Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy to return for Cambodia poll - South China Morning Post

  • Asia Times - Sunday 14th July, 2013

    By Radio Free Asia Leaders of Cambodia's main opposition group said Tuesday that they will reject the results of upcoming national elections if the ruling party, which is widely expected to win, continues to disrupt campaigning activities of opposition party members. Nhem Ponharith, spokesman for the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) opposition coalition, told RFA's Khmer ...

  • Laos Allocates Resources to Fight Dengue Fever

    Prensa Latina - Sunday 14th July, 2013

    Vientiane, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) The Lao government has earmarked a budget of 280 million dollars to prevent and control dengue fever, the most serious epidemic the country has experienced, which has claimed 64 lives until now. Bounlay Phommasack, general director of the Department of Control of Transmissible Diseases of the Health Ministry, said the virus continues spreading across the ...

  • Cambodians rally for free election - The Sun

    General Sources - Saturday 13th July, 2013

    Local Cambodians protest outside U.S. Rep. Niki Tsongas' office in downtown Lowell over issues surrounding their homeland's upcoming national election. sun/jendhamuni sos Sun staff photos can be ordered by visiting ...

  • Cambodian opposition head announces pre-election date for return from exile - Fox News

    General Sources - Saturday 13th July, 2013

    Cambodia's self-exiled opposition leader says he will return to his homeland on July 19, less than two weeks before his beleaguered party challenges entrenched Prime Minister Hun Sen in national polls. Sam Rainsy announced the date of his intended return on his Facebook page on Saturday, a day after Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival. Fellow party members gave the same ...

  • Cambodian PM asks king to pardon opposition leader - Merced Sun-Star

    General Sources - Saturday 13th July, 2013

    FILE - In this March 23, 2006 file photoay, , Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy speaks to reporters outside the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen engineered a pardon for his most prominent rival Rainsy Friday, clearing the way for the self-exiled politician to return home and campaign in this month's general election. Rainsy has lived ...

  • Source: http://www.thecambodianews.net/index.php/sid/215822744/scat/c7e1014a94f7e43b

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    Court Will Reportedly Declassify Yahoo's Fight Against PRISM

    Yahoo_LogoYahoo will be allowed to prove that it fought against the National Security Agency’s internet spying program, PRISM. A secret court ruled on Monday that the government should investigate how it can declassify the legal battle, “The Government shall conduct a declassification review of this Court’s Memorandum Opinion of [Yahoo's case] and the legal briefs submitted by the parties to this Court,” reads the ruling, according to CNET.”After such review, the Court anticipates publishing that Memorandum Opinion in a form that redacts any properly classified information.” Yahoo, Google and other Internet giants are fighting the federal government to disclose more aspects of the secret dragnet program, which they say have been exaggerated by the media.?All participating companies must adhere to a strict gag order that forbids them from talking specifics about the alleged spying operation. After it was first revealed that the government monitored emails, phone calls, and Internet browsing behavior of the top internet firms, it was also revealed that Yahoo had a lost a fight to prohibit the government from monitoring its users. Now, at the very least, Yahoo will get to prove it fought…and this is what seems so insane. The NSA’s program is so secretive that being allowed to talk about how an organization lost a court battle is now considered a victory. The court decision does nothing to inform users about how they’re being monitored, let alone puts us on the path to greater oversight over the NSA. While its a nice first step, and will hopefully snowball into more transparency, the public is no better off. It will just let companies confirm that we have, in fact, lost the fight to protect users against a still largely unknown spying program. Yahoo!

    Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/f-VtlrjEvNg/

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    Tuesday, July 9, 2013

    A Royal First! Prince Andrew Joins Twitter

    by Natalie Finn Mon., Jul. 8, 2013 6:45 PM PDT

    Come one, come all?please!

    Prince Andrew has opened a Twitter account, @TheDukeOfYork, making him the first member of Great Britain's royal family to utilize the social-networking site.

    ?"Welcome to my Twitter account - AY," read his inaugural tweet, the initialed sign-off indicating that he wrote it himself.

    PHOTOS: Highlights from?Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebration

    Andrew's profile notes, "Tweets from HRH are signed - AY."

    Sure enough, befitting his royally packed schedule, the ensuing four tweets that went up today (with twitpics!) were apparently added by his staff because they lacked the signature.

    Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie's 53-year-old dad currently has 19,223 followers after being active for less than 24 hours, and he himself is following 51 mainly U.K.-centric accounts, including Clarence House and The British Monarchy.

    Meanwhile, Andrew's older brother, Prince?Charles,?is gearing up to welcome his first grandchild any day now, so we'll be on the lookout for any unlikely spillage of the royal beans.

    And, memo to expectant parents Kate Middleton and Prince William (not to mention any and all members of the royal family): Consider yourselves more than welcome on Twitter any time!

    PHOTOS: Kate Middleton in the bloom of pregnancy

    Source: http://feeds.eonline.com/~r/eonline/uk/topstories/~3/i6AoLbCNGvU/a-royal-first-prince-andrew-joins-twitter

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    Garmin Rolls With The Punches Of Changing Navigation Game With Smartphone HUD For Cars

    garmin-hudGarmin built its empire on dedicated GPS devices, but those are obviously facing extinction in the face of smartphones that can replicate their function without requiring an expensive secondary hardware purchase. Today, Garmin announced a device that could help it capitalize on its changing role in the navigation ecosystem, while still allowing it to sell hardware to consumers.

    Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/LHvWpPiWl8o/

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    Sunday, July 7, 2013

    2560x1440 Resolution For Under $300 Is Your Deal Of The Day

    2560x1440 Resolution For Under $300 Is Your Deal Of The Day

    We've seen super high resolution monitors become far more affordable recently, especially from the likes of Monoprice, but this QNIX LED is sitting at an especially compelling price point. $289 gets you 27 inches of 2560x1440, and while you've probably never heard of QNIX, this is a Samsung Panel, which is what matters. Free shipping. One Year Warranty. Do take note that you're gonna need Dual-Link DVI for this one. [eBay]

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    St. Dymphna's Layout

    *Disclaimer*: I have not been blessed with artistic ability so I apologize for how simplistic the map is and how odd it looks.

    • The Woods: The woods, of course, is the mostly coniferous forest towards the back of St. Dymphna's grounds. Originally, they were to be removed so it would be more difficult to hide in them. Yet, the founder of St. Dymphna's decided to keep them, as the trees added to the atmosphere of the asylum. It is prohibited to go into the forest without supervision from staff members. Going in the woods without supervision results in a punishment that is determined by the staff that catches you. There's a section of fence missing in the back of the fence that no one has seemed to realize yet. It's an excellent way to sneak things in or out.
    • The Lobby: Self-explanatory, the lobby is the first area where a guest or patient will enter. It is finely decorated with church symbols. There is also a reception desk and a security guard or two to check those entering for objects that could be harmful to the patients.
    • Front Hall: Right after the lobby. From here, one can enter the office space or the common room.
    • The Offices: The four major offices are located here including Dr. Brennan's, Dr. Thredson's, the Monsignor's, and his second in charge's.
    • Common Room: The common room is where most patients will spend the majority of their days. It's actually quite nice for an asylum. There are a few groups of couches with a table in the center for conversations to be held between the social patients. A few tables have been set up too for card games, though gambling is strictly prohibited. There's a radio and a television for use but they both aren't very good condition. A few bookcases with ratty books are scattered through the common room, also.
    • The Church: The church inside of the asylum certainly isn't it very good condition. It was requested by the priest who ran the asylum decades before, claiming it would help the insane build a level of trust with God. It is expected that all patients attend on Sundays, even if they do not claim to be religious or are of a different religion. Monsignor Clancy gives the sermons more often than not.
    • The Courtyard: The courtyard is the only outside area patients can wander in without supervision. There are some picnic benches set up and, in the summer, patients can eat out there. Recently, a small sandy area has been created for playing sports.
    • The Mess Hall: The majority of meals will be had in the mess hall. Patients may eat wherever they wish to in here, but the staff sit at their own table.
    • The Kitchen: The kitchen is off-limits unless you have been assigned punishment or chores in it. There's a back opening in it which is kept under lock-and-key.
    • Stairs: The staircase on the office side leads to the Male Dorms. The staircase on the common room side leads to the Female Dorms.


    • Stairs: The staircase on the male side leads to the office side. The staircase on the female side leads to the common room side.
    • Solitary Confinement: Solitary confinement is one of the punishments offered at St. Dymphna's. There is a male side and a female side. Patients are locked in a nearly sound-proof room and given their meals through flaps under the door. Depending on the severity of the punishment, solitary confinement can last quite a while.
    • Male Living Space: Here, men have a joint bathroom shared with all of the men and bedrooms which are shared by two men. No women are allowed in except for female staff.
    • Female Living Space: Here, women have a joint bathroom shared with all of the women and bedrooms which are shared by two women. No men are allowed in except for male staff.
    • Employees Only Area: The employees only area serves as a break room for employees and their rooms if they choose to room at St. Dymphna's. Of course, only employees are allowed in.

    Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RolePlayGateway/~3/fsHL1OZN85g/viewtopic.php

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    Friday, July 5, 2013

    UN: 2001-2010 decade shows faster warming trend

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    Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/b2f0ca3a594644ee9e50a8ec4ce2d6de/Article_2013-07-03-UN-Climate-Extremes/id-8f9d9151752947c69ea9abe431ecbaa8

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    Here's The Worst Case Scenario For Markets In Today's Jobs Report

    Today we get the US Non-Farm Payrolls report, AKA the jobs report.

    Expectations are for 165K new jobs, and for the unemployment rate to fall from 7.6% to 7.5%.

    Citi's Steven Englander looks at some possible ranges of numbers what we could get, and ponders what they might mean for markets:

    A big risk is the unemployment rate. Consensus is 7.5%, albeit with a chunk of forecasters at 7.6%. If Citi?s forecast of 7.4% is hit, there will likely be significant pressures on fixed income markets. The Fed has not been explicit enough on what would make 6.5%? a threshold, rather than a trigger, so an indication that we are getting there faster than expected will put pressure on fixed income markets and support USD.????

    On the weak side the we think that payrolls below 140k or 150k may raise questions that tapering will not be so quick, and 7.7% (and to a lesser degree 7.6%) would suggest that labor force re-entry will be a significant factor keeping the unemployment rate from falling too fast. In that respect payrolls at 180k and UR at 7.7% would probably lead to some unwinding of tapering fears.

    For markets the worst case scenario would be if Citi's 7.4% unemployment rate target is hit, but that the job creation comes in on the weak side, in the range of 140K or below.

    Then you're looking at a situation where the unemployment rate is getting closer to the Fed's target thresholds, and yet you're still not seeing anything robust growth-wise.

    Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/non-farm-payrolls-report-worse-case-scenario-2013-7

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    Tuesday, July 2, 2013

    Global shares directionless amid poor Europe data

    People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, July 1, 2013. Global stocks swung between gains and losses Monday after China's manufacturing weakened in June amid a credit crunch. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 1.3 percent to 13,852.50. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, July 1, 2013. Global stocks swung between gains and losses Monday after China's manufacturing weakened in June amid a credit crunch. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 1.3 percent to 13,852.50. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, July 1, 2013. Global stocks swung between gains and losses Monday after China's manufacturing weakened in June amid a credit crunch. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 1.3 percent to 13,852.50. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Monday, July 1, 2013. Global stocks swung between gains and losses Monday after China's manufacturing weakened in June amid a credit crunch. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 1.3 percent to 13,852.50. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    (AP) ? Global shares struggled to find direction Tuesday as indications Europe's economy is still in trouble competed with hopes that the U.S. central bank wasn't quite finished with its stimulus.

