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package org.javarosa.core.model.test;

import junit.framework.Test;
import junit.framework.TestCase;
import junit.framework.TestSuite;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import org.javarosa.core.model.Constants;
import org.javarosa.core.model.FormElementStateListener;
import org.javarosa.core.model.FormIndex;
import org.javarosa.core.model.IDataReference;
import org.javarosa.core.model.IFormElement;
import org.javarosa.core.model.QuestionDef;
import org.javarosa.core.model.SelectChoice;
import org.javarosa.core.model.instance.TreeElement;
import org.javarosa.core.reference.InvalidReferenceException;
import org.javarosa.core.reference.Reference;
import org.javarosa.core.reference.ReferenceManager;
import org.javarosa.core.reference.ResourceReferenceFactory;
import org.javarosa.core.reference.RootTranslator;
import org.javarosa.core.services.PrototypeManager;
import org.javarosa.core.services.locale.Localizer;
import org.javarosa.core.services.locale.TableLocaleSource;
import org.javarosa.core.test.FormParseInit;
import org.javarosa.core.util.externalizable.ExtUtil;
import org.javarosa.core.util.externalizable.PrototypeFactory;
import org.javarosa.form.api.FormEntryCaption;
import org.javarosa.form.api.FormEntryController;
import org.javarosa.form.api.FormEntryPrompt;

public class QuestionDefTest extends TestCase {
	FormEntryPrompt fep = null;
	FormParseInit fpi = null;

	public QuestionDefTest(String testName) {
		super(testName);
		System.out.println("Running " + this.getClass().getName() + " test: " + testName + "...");
	}

	public void setUp(){
		fpi = new FormParseInit();
		fpi.getFirstQuestionDef();
		fep = new FormEntryPrompt(fpi.getFormDef(), fpi.getFormEntryModel().getFormIndex());
	}

	static PrototypeFactory pf;

	static {
		PrototypeManager.registerPrototype("org.javarosa.model.xform.XPathReference");
		pf = ExtUtil.defaultPrototypes();
	}

	public static Test suite() {
		TestSuite aSuite = new TestSuite();
		System.out.println("Running QuestionDefTest tests...");
		for (int i = 1; i <= NUM_TESTS; i++) {
			final int testID = i;
			aSuite.addTest(new QuestionDefTest(doTest(testID)));
		}

		return aSuite;
	}

	private void testSerialize (QuestionDef q, String msg) {
		//ExternalizableTest.testExternalizable(q, this, pf, "QuestionDef [" + msg + "]");
	}

	public final static int NUM_TESTS = 5;
	public static String doTest (int i) {
		switch (i) {
		case 1: return "testConstructors";
		case 2: return "testAccessorsModifiers";
		case 3: return "testChild";
		case 4: return "testFlagObservers";
		case 5: return "testReferences";
		}
		throw new IllegalStateException("unexpected index value");
	}

	public void testConstructors () {
		QuestionDef q;

		q = new QuestionDef();
		if (q.getID() != -1) {
			fail("QuestionDef not initialized properly (default constructor)");
		}
		testSerialize(q, "a");

		q = new QuestionDef(17,Constants.CONTROL_RANGE);
		if (q.getID() != 17) {
			fail("QuestionDef not initialized properly");
		}
		testSerialize(q, "b");
	}

	public IDataReference newRef (String xpath) {
			IDataReference ref = new DummyReference();
			ref.setReference(xpath);
			pf.addClass(DummyReference.class);
			return ref;
	}

	public void testAccessorsModifiers () {
		QuestionDef q = new QuestionDef();

		q.setID(45);
		if (q.getID() != 45) {
			fail("ID getter/setter broken");
		}
		testSerialize(q, "c");

		IDataReference ref = newRef("/data");
		q.setBind(ref);
		if (q.getBind() != ref) {
			fail("Ref getter/setter broken");
		}
		testSerialize(q, "e");

		q.setControlType(Constants.CONTROL_SELECT_ONE);
		if (q.getControlType() != Constants.CONTROL_SELECT_ONE) {
			fail("Control type getter/setter broken");
		}
		testSerialize(q, "g");

		q.setAppearanceAttr("minimal");
		if (!"minimal".equals(q.getAppearanceAttr())) {
			fail("Appearance getter/setter broken");
		}
		testSerialize(q, "h");
	}

	public void testChild () {
		QuestionDef q = new QuestionDef();

		if (q.getChildren() != null) {
			fail("Question has children");
		}

		try {
			q.setChildren(new ArrayList<IFormElement>());
			fail("Set a question's children without exception");
		} catch (IllegalStateException ise) {
			//expected
		}

		try {
			q.addChild(new QuestionDef());
			fail("Added a child to a question without exception");
		} catch (IllegalStateException ise) {
			//expected
		}
	}

	public void testFlagObservers () {
		QuestionDef q = new QuestionDef();

		QuestionObserver qo = new QuestionObserver();
		q.registerStateObserver(qo);

		if (qo.flag || qo.q != null || qo.flags != 0) {
			fail("Improper state in question observer");
		}

		q.unregisterStateObserver(qo);

		if (qo.flag) {
			fail("Localization observer updated after unregistered");
		}
	}

//	//Deprecated
//	public void testLocaleChanged () {
//		QuestionDef q = new QuestionDef();
//		q.setLabelInnerText("zh: some text");
//		q.setHelpText("zh: help text");
//		q.setTextID("textID");
//		q.setHelpTextID("help text");
//		q.addSelectChoice(new SelectChoice("choice", "val1"));
//		q.addSelectChoice(new SelectChoice("","non-loc: choice", "val2", false));
//
//		QuestionObserver qo = new QuestionObserver();
//		q.registerStateObserver(qo);
//
//		Localizer l = new Localizer();
//		TableLocaleSource table = new TableLocaleSource();
//		l.addAvailableLocale("en");
//		table.setLocaleMapping("textID", "en: some text");
//		table.setLocaleMapping("short text", "en: short text");
//		table.setLocaleMapping("help text", "en: help text");
//		table.setLocaleMapping("choice", "en: choice");
//		l.registerLocaleResource("en", table);
//		l.setLocale("en");
//
//		q.localeChanged("locale", l);
//		if (!"en: some text".equals(q.getLabelInnerText()) || !"en: help text".equals(q.getHelpText()) ||
//				!"[{choice}en: choice => val1, non-loc: choice => val2]".equals(q.getChoices().toString()) ||
//				!qo.flag || qo.flags != FormElementStateListener.CHANGE_LOCALE) {
//			fail("Improper locale change update");
//		}
//	}

	public void testReferences(){
		QuestionDef q = fpi.getFirstQuestionDef();
		FormEntryPrompt fep = fpi.getFormEntryModel().getQuestionPrompt();

