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☆ O. J. Simpson, el atleta cuyo juicio cautivó la atención de EE. UU., muere a los 76 años
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Robert D. Mcfadden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

O. J. Simpson, que saltó a la fama en los campos de fútbol americano, hizo fortuna en el cine, publicidad y televisión con un personaje de típico estadounidense negro, y fue absuelto de los cargos de asesinato de su exesposa y un amigo en un juicio celebrado en 1995 en Los Ángeles que cautivó al país, murió el miércoles. Un jurado en el juicio por asesinato, que mostró un espejo agrietado de un Estados Unidos blanco y negro, absolvió a Simpson, pero el caso arruinó su mundo. Pagó poco de la deuda, se mudó a Florida y luchó por rehacer su vida, criar a sus hijos y mantenerse alejado de los problemas. En 2006, vendió el manuscrito de un libro, If I Did It, y una posible entrevista televisiva, en la que relataría “hipotéticamente” los asesinatos que siempre había negado haber cometido. Una protesta pública puso fin a ambos proyectos, pero la familia de Goldman obtuvo los derechos del libro, añadió material en el que imputaba la culpa a Simpson y lo publicó.

☆ US drone that crashed in Yemen appears to have been shot down by Houthi missile, official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Initial indications are that a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed near Hodeidah in Yemen early Monday morning was shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile, a US official said Tuesday. Previously, officials said it was unclear if the drone had been shot down or simply crashed. The Houthis also shot down a MQ-9 — which is an unmanned drone typically used for intelligence collection — in November off the coast of Yemen. The US-owned, Marshall Islands-flagged M/V Navis Fortuna, a bulk carrier, was struck Monday evening by a one-way attack drone, which resulted in minor damage but no injuries. At 8:15 p.m. Monday evening, the US destroyed a one-way attack drone in western Yemen preparing to launch against ships in the Red Sea.

Persons: Navis, Fortuna, Matthew Miller, ”, ” Miller, CENTCOM Organizations: CNN, Marshall, US, US Navy Locations: Hodeidah, Yemen, Iran, US, Gulf, Aden, Marshall Islands, British, ”, Belize, Red, Gulf of Aden, Israel, Gaza

☆ Financial Gift Ideas for Any Age
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Nick Fortuna | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Seeding a ‘529’ college-savings plan for young children or a Roth IRA for teenagers can give your loved ones a leg up. Illustration: Alex NabaumU.S. consumers entered this holiday season planning to spend an average of $654 on gifts, with the likeliest purchases going to gift cards, vacation and travel, and toys and games, according to the Conference Board Holiday Spending Survey. Instead of giving these traditional gifts, wealth advisers say a financial-related gesture or present might be the best gift of all—the one that keeps on giving. Even small financial gifts can help to position young people for success or help seniors to enjoy their retirement, financial advisers say.

Persons: Roth, Alex Nabaum Organizations: Conference

☆ Elon Musk denies report of potential Starlink IPO in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] SpaceX Starlink 5 satellites are pictured in the sky seen from Svendborg on South Funen, Denmark April 21, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsNov 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk on Wednesday denied a report that his rocket company SpaceX was discussing an initial public offering (IPO) for its satellite internet business, Starlink, as soon as 2024. The billionaire entrepreneur has previously said he intended to list Starlink when revenue growth and cash flow became smooth and predictable. The Starlink unit is the world's largest satellite operator. "I believe he (Musk) will take Starlink out, not next year, but maybe 2025, 2026.

Persons: Ritzau Scanpix, Mads Claus Rasmussen, Elon Musk, Starlink, Jeff Bezos, He's, Justus Parmar, Parmar, Niket Nishant, Akash Sriram, Anil D'Silva, Arun Koyyur Organizations: SpaceX, REUTERS Acquire, Bloomberg, Fortuna Investments, Thomson Locations: Svendborg, South Funen, Denmark, Mexico, Bengaluru

☆ Chair hogs, dining divas and boorish boozers: Is cruising etiquette lost at sea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Forrest Brown | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

When it comes to uncouth, uncultured and downright unacceptable behavior on ships, experts in travel etiquette and cruising have seen it all. Chair squattingNow this is a true prize on a cruise ship — empty lounge chairs! Jeff R Clow/Moment RF/Getty ImagesIt’s a quintessential cruising experience – hanging out on the deck enjoying the sun and sea. Ramunas Bruzas/Alamy Stock PhotoVertical travel within a cruise ship is another place where things can go sideways. In the end, Leighton said basic good manners applicable to living in general will serve you on a cruise ship.

