selected brand board.
The walls that were not claimed by pattern-laid subway tile would feature large-scale custom murals to bring the life the patterns and color traditionally found in the alleys throughout Chinatown.
Once the environmental aspects were pinpointed and approved by the client, we made ourselves available to review the environmental branding plan to the architect or general contractor.
From there, we worked to bring to life the elements within the interior. We created a mockup to guide the subway tile pattern, designed all of the wayfinding signage, consulted on exterior signage, and completed the graphic design and illustrations for the interior graphics.
MENU DESIGN + MENU BOARD DESIGN
As part of the fast-casual branding project, our graphic design team created an uber-simple menu design to make it easy for customers to pair menu items and create a meal. The handheld menu was designed to be printed on a rack card. Another strategic selection that would make the ordering process simple. Additionally, in this format, customers would be able to use the menu as a dine-in reference, or grab it and take it to go.
To align with the environmental branding within the restaurant, we proposed that the menu system be created from powder-coated piping with simple signs hung on clips. Each sign would display a menu section: starters, buns, dumplings, sides, drinks.
RESTAURANT BRAND SUPPORT
Our fast-casual restaurant branding process is designed to weave the brand direction, including visuals and voice, through every customer touchpoint. It's this attention to detail and consistency that begins to create a perception about your restaurant in the minds of the consumer.
For Buns & Dums, the restaurant materials included the following: a take out bag design, cup design, pre-opening window graphics design, and t-shirt design.
THE WEBSITE WIREFRAME
While the brand support was being created for the restaurant concept and approved by the client, our website design team moved forward into website user experience. We created a website wireframe for the Buns & Dums website that would prioritize the user's experience on the site, and would continuously nudge the user to clear calls to action.
The goal for users on this website was to get them to view the menu, get to the restaurant, or order online.
The wireframe was presented to the client via conference call. During the meeting, we walked through the restaurant website wireframe step-by-step, to ensure that our client was on board with our recommendations for structuring the website.
After all, the website wireframe will serve as the blueprint for the website, so it's imperative to get it right before moving into design.
With the website wireframe approved, we began to bring the restaurant brand into the pages. As indicated in the approved brand direction, floods of red and white were brought into the design. Over the bold color, we introduced clean, bold fonts in the reverse color.
Patterns were introduced to draw interest and to align with the environmental branding, and space was left for professional food photography that would be provided by the client.
The approved restaurant website design was then developed on WordPress. WordPress allows us the flexibility to bring to life a custom website design. It also provides our client with a simple backend editor, so that they can make changes to key content on-the-fly themselves.
We developed the Buns & Dums website to exactly mirror the approved design. Then, once the website was available on a staged link, we completed a thorough testing of all buttons and forms. Our team also completed a review of all pages, side-by-side against the design to confirm that all elements appeared as intended.
We presented the staged link to the client for review. Here, we make one final round of changes before we take the website live on the client's domain.
However, in this case, our client made an internal decision to hold on the development of the restaurant.
Our team is proud of the work we did to create a bold brand for this fast-casual restaurant concept. We think this restaurant brand is all that and dim sum (dumpling reference, y'all).
Upon final payment, we provided our client with the final files for the stationery package and restaurant materials. We also sent over the environmental branding plan and the final website files.
Are you looking for a bold brand for your fast-casual restaurant? Look no further. Contact us today and we'll walk your buns through our packages.
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concerts, Performing Arts, Theatre
REVIEW: Kristin Chenoweth thrills Boston with her unshakable optimism, humor, and unstoppable vocals
Posted on May 9, 2017 by The Sleepless Critic
"Boston is my second favorite place in the world," reveals a glimmering Kristin Chenoweth, "Don't tell New York." Wearing a black, glitzy cocktail dress paired with shining silver pumps and a megawatt smile, award-winning singer and film, television, and musical theatre actress Kristin Chenoweth excitedly burst onto the Boston Symphony Hall stage, standing before an equally shimmering microphone as the crowd roared. "I feel like I'm in Oklahoma," she revealed, sipping from a large Dunkin' Donuts cup, "It feels right."
It also felt right for the enthusiastic, packed house as Chenoweth kicked off her one night only, Celebrity Series of Boston debut of An Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth on Sunday, April 30. Symphony Hall was appropriately lit in Chenoweth's signature color as Greek statues above the balconies gave off a violet and pink hue.
Celebrity Series of Boston at Symphony Hall Photo courtesy of Jeanne Denizard
Greeting the audience with Should I be Sweet by Vincent Millie Youmans from the musical, Take a Chance, a thrilling, flirtatious ode debating the perfect way to present oneself, Chenoweth immediately lured the audience in with her engaging, vivacious, and wonderfully charming personality as well as her rich, unstoppable vocals. From beautiful stories about her parents to her unfailingly optimistic, humorous, and unbridled reflections on her life and career, Chenoweth proved not only a brilliant entertainer, but an incredible joy just to spend time with.
Accompanied by her Worcester-raised Music Director Michael Orland on piano, who is also the vocal coach to the hit show, Little Big Shots, Kristin Chenoweth spoke about a few of her past career highlights in television such as GCB, West Wing, Glee, Pushing Daisies, and Hairspray Live, to new projects such as a recently filmed pilot set in Boston as well as her new role on American Gods that premiered on Starz that same evening. Chenoweth also revealed a few significant roles that horrified her God-fearing parents, having been raised in the Bible belt in Oklahoma. For instance, having heard about Chenoweth's new role as a witch in Wicked, Jerry and Judy Chenoweth shockingly asked, "Is the show satanic?" She also launched into the scandalous Broadway tune from the hit musical, A Chorus Line called Dance Ten Looks Three, cheekily toning down the lyrics to coincide with her conservative upbringing.
Photo courtesy of Robert Torres/Celebrity Series of Boston
What makes An Intimate Evening with Kristin Chenoweth so powerful is for that evening, Chenoweth's uplifting view of life helped to make life a bit more bearable, even in its sadder moments. Her recitation of The Obituary of the Pillsbury Doughboy was a particular highlight as a moment of silly humor following a glorious and emotional rendition of the beloved song, Bring Him Home from the musical, Les Miserables as she alluded to the Boston and Oklahoma bombings, a painful reminder of what Boston and her hometown have in common.
Chenoweth warmly shared her early experiences longing to become a ballerina, her surprising friendship with Julie Andrews, and what inspired her latest Grammy-nominated album full of Chenoweth's favorite songs from the American Songbook, The Art of Elegance. She sang a poignant, timeless selection from the album by Hoagie Carmichael and Johnny Mercer, I Get Along Without You Very Well. She also delivered a few of her signature songs with lively exuberance such as Taylor, The Latte Boy and Popular from the musical, Wicked, her soaring, silvery, classically-trained vocals dancing from pop to operatic, perfectly complementing her witty sense of humor.
Kristin Chenoweth with the Boston Conservatory and the Boston City Singers Photo courtesy of Robert Torres/Celebrity Series of Boston
Chenoweth surprised the audience by bringing out the Boston Conservatory and Boston City Singers to join her onstage to perform as she expressed her love of mentoring students and her love of all faiths. "For those who don't believe," Chenoweth added, "this will be over in four minutes." Accompanied by the two choirs, she launched into the worship song, Upon this Rock. Her performance closed with what Chenoweth refers to as her anthem, I was Here, though her tender, memorable encore, Smile, may have also stayed with the audience long after the show was over.
Click here to see where the award-winning Kristin Chenoweth will be touring next as well as how to get a copy of her latest album, The Art of Elegance. A few performances remain in the Celebrity Series of Boston's season. Click here for tickets and for a closer look at this season's shows and here to take a peek at their recently announced 2017-18 season. Follow Celebrity Series of Boston on Facebook and Twitter for updates.
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The Academy of the Company Theatre Teen Conservatory will hold auditions for dark comedy, 'Heathers the Musical'
Barenaked Ladies, Jake Owen, and Local CountryFest part of Indian Ranch's summer season