		Localizer l = fpi.getFormDef().getLocalizer();
		l.setDefaultLocale(l.getAvailableLocales()[0]);
		l.setLocale(l.getAvailableLocales()[0]);

		String audioURI = fep.getAudioText();
		String ref;

		ReferenceManager._().addReferenceFactory(new ResourceReferenceFactory());
		ReferenceManager._().addRootTranslator(new RootTranslator("jr://audio/", "jr://resource/"));
		try{
			Reference r = ReferenceManager._().DeriveReference(audioURI);
			ref = r.getURI();
			if(!ref.equals("jr://resource/hah.mp3")){
				fail("Root translation failed.");
			}
		}catch(InvalidReferenceException ire){
			fail("There was an Invalid Reference Exception:"+ire.getMessage());
			ire.printStackTrace();
		}

		ReferenceManager._().addRootTranslator(new RootTranslator("jr://images/","jr://resource/"));
		q = fpi.getNextQuestion();
		fep = fpi.getFormEntryModel().getQuestionPrompt();
		String imURI = fep.getImageText();
		try{
			Reference r = ReferenceManager._().DeriveReference(imURI);
			ref = r.getURI();
			if(!ref.equals("jr://resource/four.gif")){
				fail("Root translation failed.");
			}
		}catch(InvalidReferenceException ire){
			fail("There was an Invalid Reference Exception:"+ire.getMessage());
			ire.printStackTrace();
		}
	}

	private class QuestionObserver implements FormElementStateListener {
		public boolean flag = false;
		public TreeElement e;
		public QuestionDef q;
		public int flags;

		public void formElementStateChanged (IFormElement q, int flags) {
			flag = true;
			this.q = (QuestionDef)q;
			this.flags = flags;
		}

		public void formElementStateChanged(TreeElement question, int changeFlags) {
			flag = true;
			this.e = question;
			this.flags = changeFlags;
		}
	}

	public FormEntryPrompt getFep() {
		return fep;
	}

	public void setFep(FormEntryPrompt fep) {
		this.fep = fep;
	}
}

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Courtesy: Arkansas State
Notes: @AStateVB Travels to SMU Doubletree Classic
Courtesy: ArkansasState
A-State Notes
Creighton Notes
SMU Notes
MATCH 4: Arkansas State (2-1) vs. No. 15 Creighton (1-2)
Friday, Aug. 31 • 10:00 a.m. CDT
Moody Coliseum • Dallas, Texas
Series: Tied 1-1
Live Stats: www.SMUMustangs.com; Live Video: None
MATCH 5: Arkansas State (2-1) at SMU (0-2)
Friday, Aug. 31 • 7:00 p.m. CDT
Series: A-State trails 0-2
Live Stats: www.SMUMustangs.com; Live Video: PonyUp TV (free)
MATCH 6: Arkansas State (2-1) vs. NC State (1-1)
Saturday, Sept. 1 • 12:00 p.m. CDT
QUICK DIGS
This season is the 44th year of volleyball at Arkansas State and A-State has an all-time mark of 1,027-520-5 (.663) and had the 19th most wins in Division I and was tied for the 25th best winning percentage in Division I history entering the 2018 campaign.
A-State's Tatum Ticknor and Ellie Watkins were honored with the SBC Defensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week awards, respectively, after Ticknor led the league with a 5.00 digs per set mark and Watkins handed out a SBC-best 10.75 assists per set mark.
Arkansas State opened the 2018 season with a 2-1 record at the Memphis Invitational. The Red Wolves sandwiched 3-0 sweeps of UAPB and Memphis around a 3-0 setback to Stephen F. Austin. A-State is now 28-16 in season openers after the win over the Lady Lions, while the team is 9-13 in season-opening tournaments under Coach Rehr.
Carlisa May posted 36 kills (4.00 per set) at the Memphis Invitational and earned All-Tournament honors for her efforts. She also had 20 digs and had 13 kills and 10 digs versus Memphis for her first career double-double. She now has 1,353 career kills and is six away from tying Jo Beth Mathis for seventh most in school history.
Ellie Watkins was also named to the Memphis Invitational All-Tournament squad after dishing out 86 assists (10.75 per set).
13 different players saw playing time for the Red Wolves with four freshmen playing in their first collegiate matches. Freshman Macey Putt started all three contests.
A-State vs. Creighton Series History
A-State and Creighton have only played twice in history with Arkansas State winning the first matchup 3-2 in 1997 in Omaha, Neb., at the Creighton First Serve Festival, while the Bluejays swept a 3-0 contest in 2004 at the Missouri Tiger Classic in Columbia, Mo.
The Red Wolves are 10-3 against schools currently in the Big East with Coach Rehr's only match coming last season in a 3-1 win over Georgetown at Rice Invitational II in Houston, Texas. Prior to that the last meeting as the 2004 match vs. CU.
Creighton went 1-2 to open the season at the Trojan Invitational with a win over No. 5 Kentucky, but losses to Northern Iowa and No. 10 USC. The Bluejays are currently ranked 15th in the latest American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll.
A-State vs. SMU Series History
The Red Wolves and Mustangs have only met twice with SMU taking both matches. The Mustangs took a 3-0 decision in 1998 at Kentucky's Conference Challenge in Lexington, Ky., before sweeping A-State last season at the A-State Invitational.
Despite the loss to SMU last season, two of the sets were close with A-State losing the first two by two points each. Ellie Watkins had 29 assists in the match with Tatum Ticknor picking up 18 digs. Brittany Adams had 10 kills for SMU, while Montana Watts had a team-best 14 digs.
Coach Rehr is 0-1 versus the Mustangs, but 7-3 against schools from the AAC after a win over Memphis this year. A-State is 52-45 against AAC institutions all-time.
SMU is 0-2 on the year with losses to Lipscomb and Iowa.
A-State vs. NC State Series History
The Red Wolves are 1-2 all-time against NC State with the win coming two seasons ago, also in Texas at the TCU Invitational, when A-State swept the Wolfpack. Prior to that A-State lost meetings in 1992 (2-3) and 2010 (0-3).
A-State is 9-20 against schools currently in the Atlantic Coast Conference after dropping a 3-0 contest to Virginia Tech a season ago. Head coach David Rehr is 1-1 against ACC schools with the win against North Carolina State in 2016.
The Wolfpack are 1-1 on the young season with a win over VCU and loss to Washington State. Both matches were played at home in Raleigh, N.C.
Ticknor, Watkins Claim SBC Honors
A-State's Tatum Ticknor and Ellie Watkins won the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week and Setter of the Week, respectively, after one weekend of action.
Ticknor led the Sun Belt with a 5.00 digs per set average, while Watkins dished out 10.75 assists per set.
A-State has now seen a player claim a weekly award in 28 of 37 weeks since the beginning of the 2015 season. Over that time span A-State has won 47 weekly awards.
Opening Weekend Recap
Arkansas State went 2-1 at the Memphis Invitational Aug. 24-25 to open the 2018 campaign. A-State defeated UAPB 3-0 and Memphis 3-0, but lost to Stephen F. Austin 3-0.
A-State is now 23-0 all-time against UAPB with the 23 wins being the most against a single opponent with no losses followed by Arkansas Tech (18-0), Arkansas College, now Lyon College, (16-0), and Hendrix (16-0).
The team used 13 players in the win over the Lady Lions with freshmen Macey Putt, Isabel Theut, and Josie Stanford all collecting their first collegiate kills, while Julianna Cramer played one set at setter and handed out 11 assists. A-State held UAPB to a -.014 hitting percentage, the first time since Nov. 27, 2014 that the Red Wolves held an opponent to a negative percentage. That foe was Louisiana-Lafayette (-.066).
The loss to Stephen F. Austin dropped A-State to 6-7 all-time against the Ladyjacks after A-State had swept SFA in the previous two meetings (2015 and 2017).
The squad's win over Memphis brought the all-time series to 29-29. Carlisa May picked up her first career double-double with 13 kills and a career-best 10 digs in the match, while Kenzie Fields had a team-best 14 kills in her return to Tennessee.
Restrepo Adds Holst To 2019 A-State Volleyball Staff
A-State Volleyball Announces 2019 Schedule
Shannon Niemeier Named A-State Volleyball Assistant Coach

