The Ground Beneath Your Feet is Sacred: Haudenosaunee Cultural Resource Protection
For centuries the cultural heritage of the Haudenosaunee has been under assault, including everything from excavation of burial grounds for development to the theft of human remains and important cultural artifacts which were stored in museums. Learn about the increasingly successful efforts to reverse this trend and preserve this crucial heritage for the Haudenosaunee and the wider community.
Presentations by Peter Jemison and Jack Rossen on June 14, 2010 at Syracuse Stage.
Peter Jemison (Seneca) is the manager of Ganondagan State Historic Site, a re-creation of a 17th-century Seneca village, located in Victor, New York. Jemison represents the Seneca Nation of Indians on repatriation issues; he served on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation andon the board of directors of the American Association of Museums. He is also an artist whose work has been widely shown for more three decades. His paintings and drawings have shown in solo exhibitions at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo and at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York. He was the founding director of the American Indian Community House Gallery in New York City. Jemison received a BS in art education and an honorary doctorate in fine arts from Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York. He is the director of the film Hanondagonyes Town Destroyer (2005) and coeditor of Treaty of Canandaigua 1794: 200 Years of Treaty Relations Between the Iroquois Confederacy and the United States, Clear Light Publishers, 2000.
Jack Rossen is the Chair of the Anthropology Department at Ithaca College. An archaeologist, Jack's recent work has focussed on an early Cayuga village site near Cayuga Lake. He'll report on the preliminary findings of their work finding settlement from the 10th century. Jack was one of the founders of SHARE (Strengthening Haudenosaunee American Relations through Education). He is part of developing a new vision for archaeology, one that cooperates with and strives to be a positive force for Native people, studies issues that Native people are interested in, is oriented to site protection, and respects sacred areas and burial grounds. Jack has worked and taught throughout the US and South America as well as taking classes to study on the big island of Hawaii.
The program was part of the Onondaga Land Rights and our Common Future series held in Syracuse, NY, from February 2010 to February 2011 and coordinated by Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation.
Todd Bordeaux on Native American Cultures Today
Revealing the extraordinary range of art produced by Native American cultures, Art of the American Indians: The Thaw Collection features more than 100 of the most outstanding works from one of the premier collections in the country. The exhibition presents an astonishing variety of pieces, including ritual objects, ceremonial clothing, pottery, and basketry. These masterworks provide a glimpse of the diversity of expression found in Native American art, and reflect the importance of the arts in sustaining ancient traditions that still exist today and will endure in the future.
This exhibition is organized by the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
New York couple finds buried treasure in backyard
The rusty safe contained thousands of dollars among other items. You dream as a kid that you find a buried treasure and it happened, said homeowner Matthew Emanuel. It was unbelievable.
Agriculture in the United States
Agriculture is a major industry in the United States, which is a net exporter of food. As of the 2007 census of agriculture, there were 2.2 million farms, covering an area of 922 million acres, an average of 418 acres per farm. Although agricultural activity occurs in most states, it is particularly concentrated in the Great Plains, a vast expanse of flat, arable land in the center of the United States and in the region around the Great Lakes known as the Corn Belt. The United States was a leader in seed improvement i.e. hybridization and in expanding uses for crops from the work of George Washington Carver to the development of bioplastics and biofuels. The mechanization of farming, intensive farming, has been a major theme in U.S. history, including John Deere's steel plow, Cyrus McCormick's mechanical reaper, Eli Whitney's cotton gin to the widespread success of the Fordson tractor and the combine harvesters first made from them. Modern agriculture in the U.S. ranges from the common hobby farms, small-scale producers to large commercial farming covering thousands of acres of cropland or rangeland.