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Notes for the media
Official WHO health days
Meetings and consultations
Seventieth World Health Assembly update, 29 May 2017
29 May 2017 | GENEVA - Delegates at the World Health Assembly have reached new agreements on dementia; immunization; refugee and migrant health; substandard and falsified medical products, and the world drug problem.
Delegates at the World Health Assembly today endorsed a global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025 and committed to developing ambitious national strategies and implementation plans. The global plan aims to improve the lives of people with dementia, their families and the people who care for them, while decreasing the impact of dementia on communities and countries. Areas for action include: reducing the risk of dementia; diagnosis, treatment and care; research and innovative technologies; and development of supportive environments for carers.
They called on the WHO Secretariat to offer technical support, tools and guidance to Member States as they develop national and subnational plans and to draw up a global research agenda for dementia. Delegates recognized the importance of WHO's Global Dementia Observatory as a system for monitoring progress both within countries and at the global level.
Delegates emphasized the need to integrate health and social care approaches, and to align actions to tackle dementia with those for other aspects of mental health, as well as noncommunicable diseases and ageing. They also highlighted the importance of ensuring respect for the human rights of people living with dementia, both when developing plans and when implementing them.
Worldwide, around 47 million people have dementia, with nearly 9.9 million new cases each year. Nearly 60% of people with dementia live in low- and middle-income countries.
Delegates agreed to strengthen immunization to achieve the goals of the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP). In 2012, the Health Assembly endorsed GVAP, a commitment to ensure that no one misses out on vital immunization by 2020. However, progress towards the targets laid out in that plan is off track. Halfway through the decade covered by the plan, more than 19 million children were still missing out on basic immunizations.
Today's resolution urges Member States to strengthen the governance and leadership of national immunization programmes. It also calls on them to improve monitoring and surveillance systems to ensure that up-to-date data guides policy and programmatic decisions to optimize performance and impact. It calls on countries to expand immunization services beyond infancy; mobilize domestic financing, and strengthen international cooperation to achieve GVAP goals. It requests the WHO Secretariat to continue supporting countries to achieve regional and global vaccination goals. It recommends scaling up advocacy efforts to improve understanding of the value of vaccines and of the urgent need to meet the GVAP goals. The Secretariat will report back in 2020 and 2022 on achievements against the 2020 goals and targets.
Immunization averts an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths every year from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and measles. An additional 1.5 million deaths could be avoided if global vaccination coverage were improved.
Refugee and migrant health
Delegates asked the Director-General to provide advice to countries in order to promote the health of refugees and migrants, and to gather evidence that will contribute to a draft global action to be considered at the 72nd World Health Assembly in 2019. They also encouraged Member States to use the framework of priorities and guiding principles to promote the health of refugees and migrants developed by WHO, in collaboration with IOM and UNHCR, to inform discussions among Member States and partners engaged in the development of the UN global compact on refugees and the UN global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration.
There are an estimated 1 billion migrants in the world – one in seven of the world's population. This rapid increase of population movement has important public health implications, and requires an adequate response from the health sector. International human rights standards and conventions exist to protect the rights of migrants and refugees, including their right to health. But many refugees and migrants often lack access to health services and financial protection for health.
Health problems faced by newly-arrived refuges and migrants can include accidental injuries, hypothermia, burns, cardiovascular events, pregnancy and delivery-related complications. Women and girls frequently face specific challenges, particularly in maternal, newborn and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and violence. Children are prone to acute infections such as respiratory infections and diarrhoea because of poor living conditions and deprivation during migration and forced displacement. Lack of hygiene can lead to skin infections.
Refugees and migrants are also at risk of psychosocial disorders, drug abuse, nutrition disorders, alcoholism and exposure to violence. Those with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) can also suffer interruption of care, due either to lack of access or to the decimation of health care systems and providers.
Substandard and falsified medical products
"Substandard" medical products (also called "out of specification") are authorized by national regulatory authorities, but fail to meet either national or international quality standards or specifications – or in some cases, both. "Falsified" medical products deliberately or fraudulently misrepresent their identity, composition or source.
The Assembly also agreed a definition of "unregistered or unlicensed medical products". These have not been assessed or approved by the relevant national or regional regulatory authority for the market in which they are marketed, distributed or used.
The new terminology aims to establish a common understanding of what is meant by substandard and falsified medical products and to facilitate a more thorough and accurate comparison and analysis of data. It focuses solely on the public health implications of substandard and falsified products, and does not cover the protection of intellectual property rights.
Substandard and falsified medical products can harm patients and fail to treat the diseases for which they were intended. They lead to loss of confidence in medicines, healthcare providers and health systems, and affect every region of the world. Anti-malarials and antibiotics are amongst the most commonly reported substandard and falsified medical products, but all types of medicines can be substandard and falsified. They can be found in illegal street markets, via unregulated websites, and in pharmacies, clinics and hospitals.
Delegates agreed to adopt the new name of "substandard and falsified" (SF) medical products for what have until now been known as "substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit (SSFFC)" medical products.
The world drug problem and public health
Delegates agreed on the need for intensified efforts to help Member States address the world drug problem. They asked the WHO Secretariat to strengthen its collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Narcotics Control Board to implement the health-related recommendations of in the outcome document of the 2016 Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the world drug problem (UNGASS).
It has been 26 years since the Health Assembly made a decision on this topic. The Secretariat is asked to report back on progress in 2018, 2020 and 2022.
According to WHO's latest estimates, psychoactive drug use is responsible for more than 450 000 deaths each year. The drug-attributable disease burden accounts for about 1.5% of the global burden of disease. Furthermore, injecting drug use accounts for an estimated 30% of new HIV infections outside sub-Saharan Africa and contributes significantly to hepatitis B and C epidemics in all regions.
Ms Fadéla Chaib
WHO Department of Communications
Email: chaibf@who.int
Mr Tarik Jašarević
Email: jasarevict@who.int
Mr Christian Lindmeier
Email: lindmeierch@who.int
Seventieth World Health Assembly, 22-31 May 2017
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YouTube Calls Cryptocurrency Videos 'Harmful Content'
8:44 AM EST, Dec 26th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · Link
In a crackdown called 'The Crypto YouTube Carnage' the company has been deleting cryptocurrency videos en masse, labeling them as "harmful or dangerous."
As years' worth of videos started disappearing from several crypto YouTubers' channels, many began speculating about the giant's motivations. Some believe that YouTube is sensing a rise of new, blockchain platforms that can compete for creators both by offering them better "job security" and a higher cut of earnings.
A Festivus for The Geeks in Us – Mac Geek Gab 794
7:30 AM EST, Dec 23rd, 2019 · John F. Braun & Dave Hamilton · Mac Geek Gab Podcast
Cool Stuff Found galore begins this episode, because that's the spirit of the holiday season. Equally as important, though, are the airing of the grievances, and Mail.app provides a healthy platform for that…with some hints and tips, to be helpful, of course. After all, we each need to learn at least five new things! That's not all: there are more tips and questions and answers here to enjoy, as well. Press play and join John, Dave, and the rest of the MGG Family for this week's episode.
Google Wants COPPA to Change so it can Keep Collecting Kids' Data
The Federal Trade Commission is considering a revamp of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Google wants to help them change the rules, and asked the agency to eliminate rules that categorizes anyone watching kids content online as actual kids.
In September, Google agreed to pay US$170 million to the FTC to resolve claims that YouTube violated COPPA by serving targeted advertisements to children under 13…After the FTC settlement, YouTube told creators that they would have to identify when videos are aimed at children under 13. When that happens, YouTube now turns off ads that rely on web browsing behavior and other targeting data, which earn more for YouTube and creators.
If Your YouTube Account Isn't 'Commercially Viable' Google Will Delete It
8:39 AM EST, Nov 11th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · Link
According to YouTube's new terms of service, your YouTube account can be terminated if it isn't commercially viable enough. The phrasing is broad enough that some people think this means Google will take action against people using adblockers.
YouTube may terminate your access, or your Google account's access to all or part of the Service if YouTube believes, in its sole discretion, that provision of the Service to you is no longer commercially viable.
I'm personally not sure if that's the case. You don't need a Google account to watch YouTube, nor does Google need you to have an account for it to track you.
YouTube's Original Content May be Reacting to 'Subscription Fatigue'
5:39 PM EDT, Aug 19th, 2019 · John Martellaro · TMO Deals
Either YouTube's original content managers are reacting to consumer 'subscription fatigue' or they've somehow learned of Apple's (possible) plans for its Apple TV+ service to be free to Apple hardware customers. Or Disney's recent announcements have taken the wind out of their sails. (sales?) PC Magazine writes:
YouTube's original series, movies, and live events will be available for free starting Sept. 24. Here's the catch: non-paying viewers will see ads when watching this content, and "only select episodes may be available for streaming [for free] at any time," YouTube said.
The TV original content subscription war is heating up.
YouTube Changes Music Copyright Enforcement to Help Video Creators
11:40 AM EDT, Aug 16th, 2019 · Charlotte Henry · News
YouTube said copyright owners will not be able to monetize videos using short or unintentional bits of music via its Manual Claiming tool.
YouTube Union Joins With EU Trade Union IG Metall
8:26 AM EDT, Jul 29th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · Link
The YouTubers Union has joined with IG Metall, Germany's biggest union and Europe's biggest trade union. Together they created a venture called FairTube.
"We aren't demanding things that cut into profits or are unrealistic. We want fairness. We want transparency. We want to be treated like partners. And we want personal communication instead of anonymous communication," Sprave told Motherboard.
In a video announcing the move, IG Metall's Vice President Christiane Benner, Sprave said that the partnership meant "a completely new time begins. It is no longer the case that we are helpless against Youtube. With the IG Metall, we have a strong, strong partner." Benner added, "We know from experience that together we can achieve a lot."
Link Your YouTube Account to Fortnite for Fornite Drops
12:39 PM EDT, Jul 18th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · Link
Epic Games is adding a new rewards system to Fortnite called Fortnite Drops. Link your Epic Games account and YouTube account to earn special rewards.
In order to get the special cosmetic rewards in Fortnite, you'll need to watch 20 minutes of footage from specific YouTube Premier streams. There are going to be multiple times that you can accrue the needed 20 minutes of time watched, though if you want to get every single reward, you'll have to watch 20 minutes from each individual stream.
YouTube Lets You Hide Channels From Recommendations in iOS
11:14 AM EDT, Jun 27th, 2019 · Charlotte Henry · News