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Looking at the calendar, I can only shake my head at the fact that July is here. While our lives had already seemed busy, now that school is out our calendar is jam packed with play dates, summer camp, sports, classes, activities, road trips and more.
As it seems like we are constantly on the go, I'm always on the lookout for great tasting snacks that are sure to keep my kids fueled and happy quickly and easily. At the same time, they have to have that ideal blend of great taste and quality ingredients that will make my kids happy while also passing my inspection.
Fortunately, the Mott's taste that we already love is now available in fruit flavored snacks that, while not a substitute for fresh fruit and vegetables, are indeed made with real fruit and vegetable juice and natural colors and flavors. Even better? They're delicious!
Available in Assorted Fruit and Berry varieties, Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks come in boxes of 10 pouches (0.8 ounces each, approximately seven or eight snacks) which are just the right size to pack in a lunchbox, throw in your purse or grab for a quick treat in the car.
Considering that these are not only made with natural colors and flavors but that they provide 100% of your daily Vitamin C, are only 80 calories, and are gluten- and fat-free, what more could I ask for?
In fact, I have to admit that the first day that we sampled these, I was just as excited as the kids. We pulled out the Assorted Fruit pouches first and found that they featured just the right amount of softness and chewiness without being sticky or messy.
Of course we had to sample the Berry fruit flavored snacks as well. While the girls were happy with both types, I was partial to the Berry and found myself immediately addicted. Not too sugary sweet but of course just sweet enough that they made my mouth water. They're just that good!
When it comes to a portable, convenient, fast snack for at home or out and about, Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks are an option that kids are sure to love. While I wouldn't consider using these to replace actual fruit and vegetables, I know that there are times that a treat like this works well (that is, ahem, if there are any left at the rate that I've been going through them).
From lounging by the pool to playing in the park to hanging out at the beach this summer, Mott's has snack time covered for the whole family. As an added bonus, for those who collect Box Tops for Education these boxes of fruit flavored snacks have double the points year round to collect for your favorite school.
Four lucky people will receive a Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks Prize Pack*!
*Prize Pack contains three boxes of Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks in Assorted Fruit and three boxes of Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks in Berry.
Disclosure: The product, gift pack, information, and additional sample have all been provided by Mott's® through MyBlogSpark.
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In the fall we are taking a trip to WA state, they would be perfect for the plane ride!
We plan on taking day trips to the beach, Boston and New York City.
At the beach or pool, and on road trips from here to there.
They will be packed in our bag for trips to the playground and beach!!
We are driving to our summer vacation so these would be perfect for the car!
Motts would be traveling with my granddaughter and the kids where ever we go, I am always on the lookout for a healthy & non-messy snack to carry along to outttings,games,grocery trips &the like.
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it would be going with us to the beach, zoo, and to their grandparents house.
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I would take these to the park with me.
These would be traveling in my purse! Everywhere!
On all our day trips in the car and vacation to new hampshire.
To the beach in SC and also to Washington DC. Thanks for the chance to win!
It would definately be going to Swatswood State Park with me.
To the beach and to the various summer camps my kids are attending.
We're not taking any long trips, but we're taking a few day trips this summer, to Atlanta (Six Flags) and to see family.
Traveling around town as we do election campaigning.
To the park or in my backyard when I have my barbecues and pool parties.
Probably in the car as we drive to Chicago!
These would be great for the road trips we have planned to Wisconsin and Tennessee!
Back and forth between grandparents house.
this may be following me on road trips to Massachusetts, to see my family! Always need tasty snacks along the way!
I would take them to amusement parks, have some in the car in case we needed a snack, and bring them outside for snacks when we get out of the pool.
They'd be great to throw in the diaper bag for when momma needs a pick me up!
To the Beach or day hiking in the State Parks near our home!
I always keep fruit snacks in the kids bad. You never know when you will need a snack!
We would take them out on our boat.
They would be awesome for hikes! Just keep them in your pack for when you need seomthing sweet!
These would be great for our trip to Wyoming.
To swim lessons for an after class snack!
They would travel with us to Grandma and Grandpa's house.
We'll be bringing these to the park. Thanks for the chance to win!
Traveling to the beach with us this year!
Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks will be traveling to Myrtle Beach, SC with us.
They would be staying home with my family. Things always taste better from the comfort of your own home.
To camp with my son.
I'd take the Grape Blend fruit snacks to the zoo this summer.
Everywhere! My kids love them!
I would put some in my purse for when we go to the park!
I'd take them with us on weekends when we go camping. Thanks.
this would come camping with us. thanks for hosting!
We would take them to the park, the beach or camping with us! Thanks so much for hosting this great giveaway!
I would pack them in my lunches.
I would snack on them while working.
These would go to the park, the pool, or the library for the lunchtime reading or movie times that they do each week.
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They'll go everywhere with me and my family. We take them to the park and pretty much anywhere else we go on day trips, and I take them to work almost every day for lunch too.
They'd be traveling to our new home across town from where we currently live. We'll need snacks available for that first week or so while we get settled!
I like to have snacks in the car, so I can have something to eat before hitting the gym after work.
Probably all around the city since we don't have anything big planned.
Leave a comment on this post telling me where Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks might be traveling with you this summer if you win.
They would travel to the beach!
I would take them to Road Trips.
Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks might be traveling with me to the park.
I'd take them with me to work! Thank you!
To Gatlinburg, Tn for a week long vacation.
To the splash pad, or if we can get them past TSA, on the airplane!
If I win, they'll be going to Louisiana with me when I move there.
To the pool and the backyard!
These would travel with us on our trip to New York.
On our road trip up to Northern California.
We would enjoy them by the pool in the backyard.
Mott's Medleys Fruit Flavored Snacks might travel with me to Indy :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
These babies would be traveling back and forth to grandmas house several times this summer.. she's a luck girl and would be even luckier with these.
These would be great for our bicycling trips.
memphis, tn and the pool!
Traveling with my son to day camp!
where ever i go in the car,theyll be with me!!
To the beach since they don't leave a sticky mess.
I would take them to our overseas trip.
I would take these to the beach or the springs. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! My kids would love this!
I will take them to the beach. Thanks for the giveaway.
I will take them to the park with us!
We would take them camping in the mountains with us.
they will be traveling with me to mexico!!!
It would travel with us on our honeymoon road trip!
We'd take them to the playground.
Mott's Medley's fruit snacks will be traveling with my family to summer camp this year.
Up north for on the lake!
our road trip to michigan.
I'd love to take some to the beach!
Hello, how are you? Thank you for this opportunity. The Motts snacks would travel with me every where.
to the parks to the store everywhere we go!


