![]() ![]() It sounds like you’re doing that… what would happen if you got to full throttle a couple of car lengths earlier, when you had a little more steering still in the car? The classic Friction Circle is never a circle, because cars (with the exception of drag racers) don’t have enough power to keep the acceleration longitudinal g-loads high enough to make that part of the circle, a circle! The “circle” will have a relatively flatfish top.Īs a driver, I’m always asking myself if I’m using all of the grip exiting a corner, trading off cornering by unwinding the wheel to give traction to the accelerating tires. If you have a data system that can produce a g-g diagram (or gSum), you’ll see how this works in a more visual way. It may seem that you’re still cornering hard, but you’ve either straightened the wheel enough to give some pure lateral grip back to the tires for acceleration… or you weren’t using all of the grip that the tires are capable of producing. And at that moment, you must only be using 50% of the tires’s grip for cornering. So, there’s a point past the apex when you’re asking for 100% of your car’s acceleration power, but that might only be using 50% of the tires’ traction capability at that very moment. That’s not to take anything away from your car because every car is like this, to some extent. The simple answer is your car does not have enough power to need all 100% of the tires’ traction for acceleration – it can’t use all 100%. Can it be that these tires can handle more, meaning 100% full throttle in my car is really less than 100% throttle for these particular tires? I hope I am making sense!”Ī: That’s actually a great question. How can that be? I drive a Cayman GT4 with Hoosier R7 tires. So, I am 100% accelerating and still cornering. Why am I not sliding or spinning? I am a firm believer in what you said many times in your books that the tires can only do 3 things at 100% – each either accelerate, decelerate or corner and they can do a combination of the above but only up to 100%. ![]() As I am exiting certain turns, turn 1 at VIR for instance, I am at full throttle pretty much past the apex even before I fully straighten my steering wheel out. So, I am cornering at full throttle. To state it in other words, the new method and apparatus control the engine at a modest speed when the generator is unloaded or lightly loaded and increases engine speed and current frequency with increases in generator load.Q: “ I have been trying to improve my corner exit speed. The increasing step includes detecting an increase in the current to a value, determining from the look-up table the frequency corresponding to the value and increasing the speed of the engine until the frequency of the current is the frequency corresponding to the value. For some part of the monitoring step, the engine runs at a first speed, e.g., idle speed, or some moderate speed above idle speed. The governor apparatus used to carry out the method includes a microcontroller having a current and frequency look-up table embedded in it. A holding circuit incorporating the solenoid means for interrupting the circuit and thus disengaging the caliper brake to release the throttle, includes a hydraulic brake switch, a toggle switch and an ignition switch.Ībstract: A method for controlling the speed of an engine driving a generator supplying electrical current to a load includes the steps of monitoring the current, increasing the speed when the current increases and decreasing the speed when the current decreases. The caliper brake is capable of gripping a section of the throttle rod and an electrical solenoid is capable when energized of urging the brake into engagement with the throttle rod to restrict its movement. A friction device, such as a caliper brake, is provided for frictionally engaging the throttle rod to retain it in a predetermined position. But the throttle rod is not frictionally engaged to keep it in a predetermined position.Ībstract: A device is provided for maintaining the throttle of an internal combustion engine in a fixed position, the device including quick release means for the throttle. TL DR: In this article, a device is provided for maintaining the throttle of an internal combustion engine in a fixed position, the device including quick release means for the throttle. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Privacy Badger looks for tracking techniques like uniquely identifying cookies, local storage “supercookies,” and canvas fingerprinting. Voila!