YouTube started rolling out a new feature in iOS that allows users to hide channels that they do not want recommended to them.
YouTube Under Federal Investigation Over Children's Privacy
8:34 AM EDT, Jun 20th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · Link
The U.S. government is investigating YouTube for allegedly violating children's privacy.
The complaints contended that YouTube, which is owned by Google, failed to protect kids who used the streaming-video service and improperly collected their data in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, a 1998 law known as COPPA that forbids the tracking and targeting of users younger than age 13.
YouTube Bans Minors From Streaming Unless an Adult is Present
5:20 PM EDT, Jun 3rd, 2019 · Andrew Orr · Link
In a blog post today, YouTube announced new policies when it comes to minors. YouTube bans minors from live streaming without an adult present, and comments on videos featuring minors have been disabled.
The vast majority of videos featuring minors on YouTube, including those referenced in recent news reports, do not violate our policies and are innocently posted — a family creator providing educational tips, or a parent sharing a proud moment. But when it comes to kids, we take an extra cautious approach towards our enforcement and we're always making improvements to our protections.
Relentless Doppelgänger is an AI-Created Death Metal Livestream
8:37 AM EDT, Apr 26th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · Link
Relentless Doppelgänger is a 24/7 YouTube livestream that features death metal created by AI.
The deep learning behind the YouTube channel is trained on samples of a real death metal band called Archspire, hailing from Canada. These real audio snippets are fed through the SampleRNN neural network to try and create realistic imitations…SampleRNN is smart enough to know when it's produced an audio clip that's good enough to pass for the genuine article – and as a result it knows which part of its neural network to tweak and strengthen.
I think it sounds pretty good. \m/
Apple Quietly Launches Dedicated Apple TV YouTube Channel
2:08 PM EDT, Apr 23rd, 2019 · Andrew Orr · News
Apple has created a new Apple TV YouTube channel. You'll see trailers for upcoming shows and movies, behind the scenes clips, and more.
WTF is a Momo? As It Turns Out, a Hoax
3:34 PM EST, Mar 1st, 2019 · Andrew Orr · News
On Tuesday, a woman named Wanda Maximoff tweeted a warning to parents about a "Momo' that encourages kids to kill themselves.
YouTube Disables Comments to Protect Minors
11:41 AM EST, Mar 1st, 2019 · Charlotte Henry · News
YouTube has disabled comments on videos featuring minors, launched a new comment classifier, and terminated channels that endangered children.
YouTube Kids Has Videos With Suicide Instructions
2:52 PM EST, Feb 25th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · News
First, YouTube inadvertently helped pedophiles find underage content. Now, the YouTube Kids app shows kids how to commit suicide.
When Algorithms Fail, Apple's Credit Card – TMO Daily Observations 2019-02-21
2:59 PM EST, Feb 21st, 2019 · Kelly Guimont · The Mac Observer's Daily Observations Podcast
Bryan Chaffin and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss when algorithms fail, as well as the Apple/Goldman Sachs credit card.
Pedophile Ring Uncovered on YouTube
Advertisers pulled out of YouTube over reports suggesting a pedophile ring was active on YouTube. The company has removed over 400 channels.
YouTube Reveals it is Part of the Illuminati
9:53 AM EST, Jan 25th, 2019 · Andrew Orr · News
YouTube is making it harder to find conspiracy videos on its platform, a move that adds fuel to the conspiracy fire.
At&T Return to Advertising on YouTube After 2 Years Away
11:41 AM EST, Jan 22nd, 2019 · Charlotte Henry · Link
At&T, one of the biggest marketers in the U.S., is back advertising on YouTube after a nearly 2-year hiatus. The company removed all its adverts from the video platform in 2017. It said Friday that it was satisfied that YouTube had worked to stop its adverts appearing next to disturbing or extremist content. At&T's Chief Brand Officer, Fiona Carter, spoke with New York Times and emphasized that her firm demanded "a near-zero chance of our advertising appearing next to objectionable content." That standard now appears to have been met.
The decision reflects the progress that Google-owned YouTube has made with advertisers in the 22 months since a number of them discovered that some of their ads were appearing during, or before, videos promoting hate speech, terrorism and other disturbing content. AT&T was among the first companies that stopped paying to advertise on YouTube, telling it that they wouldn't return until it made improvements.
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Amidst some gratuitous sneering, Paul Winter ("I am woman, hear me roar", Letters, September 7) seems to propose that society should accept sufficient progress has been made by Australian women towards equality and to go further would somehow interfere with biological determinism.
He also apparently believes that campaigning for equality in pay and other workplace issues here somehow takes insufficient heed of the appalling treatment of women in other nations and cultures.
Women, and men who support equality, have achieved significant reforms in developed nations such as Australia that include equal pay by law (if not in practice), the right to vote and hold public office, remaining in public employment after marriage and equal rights to education.
These certainly are beyond the rights enjoyed in some other societies — a point extensively addressed in Joan Lemaire's article about the UN conference ("Power and privileges: equity sticking points" (Education, September 7) to which Winter refers, without acknowledging this point.
Fighting for female rights (to education, safety, respect) in more oppressive regimes is not undermined by seeking to extend rights in more progressive societies any more than campaigning for better pay in Australia undermines poorly-paid workers elsewhere. On the contrary, global insistence on fairness advances everyone.
Within Australia, equal pay by law has been achieved quite recently. The 1963 teachers' decision was something of a breakthrough.
In private enterprise in the late 1960s, I worked alongside women doing exactly the same job being paid less, by law. Assumptions about careers and promotions created an expectation and culture that this was as it should be.
This culture has receded but not disappeared; when it does, we might idly speculate whether women are "intrinsically" less career-oriented than men.
I retired in 2004 and enjoy reading Education. My ears pricked up when the term "Local Schools, Local Decisions" appeared.
Federation rightly opposes this so-called "reform" and it looks as if the only thought the Department had when it was introduced was how to save money. I don't think they considered which factors could be taken into consideration when local decisions are made. I won't elaborate but I'm sure readers will catch on.
Marriage, and its redefinition, does not just affect homosexuals and it is not fair that we allow them to always be "victims".
Tim Blackman's article, "Fighting the good fight on marriage equality" (Your Say, Education, October 26) discusses the concept of equality but I hope that students anywhere would be able to determine that, in spite of Tim's claims, being shot for pursuing an education and living in racial segregation are not "exactly the same" as having freedom of speech, of movement, of assembly, of association and religion, as well as protection against discrimination, all of which homosexuals currently enjoy.
Tim says that he "truly respect(s)" the convictions of his students but in juxtaposition to those convictions he then lines up "equality", "support", "safety" and "care" as if they are direct opposites. Then he starts on about harassment and vilification and, by the end of his article, he is calling for the use of the suspension and expulsion policy. On whom? Those same students? For what?
Can anyone truly respect the right of another to "hold convictions near and dear" if they then threaten them with suspension? He would not be the first person in this debate to support an individual's right to conscience as long as it agrees with his own.
The debate over changing the definition of marriage has to be honest, open and fair. (Has the Federation removed that possibility?) You have to learn to live with those who oppose your point of view, not silence them. Otherwise, it is not respect at all.
According to the Reserve Banks recent monetary policy statement, Australia is experiencing its longest period of low earnings growth since the early 1990s.
The RBA says, "Low wage growth has been spread broadly across the public and private sectors, industries and states, with all experiencing increases below their decade averages. Unions and companies have indicated that they expect wage growth to remain low "for some time".
Clearly, wage increases are not granted from the magnanimity of a government employer. Our previous two salary agreements failed to break the grossly unfair 2.5 per cent salary cap while living expenses and workload continued to rise.
In July, the Commonweath Bank's State of The States report confirmed NSW as the strongest performing economy for the fourth consecutive quarter. While the NSW Government is boasting our economy is number one again, working people are not receiving these benefits.
At October Council, our President encouraged Councillors to defy unfair laws and quoted US playwright and social activist Howard Zinn explaining that the history of social progress was forged by disobedience. We heard more inspiring songs of struggle and rebellion from our President when Federation presented the Joe Hill Centennial Concert in November.
Compulsory vote: fact of fiction?
It is hard to understand the perpetuation of the myth of compulsory voting peddled by all and sundry.
Nobody seems to relate the call being currently heard that young 18-year-olds should be encouraged to register their names on the Electoral Roll. It is not compulsory to do so: in fact, anybody can have his/her name removed from the roll at any time.
How can it be claimed that voting is compulsory when placement on the Electoral Roll is not required by law?
What is compulsory is the fact that if your name is on the electoral roll you must have it marked off on polling day. Fines are imposed if a satisfactory explanation is not provided, that is, if you did not attend a booth on the day. Nobody can be forced to mark a ballot paper or penalised for not doing so.
Here is a task for the research officer.In the Education of October 26 it was asserted that women had to resign on marriage 50 years ago and that 20 years ago they had to resign if they had a baby.Are these facts accurate? Sometimes oral history has to be checked for accuracy.
Why on earth should we be surprised at the outcomes of the landmark national study Educational Opportunity in Australia 2015: Who Succeeds and Who Misses Out by the Mitchell Institute ("Students miss the grade", Sydney Morning Herald, October 26)?
For whatever reason, Australians have decided that they are comfortable with at least a two-tier educational system that makes no pretence to foster excellence and equity but panders to selectivity, fragmentation, exclusion and — class war spoiler! — social and religious stratification.
The fundamentals of funding differentiation are stark and the results obvious, as the report identifies. As a nation, we seem to be satisfied with being at the top of the (public-funded) privatised educational OECD rankings and second-last as public system providers.
The results of such acceptance are there for all to see, whether they are social outcomes or international performance figures.
It doesn't have to be so: we can start on the road back and one small step would be the full implementation, across all states, of the Gonski program. I am not holding my breath.
A major report issued recently on multicultural and social cohesion statistics is worrying (Mapping Social Cohesion 2015: The Scanlon Foundation Surveys Report by Monash University, October 2015). After 100 years of progressively developing inter-racial and inter-religious understandings, Australia is now systematically developing the preconditions for a widespread breakdown in social cohesion.
It has consciously and deliberately pulled apart a public schooling system and largely replaced it with publicly-funded but separated religious, ethnic and socio-economically layered schools.
It is now commonplace for school students from ages four to 18 to attend schools where students are collected based on their likeness: children of the wealthy, privileged and powerful with children of the wealthy, privileged and powerful; Jewish children with Jewish children; Muslim children with Muslim children; Catholic children with Catholic children; Anglican children with Anglican children; Ananda Marga children with Ananda Marga children; Seventh Day Adventist children with Seventh Day Adventist children, Plymouth Brethren children with Plymouth Brethren children … and so on.
There are no good educational reasons for this separateness. There are no good financial reasons for it — but there is an overwhelmingly strong political reason why we should replace "schooling separateness" with schools that support and encourage social cohesion.
Yet we Australians encourage this separateness politically. We permit both major political parties to encourage and bankroll this separateness. This is a recipe for social disaster — a breakdown in social cohesion.