Persons: CNN —, You’re, looter, Nick Leighton, Angel Wilson, Scotsman, ’, ”, Wilson, Andrew Matthews, Maryanne Parker, Manners, Patience, ” Parker, Jeff R, “, Leighton, ” Leighton, …, ” Wilson, Ramunas, gripes Wilson, Costa, Frans Lemmens, Parker, Don’t, Anthony Devlin, there’s, they’re, l'amour, it’s, Puff Organizations: CNN, CNN Travel, MSC, Getty, Cruise, Alamy, Royal Caribbean, Disney Locations: Port, Southampton, England, “, NAPA, overindulging, Opunohu, Moorea, French Polynesia, Royal Caribbean, Caribbean, Japan

☆ Costco is selling gold bars and they are selling out within a few hours
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Costco is well-known as a place to get bargain prices on any variety of items, from food to luggage to appliances to gold bars. Wait, gold bars? "I've gotten a couple of calls that people have seen online that we've been selling one ounce gold bars," he said. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Costco selling 1 ounze gold bars. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Gold futures, last 5 years

Persons: Richard Galanti, Galanti, I've, it's, Jonathan Rose, Rose Organizations: Costco, Suisse, Genesis Gold, U.S .

☆ Friends, Tourists, Countrymen, See Where Julius Caesar Was Killed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Elisabetta Povoledo | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Caesar was actually assassinated at the Curia of Pompey, a large rectangular meeting hall where the Senate of Rome met occasionally. But Shakespeare “could get away with” a little artistic license, Ms. Ceci laughed. ; the Temple of Fortuna Huiusce Diei, or Fortune of the Present Day, built in the second century B.C. ; the Temple of Feronia, a goddess of fertility, built about the end of the fourth century B.C. ; and the Temple of Lares Permarini, dedicated to the protectors of navigation, or according to others to the Nymphs, and constructed in the early second century B.C.

Persons: Monica Ceci, ”, Caesar, Pompey, Augustus, Shakespeare, Ceci, “, Ms, Irina Lumsden, They’ve, Fortuna Organizations: Curia, Fortuna Huiusce Diei Locations: Rome, Melbourne, Australia, Fortuna Huiusce, Lares

☆ West Ham ends 43-year wait for major trophy but condemns fan trouble during final
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —West Ham ended its 43-year wait for a major trophy after beating Fiorentina 2-1 in the Europa Conference League final on Wednesday. It was knocked out of the Europa League semifinals last year but managed to reward its passionate fanbase with a memorable performance on Wednesday. West Ham captain Declan Rice was leading the celebrations after lifting the trophy, amid speculation around his future at the club. “There is interest from other club that’s out there but I have two years left at West Ham. “There hasn’t been anything yet, my focus is playing for West Ham, enjoying tonight and seeing what happens.”

Persons: Jarrod Bowen, West, David Moyes, “ I’ve, we’ve, ”, West Ham, Saïd Benrahma’s, Giacomo Bonaventura’s, Bowen, Lucas Paquetá’s, I’m, ” Cristiano Biraghi, Jonathan Moscrop, Cristiano Biraghi, West Ham United unreservedly, Declan Rice, ” Rice Organizations: CNN, Fiorentina, Europa Conference League, Premier League, Fortuna Arena, Europa League, West Ham, West Ham United, UEFA Europa Conference League, Reuters, London, UEFA, BT Sport, West Locations: Ham, Prague, “, West, Europe, West Ham, England

☆ A 26-year-old executive assistant moved from Utah to Costa Rica to work remotely. She makes less than half of what she did but works less than 30 hours a week and loves the peace of mind.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Melodie Powers-Draper, an executive assistant, moved from Salt Lake City to Costa Rica in 2023. She now lives in La Fortuna where her monthly expenses are below $2,000 a month. I have AC, hot water, and electricity, and am only a 10 minute walk from downtown La Fortuna. Starting my own business has helped me thrive in Costa RicaMelodie at the La Paz Waterfall Gardens in Costa Rica. Moving to Costa Rica has really propelled me into developing structure in my life and has allowed me to focus on myself.

☆ Debt ceiling crisis hangs over markets, with investors hoping to avoid a repeat of 2011
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Republicans, led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, want to attach spending cuts to any agreement to raise the debt ceiling. Biden and the Democrats say they are willing to talk about spending cuts but only outside the debt ceiling discussions. Raising the debt ceiling would allow the government to pay for spending that has already occurred. That year, the debt ceiling was raised at the last minute but not before a summer of bickering sent the S & P 500 down 17% from late July to mid-August. The market this past week stumbled with the debt ceiling deadline looming and over concern about regional bank failures.