Īt a more technical level, Privacy Badger keeps note of the “third party” domains that embed images, scripts and advertising in the pages you visit. And when your browser stops loading content from a source, that source can no longer track you. If as you browse the web, the same source seems to be tracking your browser across different websites, then Privacy Badger springs into action, telling your browser not to load any more content from that source. (For example, a news webpage might load the actual article from the news company, ads from an ad company, and the comments section from a different company that’s been contracted out to provide that service.) Privacy Badger keeps track of all of this. ![]() When you view a webpage, that page will often be made up of content from many different sources. ( See also.) How does Privacy Badger work? What is and isn’t considered a tracker is entirely based on how a specific domain acts, not on human judgment. Privacy Badger is an algorithmic tracker blocker – we define what “tracking” looks like, and then Privacy Badger blocks or restricts domains that it observes tracking in the wild. Second, most other blockers rely on a human-curated list of domains or URLs to block. The extension doesn’t block ads unless they happen to be tracking you in fact, one of our goals is to incentivize advertisers to adopt better privacy practices. First, while most other blocking extensions prioritize blocking ads, Privacy Badger is purely a tracker-blocker. Privacy Badger was born out of our desire to be able to recommend a single extension that would automatically analyze and block any tracker or ad that violated the principle of user consent which could function well without any settings, knowledge, or configuration by the user which is produced by an organization that is unambiguously working for its users rather than for advertisers and which uses algorithmic methods to decide what is and isn’t tracking.Īs a result, Privacy Badger differs from traditional ad-blocking extensions in two key ways. How is Privacy Badger different from other blocking extensions? To the advertiser, it’s like you suddenly disappeared. If an advertiser seems to be tracking you across multiple websites without your permission, Privacy Badger automatically blocks that advertiser from loading any more content in your browser. Privacy Badger is a browser extension that stops advertisers and other third-party trackers from secretly tracking where you go and what pages you look at on the web. ![]() ![]() Apply Now Programs Learn More SOME OF OUR STUDENTS WORK HERE Having a professional mentor is the secret sauce to success You can find educational content anywhere. It's like having a personal programmer in your pocket ready to help you succeed. It also proposes that non-managerial personnel can initiate and complete the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities: Sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring. is the only that keep updating day by day, bringing to you new technologies, you learn with the practice and creating real projects, not the classic Hello World, this is not another platform, this is the only one you must use if you want to learn and grow as developer. Devslopes Learn to build apps through immersive learning and 1-on-1 mentoring. This study offers new insight into the microfoundations of dynamic capabilities from the perspectives and experiences of apparel product developers. The conceptual framework illustrates inhibitors, facilitators, and occurrences of the microfoundations for apparel product developers and can facilitate strategic and innovative decisions for firms and inform academic programmes. ![]() The findings of this study propose a conceptual framework that explains the experiences of apparel product developers with the microfoundations dynamic capabilities. Apparel product developers were interviewed because literature supports that product development constitutes a dynamic capability. A phenomenological qualitative approach was pursued to complete in-depth interviews and analyze the data. ![]() ![]() The purpose of this paper was to explore apparel product developers’ experiences with microfoundations of dynamic capabilities while at work. Degree from an accredited University and/or combination of education and apparel product development experience. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, if Stallone had stopped here, this author believes snooty film scholars would feel comfortable describing Rocky as one of the best boxing movies of all time without squirming in their seats hoping no one mentions Dolph Lundgren or Tommy Morrison.Īs any first-year student of Rockyology knows, Stallone was a struggling actor and screenwriter before he penned the script that made him famous, and the inspiration for that script was a 1975 boxing match between heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and unknown white dude Chuck Wepner. The dialogue in the original Rocky is fantastic, the cast is perfect, the cinematography is wonderfully understated, and it’s just a damn good underdog story. And not in some ironic, hipstery it’s-great-because-it’s-bad type of way either. The author of this essay would like to state for the record that he loves this movie. ![]() The theory is this: One can trace the anxieties that have plagued the Baby Boomer generation by watching all six Rocky movies in succession. Therefore, the author would like to propose a theory that can be researched whilst eating potato chips on the couch. There are many respected academic methods of analyzing the social