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Baseball Factory UA National Team Pirate City Experience Day 1- 7/15
07/14/2015 - Official Scouting Report- Baseball Factory National World Series at Pirate City - Session 1
Xavier made great strides in his game since we last saw him in March. In the OF, he takes a quick first step and tracks down fly-balls to his right and left. He secures the ball, is sure handed and makes accurate throws into his target. Continuing to get reads off of the bat and work on getting quicker jumps/reads will help to take his defensive game to the next level. At the plate, Cruz shows a balanced setup while working back into a strong loaded position. He tracks pitches into the zone and waits for hit pitch. He has plus barrel accuracy and squares the ball up consistently. Firing the barrel on a shorter/more direct path will help to increase pop off of the barrel. Cruz also got on the mound and competed. Ball comes out of his hand a little deceptive, making it an uncomfortable at-bat for hitters. He works quickly and doesn't give them time to get settled. More lower 1/2 drive off of the rubber will help to tap into some added velocity on his FB. Only a 2020 grad - Xavier is a hard worker who still has a ton of time to develop his skills.
Xavier X-Man Cruz had an experience of a lifetime. He was given an opportunity by Baseball Factory to participate with the Under Armour National Team at Pirate City in Bradenton, FL. A place where professional ballplayers come from all over the world with big dreams and aspirations to have a chance to train hard and hone their skills in order to make it to the major leagues.
Xavier slept in the same dorm rooms, trained in the same batting cages and played on the same ball fields as the professional ballplayers do. He was given his own professional locker for the week with his name plate. His uniforms were professionally cleaned for him everyday by the Pirate City staff and hung in his locker, ready for him before he took the field. Xavier was also given free baseball cleats, compliments from Under Armour, for making the National Team.
The Baseball Factory coaching staff was top notch and did an excellent job with the boys. Among the instructors there was Talmadge Nunnari, who served as the GM and Field Manager of the Pensacola Pelicans, a Professional Independent League Team and who reached the Major Leagues with the Montreal Expos. He was an All American while playing at Division 1 Jacksonville University. Also there were Nelson North and Rich Pasquale, and many more college university program coaches, Division 1 players and former Major League players from the Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays.
The time, experience and coaching he received from all of these baseball minds will prove to be priceless. Xavier was also given life coach seminars in order to help teach planning and execution in order to know what it takes to become a successful person in baseball and life in general.
Baseball Factory Under Armour National Team, 14u Tri-State Arsenal Prime, USSSA All American North East Regional Team, USSSA All American Top Performer, Long Island Whalers 14/13u, 12u, Homerun leader for Long Island Whalers 12u, CP Stars 11u, Homerun leader for CP Stars 11u, 10u, 9u, Long Island Indians 8u. Cal Ripken State Champion, Cal Ripken Metro New York MVP, Cal Ripken 2x Tournament Champion, Baseball Heaven Tournament Champion, Cooperstown All-Star Village Semi-Finalist, Homerun leader for Long Island Whalers at Cooperstown All-Star Village, Easton XL1, Easton Mako, Marucci, Nike, Tucci Lumber, Mizuno, BoomBah, class of 2020.
Episode 46: Nayo Franck
Adopted from Korea at 15 months and then diagnosed as profoundly deaf one month later, raised in Cooperstown, New York. Currently a graduate student at Gallaudet University in Wash DC, doing a MA thesis on Identity Development of Deaf Female Korean Adoptees in the Framework of Intersectionality in goals of connecting Adoption Studies and Deaf Studies, and raising awareness of identities of deaf and transracial and transnational adoptees in both Deaf and Adoptee communities. She is married to a deaf mixed asian female immigrant and is an active member in many marginalized communities. No website but an active user of social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Songs from A Collective Effort are available at SoundCloud (Http://soundcloud.com/acollectiveeffortmusic/sets/a-collective-effort-mix-bag) and other music of the podcast comes courtesy of Needle Drop Records by The Bell.
New Mexico Little League training from BatBanger.Com
New Mexico Little League training from BatBanger.Com
Little League Baseball
Building Batting Power
In only 30 minutes a day the BATBANGER™ Power Station strengthens, conditions and builds neuro-muscular memory while improving balance, form and control. The BATBANGER™ Power Station helps players put it all together to develop a quick, compact and powerful swing that generates ball-killing power, confidence, and most important - love of the game.
1. Be Safe.
Always use BATBANGER™ Power Station under adult supervision. Make sure you are clear for 15 feet from all obstacles, people and animals.