    Industrial producer prices fell 0.3 percent in May in the 17 European Union countries that use the euro, Eurostat reported Tuesday. While that shows costs are falling, it also indicates manufacturing activity remains weak.

    Meanwhile, Spain announced Tuesday that the number of people registered as unemployed dropped for a fourth consecutive month in June ? but the country has a long way to go to bring its jobless rate down to normal levels. It currently stands at 27.2 percent.

    A separate report on Monday showed the unemployment rate in the eurozone was at 12.1 percent in May, its highest level ever.

    "While the European economy appears to be starting to show flickers of recovery particularly in Spain and Italy where the manufacturing sector appears to be showing signs of coming off life support, the unemployment picture remains disturbingly high," said Michael Hewson, a market analyst at CMC Markets UK.

    By midday in Europe, France's CAC-40 was down 0.9 percent to 3,735 while the DAX in Germany was off 1.2 percent to 7,885. The FTSE index of British shares dropped 0.6 percent at 6,269.

    By contrast, lackluster data in the U.S. comforted American and many Asian markets over the past day ? since it indicated the U.S. Federal Reserve would move slowly to reduce its purchases of financial assets that have buoyed markets by pushing down interest rates.

    On Monday, Wall Street rallied after an ISM manufacturing survey for the U.S. that showed a weak rebound in June thanks to new orders and higher production. The survey boosted stock markets as investors estimated it was strong enough to show the recovery is on track, but not so strong as to encourage the Fed to start ending its monetary stimulus program ahead of time.

    U.S. markets were expected to open higher Tuesday. Dow and S&P futures were both up 0.2 percent, at 14,914 1,610.20 respectively.

    Many Asian stocks rose earlier in the day. Tokyo's Nikkei 225, the region's heavyweight index, jumped 1.8 percent to 14,098.74. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was up 2.6 percent at 4,834.00 after the country's central bank left interest rates unchanged and said the Australian dollar is likely to continue falling, easing pressure on exports.

    In China, the Shanghai Composite Index reversed early losses to rise 0.6 percent to 2,006.56 after reports on Monday that Chinese manufacturing weakened in June amid a credit crunch. Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell 0.7 percent to 20,658.65, led by Chinese banks, which are facing central bank credit restrictions.

    Meanwhile, benchmark oil for August delivery rose 16 cents to $98.15 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose $1.43 to close at $97.99 a barrel on Monday.

    The euro fell to $1.3030 from $1.3065 late Monday in New York.

    ___

    Associated Press writer Kay Johnson in Bangkok contributed to this report.

    Associated Press

    Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2013-07-02-World-Markets/id-418d45bbca1d4a3392c3c763d9ed9f93

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    Monday, July 1, 2013

    Kerry: China could have helped with Snowden case

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for a press conference at the ASEAN meeting in the International Conference Center in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Monday, July 1, 2013. Kerry swapped his Mideast peace portfolio for issues in emerging Southeast Asia and road bumps in U.S. relations with Russia and China when he landed Monday in Brunei for a regional security conference. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for a press conference at the ASEAN meeting in the International Conference Center in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, Monday, July 1, 2013. Kerry swapped his Mideast peace portfolio for issues in emerging Southeast Asia and road bumps in U.S. relations with Russia and China when he landed Monday in Brunei for a regional security conference. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

    (AP) ? U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. thinks China could have "made a difference" in the case of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden if it had returned him to America to face charges.

    But Kerry says the U.S.-China relationship is bigger than one incident and that the two countries cooperate on numerous issues, including North Korea.

    Kerry spoke Monday at a Southeast Asia conference in Brunei.

    Snowden's efforts to evade U.S. authorities ? taking him from a hotel hideout in Hong Kong to an airport transit zone in Moscow ? have undercut U.S. efforts to strengthen ties with China and threaten to worsen tension with Russia just as President Barack Obama seeks Moscow's cooperation on Syria. Kerry is to meet Tuesday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

    Associated Press

    Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2013-07-01-AS-Kerry/id-aade5e2ab5dc4c9caa3834ec13cd5057

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    32GB Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 price set at $299.99, release date out too

    32GB Galaxy S4

    Verizon has finally decided to pin down the 32GB Samsung Galaxy S4 price and release date. This is over a month after the smartphone?s 16GB variant landed at the carrier?s doorstep. Customers who have direly been waiting for Samsung and the service provider to break this news are now a step closer to purchasing the device as it is up for pre-order through the latter?s official site at $299.99.

    Although the Samsung Galaxy S4 has mostly received acclamation for its top-notch specifications like the 5-inch Super AMOLED full HD touch panel and quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset, it is the device?s features which aim at setting it apart from the rest. Out of the freshly introduced attributes, the ones that managed to stand out demand the complete participation of the onboard 2MP webcam.

    For instance, there is Smart Pause which is known to halt a video when users avert their gaze and the main 13MP shutter as well as the front-mounted one can be seen in action simultaneously, while employing the Dual Camera function. The Samsung phone doubles as a remote control for television sets, set-top-boxes and even ACs.

    Verizon Listing

    The 16GB Samsung Galaxy S4 is currently up for grabs at $199.99. As is obvious, interested parties will have to sign a fresh two-year contract with the carrier, if they wish to buy the device at a relatively low retail value.