progress of large populations, but most of them are boring and involve math. Between a Rocky and a Hard Place: How Rocky Balboa Taught Your Mom to Fear Black Men and CommunismĮvery generation yearns to understand the one that came before it, if for no other reason than to publish essays on the Internet criticizing past cultural icons in order to prove to your parents once and for all that you didn’t just “fritter away” six years of college smoking weed and playing Frisbee golf-so there! ![]() ![]() Terrible system, failed recommendations and unethical sales and customer support. However, that 100% win came after multiple rollovers which might have brought the overall trade to break even. I did find a couple of 100% winners after looking through the portfolio though. He has traded options for more than 30 years. Overall, I would have been down 17% so far, however if I had followed the additional recommendations it would have been another 22% into losing spreads.Īnd like clockwork those roll over recommendations flow out like clock work, losers every single one. Jim Fink is chief investment strategist for Options for Income, Velocity Trader, and Jim Finks Inner Circle. So, I started trading the recommendations in my paper trading account. This is the ONLY consistency I found in the portfolio, and only one recommendation showing a 20% gain after multiple such roll overs. more money out of pocket on top of that lost in the initial trade). Spread roll overs into new spreads, a very high percentage being losing spreads rolled into higher (I.e. A close look into the active options portfolio of Velocity Trader shows an alarming trend through the service. It doesn’t take long, 2 weeks for me, to see the writing on the wall.Įvery Tuesday the “recommendations” are sent out, typically on short term option spreads.īut, here’s the kicker. He also seems to have an 84.68 percent victory rate. Jim claims that he has earned an average of 185.06 per day, or 67,548 per year, using his options technique, which he teaches subscribers. Velocity trader is simply this – recommendations on credit and debit spread options, period.īut, the recommendations are losers. In addition to these general statistics, Jim discusses the effectiveness of his option selling approach. Double your money on these recommendations from an experienced millionaire trader. The initial pitch is enticing, trade recommendations for options with a history of 100% winners. Hopefully this post will help someone avoid this trap, Velocity Trader, an absolute con job. ![]() Investors, RUN, don’t WALK away from these garbage peddlers because the only ones making real money is them.Ĭommon sense tells you if they have such a great system they would be keeping it to themselves and/or friends and family, not the general public. With Jim Finks, loosing is the norm and winning investments are far and few between. ![]() I did’t have one winner, all losses, but you don’t see these kind of post displayed.Į-mail marketing is frought with scum bag marketers feeding on investors just looking to make their fair share of winning investments. al., etc have found their way into our wallets and selling us their bull-it that makes them a fortune and leaves us standing in the mist of WTF!!!! It’s all about finding a way to get others to release their money and people like Jim Finks, Harry Dent, et. Sorry for your loss, but these kind of creatures don’t give a s-t about what they do to others finances, just as long as they collect their $$$$$. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Most ground stations like Company HQ, FSBs and the Hospital can also be found using FM homing. Like 'a few miles SE of the airport' or 'just South of a golf course' etc. Use the F10 map and look for red circle markers, then look at the surroundings for visual clues and try to find them in relation to those. Guam is a small island, it shouldn't be too hard to find stuff by dead reckoning. It's time to challenge your navigational skills. Voice overs are tied to frequencies and if you don't hear them, the missions will be no fun and impossible to complete Always, ALWAYS check your kneeboard cards and make sure you're tuned to the right radio frequency. Well, except for one, but I don’t want to give out spoilers. Each task in this campaign is based on real life missions flown by UH-1s, I did not come up with any of it. Then, you will be transferred to B Company of the 4th Aviation Battalion, and you’ll fly gunships equipped with miniguns and rockets. In the first 6 missions you’ll fly slicks, that is, a Huey that’s used for cargo and troop transportation. I made sure that it’s Vietnam-like down to the smallest details. So instead of pretending that Guam is Vietnam, I came up with a background story to create a fictional conflict in the late 60s that resembles the Vietnam War I hope you’ll understand why I had to make this compromise, and you’ll enjoy the atmosphere of the missions. However, the new Marianas map just got released and it’s beautiful, it’s got palm trees…but it’s an island. I considered using