How intimate do Americans want to get with their food? I'd say that restaurant-goers do not want to get too close to their food's origins, nor to its preparation – and certainly not to kitchen cleanup. After all, getting away from it all is a big part of the attraction of eating out.
And yet . . . there are striking exceptions. Not only today when customers are able to harvest their own lettuce or vegetables that are growing on restaurant walls, but far back into the 19th century. Getting close to your food can range from assembling or selecting semi-prepared raw ingredients to choosing ones that are still alive. Allegedly, a Brooklyn NY restaurant around the end of the 19th century used to invite customers to go to their back yard where the chickens were kept, select the one they wanted, and watch it be killed.
The more common example of the latter, however, is lobster, which were – and are — often presented live to restaurant guests prior to their delivery to the table. Especially in the 19th century, live turtles played a similar role, being displayed in a restaurant's window before their descent into the kettle. Not everyone was comfortable with these practices. In 1870 a Cape Ann MA newspaper expressed a hope that the Humane Society would look into the practice of boiling lobsters alive. And in 1881 a Boston paper commended a Chinese man in San Francisco who rescued a turtle on display in front of a restaurant by buying it and having it released into the ocean.
But "fresh" lobster and turtle remained highly valued. Some restaurants would even deceive customers with a living display turtle or lobster that was never cooked. The customers believed it had been served on their plates, while in reality the creature would return to the display later. A St. Louis restaurant man admitted he had used the same lobster for three months, returning it to a tank in back after it was shown to a customer. "Sometimes I put him in the window,' said the restaurateur, adding, "He regards the window as his stage and dances about for the public. Whenever he sees a hungry-looking man coming down the street he begins squirming to attract his attention." Supposedly the customer left the restaurant happily unaware he had eaten canned lobster. This was 1900, and Truth in Menu legislation had not been introduced.
Fish swimming in tanks have had fewer rescuers. The custom of choosing or netting a fish in a tank may have originated in eating places set up in city markets such as New York's old Fulton Market. By the 1930s if not earlier the setup had migrated to restaurants.
To a great extent the selection of living creatures by hungry diners arose from a distrust of restaurants as well as poor food preservation measures in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Diners, particularly those who were epicures, felt they needed to see with their own eyes that their food was fresh. There were good reasons for their skepticism. Meat, fish, and poultry served in restaurants could be canned, spoiled, or stale from many months spent in cold storage warehouses.
Setting up lobster tanks in which fresh lobsters could be held was not such an easy task for restaurants far from the oceans, and did not occur in many inland cities until the 1950s, about the same time lobster tanks showed up in supermarkets. A news story in a Milwaukee paper gives the idea that dining on fresh lobster flown in from Maine was a fairly new activity there in 1953. Not only did the story detail how the new glass tank at the Cape Cod Inn worked, as well as its measurements and how water was aerated and filtered, it furnished readers with drawings that showed how to eat whole lobsters. In 1956 Pittari's in New Orleans claimed to have the only live lobster tank in the South.
A later iteration of the pick-your-raw food angle concerned raw beef. It doesn't appeal to me to select a steak from a cooler or a rotating display, much less to broil it myself, but the idea gained popularity in the 1950s and has continued to some extent. In the 1980s, at the Meat Market in Peoria IL, whose motto was "Dedicated to the Illinois Farmer," patrons took their steak, potato, and Texas toast to "do yourself over the massive grill." Reportedly patrons enjoyed a tribal feeling as they gathered around the glowing fire.
Mixing your own drinks . . . hmmm.
The late Cape Cod Room in The Drake Hotel had the lobster tank at the entrance. And I heard that the waiters at Morton's (big deal steakhouse in the 1970's) walked around with slabs of raw steak on a tray to help customers order. People seemed to like this presentation. Ick.