    But those who would rather wait for the 32GB variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 must know that it will be released on July 3 at the aforementioned price, clubbed with a two-year contract. If an agreement is not their cup of tea, US residents could lay claim over the handset at $699.99 together with a month-to-month service.

    Specifications:

    - Platform: Android Jelly Bean
    - Processor: 1.9GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
    - Display: 5-inch Super AMOLED display
    - Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels
    - Main camera: 13MP with autofocus and zero shutter lag
    - Secondary webcam: 2MP full HD
    - Memory: 32GB flash, expandable up to 64GB
    - Battery: 2,600mAh Li-ion

    Source: http://www.techshout.com/mobile-phones/2013/29/32gb-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s4-price-299-99-release-date/

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    Sunday, June 30, 2013

    Fryer: Prep All-star football game's early start a fair deal

    COSTA MESA ? This year's Brea Lions Orange County North-South Prep All-Star Football Game was played on an unusually early date.

    Historically, the game at Orange Coast College is played on the same Friday night in early or mid July as the opening night of the Orange County Fair. The fair's continued surge in popularity has made it necessary for nearby Orange Coast College to be used for fair parking. The fair's All-Star game chairman Phil Anton said the parking squeeze necessitated an earlier date for the game.

    "We did look at July 5," Anton said. "But that's right after the Fourth of July, and we thought too many people would be out of town. So we went with June 28."

    RARE MISS

    Grif Amies did something he rarely did during regular-season games. The All-Orange County kicker missed a field goal.

    Amies kicked 22 field goals for Corona del Mar in the 2012 season, his senior year. That tied the state record set by Chris Sailer of Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks.

    Amies missed a 27-yard attempt with 29 seconds remaining in the second quarter Friday.

    Amies missed his final field-goal try of the '12 season. His 57-yard effort late in the fourth quarter of the CIF-SS Southern Division championship game was just short of the target. Earlier he made a 43-yarder, the one that tied for the record, in the Sea Kings' victory over Garden Grove in the Southern Division final at Angel Stadium.

    COACHING FRATERNITY

    An all-star coaching staff often is a mix of the head coach's assistants from his high school, with perhaps a longtime friend who is head coach at another school. That was the case with the North coaching staff. Fred DiPalma of Katella brought in Anaheim coach Lanny Booher to be the defensive coordinator.

    FUNDRAISER

    The Brea Lions organize and manage the all-star game for charity. Proceeds from Friday's game will go to the PADRE Foundation (Pediatric Adolescent Diabetic Research & Education), Western Youth Services, Orange County Youth Foundation and other groups.

    Past all-star AJ Hoover, Orange County football's leading tackler at Canyon a few seasons ago, spoke at halftime about how he managed his diabetic condition so he could continue to play football.

    NOTES

    Time Warner Cable channel 101 will carry taped coverage of the game Monday at 8 p.m. Other telecasts are Wednesday, July 6 and July 7 at 8 p.m. ...

    Attendance was approximately 4,800 at Orange Coast College, which has a capacity of 7,600. ...

    Catch of the game: Cody White, El Toro. In the third quarter, White went up to snare a pass from Corona del Mar's Cayman Carter, pulling the ball through the hands of a North defender. White ran another 20 yards to the South 47 for a first down. ...

    The decidedly defensive game did not provide many offensive highlights. Of the few there were, the best might have been a 44-yard pass play by the South. Carter threaded an over-the-middle pass to Scott Hoover of San Juan Hills, who was brought down at the North 9-yard-line at the point of the catch. The South appeared to score on the next play, but the end-zone catch by Cole Robinson of Capistrano Valley was waved off because of an offensive pass interference call. ...

    The North-South border for the game had been the 22 Freeway, until this year's game. In a pursuit of improved competitive equity, the border was moved south, to Warner Avenue. The smaller South still won for the fifth time in a row and has won nine of the past 11.

    Contact the writer: sfryer@ocregister.com

    Source: http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/game-37950-orange-south.html

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    Kerry steps up shuttle talks with Abbas and Netanyahu

    By Lesley Wroughton

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accelerated his Middle East shuttle diplomacy on Friday in the hope of persuading Israel and the Palestinians to resume direct peace negotiations.

    After seeing Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan, Kerry flew by helicopter to Jerusalem for evening talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

    In a sign that he may be making progress in his mission to bring the sides together, a State Department official announced late on Friday that Kerry would return to Amman for another meeting with Abbas on Saturday, then return to Israel for additional meetings.

    The frenzied back-and-forth is reminiscent of Henry Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy as secretary of state to mediate conflicts in the Middle East throughout the 1970s.

    The State Department official said a three-hour meeting with Netanyahu on Friday, the second in as many days, involved a "detailed and substantive conversation about the way forward".

    Israeli President Shimon Peres praised Kerry for his determination.

    "I know this is difficult, there are many problems, but as far as I'm concerned I can see how (among) people, there is a clear majority for the peace process, a two-state solution, and a great expectation that you will do it and that you can do it," he told Kerry.

    Direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians broke down in 2010 in a dispute over Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, territories that the Palestinians seek for a future state.

    Abbas has insisted that building in the settlements, viewed as illegal by most world powers, be halted before talks resume. He also wants Israel to recognize the boundary of the West Bank as the basis for the future Palestine's border.

    MORE TALKS AHEAD

    Abbas's spokesman Nabil Abu Rdaineh said a "clear response" was needed from Israel before talks could resume.

    Israel wants to keep settlement blocs under any future peace accord and has rejected Abbas's demands as preconditions. But it has also quietly slowed down housing starts in settlements.