the Caucasus and call it Vietnam, but we already have many campaigns using that one. The problem is, as I’m typing this, we do not have a Vietnam map. Therefore, I’ve always wanted to make a great Vietnam-era Huey campaign. I’m blown away by the courage and airmanship it took to complete their wide variety of missions. Thank you for your interest in my first helo campaign 'Paradise Lost'. I’ve always been fascinated by helicopter pilots who flew in the Vietnam War, and I have read many personal accounts. A wide array of missions for slick and gunship roles.Nearly a thousand specially recorded voice-over messages.Unique kneeboard cards and checklists for each mission.Realistic briefings and briefing images, including separate PDF mission files.An elaborate, fictional background story and cut-scenes.12 historically accurate, period correct missions based on extensive research.Put your skills to the test, and learn what it was like to fly slicks and gunships 3 feet over the jungle in the late 1960s. Fly resupplies, combat assaults, dustoffs, extractions, artillery spotting, psy war, sniffers, escorts and many other challenging missions. WO Jack Wilson is being sent into this strange conflict to serve his one year tour as a member of the 4th Aviation Battalion at Andersen AFB. After a Chinese-backed communist coup, the Philippines started a hostile expansion, and its guerilla troops, the so-called “FC” are now controlling the southern half of Guam. We have unique gameplay and community interaction you won't find in similar themed games.1968. We want our game to be fun for all and not only those who play or pay hard. We have a dedicated support system in-game, an ideas area and a seperate account area on our website at We've taken the best aspects of our two mafia-themed desktop games which have been running since 2005 to create the most balanced and enjoyable experience we can. Use your map placement, income, location effects, perks, timing, attacks, defense and other strategic elements to your advantage. * Gamble in the casino with mini-games like BlackJack * Create or join a gang and build your HQ, properties, score and raid other gangs for spoils. Take their money or hit them where it hurts. * Employ dealers and build an army of gangsters. * Control your own city and manage your empire * Commit crimes, grand theft autos and jailbreaks * Get involved in the community with chat, forums and messaging. * Compete with others and see your overall position as you play! Steal from and attack other players to progress quicker in the game! Join a gang to participate in raids, own properties and dominate the game. Rise up through the ranks with dealers, gangsters, crimes and gambling in the casino. Gangster Paradise (GP) is a unique, fun and addictive gangster themed ONLINE multiplayer game. ![]() ![]() But it wasn’t all coal mining with timber harvesting, citrus growing, cattle farming and small agriculture business being established firstly to support and the coal industry and then dominating the local economy. In total, mining of the area spanned around 130 years, from 1866 until the closure of the last coalmine in 1997, and saw some 94 shafts and tunnels dug and, at its peak, employed over 400 personnel. Scientific studies have shown that HA improves skin hydration, stimulates production of collagen in skin, works as an antioxidant and free radical scavenger, maintains skin’s elasticity, cushions joints and nerve tissues, and protect against numerous possible eye concerns.īecause Ha is one of the most hydrophilic (water-loving) molecules in nature with numerous benefits for the human body, today it can be described as “nature’s moisturizer”.Burrum Heads, found on the shores of Hervey Bay and the Burrum River, is a thriving town that is endowed with spectacular natural beauty, amazing fishing opportunities and a range of amenities, accommodation options and recreational pursuits to suit just about any level of desire.Ĭoal was the catalyst for development in the Burrum Heads region and 1863 is widely considered as the first significant milestone in the town’s development.Īs only the second coalfields to be actively worked in Queensland, the Burrum Coalfields played a major role in the development of the entire region providing impetus for the extension of the railway north from Brisbane and the construction of the Urangan Pier. ![]() No other molecule had ever been discovered that has such unique properties to human body. It was when first commercially used in 1942 when Endre Balazs applied for a patent to use it as a substitute for egg white in bakery products. Although originally discovered in 1934 by Karl Meyer, HA gained momentum only after a visit by a reporter to a Japanese village of Yuzuri Hara to find out why both men and women in their 80’s and 90’s had smooth wrinkle free skin, flexible joints, full heads of hair and activity levels that defied their age.