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A tour de force of prose which captures all the poetry and drama of a child's experience of Dublin in the thirties and forties. The author's crystal-clear recollections, recounted with sparkling humour and immediacy, and the vast array of colourful characters combine to create an engaging and enthralling read.
Hugh Leonard (1926-2009) was born in Dublin. He was the author of numerous plays including The Poker Session and The Au Pair Man, the screenplay for the film Widow's Peak, and TV adaptations of Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, The Moonstone, Wuthering Heights and Good Behaviour. His novelisation of his four-part drama Parnell and the Englishwoman (BBC) won the 1992 Sagittarius Award. He has published two volumes of autobiography, Home Before Night and Out After Dark, and was Literary Editor at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 1976-77.
Hugh Leonard (1926-2009) was born in Dublin. He was the author of numerous plays including The Poker Session and The Au Pair Man, the screenplay for the film Widow's Peak, and TV adaptations of Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, The Moonstone, Wuthering Heights and Good Behaviour. His novelisation of his 4-part drama Parnell and the Englishwoman (BBC) won the 1992 Sagittarius Award. He has published two volumes of autobiography, Home Before Night and Out After Dark, and was Literary Editor at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 1976-77.


Corrections officers union president Norman Seabrook (far left) and former NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks (center right) are being investigated over trips paid for by businessman Jeremy Reichberg and Jona Rechnitz (from left, flanking Banks at a charity dinner). Some 20 cops are also being questioned.
The FBI is investigating an alleged cash-for-favors scandal in the NYPD involving businessmen connected to Bill De Blasio and a number of senior police officers, reports suggest. According to the New York Post, officials are looking into 20 cops, three deputy chiefs and a precinct head who allegedly accepted cash, and in some cases went on exotic foreign trips, in exchange for influence.
There are also reports that cops carried out police escorts at two Jewish funerals in a bid to strike a deal with community leaders. Businessmen Jona Rechnitz and Jeremy Reichberg are believed to have given money to a third party as part of a deal to buy cheap booze, but investors lost their money. Rechnitz and Reichberg both served on de Blasio's 'inauguration team'. They planned his party when he took office in 2014. Rechnitz is also believed to be a De Blasio donor. It prompted the feds to open a fraud prob and a grand jury is now being convened, the Post reported.
Wiretaps on the two businessmen's phones reportedly revealed relationships with several NYPD cops. The newspaper reported that the probe soon led to then-NYPD Chief of Department Philip Banks and corrections union president Norman Seabrook. They became close friends with the businessmen and reportedly traveled to the Caribbean and to Israel in 2014, a trip which is now under investigation. Rechnitz paid for both of the men to go on their Caribbean jaunt, sources told the Post. He also paid Seabrook's airfare and hotel bills in Israel. Banks allegedly paid for the flight but left the accommodation up to his businessman friend. It was claimed the trip was personal, but he reportedly wore his NYPD uniform during a visit to the Wailing Wall.
Norman insists he did nothing wrong while Banks has not commented on the allegations. Rechnitz also paid for at least part of other cops' trips to places such as London, Rome, Las Vegas and the Caribbean, sources said. Sources told the newspaper that those being questioned as part of the probe include Deputy Inspector James Grant, head of the Upper East Side's 19th Precinct; Brooklyn South Deputy Chief Eric Rodriguez; and Deputy Housing Chief Michael Harrington. vHarrington worked for Banks before the chief of department retired.
Although he was on his personal time, Banks wore his NYPD uniform during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and when he returned to New York, shared what he had learned with authorities here, sources said.
A spokesman for the FBI said they would not be commenting on the case. One of the officers who has already testified before the grand jury is veteran NYPD Community Affairs Officer Michael Milici. According to the New York Daily News he has been placed on modified duty. Rechnitz and Reichberg both served on de Blasio's 'inauguration team'. They planned his party when he took office in 2014. Rechnitz is also believed to be a De Blasio donor.
'I have done nothing wrong and have not engaged in any inappropriate behavior with anyone connected to the NYPD,' Rechnitz told The Post. 'Beyond that, I don't have any comment.


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Bush's clean up
As part of a big crackdown on financial scandals, George Bush wants to double the maximum jail term for executives convicted of corporate fraud. But just as other members of his administration have discovered, close links to big business have already cast deep scepticism over all the talk of tough action
Jul 9th 2002 |
Getting tough
THERE is a lot on his list: longer prison terms for executives convicted of fraud, shredding documents to be made a crime, bosses having to explain their pay packages to shareholders and a new financial crimes "SWAT team" to work with a beefed-up Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to catch the wrongdoers. It is all part of a package that President George Bush hopes will restore the confidence of investors in America's business world. He outlined the measures on Tuesday July 9th in a speech to business leaders on Wall Street. But will the president's new tough talk make any difference?
Mr Bush said his administration "will do everything in our power to end the days of cooking the books, shading the truth and breaking our laws". He will sign an executive order to create a Corporate Fraud Task Force to direct the investigation and prosecution of corporate crimes. The president also wants to double the maximum jail term for mail and wire fraud to ten years. These are the most frequently used charges in cases of company fraud. Sentences for executives and directors involved in such cases should be much tougher than those handed down to other employees. There will also be harsher laws designed to prevent executives trying to obstruct justice, such as shredding important documents. Accountants shredded corporate papers during the collapse of the energy giant Enron.
As part of Mr Bush's "new ethic of corporate responsibility", Congress will be asked to provide the SEC with an extra $100m to enable it to hire more people to enforce the rules. They will also be aided with more new technology. On top of that, the SEC will be able to freeze payments to executives while a company is under investigation. Executives will also be expected to comply more fully with the spirit of existing disclosure rules by explaining how their pay packages are in the best interests of shareholders. Compensation committees should prevent executives from receiving company loans. Mr Bush now wants stockmarkets to require that the majority of directors on a company board are truly independent.
The package appears like a conversion by the first American president with a masters degree in business administration. Mr Bush was always expected to be more than a little friendly towards corporate America and Wall Street. Unfortunately for him and other members of his administration, friendliness to boardrooms and financiers has become something of a political liability following a wave of accounting scandals. Even now, many of Mr Bush's measures will require a large amount of self-policing by companies and stockmarkets.
The clamour for tough action has grown with every revelation and every wriggle of highly-paid executives trying to get off the hook. On July 8th, soon after its probe into Enron, the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee opened its hearing into WorldCom. Former executives of the once high-flying telecoms giant were subpoenaed to explain a $3.8 billion hole in the firm's accounts. But they invoked their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination rather than answer any questions. The investigation began just as another case of inflated figures rattled stockmarkets. This time it was Merck, a pharmaceuticals giant, which had told the SEC that it had never actually collected $14 billion in revenues that it had recorded as coming from one of its subsidiaries.
Mr Bush also faces rumblings about his own corporate dealings. This involves revelations about an investigation by the SEC into the sale by Mr Bush in 1990 of a large block of shares in Harken Energy, a Houston-based oil group. The sale of the shares, for $849,000, took place just two months before Harken announced a big loss. At the time, Mr Bush was a member of Harken's board of directors. Although he was cleared of any allegations of insider trading, there was a 34-week delay in the disclosure of the deal to the authorities. Mr Bush has said the SEC looked fully into the matter. He has dismissed assertions of having failed to disclose properly the sale as nothing more than a political attack. Mr Bush's vice-president, Dick Cheney, is also facing controversy over an inquiry into the accounting practices at Halliburton, an energy company that he ran from 1995 to 2000.
Mr Bush is giving his support to the chairman of the SEC, Harvey Pitt, who has come under fire from politicians on both sides of Congress. A number of leading senators have called for Mr Pitt's resignation as America's chief markets regulator. Ten months after being appointed to the job by Mr Bush, he has been attacked for dragging his feet. Mr Pitt, a former securities lawyer, is accused by his critics of conflicts of interest which have led him to put his former private clients—especially big accountancy firms—before the public interest.
Mr Bush's administration has to be seen to be acting tough. Mr Pitt, for instance, has announced that, in addition to prosecuting WorldCom for fraud, the SEC will go after the millions of dollars that executives earned as a result of the company's deception. "The American public is outraged," he said. "And in my view, criminal charges may be too good for the people who brought about this mess." Yet even that broadside has prompted much scepticism, not least among Wall Street folk surprised to hear such black-and-white statements from a man who is a master in the shades of grey often used to interpret America's complex securities laws.
There is no doubt that the corporate scandals have started to harm Mr Bush's administration and Republicans at large, especially with mid-term elections for Congress due in November. What people will now have to decide is whether members of the administration are speaking out only for political purposes or if they are really doing something to clear up corporate abuse.
Mr Bush's new measures will greatly increase the potential punishments facing errant bosses. But will they really go far enough? The SEC is already introducing new requirements for firms. Yet despite this, even more forceful legislation is currently being steered through Congress by Senator Paul Sarbanes. His bill is much tougher on auditing firms than the SEC's proposals. Mr Bush's extra $100m for the SEC, for instance, is well short of the funding increase sought by some members of both parties. This means Congress may yet seek harsher measures than Mr Bush's proposals.
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h/s or h/p ruby droplet?
I've seen people using h/p in pvp, claims of the power affecting the heal, but was inclined to go with h/s for the instance of double bubble. thoughts?
Re: h/s or h/p ruby droplet?
Assuming you are going 2/2/2 I'd go h/h personally. The H/P breed only gets 14 more dmg from h/p vs h/h and Bubble/Drain Blood don't scale at all. The H/S at 289 speed seems marginal on the speed side. It does make bubble a little easier to use for a big hit but since it absorbs two attack I don't know that it is necessary and there are plenty of pets faster than 289 speed.
Another vote for H/H. The gain from HP is just too miniscule on Absorb and the other 2 abilities doesnt scale at all.
While HS can give a slightly faster buble in some cases, you have to remember its an 8 turn cd ability and not terribly reliable for defense like the much faster dodge.
With HH you gain more health from Sunlight, which also jacks your Blood Drain through the roof. Ive seen some truly massive heals from Sunlighted Blood Drains, 800+, which works superbly with the extra max health gained. Effectively turning you into a health tank.