    Palestinian and U.S. officials did not immediately comment on the results of the Abbas-Kerry meeting. Zeev Elkin, Israel's deputy foreign minister, placed the peacemaking onus on Abbas.

    Asked on Israel Radio whether Kerry's visit - his fifth - could bring a breakthrough, Elkin said: "The only one who knows the answer to that question is not Kerry, nor Netanyahu, but Abu Mazen (Abbas)."

    Kerry has divulged little of his plan to bring the sides together, but has said he would not have returned to the region if he did not believe there could be progress.

    He is also keen to clinch a peacemaking deal before the United Nations General Assembly, which has already granted de facto recognition to a Palestinian state, convenes in September.

    Netanyahu is concerned that the Palestinians, in the absence of direct peace talks, could use the U.N. session as a springboard for further statehood moves circumventing Israel.

    State Department officials believe the sides will return to negotiations once there is an agreement on confidence-building measures - for example, partial Israeli amnesty for Palestinian security prisoners - and a formula for fresh talks.

    Part of the incentive for the Palestinians to return to talks is a $4 billion economic plan led by former British prime minister Tony Blair, whom Kerry also met in Jordan.

    The plan involves investments from large private-sector firms that will boost jobs and spur economic growth in agriculture, construction and tourism.

    (Additional reporting by Ali Sawafta; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-steps-shuttle-talks-abbas-netanyahu-040545091.html

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    Saturday, June 29, 2013

    First week of testimony in Trayvon case wraps up

    SANFORD, Fla. (AP) ? The first week of George Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial wrapped up with testimony from two neighbors and a police officer that seemed to bolster the defense's argument that he was pinned on his back by Trayvon Martin before shooting the teen.

    Neighbor Jonathan Good testified Friday that it appeared the unarmed teen was straddling the neighborhood watch volunteer, while another neighbor, Jonathan Manalo, said Zimmerman seemed credible when he said just after the fight that he shot Martin in self-defense. Officer Tim Smith testified that Zimmerman's back side was covered in grass and wetter than his front side.

    All three were called as witnesses for prosecutors who are trying to convict him of second-degree murder.

    Good, who had perhaps the best view of any witness, said he did not see anyone's head being slammed into the concrete sidewalk, as Zimmerman claims Martin did to him. Good initially testified that it appeared "there were strikes being thrown, punches being thrown," but during detailed questioning he said he saw only "downward" arm movements being made.

    Zimmerman has claimed that he fatally shot 17-year-old Martin in February 2012 in self-defense as the Miami-area teen was banging his head into the concrete sidewalk behind the townhomes in a gated community.

    Under prosecution questioning, Good said he never saw anyone being attacked that way. Good said he heard a noise behind his townhome and he saw what looked like a tussle when he stepped out onto his patio. He said he yelled: "What's going on? Stop it."

    Good testified he saw a person in black clothing on top of another person with "white or red" clothing. He said he couldn't see faces but it looked like the person on the bottom had lighter skin. Martin was black and was wearing a dark hoodie. Zimmerman identifies as Hispanic and was wearing a red jacket. Good was back inside calling 911 when he heard a gunshot.

    "It looked like there were strikes being thrown, punches being thrown," Good said.

    Later, under cross-examination, he said that it looked like the person on top was straddling the person on bottom in a mixed-martial arts move known as "ground and pound." When defense attorney Mark O'Mara asked him if the person on top was Martin, Good said, "Correct, that's what it looked like." Good also said the person on the bottom yelled for help.

    Zimmerman, 29, could get life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. Zimmerman followed Martin in his truck and called a police dispatch number before he and the teen got into a fight.

    Zimmerman has denied the confrontation had anything to do with race, as Martin's family and their supporters have claimed.

    Manalo, whose wife had testified earlier in the week, was the first neighbor to step outside and see what happened with his flashlight after he heard a gunshot. He took cellphone photos of a bloodied Zimmerman and Martin's body, and those photos were shown to jurors on Friday. Manalo also described Martin's hands as being under his body.

    Manalo said Zimmerman didn't appear shocked and acted calmly. After police officers arrived and handcuffed Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer asked Manalo to call his wife and tell her what happened.

    Manalo started to tell Zimmerman's wife that her husband had been involved in a shooting and was being questioned by police when "he cut me off and said, 'Just tell her I shot someone,'" Manalo said.

    Under cross-examination, Manalo said when he asked Zimmerman what happened, the neighborhood watch volunteer told him, "I was defending myself and I shot him."

    "From what you could tell at that moment, that seemed completely true?" asked defense attorney Don West.

    "Yes," Manalo said.

    Smith, the police officer, testified that when he saw Zimmerman after the shooting, the neighborhood watch volunteer's backside was covered in grass and wetter than his front side, bolstering defense attorneys' contention that Martin was on top of Zimmerman.

    As he walked to the squad car after he had been handcuffed, Zimmerman told the officer that "he was yelling for help and nobody would come help him," Smith said.

    "It was almost a defeated ... a confused look on his face," Smith said.

    Smith said Zimmerman described himself as "lightheaded" during the drive to Sanford Police Station but declined an offer to take him to a hospital.

    The physician's assistant who treated Zimmerman the next day said that Zimmerman complained of feeling nauseated upon reflecting what had happened. But Lindzee Folgate attributed that to psychological factors rather than any physical condition. She also said it appeared his nose was broken, but it was impossible to say for sure since no X-rays were taken. She recommended he see an ear-and-nose doctor and a psychologist.

    When O'Mara asked if abrasions on his head were consistent with someone who had his had slammed into concrete, Folgate said, "it could be consistent, yes."

    She also testified that Zimmerman had written on a form reciting his medical history that he was exercising three times a week by doing mixed martial arts, a statement that prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda asked her to repeat.