2. Set-Up
Locate any strong pole, post or tree in an unobstructed area with favorable ground condition and ample room for bat swing. Use the easy to adjust ratcheting strap to secure the BATBANGER™ Power Station's Baseball Target at the exactly waist height.
3. Warm-Up
After a 3-5 minute batting stretch, swing gently at 1/3 power for 25 repetitions. Deliver level swings directly at the center of the Baseball Target while dialing-in your form and focusing your minds eye on the target. Remember, Perfect practice makes perfect.
4. Ramp-Up
Maintain stance and form while gradually increasing batting force to 2/3 power over the next 25 repetitions. Take a 30 second rest breathing in through your nose and out your mouth 8 to 10 times before repeating or as need.
5. Intensify The Power
Intensify batting force to full power for 25 repetitions; including one arm swings with both the front and back hand.
6. Repeat
For uniform physical development gradually introduce an opposite stance. Performing 1/2 of the above routine in the opposite stance ensures balanced physical development.
7. Enjoy!
Feel increased strength and confidence your next time at the plate!
Little League Baseball and Softball
(officially, Little League Baseball, Incorporated) is a non-profit organization in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States which organizes local youth baseball and softball leagues throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world.
Founded by Carl Stotz in 1939 as a three-team league in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Little League Baseball encourages local volunteers to organize and operate Little League programs that are annually chartered through Little League International. Each league can structure itself to best serve the children in the area in which the league operates. Several specific divisions of Little League baseball and softball are available to children ages 5 to 18. The organization holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.
The organization's administrative office is located in South Williamsport. The first Little League Baseball World Series was played in Williamsport in 1947. The Little League International Complex hosts the annual Little League Baseball World Series at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium, and is also the site of the Peter J. McGovern Little League Museum, which provides a history of Little League Baseball and Softball through interactive exhibits for children.
History
Carl Stotz, a resident of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, founded Little League Baseball in 1939. He began experimenting with his idea in the summer of 1938 when he gathered his nephews, Jimmy and Major Gehron and their neighborhood friends. They tried different field dimensions over the course of the summer and played several informal games. The following summer Stotz felt that he was ready to establish what later became Little League Baseball. The first league in Williamsport had just three teams, each sponsored by a different business. The first teams, Jumbo Pretzel, Lycoming Dairy, and Lundy Lumber were managed by Carl Stotz and two of his friends, George and Bert Bebble. The men, joined by their wives and another couple, formed the first-ever Little League Board of Directors. Stotz' dream of establishing a baseball league for boys to teach fair play and teamwork had come true.
The first League game took place on June 6, 1939. Lundy Lumber defeated Lycoming Dairy, 23-8. Lycoming Dairy came back to claim the league championship. They, the first-half-season champions, defeated Lundy Lumber, the second-half champs, in a best-of-three season-ending series. The following year a second league was formed in Williamsport, and from there Little League Baseball grew to become an international organization of nearly 200,000 teams in every U.S. state and over 80 countries around the world.
From 1951 through 1974, Little League was for boys only. In 1974, Little League rules were revised to allow participation by girls in the baseball program following the result of a lawsuit filed by the National Organization for Women on behalf of Maria Pepe.
All Star Game: Part 1 (1994)
All Star Game, hosted at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Part 1 of 2. July 12, 1994
Tigers at Angels | MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube
Live from Angel Stadium, watch the Angels take on the Tigers Monday, July 29 at 10:00 PM ET.
The MLB Game of the Week Live on YouTube brings live baseball to YouTube! Watch select live games every week of the regular season, starting July 18.
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Playing & Talking about Baseball Across the Pacific
A panel of experts discussed how American baseball has influenced and been influenced by Japanese culture since the 19th century.
- Chandra Manning is a professor of U.S. history teaching the history of baseball course at Georgetown University and author of What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery and the Civil War The book won the Avery O. Craven Prize awarded by the Organization of American Historians, earned Honorable Mention for the Lincoln Prize and the Virginia Literary Awards for Nonfiction, and was a finalist for the Jefferson Davis Prize and the Frederick Douglass Prize. Manning is the author of Troubled Refuge: Struggling for Freedom in the Civil War.
- Bill Staples Jr. is the author of Kenichi Zenimura: Japanese American Baseball Pioneer.