☆ A German Soccer Team’s Radical Fix for Declining Attendance: Free Tickets
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Rachel Bachman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Fortuna Düsseldorf in western Germany has had a wild ride over more than a century as the city’s top professional soccer club. It has savored the heights of the Bundesliga and sunk to the fourth division. In the early 2000s, it even took on as a sponsor the punk band Die Toten Hosen, which means “The Dead Pants.”Now playing in Germany’s second-tier Bundesliga 2, Fortuna Düsseldorf is heading toward its most radical move ever: giving away its match tickets for free.

☆ German Soccer Team Sets New Ticket Price: Free
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Rory Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Fortuna Düsseldorf, a middleweight sort of a club based in Germany’s richest city and currently treading water in the country’s second division, does not make a likely crucible for a revolution. Free, for both home and away fans. “We think it is completely new,” Alexander Jobst, the club’s chief executive, said in an interview on Thursday. “We were trying to think about how we could do the soccer business completely different from before.”The solution he and his colleagues happened upon, he admitted, might seem just a touch “disruptive,” to use his word. Long before television and sponsorships, ticketing was the original pillar of the sports industry.

☆ Ryan Garcia vs. Gervonta Davis: rivals set to clash in boxing’s most highly anticipated fight of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

But in the case of Ryan Garcia and Gervonta Davis, they clearly don’t like each other. But Garcia said that a late addition from Davis’ team provided an extra complication to talks; one which he said he was happy to facilitate so the fight could go ahead. “I look at Ryan and I know he’s ready. “‘Tank’ Davis by KO, like I’ve been saying and it might be early,” he said. How to watchBoxing fans across the world will want to tune to watch Garcia and Davis trade blows.

☆ Growth is slowing in Indonesia and events thousands of miles away are playing a part
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Fcdo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

However, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which has dented economies around the world, is contributing to growth slowing down in Indonesia. The food sector has been strongly affected by the war in Ukraine, which has disrupted wheat and fertilizer imports into Indonesia. After recording economic growth of 5.3% in 2022, the strongest for almost a decade, Indonesia is now braced for growth to slow down intensified by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. With weakening commodity and energy prices denting export earnings, Indonesia is contending with economic headwinds as fears of a global recession mount. Indonesia, one of Asia's success stories of recent years, has been less hard-hit than many emerging economies by the war in Ukraine.

☆ How Indonesia is using diplomacy to call for the end of Russia's war in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Fcdo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Indonesia has joined the vast majority of the world's countries in condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Agriculture, IT, and energy are just a few of the areas with potential for partnership between Indonesia and Ukraine. Indonesia has worked hard to build bridges in the interests of global trade and regional stability. Bilateral opportunities: Trade between Indonesia and Ukraine totaled $1.24 billion before Russia invaded Ukraine. 141 countries, including Indonesia, voted in favor of Russia's immediate, complete, and unconditional withdrawal from Ukraine.

☆ 2024 Ferrari Purosangue: A Touring Wagon That Howls
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Dan Neil | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

GOOD SPORT The Purosangue’s front-mid-mounted V12 typically sends torque only to the eight-speed, dual-clutch rear transaxle, ensuring a super-sporty, rear-drive character. The AWD comes by way of a power takeoff and two-speed gearbox that transfers torque to the front predictively when the dynamic controls sense slip at the rear. IN ITS WISDOM, Ferrari staged the global press launch for the new Purosangue AWD wagon in February, in the Dolomites, near Madonna di Campiglio in northern Italy. Unfortunately, the region’s mild winter meant that scenic, snow-covered mountain trails were in short supply. While I waited my turn, visions of tree-slapping the six-figure, 12-cylinder Purosangue raced through my mind.

☆ Retired general, ex-PM lead the field in Czech presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Jan Lopatka | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Presidential candidate and former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee and Czech Army General Petr Pavel arrives at a rock club to meet his supporters, ahead of a direct presidential election that will start on January 13, in Prague, Czech Republic, January 9, 2023. Retired General Petr Pavel, 61, running as an independent, led two out of four final polls. Former prime minister Andrej Babis, 68, a billionaire heading the biggest opposition party in parliament was ahead in the other two. While there are eight candidates, only Pavel, Babis and economics professor Danuse Nerudova, 44, have a chance of making it to the second round, polls show. There pollsters give Pavel and edge, expecting him to gather more votes from other candidates than Babis.