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Know About FIFA Women's World 2019 Golden Boot Winner Megan Rapinoe
Megan Rapinoe is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder/winger for the Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She is also the captain of the club.
Before she has played for Chicago Red Stars, Philadelphia Independence, Magic Jack, Sydney FC, Seattle Sounders Women, and Olympique Lyon.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Megan Rapinoe's net worth estimated at $3 million as of 2019.
She became one of the iconic women soccer players when she helped the United States Women's national soccer team to win gold at the 2012 London Olympics and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She co-captains the US Women's national team since 2018.
And the next moderator of the Presidential debates issss….🤓
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She was captain of the United States Women National team in FIFA World Cup 2019. With her captaincy, she led her team to win the 2019 FIFA Women World club by defeating the Netherlands in the final.
Megan Rapinoe was born on July 5, 1985, in Redding, California, the USA to parent Jim and Denise Rapinoe. Her birth name is Megan Anna Rapinoe. She has five siblings. She was raised along with her siblings in her hometown.
She joined Foothill High School. She idolized her older brother Brian and took up soccer at the age of three. Rapinoe was trained alongside the team coached by her father. Instead of playing soccer at Foothill High School, she went to play for the Elk Grove Pride club which was in the south of Sacramento.
Megan Rapinoe childhood picture.
She began her professional playing career with the American soccer club, Chicago Red Stars in 2009. In 2011, she signed a contract with Philadelphia Independence and as well as Magic Jack.
She then moved to Australia and signed with an Australian women soccer club, Sydney FC for the 2011/12 season and then signed with a French women soccer club, Olympique Lyon for a reported salary of $14,000 a month.
She made her debut for Lyon at the UEFA Women's Champions League and scored her first goal at the competition.
Currently, she is playing for National Women's Soccer League, Seattle Reign FC.
Megan Rapinoe's International Career
After playing for the US women team at their U-16 and U-19 sides, she made her international debut against Ireland in a friendly match on July 23, 2006.
King Hector!
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She scored her first goal for country in October, 20006 against Taiwan.
She has represented the USA at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2012, she won the Olympic gold medal with her team-mate Alex Morgan.
She was also in the squad list for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She captained the US National Women team in FIFA Women's World Cup 2019. Rapinoe and US team won 2019 Women's World Cup after beating the Netherlands in finals with a 2-0 score.
Her astonishing performance led her to win 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup golden boot with 6 goal tallies.
Megan Rapinoe awarded with golden ball in 2019 Women World Cup.
Net Worth and Earnings
As mentioned above, Megan Rapinoe's estimated net worth of around $3 million. It was reported she use to earn more than $168,000 from playing for Reign FC.
She is one the highest-paid player.
Furthermore, she also receives money from her endorsement deals with brands like Nike and Samsung.
Talking about her personal life, she announced herself as a lesbian on July 2, 2012. She had been in a relationship with an Australian soccer player, Sarah Walsh in 2009.
They parted their ways in 2013. Later, it was rumored that she is dating Sera Cahoone, a sub pop recording artist.
Just because☺ @sbird10
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They announced their engagement in August 2015 and tied their knot in January 2017. However, the two called off their engagement.
Currently, she started dating Sue Bird, a storm soccer player.
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Kurio Xtreme Tablet for Kids
Techno Source announced today the Kurio Xtreme, a 7-inch tablet for kids running Android 4.4. (KitKat) for $160. Featuring a sleek, thinner and lighter design, a faster Intel Atom processor, double the internal memory, added Bluetooth technology and 24/7 customer support right from the tablet, this upgraded kid device also introduces exclusive Kurio Motion gaming – the first body-controlled games on a tablet.
Innovative Kurio Motion games will get kids jumping, running and moving as they swim, ski, tend goal, space race and more. The technology works using the tablet's camera alone, allowing games to be played anytime, anywhere. No consoles, sensors, gaming controllers or TV is required. A special Kurio Motion gaming stand is included with the device. Ten Kurio Motion games come preloaded on the device.
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To assist parents in choosing the right content for their child, Kurio has partnered with Common Sense Media, the nation's leading independent non-profit dedicated to empowering kids to thrive in a world of media and technology. Two Common Sense Media apps will be preloaded on the Kurio Xtreme: Kids Media app provides parents with age-based ratings, reviews and advice on apps, games, sites, movies and more. The award-winning Digital Passport app uses engaging games and videos to address the key issues that kids face online: safety and security, privacy, cyberbullying, responsible cell phone use and respecting creative work.
Parents can easily manage a child's applications from the Xtreme's password-protected Parental Area – allowing or blocking apps, categorizing apps by Games, Educational, Media, Ebooks and more, and even setting app time limits.
New COPPA-compliant, kid-safe social networking apps let kids connect safely with friends and family they know. This includes a kids' e-mail application that can be monitored and filtered by parents, as well as preloaded kid-safe social apps like Kid Social and Yoursphere.
New parent-friendly features also include a 24/7 Customer Care center, which allows parents to access customer support right from the tablet through the Kurio Support and Kurio SOS apps. Parents will have the option to live chat with a tech expert or even allow the technician to take over the tablet remotely to resolve any issues.
Parental Features:
The proprietary Kurio Genius Internet filtering system that is updated daily, covering more than 500 million websites in 170 languages to block inappropriate content and keep kids safe online
Advanced time controls, which now allow parents to not only determine daily play time and the days/times during which the device can be used, but also to set more detailed session and rest times
Advertisement controls that filter ads within websites and apps
The ability to create up to eight completely independent user profiles
A customizable easy-to-use child interface that allows kids to choose their avatar, theme, wallpaper and password
A password-protected Kurio Parental Area
Kurio Xtreme features a 7″ capacitive multi-touch screen, 16 GB of internal memory (expandable to 48 GB with micro SD card), front and rear-facing cameras, USB connection, micro SD card slot, and a lithium polymer battery offering six to eight hours of battery life. A protective bumper, micro USB cable and micro USB power adapter are included.
Kurio Xtreme is now available exclusively at Toys"R"Us Canada stores and online at Toysrus.ca in blue or pink for $159.99.
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Arisu Is Coming To Downtown Halifax. Are You Excited?
Anyone who has lived west of the Maritimes, they most certainly have experienced the joy of cooking raw meat from the comfort of your table in a Korean restaurant. For those who have yet to experience the magic that is Korean Barbeque, get ready because you're in for a treat. This unique style of cooking features thinly sliced marinated beef, chicken, and fresh veggies, all cooked at your table. This delicious and unique style cuisine has alluded Halifax until now.
Arisu is a Korean/Japanese style restaurant that includes a sushi bar, table hot pot, Korean BBQ done at the table, and hot pots. The different cuisines offered compliment each other well which provides a variety of both vegetarian and non-vegetarian and different flavours from Southeast Asia. The other Arisu location is in Toronto, which makes it extra special that the second location will open in Halifax.
Arisu will take over the former Mongolie Grill's location at the corner of Sackville and Granville.
Interested in Learning more about Halifax's food scene? Check out our breakdown of Halifax's delivery options.