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Hedge Funds' Four-Month Run in the Black Ends in May with Industry Down 1.47% According to Backstop BarclayHedge; Trade Disputes, Tariffs and Depressed Oil Prices Weigh Down Returns
Hedge Fund Press Releases
FAIRFIELD, IOWA JUNE 11, 2019
Global trade disputes and oil price downturns took a toll on hedge funds in May, bringing an end to the industry's four-month run of positive returns. For the month, the hedge fund industry was down 1.47%, according to the Barclay Hedge Fund Index compiled by BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions.
By comparison, the S&P 500 Total Return Index was down 6.35% for the month. Year-to-date through the end of May, hedge funds returned 5.23%, while the S&P was up 10.59% on the year.
"Hopeful signs from U.S.-China trade talks vanished in the face of heightened tariffs and proved to be a drag on equity markets in May," said Sol Waksman, president of BarclayHedge. "The trade war and the accompanying decrease in oil prices further weighed down hedge fund returns."
While the overall industry was down in May, there were gainers among hedge fund sectors. Leading the way was the Option Strategies Index, up 1.93% for the month, followed by the Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index and the Emerging Markets Eastern European Equities Index, both up 1.01% in May.
"Eastern Europe remains a strong economic story," said Waksman. "Economic expansion appears to be continuing in Poland, while first quarter growth in Romania exceeded projections and Hungary's first quarter growth was the strongest in almost 20 years."
Among the other sectors posting positive numbers in May were the Emerging Markets Global Fixed Income Index, up 0.74%, and the European Equities Index, with a 0.46% return for the month.
Far more sectors were in the red for May than in the black. The Technology Index was down 4.40% for the month, the Emerging Markets Global Equities Index, down 4.28%, the Emerging Markets Asian Equities Index, down 4.18% in May, and the Equity Long Bias Index dropped 3.47%.
Strong Eastern European economic performance showed up again in year-to-date returns. Through the end of May, the Emerging Markets Eastern European Equities Index was up 12.06% while the Emerging Markets Eastern Europe Index gained 11.17%. Other notable year-to-date gainers included the Healthcare & Biotechnology Index, up 11.90% on the year, the Emerging Markets Global Fixed Income Index, returning 9.95% year-to-date and the Technology Index, with an 8.15% return through the end of May.
For a complete table of BarclayHedge Hedge Fund and Sub-Index results for May, as well as historical returns, click here.
About Backstop Solutions
Backstop's mission is to help the institutional investment industry use time to its fullest potential. We develop technology to simplify and streamline otherwise time-consuming tasks and processes, enabling our clients to quickly and easily access, share, and manage the knowledge that's critical to their day-to-day business success. Backstop provides its industry-leading cloud-based productivity suite to investment consultants, pensions, funds of funds, family offices, endowments, foundations, private equity, hedge funds, and real estate investment firms.
BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop, currently maintains data on more than 6,900 hedge funds, funds of funds, and CTAs. The BarclayHedge Indices are utilized by institutional investors, brokerage firms, and private banks worldwide as performance benchmarks for the hedge fund and managed futures industries.
Sol Waksman
BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions Group
swaksman@barclayhedge.com
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Okapi Attack Sends Shock Waves through the Ituri Forest
The picture was taken more than a year ago by Kim Gjerstad. This Okapi was shot dead a week ago.
At 5 o'clock Sunday morning, the 24th of June, at least 50 men, mostly naked and draped in leaves entered Epulu, the headquarters of the Okapi Faunal Reserve, a World Heritage Site in the Ituri Forest. They came out of the forest from the south, about four kilometers east of Epulu and were led by the elephant poacher called Morgan. They were armed with AK 47s and at least two PKM machine guns. These details are corroborated by several separate accounts.
For an entire day scenes of horror and panic ripped through Epulu. Many people fled into the forest, others were taken hostage to carry the loot of the attackers. Women were raped. Seven people were killed. Among the dead are two park guards and the wife of another. Two of these were burned. Some reported that Amisi's wife was burned alive, perhaps caught in the chaos as the outlaws incinerated park infrastructure and guard homes. Others seemed shot almost at random: Two people on a truck passing through Epulu, two other Epulu residents. The administrative buildings of the Reserve were looted, then burned. Houses and stores in the village were pillaged. These facts are in the report of a mission urgently sent from Virunga National Park to assess the damage. Photos support the facts; only a few (taken by WCS staff) are shown here.
The offices emptied and burned. Photo WCS.
What is hard to understand : the shooting of the captive Okapi. These animals are emblematic of Congo's natural wealth, endemic to its eastern forests, and here, Epulu, was the only place in the country where Congolese could come to see them. Fourteen were shot dead. And the last, the old female that survived, was so traumatized that local reports expect her to die. These animals had survived the civil war of the 1990s and early 21st century: occupation of Epulu by Mobutu's fleeing army, followed by Maimai, followed by Ugandan troops and finally followed by Bemba's troops (Bemba since sent to International Criminal Court in the Hague).
Killed two days ago. Beginning to swell. Photo WCS.
Why kill the Okapi now? Peace that is so lawless, should not be called peace.
Mid-day Monday, the day after the first shots, the last of the attackers returned on the same forest path, heading south, probably to cross the Ituri River, possibly to continue into the province of North Kivu.
Not until after the outlaws' departure, did the army troops (FARDC), stationed near-by, enter Epulu. They continued the pillage, and then returned to their barracks. Not before Tuesday did UN soldiers and a different faction of the army, from the town of Bunia, arrive on the scene.
Is there any possibility of bringing Morgan to justice? If so, who considers it a priority?
And who is Morgan? An elephant poacher, thrice arrested by the park guards, taken to local courts and liberated. Originally he is from a village down the road from the Okapi Station, Epene.
And who makes up Morgan's rogue army? A motley force of various ethnic groups, most come from within or near the RFO (Mbo, Ndaka, Bila….).
And where did they get their sophisticated weapons? Why didn't the nearby Congolese Army react more quickly? Effectively?
There can only be Peace with law and order. Are we naïve to hope for law and order in Congo?
UPDATE 3 July 2012: From radio okapi news bulletin, 16 hostages taken by Morgan and his gang returned home yesterday without condition. They indicated, however, that there are still 12 hostages of whom 11 are women, and of those, nine are minors.
UPDATE 8 July 2012: Morgan's men have attacked again, this time in the Okapi Reserve but west of Epulu. Friday night they attacked trucks along the road and took hostages. Waiting for more information.
Today, Sunday, it is two weeks since the attack. There has been no capture and no credible effort to capture the perpetrators. The military now stationed in Epulu says that it does not have the communication equipment necessary to enter the forest.
UPDATE 13 July 2012: The picture below of Morgan, from prior to the attacks, acquired by the park staff in Epulu, ICCN.
Hope Follows Terror in the Ituri
Morgan is Dead! What follows for Congo's Forests?
Echoes of Okapi and Bonobo on the Way to the Forest
OKAPI – a Memory in Film from the Ituri
Bringing in 2013 with the Good and the Bad in DR Congo
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John Sullivan
Senseless and sickening beyond words.
Norman Rosen
I am shocked and sadden, but knowing John
and following your wonderful work in the Congo. I wish you all the luck and I hope you will get the support that you deserve and wake up the DRC Govt!!! Warmest Regards/Norm Rosen
The last female Okapi died. See here on Radio Okapi:
http://radiookapi.net/environnement/2012/07/03/attaque-de-la-reserve-depulu-le-dernier-okapi-est-mort/
Julie Moran
This is so horrific – beyond words to describe… I sit here safely, tears streaming down my face, and my heart goes out to all of the people and Okapi killed and affected by this senseless and despicable act.
Terese and John, my heart also goes out to you and your family. I cannot even imagine how you must feel. You are in my thoughts, and your continued work inspires me. The world is a better place because of you….
Leo Mastromatteo
Terese and John, I'm so sorry, it's beyond belief. After everything else, now this, my heart goes out to you. If there was anything I could do. I know I spent 12 yrs in the country, one or more at your camp. The effort and work that you and John have done there is worth volumes to DRCongo and the world, so sorry in deed!
Julie and Leo, Yes it is despicable and the uncertainty of any real retribution is frustrating beyond words. Here is what is heartening: the two NGOs (WCS and GIC) with long-time commitment — that you know well — are both coming forward to solve immediate problems (stabilize the guards, feed the displaced, get them home) AND both are speaking of the long term. How to secure the forest ….
Perhaps, after the U.S. Rangers track down Joseph Kony, they can move over here an track down some of these butchers.
clara song
I heard about this story from Sarah's Facebook page. I am so saddened by this and can only say that I am filled with admiration at the strength of everyone who works so hard to help keep the Congolese (both wildlife and people) safe. The chaos and lawlessness afflicting the Congo is upsetting in so many ways. Thank you for your hard work and I pray for your safety and well-being.
John, Terry,
We are deeply saddened by this psychotic act of violence. We know that it is a true struggle to forge ahead in the face of this insanity and we send you all our strength and desire for justice and retribution.
Jojo and Max were here building bikes for their(rainy) departure along the south shore and to Isle Royale.
Love Tom, Mad, Simon and Becca
I am truly sorry and sickened to hear of this horrific violence. What could make a difference and prevent this from happening again somewhere else?
My thoughts are with those who work in the region- I can't imagine how out of control and helpless it must feel. I wish you all the best in recovering as much as possible from this beyond despicable event and continuing your very important work.