- Robert K. Fitts is the author of several books on Japanese baseball including Wally Yonamine: The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball, Banzai Babe Ruth, and Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer.
- William W. Kelly is a professor of sociocultural anthropology at Yale University, a noted authority on the social and historical anthropology of Japan and the author of forthcoming The Sports World of the Hanshin Tigers: Professional Baseball in Modern Japan.
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Reds host Fantasy Camp For Kids
Several Reds players helped host a Baseball Fantasy Camp For Kids at the Reds Youth Academy
About Major League Baseball: Major League Baseball (MLB) is the most historic professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball. Led by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., MLB currently features record levels of labor peace, competitive balance and industry revenues, as well as the most comprehensive drug-testing program in American professional sports. MLB remains committed to making an impact in the communities of the U.S., Canada and throughout the world, perpetuating the sport’s larger role in society and permeating every facet of baseball’s business, marketing and community relations endeavors. With the continued success of MLB Advanced Media and MLB Network, MLB continues to find innovative ways for its fans to enjoy America’s National Pastime and a truly global game.
The American League consists of the following teams: Baltimore Orioles; Boston Red Sox; Chicago White Sox; Cleveland Indians; Detroit Tigers; Houston Astros; Kansas City Royals; Los Angeles Angels ; Minnesota Twins; New York Yankees; Oakland Athletics; Seattle Mariners; Tampa Bay Rays; Texas Rangers; and Toronto Blue Jays. The National League, originally founded in 1876, consists of the following teams: Arizona Diamondbacks; Atlanta Braves; Chicago Cubs; Cincinnati Reds; Colorado Rockies; Los Angeles Dodgers; Miami Marlins; Milwaukee Brewers; New York Mets; Philadelphia Phillies; Pittsburgh Pirates; San Diego Padres; San Francisco Giants; St. Louis Cardinals; and Washington Nationals.
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Art of the Hunt: Hunting & Fishing Folklore
Wyoming-based folklorist Andrea Graham discusses her fieldwork among fishers and hunters in the contemporary American West and explores how these traditions maintain, reinforce and celebrate deeply-rooted elements of place, family and community life. The folklore and traditions surrounding hunting and fishing are among the most ancient expressions of traditional culture in contemporary America. Although hunting and fishing are not usually seen as artistic pursuits, a closer examination of the handmade tools and gear used, the skills of guides and outfitters, the decorative crafts involved and the hunting and fishing stories told among hunters reveal an enormous depth of creativity, beauty and tradition. These traditions remain strong, especially in the American West.
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Folk and Self-Taught Art Discussion
2016 Grant Wood Symposium Morning Session
Kerry Dean Carso (State University of New York at New Paltz) presents Grant Wood and the After-Life of Victorian Architecture; James Swensen (Brigham Young University) presents On Common Ground: Grant Wood and the photography of the Farm Security Administration; and Annelise K. Madsen (Art Institute of Chicago) presents 'Something of color and imagination': Grant Wood, Storytelling, and the Past's Appeal in Depression-Era America at the 2016 Grant Wood Symposium held at the University of Iowa. Learn more at
00:00 - 48:21 Kerry Dean Carso
48:22 - 1:23:11 James Swensen
1:23:12 - 2:02:24 Annelise K. Madsen
Getting to the Point with Pedro Martinez
Pedro Martinez talks about growing up in the Dominican Republic, his storied baseball career and his work on his foundation.
War and Priests: Catholic Colleges and Slavery in the Age of Revolution, with Dr. Craig Wilder
On April 21, 2016, Dr. Craig Wilder, Professor of History at MIT and author of Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities offered reflections on War and Priests: Catholic Colleges and Slavery in the Age of Revolution. The event was part of the 2016 DC Emancipation Day Symposium hosted by the Georgetown University Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation.
Featuring Fr. David Collins, S.J., Rev. Raymond Kemp, Dr. Maurice Jackson (G'95, G'01) and Dr. Craig Wilder
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New York (state) | Wikipedia audio article
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New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.85 million residents in 2017, it is the fourth most populous state. To distinguish the state from the city in the state with the same name, it is sometimes called New York State.