    Paramedic Stacy Livingston, who responded to the shooting scene, testified Zimmerman had a swollen, bleeding nose and two cuts on the back of his head an inch long. When O'Mara asked if Zimmerman should have been concerned with his medical well-being because of his injuries, Livingston said, "Possibly."

    When photos of Martin's body were shown on a courtroom projector during Livingston's testimony, Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, looked away and blinked back tears.

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    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/first-week-testimony-trayvon-case-wraps-070628613.html

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    Friday, June 28, 2013

    Vatican official arrested in corruption plot

    VATICAN CITY (AP) ? A Vatican official was arrested Friday by Italian police for allegedly trying to bring 20 million euros ($26 million) in cash into the country from Switzerland aboard an Italian government plane, his lawyer said.

    Monsignor Nunzio Scarano, already under investigation in a purported money-laundering plot involving the Vatican bank, is accused of fraud, corruption and slander stemming from the plot, which never got off the ground, attorney Silverio Sica told The Associated Press.

    It was the latest financial scandal to hit the Vatican and came just two days after Pope Francis created a commission of inquiry into the Vatican bank to get to the bottom of the problems that have plagued it for decades and contributed to damaging the Vatican's reputation.

    Sica said Scarano was a middleman in the Swiss operation. Friends had asked him to intervene with a broker, Giovanni Carenzio, to return 20 million euros they had given him to invest. Sica said Scarano persuaded Carenzio to return the money, and an Italian secret service agent, Giovanni Maria Zito, went to Switzerland to bring the cash back aboard an Italian government aircraft. Such a move would presumably prevent any reporting of the money coming into Italy.

    The operation failed because Carenzio reneged on the deal, Sica said.

    Zito, nevertheless, demanded his 400,000 euro commission. Scarano paid him an initial 200,000 euros by check, Sica said. But in a bid to not have the second installment of the commission deposited, Scarano filed a report for a missing 200,000 check, even though he knew Zito had it, Sica said.

    Carenzio and Zito also were arrested Wednesday along with Scarano, Sica said.

    When asked how Scarano responded to the accusations, Sica said "I think that Don Nunzio will respond to the questions."

    It's not the only troubles facing Scarano.

    Prosecutors in the southern city of Salerno have placed him under investigation for alleged money-laundering stemming from his account at the Vatican's bank, called the Institute for Religious Works, or IOR.

    The investigation concerns transactions Scarano, then an official at the Administration for the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, made in 2009 in which he took 560,000 euros ($729,000) in cash out of his personal IOR bank account and carried it out of the Vatican and into Italy to help pay off a mortgage on his Salerno home.

    To deposit the money into an Italian bank account ? and to prevent family members from finding out he had such a large chunk of cash ? he asked 56 close friends to accept 10,000 euros apiece in cash in exchange for a check or money transfer in the same amount, Sica said earlier this week. Scarano was then able to deposit the amounts in his Italian account.

    The original money came into Scarano's IOR account from donors who gave it to the prelate thinking they were funding a home for the terminally ill in Salerno, Sica said. He said the donors had "enormous" wealth and could offer such donations for his charitable efforts.

    He said Scarano had given the names of the donors to prosecutors and insisted the origin of the money was clean, that the transactions didn't constitute money-laundering, and that he only took the money "temporarily" for his personal use.

    The home for terminally ill hasn't been built, though the property has been identified, Sica said.

    "He declares himself absolutely innocent," Sica said of the Salerno investigation.

    The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, told the AP earlier this week that the Vatican is taking the appropriate measures to deal with Scarano's case. There was no further comment Friday from the Vatican about Scarano's arrest.

    Francis has made clear he has no tolerance for corruption or for Vatican officials who use their jobs for personal ambition or gain. He has said he wants a "poor" church and a church that is for the poor, one that goes out to the "peripheries" to minister to those most needy. He has also noted, tongue in cheek, that "St. Peter didn't have a bank account."

    On Wednesday, he named five people to head a commission of inquiry into the Vatican bank's activities and legal status "to allow for a better harmonization with the universal mission of the Apostolic See," according to the legal document he signed creating it.

    Two of them are Americans: Monsignor Peter Wells, the No. 3 official in the Vatican secretariat of state, and Mary Ann Glendon, a Harvard law professor, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and current president of a pontifical academy.

    American cardinals were among the most vocal in demanding a wholesale reform of the Vatican bureaucracy ? and the Vatican bank ? in the meetings outlining the priorities for the new pope in the run-up to the March conclave that elected Francis. The demands were raised following revelations in leaked documents last year that told of dysfunction, petty turf wars and allegations of corruption in the Holy See's governance.

    It was the second time in as many weeks that Francis had intervened to get information out of the IOR, a secretive institution best known for the scandals it has caused the Vatican. On June 15, he filled a key vacancy in the bank's governing structure, tapping a trusted prelate to be his eyes inside the bank.

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    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/vatican-official-arrested-corruption-plot-075720910.html

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    The Internet Chooses the Movies at This Clever Stoop Cinema

    The Internet Chooses the Movies at This Clever Stoop Cinema

    We've seen loads of pop-up urbanism over the past few years, from parks to libraries, all designed to turn dead urban space into lively ones. But how do you stop people from immersing themselves in their phone screens in public? By building a larger screen, where they can be immersed together!

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    Wednesday, June 26, 2013

    Samsung Galay S4 Mini and Mega now in stock at Clove

    Galaxy S4 Mini

    Both phones available in black and white, earliest shipments arrive June 30

    Both the biggest and smallest siblings in the new Galaxy family, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and Galaxy Mega (6.3) are becoming available to order in the United Kingdom.