Thanks for posting about this shocking situation at Epulu, Terese. People are responding from around the world and I gather over US$100,000 has been quickly raised for the OKP. I have been supporting the Okapi Conservation Project over the last year and I was horrified to learn what had occurred. The slaughter of people trying to protect the forests and the wildlife is a crime beyond belief.
Yes a crime — beyond belief, but a situation not likely to go away. Over the past few years the Okapi Conservation Project, WCS, GIC and GFA have all continued to work in a Peace that was not Peace. The challenge is to rebuild so as to truly have the best possibility for securing the whole Ituri Forest – home of the Okapi. An enormous challenge.
Chris Everett
This horrific and senseless attack needs publicity and having photographed the okapi in 1958 it is particularly heart rending and tragic.
I have been worrying about the safety of you and John. Is this a warning &/or drug fuelled?
Becca Brackett
This attack is terrible. It is indeed not peace when lawless bands attack and murder people who are caring for the country's rare animals.
I worry about you all.
Here I camped at Lake Itasca in peace and quiet, and met Georganne Maxon for her guidance around the park.
I pray that these criminals are brought to justice.
These attacks are criminal and cowardly! I am so very sorry for all of the people and the animals that poor poor Okapi, sometimes i wonder if people will ever get how important animals are and that its our duty to protect them! Thank you for all the hard work you do and good luck with your wonderful work!
Kim Honda
Over the years we talked about the resilience of Okapi Wildlife Reserve and its rangers through civil wars and human tragedies, and the fact that this destruction has come from a band of poachers leaves me absolutely speechless. The entire world is dominated by the insatiable human greed.
I had a chance to talk with Liz B. today and she expressed her concern about the seriousness of the poachers' message and the future of forest elephants among other things since the Ituri holds really the last of the elephant population in the region. She also mentioned the sign of a "ripple effect" (my words) being felt in the Virunga area. I really hope the situation will not get any worse from here.
Tom Struhsaker was crazy enough to continue his work in Uganda during the Amin rule and Dr. Conway kept sending money to keep him there. (I saw Dr. Conway today, too. Didn't have a heart to bring up the horrifying subject.) On one hand I hope the work in Ituri continues, but at the same time I don't want anyone, you or John or any other colleagues risk their life and the situation right now seems rather desperate.
Suddenly, Terri, I've remembered the stupid CI presentation at the SCB conference about the overlap between 'dangerous' places and hotspots.
Morgan – the criminel- does not expect retribution. It is enough to move out of the narrow network of cellphone and navigable road and criminels are somewhat protected. Move a little farther beyond habitation and farms and protection is far better. Move into a vast wilderness like RFO or TL2 and he is not only safe but has food (wildlife) and a source of income (ivory, bushmeat, possibly minerals…).
If the military have no operating expenses — can't mount an operation — there is little we can expect unless we supply the means. After being pillaged by the same military, it is right to hesitate — yes?
It will be a happy day if Morgan is caught, it will be a happier day if one year later he has not been released.
Fred Koontz
Words are empty in the face of such senseless human action. Only faith — faith that in the end — compassion for all people and species will prevail. Please know that hundreds of people that you and John and all your colleagues have inspired over the years share in this sorrow. We all must keep stepping forward.
Lajos
Can't believe this! Some foreign legionaeries or a SWAT team should go into that country and do some headshots. Or back the colonial troops! Can't believe, but Africa was a much safer place 70 years ago than today, not to mention for animals. "Darkest Africa" in 1870 ??? Than what is this today??? Time to give up political correctness and do something proper!
Fred, and all, thank you for your comments. The wanton destruction of Epulu and its aftershocks continue to evoke commentary among Congolese. These were beloved animals and Epulu a special place that signified hope for many. The commitment to conserve Congo's unique and vulnerable natural treasures has not been destroyed. But this bitter disaster must also be an opportunity to rethink how precious treasures such as the okapi can be protected in a fast changing and often conflict-ridden world. This may require new ways of thinking and certainly open debate. See http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/23/opinion/the-only-way-to-help-congo.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all for a bottom-up perspective on how local chaos and violence in Congo can assume major repercussions, and what can be done about it.
Ron Mininger
Heartfelt sympathies to you and everyone living and working in Epulu. Your courage and commitment in bearing witness to these events is vital.
De-Deiu BYA'OMBE
Morgan merite la mort.
Steve Wolcott
Senseless and very disturbing! Was at Akakora when the attack took place. Logging, poaching, and the overall raping of Congo's natural resources for personal gain of a few individuals must be curtailed!
Terese, John,
I am so sorry to learn this news. How terrible. Please give my sympathies to everyone. I am glad this is coming to light through your website and the link with CNN.
genna anderson
Terry,I'm sorry I never wrote you when I heard about the attack on the Okapi station from Nina
at the library just after it happened.What a sad loss. I 'moor rosary.
Now there is a new threat,coming from Rwanda and rebels who have taken Goma and want to take Bukavu and then the rest of the DRC.Kabila isn't much but that's quite a goal.Congo does not deserve this.
I love the new monkey,the Lesula.I think I read about you and the monkey when it was found some time this summer.
A little proof reading would have helped.I'm so sorry is what that weird sentence says;not something about a rosary.
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List of publications > The Current State of Remote Physiotherapy in Finland : Cross-sectional Web-Based Questionnaire Study
The Current State of Remote Physiotherapy in Finland : Cross-sectional Web-Based Questionnaire Study (2022)
Hellstén, T., Arokoski, J., Sjögren, T., Jäppinen, A.-M., & Kettunen, J. (2022). The Current State of Remote Physiotherapy in Finland : Cross-sectional Web-Based Questionnaire Study. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 9(2), Article e35569. https://doi.org/10.2196/35569
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All authors or editors: Hellstén, Thomas; Arokoski, Jari; Sjögren, Tuulikki; Jäppinen, Anna-Maija; Kettunen, Jyrki
Journal or series: JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies
Article number: e35569
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Publication country: Canada
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2196/35569
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A quantitative, cross-sectional, web-based questionnaire was sent to working-aged members of the Finnish Association of Physiotherapists (n=5905) in March 2021 and to physiotherapists in a private physiotherapy organization (n=620) in May 2021. The questionnaire included questions on the suitability of RP in different diseases and the current state and implementation of RP in work among physiotherapists.
Of the 6525 physiotherapists, a total of 9.9% (n=662; n=504, 76.1% female; mean age 46.1, SD 12 years) answered the questionnaire. The mean suitability "score" (0=not suitable at all to 10=fully suitable) of RP in different disease groups varied from 3.3 (neurological diseases) to 6.1 (lung diseases). Between early 2020 (ie, just before the COVID-19 pandemic) and spring 2021, the proportion of physiotherapists who used RP increased from 33.8% (21/62) to 75.4% (46/61; P<.001) in the public sector and from 19.7% (42/213) to 76.6% (163/213; P<.001) in the private sector. However, only 11.7% (32/274) of physiotherapists reported that they spent >20% of their practice time for RP in 2021. The real-time method was the most common RP method in both groups (public sector 46/66, 69.7% vs private sector 157/219, 71.7%; P=.47). The three most commonly used technical equipments were computers/tablets (229/290, 79%), smartphones (149/290, 51.4%), and phones (voice call 51/290, 17.6%). The proportion of physiotherapists who used computers/tablets in RP was higher in the private sector than in the public sector (183/221, 82.8% vs 46/68, 67.6%; P=.01). In contrast, a higher proportion of physiotherapists in the public sector than in the private sector used phones (18/68, 26.5% vs 33/221, 14.9%; P=.04).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, physiotherapists increased their use of RP in their everyday practice, although practice time in RP was still low. When planning RP for rehabilitees, it should be considered that the suitability of RP in different diseases seems to vary in the opinion of physiotherapists. Furthermore, our results brought up important new information for developing social, health, and rehabilitation education for information and communications technologies.
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Steven Boswell's recently published Kind Norodom's Head is a tapestry of anecdotal colonial-era gems woven together with temple-spotter minutiae.
February 19, 2015 by Chris Taylor
For most travelers, Khao San comes at the end of one journey—the red-eye via Kuwait or Karachi, the shoulder-to-shoulder overnight bus from the north or the south of Thailand—and the beginning of another.
The Chinese friend
Chinese, like Japanese, are all for tours. Every self-respecting tourist attraction has its hierarchy of sights, its hoary accretion of wide-eyed lore and its filing-cabinet litany of statistics.
1,700km west of Lhasa, Tibet's holiest mountain is the approximate source of Asia's four greatest rivers: the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Indus and the Sutlej. It is also the Mount Meru of Hindu legend. Nobody was telling me I couldn't go.
We tend to be too earnest about China—the opacity of its politics, the sufferings foisted upon its people by a capricious government bent on maintaining one-party rule at all costs, the hagiographies of the system's entrepreneurial winners.
About Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor is a writer based in Bangkok. He has been a guidebook writer, a travel writer and has written commentary and reporting for many publications worldwide, including The Wall Street Journal, The Far Eastern Economic Review, Salon, Time, the South China Morning Post, The Age, and The Sydney Morning Herald.
©Chris Taylor 2019