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Q: Which grows faster? $(ax)!$ or $x^x$? Messing around on wolphramalpha I found that:

$\lim_\limits{x \to\infty} \dfrac { x !}{x^x} = 0\;$ and $\;\lim_\limits{x \to\infty} \dfrac { (2x) !}{x^x} = \infty$

testing with a few more values I found:

$\lim_\limits{x \to\infty}\!\dfrac { (1.000001 x) !}{x^x}\!=\!0\;$ and $\;\lim_\limits{x \to\infty}\!\dfrac { (1.000002 x) !}{x^x}\!=\!\infty$

I was wandering: if it exists, what is the number $a$ such that $\lim_\limits{x \to\infty} \dfrac { (ax) !}{x^x} = 1\;?\;$ And if it doesn't exist, what is the number $a$ such that:

if $\,b > a\,,\;\;\lim_\limits{x \to\infty} \dfrac { (bx) !}{x^x} = 0$ if $\,c < a\,,\;\;\lim_\limits{x \to\infty} \dfrac { (cx) !}{x^x} = \infty$

and how could someone calculate this ?

A: We know that
$$
\sqrt{2\pi}\; n^{n+1/2} e^{-n+1/(12n+1)} < n! < \sqrt{2\pi}\; n^{n+1/2} e^{-n+1/(12n)}.
$$
(See formula $(26)$ on https://mathworld.wolfram.com/StirlingsApproximation.html).
Therefore
$$
\sqrt{2\pi}\; (ax)^{ax+1/2} e^{-ax+1/(12ax+1)} < (ax)!
 < \sqrt{2\pi}\; (ax)^{ax+1/2} e^{-ax+1/(12ax)}.
$$
and
$$
\sqrt{2\pi}\; a^{ax+1/2} x^{(a-1)x+1/2} e^{-ax+1/(12ax+1)} < \frac{(ax)!}{x^x}
 < \sqrt{2\pi}\; a^{ax+1/2} x^{(a-1)x+1/2} e^{-ax+1/(12ax)}.
$$
Regrouping the terms,
$$
\sqrt{2\pi a}\; \left(\frac{a^a x^{a-1}}{e^a}\right)^x x^{1/2} e^{1/(12ax+1)}
 < \frac{(ax)!}{x^x}
 < \sqrt{2\pi a}\; \left(\frac{a^a x^{a-1}}{e^a}\right)^x x^{1/2} e^{1/(12ax)}.
$$
Now we know that $\dfrac{(ax)!}{x^x} > 0$ for $x > 0,$ so if you can prove that
$$
\lim_{x\to 0} \sqrt{2\pi a}\; \left(\frac{a^a x^{a-1}}{e^a}\right)^x x^{1/2} e^{1/(12ax)} = 0
$$
for a particular value of $a,$ then by the squeeze theorem you can prove that
$\lim_{x\to 0} \dfrac{(ax)!}{x^x} = 0.$
I think you will find that this is an easy proof if $a = 1.$
On the other hand, if (for some value of $a$) you can prove that
$$
\lim_{x\to 0} \sqrt{2\pi a}\; \left(\frac{a^a x^{a-1}}{e^a}\right)^x x^{1/2} e^{1/(12ax+1)} = \infty
$$
then you can prove that
$\lim_{x\to 0} \dfrac{(ax)!}{x^x} = \infty.$
In order to do this, you may find it helpful to consider whether there exists
a number $x_0$ such that whenever $x > x_0,$
$$
\frac{a^a x^{a-1}}{e^a} > 2.
$$
(There's nothing special about $2$ here; you could use any real constant greater than $1.$)
Also note that if $a > 1$ then $a - 1$ is a positive number,
although possibly a very small one.
So $x_0$ might be very, very large indeed.......

A: Look at $\frac{(cx)!}{x^x}$.
If you let $c = 1+\frac{1}{n}$, and $x = \exp(dn)$, then the expression becomes very large very quick as soon as $d > 1$.
Now with $c=1.000001$ and $n = 1,000,000 x$ would be a number with several hundred thousand digits, and for $x^x$ the number of digits has several $100,000$ digits. So I think we can forgive wolfram for not getting the right result. You'd probably need to ask wolfram engineers about what exactly is going on.

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Сборная России по футболу выступила на чемпионате Европы 2008 года, проходившем в Австрии и Швейцарии, выйдя всего лишь на свой третий европейский турнир в новейшей истории. Командой в отборочном цикле и в финальном этапе чемпионата Европы руководил голландец Гус Хиддинк, заключивший с РФС контракт 14 апреля 2006 года (ещё до начала чемпионата мира 2006 года) и приступивший к своим обязанностям тренера после турнира (на турнире он руководил сборной Австралии, вышедшей в 1/8 финала). Впервые с 1988 года, когда сборная СССР завоевала серебро на чемпионате Европы, россияне сумели преодолеть групповой этап и попасть в призёры европейского турнира. Российская команда дошла до полуфинала первенства, проиграв там сборной Испании, будущему чемпиону Европы.

Жеребьёвка отборочного цикла
В канун жеребьёвки отборочного турнира к чемпионату Европы 2008 года сборная России находилась в самой верхней части третьей корзины, что было обосновано плохими выступлениями российской сборной на чемпионатах Европы и мира. Очередное провальное выступление грозило российской сборной серьёзными потерями в рейтинге европейских сборных. Жеребьёвка отборочного турнира прошла 27 января 2006 года в швейцарском Монтрё. Россия оказалась в одной группе с участницами чемпионата мира 2006 года Англией (первая корзина) и Хорватией (вторая корзина), а также с командами Израиля, Эстонии, Македонии и Андорры.

Отборочный турнир

Осень 2006 года: начало цикла
В стартовых матчах отбора, прошедших 6 сентября и 7 октября в Москве на стадионах «Локомотив» и «Динамо» соответственно, сборная России сыграла вничью с Хорватией (0:0) и Израилем (1:1), показав крайне невыразительную игру против Хорватии и более убедительную игру против Израиля, но упустив возможность одержать победу против ближневосточной команды. Из-за очковых потерь Хиддинка подвергли критике, поскольку ожидали большего от его сборной. 11 октября 2006 года россияне обыграли в Петербурге на «Петровском» Эстонию со счётом 2:0, одержав первую в отборочном цикле победу. Готовясь к гостевой игре против Северной Македонии, Хиддинк пошёл на омоложение состава: средний возраст игроков, вызванных в стартовый состав против Македонии, составил всего 24 года, а в стартовом составе вышли сразу семь игроков атакующего плана и всего три защитника, что расценивалось многими как рискованный вариант. Однако ставка на атаку принесла россиянам победу со счётом 2:0 благодаря двум голам, забитым ещё в первом тайме, и вывела команду на второе место в группе между командами Хорватии и Англии.

Январь—август 2007: середина цикла
7 февраля 2007 года россияне в Амстердаме проиграли в товарищеском матче сборной Нидерландов со счётом 1:4, а в канун игры против Эстонии остались без Егора Титова, который принял решение покинуть команду, чтобы больше проводить времени с семьёй. Дальнейший вызов Титова был исключён из соображений стремления омолодить команду, а россияне, обыграв 24 марта Эстонию 2:0, продолжили борьбу за выход на чемпионат Европы, В связи с тем, что Евгений Алдонин перестал попадать в основу ЦСКА, капитаном команды стал Андрей Аршавин. В июне 2007 года сборная России в отборочном турнире Евро-2008 одержала победу над Андоррой (4:0) и добилась выездной ничьей с Хорватией (0:0). Несмотря на невыразительную игру с Хорватией в гостях, россияне выстояли под натиском прежде не проигравших ни одного из 32 матчей хозяев загребского стадиона «Максимир»: из-за того, что в мае получил тяжелейшую травму Игорь Акинфеев, место в воротах занял Вячеслав Малафеев, отыгравший вполне уверенно.