Īnother research discussed when was HA discovered. HA cushions joints, nerves, hydrates skin and hair, and fills the eye. When not bound to other molecules, it binds to water and gives off a stiff viscous or a gel-like water holding molecule that is the space filler and cushioning agent in all mammals. Hyaluronic Acid, also known as Hyaluronan or Hyaluronate (HA) is a carbohydrate, specifically, a mucopolysaccharide occurring naturally throughout the human body. The specie’s head contains Hyaluronic acid which can be mixed in cosmetics. Its name was taken from the brilliant silvery strip across its elongated and slightly compressed body with two apparent dorsal fins by Martin and Montalban in 1935 from a single physical sample of an organism collected in the waters of Western Central Pacific Lumbucan Island, Palawan Philippines. ![]() The chemicals found on the heads of silver-banded whiting fish can be used in cosmetics as anti-aging and anti-oxidant. Bernadeth Ticar, Western Visayas College of Science and Technology’s (now ISAT U) pride, entitled her ongoing research (June2015-May 2016): Bioactive Hyaluronic Acid from heads of Silver-Banded Whiting for Nutraceutical Use. ![]() Also it can be used to lessen or even prevent the oxidation of other chemicals in human body.ĭr. Bioactive peptides like Hyaluronic Acid from food proteins offer major potential in nutraceutical or derived from the words “nutrition” and “pharmaceutical”.Īsuhos contains Hyaluronic acid which can be applied externally to improve or enhance the pleasing features of skin, hair, lips and eyes. Some people have no idea about the contents of the fish heads that they insist are for garbage cans.īioactive peptides identified in range of foods, which includes fish especially, in the contents of a silver-banded whiting fish or Asuhos. ![]() Others say that they almost choke and they couldn’t breathe due to the obstruction of their esophagus because of the disgusting taste of the fish heads. Some people say that fish heads are inedible or not safe to eat. Most of the people toss away fish heads for many reasons. ![]() ![]() In the Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm benchmark our Mac Studio with M1 Ultra achieved an average framerate of 38.85 frames per second. These games aren't exactly new, but they run well on a variety of PCs and thus give us a useful comparison point for performance across a broad variety of PCs. However, in the course of our Mac Studio review we benchmarked its gaming performance in both Rise of the Tomb Raider and Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Gathering Storm. Regrettably, it's tricky to effectively test the M1 Ultra's gaming performance and compare it against the best gaming PCs on the market because many of the best PC games don't run well (or at all) on macOS. Games are a great way to measure graphics performance, as they're often extremely complex programs that place heavy demands on both the CPU and GPU. Mac Studio with M1 Ultra gaming performance These tests don't always accurately reflect real-world CPU and GPU performance, which can be dramatically influenced by what programs you're running and how they're optimized to make use of your PC's components. So here again we see that while the Ultra is fast, it can't match the graphical performance of GPUs that are 2-3 years old at this point - at least, not in these synthetic benchmarks. Incidentally, that means it ranks below much older GPUs like Nvidia's GeForce RTX 2070 (85,639) and AMD's Radeon VII (86,509).Īs you can see, Apple's M1 Ultra currently ranks pretty far down the list in the OpenCL benchmark scoreboard. A GPU must have at least 5 scores uploaded to appear on the list, and currently Nvidia's GeForce 3090 (avg score: 205,031) and 3080 Ti (avg score: 209,081) are leading the list at 3rd and 1st place, respectively.Īpple's various M1 chips are on the list as well, and while the M1 Ultra leads that pack it's still quite a ways down the list, with an average score of 83,940. That's backed up by a cursory skim through the OpenCL Benchmarks browser (opens in new tab), which publicly displays scores from different GPUs that users have uploaded. That machine earned a score of 215,034, which is more than double what the Studio turned in. Luckily, the folks at The Verge recently ran OpenCL on a gaming PC with a GeForce RTX 3090, an older 10th Gen Intel Core i9 CPU and 64GB of RAM. Now since we don't usually run OpenCL tests during our review process, I don't have a library of OpenCL results to share with you from our reviews of other PCs. That's quite good, but again it fails to outperform Nvidia GPUs in similarly-priced systems. When we ran our Mac Studio review unit through the Geekbench 5.4 OpenCL test (which benchmarks GPU performance by simulating common tasks like image processing), the Ultra earned an average score of 83,868. Apple M1 Ultra benchmark test resultsīefore we even get into the GPU performance tests it's clear that while the M1 Ultra excels at multi-core workflows, it doesn't trounce the competition across the board. All of the gaming PCs I just mentioned completed the same task faster, over 30 seconds faster in the case of the Origin Millennium. The