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The Community of Interbeing is the name given to the network of people in the United Kingdom who practise Buddhism according to the teachings of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. The name Community of Interbeing has been used since 1994, when the organisation was granted charitable. For some years before then, a small but growing group of UK practitioners had been meeting to practise together and hold days of mindfulness and short retreats, following this Buddhist tradition. Often they met informally just to enjoy each other's company.
Thich Nhat Hanh founded the Unified Buddhist Church (Eglise Bouddhique Unifieé) in France in 1969, during the Vietnam war. Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, a poet, a scholar, and a peace activist. His life long efforts to generate peace and reconciliation moved Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He founded the Van Hanh Buddhist University in Saigon and the School for Youths of Social Services in Vietnam. When not travelling the world to teach "The Art of Mindful Living", he teaches, writes, and gardens in Plum Village, France, a Buddhist monastery for monks and nuns and a mindfulness practice center for lay people.


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Once upon a time people looked for churches to go to. It was just a part of the culture and what people did with their Sunday mornings. But now people in our post-Christian culture don't often think about going to church even though they are still longing for meaningful relationships with people, and drawn to a relationship with Christ. Jesus said, "The fields are white unto harvest". In other words, people are really ready. So how do we avoid being the best-kept secret in town while we reach our communities?
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MILANO, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The following factors could affect Italian markets on Friday.
France recalled its ambassador to Italy on Thursday, a remarkable diplomatic split between neighbours and European Union allies, after what it described as "repeated, baseless" attacks by Italian political leaders against France.
ISTAT releases December industrial output (0900 GMT) and monthly bulletin on the state of the economy in January (1000 GMT).
Treasury announces sale of BTP bonds, with relative amounts to be auctioned on Feb. 13.
UniCredit Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier does not see cross border mergers among European banks in the short or medium term.
The bank said its fourth-quarter net profit was 215.1 million euros.
Conference call on FY results (1230 GMT with the press and 1330 GMT with analysts).
Italy's Unipol agreed to sell its banking unit Unipol Banca to BPER Banca for 220 million euros in cash, the insurance group said on Friday.
UnipolSai said its prelim. FY net profit was 948 million euros.
Conference call on FY results (1100 GMT).
The European Central Bank has set a minimum Cet1 Ratio for the bank for 2019 at 9.0 percent.
The bank's fourth-quarter net profit was 43.8 million euros.
It said on Friday it owned 100 percent of Banco di Sardegna ordinary shares.
Conference call on FY results (0830 GMT).
Sources close to the authoroties running the bank said Attestor fund has expressed an interest to look at the bank, Il Messaggero said.
Fiat Chrysler shares fell 12 percent on Thursday after weaker-than-expected guidance for profits and industrial free cash flow this year raised doubts about the Italian-American carmaker's longer-term targets.
Italian regional court Tar has annulled the decree with which Italy had suspended the toll increase triggered in 2014-2018 period by SAT, one of the Italian motorways managed by Autostrade per l'Italia, the ruling showed on Thursday.
Infrastructure group Salini is the only bidder left for the troubled builder after interest from Japan's IHI waned, Il Sole 24 Ore said.
Aeroporto di Bologna said on Thursday passenger traffic was up 7.1 percent year-on-year.
Board meeting on anticipation of FY results, followed by conference call (1200 GMT).
Board meeting on anticipation of FY results.
Board meeting on anticipation of FY results, followed by conference call.
Ordinary shareholders' meeting (1230 GMT).
Genoa, Prime Minsiter Giuseppe Conte and Infrastructure and Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli attends ceremony of the cutting of the first West stump of the Morandi bridge (0930 GMT).