    Clove announced today they're accepting orders for both the Galaxy S4 Mini and the Galaxy Mega, priced at £376.80 and £454.80 respectively, including VAT. Both devices can be ordered in either black or white. While orders can be placed today, none will be dispatched until Friday, June 29, with shipments arriving no earlier than Saturday, June 30. That's to keep everything in line with the official Samsung launch date.

    Full specifications are available for both the Galaxy S4 Mini and Galaxy Mega — also be sure to check out our first hands-on with the S4 Mini from last week's Samsung Premiere showcase event.

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    3M Mobile Projector MP300


    The 3M Mobile Projector MP300 is my new poster child for products that just miss getting everything right. It's small, lightweight, bright, physically attractive, and easy to set up. But it's limited to a single connector?an MHL-enabled HDMI port?which makes it a great choice if you can take advantage of the connector, and completely useless if you can't.

    The single-port design isn't quite as limiting as it might seem. In addition to letting you connect to image sources with HDMI, Mini-HDMI, and Micro-HDMI connectors, it also lets you connect, using appropriate adaptors, to sources with an Apple Lightning port, a DisplayPort, a DVI-I or DVI-D port, or an MHL-enabled micro USB port, which includes any number of smartphones and tablets. You can even plug in the Roku Stick that we reviewed late last year. In fact, 3M sells the identical projector with the Roku Stick included, as the 3M Streaming Projector ($300 street).

    A major catch, of course, is that the choices don't include either a VGA connector, which is still the ubiquitous choice for Windows computers, or support for USB direct display, which would be a good alternative. Also notable for its absence is a USB A connector that would let you plug in a USB memory key as an image source. That said, however, if you have an image source with a connector you can use, the projector can do an impressive job.

    Basics and Setup
    The MP300 scores well on portability. It measures roughly 2.0 by 4.3 by 4.2 inches (HWD), but seems smaller, because of rounded edges and tapering, and it weighs just 11 ounces complete with its rechargeable battery. Even with the power block, the total weight is only one pound one ounce. However, you may well choose to leave the power block at home, thanks to a long battery life, at a claimed three and a half hours in Eco mode or two and a half hours in Standard mode.

    Like most projectors in its weight class, the MP300 is built around a DLP chip and LED light source, with the light source meant to last the life of the unit. The company rates it at 20,000 hours. The native resolution is WVGA (854 by 480), with input resolutions limited to standard video, rather than common computer, resolutions, at 480p (640 by 480p and 720 by 480p), 576p (720 by 576p), 720p (1280 by 720p), and 1080i (1920 by 1080i and 1440 by 1080i).

    Setup is simple. Plug in a cable, point the projector at whatever you're using as a screen, and focus the image. As is typical for projectors this size, there's no zoom control, which means you have to move the projector to adjust image size. The focus control earns special mention for being much easier to adjust than with most small projectors.

    One potential problem is that although the MP300 comes with an HDMI to HDMI cable, it doesn't come with any adaptors for other ports, and 3M doesn't sell any. That means you'll have to get them elsewhere, which can be more of a problem than you might think.

    The connector is on the back of the unit inside a small depression and facing sideways. The positioning lets you plug in a cable?or a Roku Stick?and then close the back cover without anything sticking out behind the MP300. Unfortunately, the limited clearance between the edge of the connector and the body of the projector can get in the way.

    In addition to the HDMI to HDMI cable that comes with the projector, I tried four different cables with an HDMI connector on one end and found that two of them wouldn't seat properly. This would be less of an issue if 3M also included, or at least sold, cables and adaptors that were guaranteed to fit, but it doesn't. For my tests, I connected the projector to a Blu-ray player, using one of the HDMI to HDMI cables that fit properly.

    Brightness and Image Quality
    The MP300 is rated at 60 lumens. That's less than some other, slightly heavier, LED-based portable projectors, like the 300-lumen Editors' Choice 3M Mobile Projector MP410, and it's a lot less than typical projectors that use standard lamps, like the 2,800-lumen Editors' Choice Epson EX3212 SVGA 3LCD Projector that I recently reviewed. As I've pointed out in other reviews, however, perception of brightness is logarithmic, so if one projector offers one fifth as many lumens as another projector, you'll perceive it is as being far more than one fifth as bright.

    Based on The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) recommendation for image brightness, a 60-lumen image using a 1.0 gain screen is suitable for a 30 to 41-inch diagonal image at a 16:9 aspect ratio in theater dark lighting, or a roughly 20-inch image with moderate ambient light. For my tests, however, I found the MP300 usable for long sessions at slightly larger sizes as well, settling on a 41-inch wide (46-inch diagonal) image as bright enough for comfortable viewing.

    With no VGA port on the MP300, I couldn't run our standard suite of data image tests. However, the projector scored impressively well on our video tests, despite the low native resolution putting some obvious limits on its ability to show fine detail.

    It did an excellent job resisting posterization (shading changing suddenly where it should change gradually) and a good job with shadow detail (details based on shading in dark areas), even in scenes that tend to cause those problems. It also did a good job with skin tones, and showed only a minimal level of noise. The quality was certainly good enough to be comfortable to watch for long sessions.

    Rainbows and Other Issues
    Rainbow artifacts, with light areas breaking up into little red-green-blue rainbows, are always a potential concern for any single-chip DLP projector. Even though I see these artifacts easily, however, I saw very few with most test clips with the MP300. The exception was with a black and white clip, where they showed often enough to be annoying. Even so, unless you're planning to watch black and white movies or old TV shows, it's unlikely that you'll find the rainbow artifacts bothersome.