Ultra-powered Studio also proved slower to transcode video than the afore-mentioned gaming PCs, taking nearly 4 minutes to transcode a 4K video down to 1080p using Handbrake. However, as you can see from the chart of results below, the M1 Ultra couldn't match its Intel-powered competition in terms of CPU single-core performance. Specifically, the M1 Ultra outperformed a recent Alienware Aurora R13 desktop we tested (w/ Intel Core i7-12700KF, GeForce RTX 3080, 32GB RAM), an Origin Millennium (2022) we just reviewed (Core i9-12900K CPU, RTX 3080 Ti GPU, 32GB RAM), and an even more 3090-equipped HP Omen 45L we tested recently (Core i9-12900K, GeForce RTX 3090, 64GB RAM) in the Geekbench 5.4 multi-core CPU benchmark. We ran the M1 Ultra through the Geekbench 5.4 CPU benchmarking test multiple times and after averaging the results, we found that the M1 Ultra does indeed outperform top-of-the-line Windows gaming PCs when it comes to multi-core CPU performance. The M1 Ultra does indeed outperform top-of-the-line Windows gaming PCs when it comes to multi-core CPU performance. Since our M1 Ultra is the best you can buy (at a rough price of $6,199) it sports a 20-core CPU and a 64-core GPU, as well as 128GB of unified memory (RAM) and a 2TB SSD. Notably, we ran the Ultra through the Geekbench 5.4 CPU benchmarks to get a sense of how effectively it handles single-core and multi-core workflows. That latter claim may be true, but in terms of real-world performance it's clear the M1 Ultra can't match the best GPUs from Nvidia and AMD. This slide from Apple's March press event promises the M1 Ultra can deliver GPU performance comparable to Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 while drawing less power. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Acrobat online services also let you use the Merge PDFs tool. Rearrange your files if necessary and choose your output settings. Click Add Files or drag and drop them into the window. I've translated some German comments into English. Open Acrobat, go to the Tools menu, and select Combine Files. I have not written that code, I've got it from a discussion here: step 3 Click 'Merge PDF pages' red button and then download the PDF file on your device. Adjust the page ranges in each file if needed. #find -L "$1" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -name \*.pdf -o -name \*.PDF -type f 2>/dev/null | sort | \ How to merge PDF files step 1 Upload your file to our Merge PDF service. Make use of all our tools: edit, split PDFs, merge multiple PDFs into one, rearrange pages, and more. The service contains no ads and does not require user registration or email verification. Click ‘Merge PDF’ to combine and download your PDF. PDFChef offers a free PDF combiner for both personal and commercial use. It allows users to combine documents, images, and other data. Add more files, rotate or delete files, if needed. PDF merge software is a type of program used for merging multiple PDF files into one larger file. With free online PDF merger, add large or small PDF files and rearrange them before joining batch of PDF files. Rearrange individual pages or entire files in the desired order. Merge multiple PDF files into a one PDF file. ![]() # produces one big PDF file of all PDF files in. How to combine PDF files online: Drag and drop your PDFs into the PDF combiner. If you've got a large number of PDFs in one folderstructure, and you've got a TeX-Installation, this script puts all the PDFs recursivly into one large file: #!/bin/bash ![]() ![]() ![]() Wheelchair-accessible meeting spaces/business centerĭetails about charges, deposits, or other important information:Īdditional information about polices, regulations, and more: Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)Īssistive listening devices in meeting rooms If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking. Other amenities at this spa hotel include a sauna, free WiFi in public areas, and a spa tub. A multilingual staff is on hand to assist with concierge services, luggage storage, and dry cleaning/laundry. Valet parking is available for USD 30.00 per night. Guests of The Mutiny Hotel enjoy a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a 24-hour gym. Kitchens, iPod docks, and dining areas are other standard amenities. ![]() Bathrooms offer hair dryers, designer toiletries, and bathrobes. Guests can expect to find free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Full breakfast is offered for a fee each morning from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM. ![]() Order from room service to satisfy your hunger without leaving your room. DiningĮnjoy a leisurely bite to eat at Table 14 Bar & Restaurant, the hotel's onsite restaurant. This 80-room, 4-star hotel has a restaurant, a full-service spa, and an outdoor pool. Located in Coconut Grove within 2 miles (3 km) of Shops at Merrick Park, The Mutiny Hotel is within a few miles (5 km) of other popular sights such as Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. ![]() |
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