The state's most populous city, New York City, makes up over 40% of the state's population. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area, and nearly 40% lives on Long Island. The state and city were both named for the 17th century Duke of York, the future King James II of England. With an estimated population of 8.55 million in 2015, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world. New York City is a global city, home to the United Nations Headquarters and has been described as the cultural, financial and media capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
New York, the 27th largest U.S. state in land area, has a diverse geography. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. The southern part of the state is in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and includes Long Island and several smaller associated islands, as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley. The large Upstate New York region comprises several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains, and the Adirondack Mountains in the Northeastern lobe of the state. Two major river valleys – the north-south Hudson River Valley and the east-west Mohawk River Valley – bisect these more mountainous regions. Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes Region and borders Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, a popular vacation and tourist destination.
New York had been inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans came to New York. French colonists and Jesuit missionaries arrived southward from Montreal for trade and proselytizing. In 1609, the region was visited by Henry Hudson sailing for the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley, establishing the multicultural colony of New Netherland, a center of trade and immigration. England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a group of colonists of the Province of New York attempted to take control of the British colony and eventually succeeded in establishing independence. In the 19th century, New York's development of access to the interior beginning with the Erie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the U.S. east-coast and built its political and cultural ascendancy.Many landmarks in New York are well known, including four of the world's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times Square, Central Park, Niagara Falls (shared with Ontario), and Grand Central Terminal. New York is home to the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the United States and its ideals of freedom, democracy, and opportunity. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entr ...
New York (state) | Wikipedia audio article
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New York (state)
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- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States. New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that formed the United States. With an estimated 19.85 million residents in 2017, it is the fourth most populous state. To distinguish the state from the city in the state with the same name, it is sometimes called New York State.
The state's most populous city, New York City, makes up over 40% of the state's population. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York metropolitan area, and nearly 40% lives on Long Island. The state and city were both named for the 17th century Duke of York, the future King James II of England. With an estimated population of 8.55 million in 2015, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York metropolitan area is one of the most populous in the world. New York City is a global city, home to the United Nations Headquarters and has been described as the cultural, financial and media capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
New York, the 27th largest U.S. state in land area, has a diverse geography. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the northwest. The southern part of the state is in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and includes Long Island and several smaller associated islands, as well as New York City and the lower Hudson River Valley. The large Upstate New York region comprises several ranges of the wider Appalachian Mountains, and the Adirondack Mountains in the Northeastern lobe of the state. Two major river valleys – the north-south Hudson River Valley and the east-west Mohawk River Valley – bisect these more mountainous regions. Western New York is considered part of the Great Lakes Region and borders Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and Niagara Falls. The central part of the state is dominated by the Finger Lakes, a popular vacation and tourist destination.
New York had been inhabited by tribes of Algonquian and Iroquoian-speaking Native Americans for several hundred years by the time the earliest Europeans came to New York. French colonists and Jesuit missionaries arrived southward from Montreal for trade and proselytizing. In 1609, the region was visited by Henry Hudson sailing for the Dutch East India Company. The Dutch built Fort Nassau in 1614 at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk rivers, where the present-day capital of Albany later developed. The Dutch soon also settled New Amsterdam and parts of the Hudson Valley, establishing the multicultural colony of New Netherland, a center of trade and immigration. England seized the colony from the Dutch in 1664. During the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a group of colonists of the Province of New York attempted to take control of the British colony and eventually succeeded in establishing independence. In the 19th century, New York's development of access to the interior beginning with the Erie Canal, gave it incomparable advantages over other regions of the U.S. east-coast and built its political and cultural ascendancy.Many landmarks in New York are well known, including four of the world's ten most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times Square, Central Park, Niagara Falls (shared with Ontario), and Grand Central Terminal. New York is home to the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of the United States and its ideals of freedom, democracy, and opportunity. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entr ...
2018 Bowen Lecture with Craig Steven Wilder - Colleges & Slavery in the Age of Revolution
Craig Steven Wilder is currently the Barton L. Weller Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA. He is a historian of American institutions and ideas. Professor Wilder’s most recent book is Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities.
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