22 августа россияне провели матч экспериментальным составом с Польшей: ведя 2:0, россияне упустили преимущество, позволив полякам сравнять счёт, и чуть не проиграли (итог 2:2). Ситуация была осложнена тем, что по ходу матча из-за травм российская сборная потеряла почти всех основных центральных защитников, а Сергей Игнашевич был за сутки до матча отчислен из расположения команды, поскольку опоздал на сбор. Российские тренеры подвергли Хиддинка обильной критике за отчисление Игнашевича накануне важного товарищеского матча, которое отчасти привело к такому результату. Тем не менее, 8 сентября россияне обыграли Македонию 3:0: при счёте 1:0 за «фол последней надежды» против Горана Мазнова был удалён вратарь Владимир Габулов, однако вышедший на замену Вячеслав Малафеев парировал пенальти, а россияне забили ещё дважды.

Сентябрь—октябрь 2007: очная борьба против Англии
Двухматчевое противостояние против главного конкурента в лице англичан началось с игры 12 сентября в Лондоне на новом «Уэмбли», причём английская пресса уделяла особое внимание персоне Хиддинка. Несмотря на некоторые хорошие отрезки игры, россияне проиграли англичанам 0:3 из-за потери концентрации в некоторых моментах. Некую роль в этом поражении сыграл не засчитанный шведским судьёй Мартином Ханссоном гол, забитый Константином Зыряновым: Ханссон ошибочно решил, что Зырянов подыграл рукой. Также стало известно, что англичане крайне холодно принимали гостей, выключив свет во время разминки сборной России на «Уэмбли» и включив его только после выхода хозяев, а также за отказ дать машину сопровождения россиянам в Лондоне. Подобные выходки повторились спустя месяц и в Москве, когда англичане требовали за сутки до матча в Москве от работников «Лужников» уйти со стадиона на время тренировки англичан, а также неоднократно грубили фотографам и журналистам.

17 октября в Москве на переполненных «Лужниках» сборная России взяла убедительный реванш со счётом 2:1: оба гола забил Роман Павлюченко, вышедший на замену во втором тайме. Примечательно, что в канун сборов Павлюченко, как и Игнашевич, опоздал на сборы, и Хиддинк провёл с ним жёсткий разговор, однако отчислять из команды не стал. В перерыве Хиддинк при счёте 0:1 в пользу англичан призвал российских игроков дождаться момента, когда можно будет изменить ход матча, и начать действовать: российские игроки услышали его призыв и добились победы.

Ноябрь 2007: драматичная развязка
Окончание отборочного цикла получилось для россиян крайне драматичным: 17 ноября команде Хиддинка предстояло играть против Израиля в гостях на стадионе «Рамат-Ган» при том, что у израильтян не было в распоряжении многих основных игроков. С учётом благодушия у российской спортивной прессы сложились опасения за результат, которые в итоге оправдались: россияне проиграли 1:2, пробив в штангу при счёте 1:1 на последних минутах и пропустив в ответной контратаке гол от израильтян, продемонстрировавших огромную самоотдачу. Отсутствие концентрации у россиян усугублялось слухами о возможной «сдаче матча» израильтянами при том, что подобные действия были уголовно наказуемы. Сам Хиддинк успел к игре переболеть простудой, однако на послематчевой пресс-конференции выступил со словами поддержки в адрес сборной, выразив уверенность в будущем команды.

Выход россиян на Евро-2008 мог стать возможным только при одном варианте развития событий в последнем туре отборочного цикла. 21 ноября россияне должны были обыграть в гостях Андорру, а Англия одновременно должна была проиграть Хорватии у себя дома при том, что англичан устраивала и ничья. Однако прежде казавшийся невероятным расклад стал реальностью: при крайне натужной победе россиян над Андоррой со счётом 1:0 хорваты победили англичан 3:2, выйдя вместе с россиянами на Евро. Хорваты продемонстрировали ожидаемую Хиддинком самоотдачу, в то время как англичане сыграли неуверенно и вяло, подвергшись разгромной критике за свою игру. После игры с Андоррой праздновавшие выход на Евро россияне даже подбрасывали Хиддинка в воздух: сам тренер говорил, что команда сыграла в Андорре вяло, но отметил ощущение «единого целого» и проявление уважения к тренерскому штабу. Впрочем, доигрывала матч Россия вдесятером после того, как Андрея Аршавина удалили с поля за драку с андоррским игроком, что Хиддинк осудил.

Полный список отборочных матчей

Контрольные игры перед турниром
 26 марта 2008. Бухарест, «Стяуа».  3:0
 23 мая 2008. Москва, «Локомотив».  6:0
 28 мая 2008. Бургхаузен, «Вакер Арена».  1:2
 4 июня 2008. Бургхаузен, «Вакер Арена».  1:4

Перед чемпионатом и во время выступления в групповом турнире финального этапа сборная проживала в австрийском местечке Леоганг.

Форма

Отборочный турнир

Финальный турнир

Окончательная заявка

Игроки

Тренерский штаб
 Главный тренер:  Гус Хиддинк
 Помощники тренера:  Игорь Корнеев,  Александр Бородюк
 Тренер по физподготовке:  Раймонд Верхейен
 Физиотерапевт:  Арно Филипс

Финальный турнир

Группа D

Проиграв в первом матче Испании, команда выиграла оба последующих матча с Грецией и Швецией, выйдя в четвертьфинал.

Плей-офф

Четвертьфинал

После матча тренер голландской сборной Марко ван Бастен в интервью заявил:

Полуфинал

Примечания

Литература

Ссылки
 Матчи сборной России по футболу 2006 года
 Матчи сборной России по футболу 2007 года
 Матчи сборной России по футболу 2008 года

2008
Россия
Спорт в России в 2008 году

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James Meadley (* 4. Februar 1984 in Canberra) ist ein ehemaliger australischer Radrennfahrer.

James Meadley gewann 2004 eine Etappe bei der Tour of Sunraysia. 2005 begann er dann bei der Mannschaft MG XPower-Bigpond. In dieser Saison konnte er eine Etappe bei der Tour of Gippsland für sich entscheiden. 2006 wechselte er zu dem australischen Continental Team Southaustralia.com-AIS. 2007 fuhr Meadley für das US-amerikanische Jelly Belly Cycling Team und gewann die Gesamtwertung und zwei Etappen der Hongkong-Rundfahrt. Ende der Saison 2007 beendete er seine Karriere.

Erfolge
2007
 Gesamtwertung und zwei Etappen Hongkong-Rundfahrt

Teams
 2006 Southaustralia.com-AIS
 2007 Jelly Belly Cycling Team

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Radsportler (Australien)
Australier
Geboren 1984
Mann


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Question of the Day: Do You Have Smart Home Products?
This morning, shortly after Amazon announced two new Alexa-powered devices to help them extend their smart home assistant presence to more places and in new forms, the folks at Nest finally came around to announcing that their products were now working with Amazon's. It was a big day for the smart home, because we are starting to see where Amazon could become a central hub leader for controlling everything in your home, from thermostats and lights to music, appliances, and beyond.
As someone who can't help but buy smart this or that when I probably don't need it, I'm excited to see a company emerge as a potential leader. For so long, I feel like my smart home setup is a patched together oddball line-up that all requires stand-alone apps for each piece, but with Amazon potentially becoming the centerpiece, now that it has Nest on board, I'm excited. That's not because I'm some Amazon fanboy, but because I'd rather have one control than five or six.
And that leads us into today's question – do you have any smart home products? If so, which ones? Are you satisfied? Is one of them an Amazon Echo?
I ask because I'm now curious if you were as excited about today's news as I am or if you are still in a wait-and-see approach when it comes to outfitting your house with technology. It's not like the smart home or its related products are all that mature yet, but I do feel like we have taken some huge steps towards leaving what has been a multi-year beta period for most of it.
Would love to hear about your smart home setups.


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