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One interesting component of Chinese overseas investment has been a growing focus on the real estate sector. It might be expected that Chinese overseas real estate sector investment would be an insignificant fraction of investment in sectors that are strategically more important for China's growth, such as metals, but according to the China Global Investment Tracker created by the American Enterprise Institute and the Heritage Foundation, as of 2013 investments in the metals segment amounted to US $114 billion compared to US $74 billion for real estate.
Chinese overseas investment in the real estate sector has accelerated this year. According to an article by Xinhua, Chinese institutional investment in the first quarter grew 25% to US $2.1 billion. Investment in the overseas residential sector in the quarter reached US $1.1 billion, nearly double the amount one year earlier.
There are a number of factors driving Chinese investment in the real estate sector abroad, including high amounts of Chinese emigration, growing Chinese business presence outside of China and Chinese interest in locating real estate markets that offer attractive returns or balance against downside risk inherent in China's volatile property markets. Approximately 150,000 Chinese emigrate annually.
While to date key target markets for investment have been Britain, Australia and the United States, it is only a matter of time before Chinese real estate investment numbers in Latin America become significant. To take one example, there over a million persons of Chinese ancestry in Peru, and the combination of this shared cultural base with the fact that Peru has many sectors which are of strategic importance for China means that it is a natural target for expanded real estate investment. The Wong supermarket empire was built by Erasmus Wong, a Chinese Peruvian.
Outside of Peru, there are many likely targets for increased Chinese real estate investment, particularly in places that offer opportunity for significant growth or that provide opportunities to diversify global real estate portfolios. Further the combination of a need in Latin America for real estate investment and large amounts of Chinese capital available for investment creates natural synergies which have the potential to significantly positively impact Latin America's economic growth.