    Also demanding mention is the MP300's 2-watt speaker. As with the sound systems in most small projectors, it's essentially useless. Even at full volume, it was barely loud enough to make out words in a quiet room from a foot away. If you need sound, plan on using the audio output port, preferably with a powered headset or speakers.

    I'd like this projector a lot better if you could use it with a computer by way of VGA or USB Direct Display. But if you have an HDMI port or other digital video output on your computer, or you don't need to use it with a computer, that's not an issue. The projector has a lot to recommend it otherwise, with a usably bright, reasonably high quality image; easy setup; light weight; and long battery life. If you need a highly portable projector for an image source that the 3M Mobile Projector MP300 works with, it's a more than attractive choice.

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    Monday, June 24, 2013

    'Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare' turns third-person shooter

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    Pakistan: 10 foreign tourists, local guide killed

    ISLAMABAD (AP) ? Islamic militants disguised as policemen killed 10 foreign climbers and a Pakistani guide in a brazen overnight raid against their campsite at the base of one of the world's tallest mountains in northern Pakistan, officials said Sunday.

    The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack at the base camp of Nanga Parbat, saying it was to avenge the death of their deputy leader in a U.S. drone strike last month.

    The attack took place in an area that has largely been peaceful, hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the Taliban's major sanctuaries along the Afghan border. But the militant group, which has been waging a bloody insurgency against the government for years, has shown it has the ability to strike almost anywhere in the country.

    The Taliban began their attack by abducting two local guides to take them to the remote base camp in Gilgit-Baltisan, said Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. One of the guides was killed in the shooting, and the other has been detained for questioning. The attackers disguised themselves by wearing uniforms used by the Gilgit Scounts, a paramilitary force that patrols the area, Khan said.

    Around 15 gunmen attacked the camp at around 11 p.m. Saturday, said the Alpine Club of Pakistan, which spoke with a local guide, Sawal Faqir, who survived the shooting. They began by beating the mountaineers and taking away any mobile and satellite phones they could find, as well as everyone's money, said the club in a statement.

    Some climbers and guides were able to run away, but those that weren't were shot dead, said the club. Faqir was able to hide a satellite phone and eventually used it to notify authorities of the attack.

    Attaur Rehman, the home secretary in Gilgit-Baltistan, said 10 foreigners and one Pakistani were killed in the attack. The dead foreigners included three Ukrainians, two Slovakians, two Chinese, one Lithuanian, one Nepalese and one Chinese-American, according to Rehman and tour operators who were working with the climbers. Matt Boland, the acting spokesman at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, confirmed that an American citizen was among the dead, but could not say whether it was a dual Chinese national.

    The shooting ? one of the worst attacks on foreigners in Pakistan in recent years ? occurred in a stunning part of the country that has seen little violence against tourists, although it has experienced attacks by radical Sunni Muslims on minority Shiites in recent years.

    Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan claimed responsibility for the attack, saying their Jundul Hafsa faction carried out the shooting as retaliation for the death of the Taliban's deputy leader, Waliur Rehman, in a U.S. drone attack on May 29.

    "By killing foreigners, we wanted to give a message to the world to play their role in bringing an end to the drone attacks," Ahsan told The Associated Press by telephone from an undisclosed location.

    The U.S. insists the CIA strikes primarily kill al-Qaida and other militants who threaten the West as well as efforts to stabilize neighboring Afghanistan. In a recent speech, President Barack Obama outlined tighter restrictions on the highly secretive program.

    Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who wants to pursue peace talks with militants threatening his country, has insisted the U.S. stop the drone strikes, saying they violate Pakistan's sovereignty and are counterproductive because they often kill innocent civilians and stoke anti-U.S. sentiment in this nation of 180 million.

    Sharif responded to the attack on the camp by vowing "such acts of cruelty and inhumanity would not be tolerated and every effort would be made to make Pakistan a safe place for tourists."

    Officials expressed fear the attack would deal a serious blow to Pakistan's tourism industry, already struggling because of the high level of violence in the country.

    The interior minister promised to take all measures to ensure the safety of tourists as he addressed the National Assembly, which passed a resolution condemning the incident.

    "A lot of tourists come to this area in the summer, and our local people work to earn money from these people," said Syed Mehdi Shah, the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. "This will not only affect our area, but will adversely affect all of Pakistan."

    He said the base camp was cordoned off by police and paramilitary soldiers after the attack, and a military helicopter searched the area.

    Volodymyr Lakomov, the Ukrainian ambassador to Pakistan, also condemned the attack and said, "We hope Pakistani authorities will do their best to find the culprits of this crime."

    Many foreign tourists stay away from Pakistan because of the country's reputation as being a dangerous place. But a relatively small number of intrepid foreigners visit Gilgit-Baltistan during the summer to marvel at the towering peaks in the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges, including K2, the second-highest mountain in the world.

    An even smaller group tries to climb them. Nanga Parbat is over 8,000 meters (26,250 feet) tall and is notoriously difficult to summit. It is known as the "killer mountain" because of numerous mountaineering deaths in the past.

    Pakistan has very close ties with neighboring China and is sensitive to any issue that could harm the relationship. Pakistani officials have reached out to representatives from China and Ukraine to convey their sympathies, the Foreign Ministry said.

    The government suspended the chief secretary and top police chief in Gilgit-Baltistan following the attack and ordered an inquiry into the incident, said Khan, the interior minister.

    The shooting was one of the worst attacks on foreigners in Pakistan in the last decade. A suicide attack outside a hotel in the southern city of Karachi killed 11 French engineers in 2002. In 2009, gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern city of Lahore, killing six Pakistani policemen, a driver and wounding several players.

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    Associated Press writer Rasool Dawar contributed to this report from Peshawar, Pakistan.

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pakistan-10-foreign-tourists-local-guide-killed-200949593.html

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