[1/3] An excavator clears out rocks into a dumper at the gold mine, operated by Endeavour Mining Corporation in Hounde, Burkina Faso February 11, 2020. Acquired by Burkina-based firm Néré Mining from Endeavour Mining (EDV.L) in March, Karma is one of at least four gold mines that halted production this year because of security risks. Gold is Burkina Faso's main export, accounting for 37% of total exports in 2020, and mining is a leading source of jobs. At current rates, Burkina Faso is set to produce 13% less gold this year than in 2021, in part because of mine closures, government statistics show. The Burkina Faso mines ministry did not respond to Reuters' questions.

☆ Factbox: List of squads for the 2022 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Midfielders: Aaron Mooy (Celtic), Jackson Irvine (FC St. Pauli), Ajdin Hrustic (Hellas Verona), Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian), Riley McGree (Middlesbrough), Keanu Baccus (St Mirren). Goalkeepers: Alisson (Liverpool), Ederson (Manchester City), Weverton (Palmeiras). Midfielders: Bruno Guimaraes (Newcastle United), Casemiro (Manchester United), Everton Ribeiro (Flamengo), Fabinho (Liverpool), Fred (Manchester United), Lucas Paqueta (West Ham United). Midfielders: Thomas Delaney (Sevilla), Mathias Jensen (Brentford), Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur). JAPANDefender Yuta Nakayama was called up but will miss the World Cup after suffering an Achilles injury.

☆ A venit, a jucat, a câștigat! Premii de milioane de lei vor fi oferite în cadrul noii ediții a show-ului tv Loteria Națională
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

A venit, a jucat, a câștigat! Premii de milioane de lei vor fi oferite în cadrul noii ediții a show-ului tv loteria națională, care va fi difuzat duminică la Publika TV. Al doilea joc le propune participanților să aleagă din seifurile care ascund sume de până la 80 de mii de lei. Iar jocul megajackpot are pentru cei cinci concurenți un premiu care ajunge la 5 milioane de lei. Câte sute de mii sau milioane de lei vor împărți prezentatorii Loteriei naționale veți afla din noua ediție a emisiunii duminică la Publika TV de la ora 20.

Persons: Norocosul, Mircea Marco, Felicia Sîrbu, Fortuna Organizations: Publika, Naționale

O serie de participanți din diferite domenii, precum profesori, programatori, studenți, contabili, marketeri au fost parte a hackathonului online: „Inovație pentru munca la distanță”. Pentru a cunoaște și înțelege misiunea echipei, valorile și cultura corporativă. „Alături de tine” - o platformă online care va uni diaspora cu persoanele în etate rămase în Republica Moldova, prin comandarea și livrarea produselor și serviciilor de primă necesitate. Echipa „Smart Mama” - o platformă online pentru mame pentru a găsi lucru la distanță, care va asigura training și suport în angajare. Hackathonul „Catalyst” este organizat de Dreamups, partener general Orange Moldova și face parte din programul Tekwill Ambassadors 2021 realizată cu sprijinul Agenției Statelor Unite pentru Dezvoltare Internațională (USAID) și Suediei în cadrul Proiectului ”Tekwill” implementat de ATIC.

Persons: moldoveancă, Elena Oprea, Christoph Sollich, Mircea, Vitalie, Ana Madan, Dima, Dmitri Voloșin, Adrian Pleșca, Vadim Postică, Iulia Condrea, Mihai, Elena Donici, Adrian, Irina, Tudor Darie, Fagura Organizations: Business, Orange, Orange Moldova, Demo, Orange Systems, Agenției, Agenției Statelor Unite Locations: Chișinău, Germania, Victoria, Țările de Jos, România, Olesea, Republica Moldova, Agenției Statelor, Suediei

☆ Atacantul naționalei Moldovei, Vitalie Damașcan, nu va mai juca pentru gruparea Waalwijk
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-23 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Atacantul naționalei Moldovei, Vitalie Damașcan, nu va mai juca pentru gruparea Waalwijk. Clubul olandez a anunțat pe site-ul oficial că se desparte de fotbalistul moldovean, care era împrumutat de la FC Torino.Astfel, Damașcan ar urma să revină la clubul piemontez. Vitalie, care este originar din Soroca, a jucat la Waalwijk din septembrie 2020. De atunci, el a evoluat în 20 de meciuri oficiale și a înscris de două ori. În ultimele trei luni, Damașcan a jucat doar în patru partide.Atacantul de 22 de ani a mai jucat în prima ligă a Olandei la Fortuna Sittard, la fel fiind împrumutat de la FC Torino.Chiar dacă a evoluat puțin de la începutul anului, Vitalie Damașcan, a fost convocat de selecționerul Roberto Bordin la prima reprezentativa a Moldovei pentru meciurile amicale de luna viitoare.