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George Washington, first warned and expressed his dislike of political or factions for the country. However, the debate and different view points of the constitution ultimately left no choice but for political leaders to divide into these political partys that expressed their views. The Democratic Republican party was formed a couple years just after the ratification of the constituion. The party's opposition was the Federalist, led by Alexander Hamiltion. The main basis for the Federalist party politically was there disire for a strong central government. They believed it was neccessary in order to retain order within the country. Thomas Jefferson was known as the leader of the Democratic-Republican party. The party pushed for a weaker centrol government, with more state rights. The primary concern with a strong central government for Jefferson was the fear of another tryannical government similar to the British. Another key politcal divide was over the inteprataion of the constitution. Jefferson and the party were urged that the constitution was not open to any interpratation. Instead, they believed the only ability's the government should have, are those expressed exactly in the constitution.


My name is Nick Miller and I am the Co-Owner of Lake Country Bed Barn with my wife Elise. I was an Ambassador for the Hartland Chamber from February of 2016 until May of 2018. I have been a Hartland Chamber board member since January of 2018. Lake Country Bed Barn is a local, family owned Mattress, Adjustable bases, bedding and bed sets wholesale retail store located in the historic Business Improvement District of downtown Hartland. What I strive to do differently is to give accurate information and knowledge on what certain mattresses can do for your body health. We spend 1/3 of our lives in bed (or we should) and this is where our bodies rest, recover and heal. Lake Country bed barn carries mattresses in all comfort levels and price range to meet our goal of giving everyone that comes to us a "Good Morning"!
We started Lake Country Bed Barn in March of 2014, shortly after the birth of our oldest daughter Quinn. Quinn is the main reason for the start of our Entrepreneurship and we have since had our second daughter Mira. I was a low voltage technician for 9 years and worked both with our store being by appointment only for our first 2 years. I am fortunate enough to have joined my wife Elise as full time Lake Country Bed Barn owner and operator since June of 2016. My wife, Elise and I are very passionate about our involvement in the community and we try to volunteer as much as our schedule allows us to do. We run events such as the Hartland Neighborhood night out and the August Sidewalk Sale. I look forward to continuing my work not only as a chamber board member but also by volunteering anywhere I can on chamber committees and at chamber events.


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