Persons: Vitalie, moldovean, Damașcan, Roberto Bordin Organizations: Moldovei, FC Torino.Astfel, piemontez, FC Torino.Chiar Locations: Soroca, Olandei, Fortuna, Moldovei, Turcia, Paderborn, Azerbaidjanului, Germania

☆ BAC: motive literare des întâlnite în opera românească
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-12 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Corespondentă Din Liceu | ) diez.md time to read: +4 min

Motivul literar este un element component al unei opere literare care contribuie la definirea și extinderea mesajului unei opere. Arta poetică surprinde de asemenea sursele de inspirație ale poetului, temele, modalitățile de creație și de expresie, precum și rolul poetului și al creației. Putem întâlni motivul fortuna labilis în opere precum:# „Viața lumii” de Miron Costin;# Memento mori de Mihai Eminescu;# „Dintre sute de catarge” de Mihai Eminescu. Putem întâlni motivul creației în opere precum:# „Rugăciunea unui dac” de Mihai Eminescu;# „Scrisoarea I” de Mihai Eminescu. Și ca o temă de extindere, vă îndemnăm să completați în comentarii lista de mai sus cu motive și opere literare.

Persons: Tudor Arghezi, George Bacovia, Vasile Romanciuc, Mihai Eminescu, fortuna, Miron Costin, Lucian Blaga, Alexandru Macedonski, Grigore Vieru

Este al zecelea titlu de campioană consecutiv, după cele cucerite între anii 2010 - 2019. În sezonul trecut nu s-a acordat titlul, din cauza pandemiei de coronavirus, însă la momentul întreruperii competiției, clujencele erau pe primul loc în clasament. Până la finalul sezonului, „U” Olimpia Cluj mai are de jucat cu Universitatea Galați (23 mai), Fortuna Becichirecu Mic (26 mai), Piros Security Arad (30 mai) și Heniu Prundu Bârgăului (6 iunie). De asemenea, elevele pregătite de Iulian Szekely se află în cursa şi pentru câștigarea Cupei României, acolo unde urmează faza sferturilor de finală. Carolina Țabur și Cristina Cerescu s-au transferat la „U” Olimpia Cluj în vara anului trecut.

Persons: Fortuna, Iulian Szekely, Carolina Țabur, Cristina Cerescu, Irina Topal, Daniela Mardari, Nadejda Petrovscaia, Nadejda Colesnicenco, Margarita, Francesca Covali Organizations: Olimpia Cluj, Universitatea Galați, Mic, Olimpia, Margarita Panova, Selena Locations: Arad, Bârgăului, Carolina, Olimpia Cluj, Becicherecu Mic, Banat, Constanța

☆ Jucătoarele de fotbal din Moldova Carolina Țabur și Cristina Cerescu au devenit campioanele României
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Jucătoarele naționalei feminine a Moldovei Carolina Țabur și Cristina Cerescu au devenit astăzi campioanele României cu echipa „U” Olimpia Cluj. Ţabur a punctat în minutul 75, în timp ce Cerescu a înscris golul decisiv în primul minut al prelungirilor. Până la finalul sezonului, „U” Olimpia Cluj mai are de jucat cu Universitatea Galați (23 mai), Fortuna Becichirecu Mic (26 mai), Piros Security Arad (30 mai) și Heniu Prundu Bârgăului (6 iunie). De asemenea, elevele pregătite de Iulian Szekely se află în cursa şi pentru câștigarea Cupei României, acolo unde urmează faza sferturilor de finală. Carolina Țabur și Cristina Cerescu s-au transferat la „U” Olimpia Cluj în vara anului trecut.

Persons: Moldovei Carolina, Cristina Cerescu, Cerescu, Fortuna, Iulian Szekely, Carolina Țabur, Irina Topal, Daniela Mardari, Nadejda Petrovscaia, Nadejda Colesnicenco, Margarita, Francesca Covali Organizations: Olimpia Cluj, Universitatea Galați, Mic, Olimpia, Margarita Panova, Selena Locations: Moldovei, României, Odorheiu Secuiesc, Arad, Bârgăului, Carolina, Olimpia Cluj, Becicherecu Mic, Banat, Constanța

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