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Perryville boys soccer looks for redemption while facing challenges of expectation, loss
(High School Sports ~ 08/17/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- This is a field of play, not a court of law, but there is precedence for this. A year ago, Perryville boys soccer was coming off an appearance in the Class 2 state title game -- lifting the trophy, no less -- having graduated four starters, all of them all-state caliber...
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Chaffee German Days Pageant winners announced
(Submitted Story ~ 08/17/16)
The winners of the 2016 German Days Pageant are as follows: The Mini Miss category was for those in the 0- to 12-month-old age group: Mini Miss Queen: Amelia Williams (daughter of Eric and Amy Williams of Essex, Missouri) First Runner Up: London Dohogne (daughter of Jeremey and Mallory Dohogne of Benton, Missouri)...
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Job Fair
(Submitted Story ~ 08/17/16)
Gilster Mary Lee and TalentForce are hosting a Job Fair in Cape Girardeau from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the Missouri Job Center (1737 N. Kingshighway). We have immediate openings in Perryville and McBride, with transportation available from Cape. We will be holding on-site interviews and can have you started as soon as next week! For more information call (573) 547-6400...
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Cape Girardeau County awarded federal funds for emergency food and shelter programs
(Submitted Story ~ 08/17/16)
Cape Girardeau - Cape Girardeau County has been chosen to receive $32,333 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the counties. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the US Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of...
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Chaffee softball team ready to carry over success from historic season
(High School Sports ~ 08/17/16)
The Chaffee girls softball team is ensnared in a contradiction as it prepares to launch its season after a historic 2015 campaign that ended in the program's first appearance in the Class 1 final four, where it finished third. The squad's strength is experience, yet to be accurate, inexperience could also be its Achilles' heel...
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Aetna will leave ACA exchange in 11 states, including Missouri
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
Aetna will abandon Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges next year in more than two-thirds of the counties where it now sells the coverage, including Missouri, Illinois and Kentucky. It was the latest in a string of defections by big insurers that will limit customer choice in many markets...
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A new dockside visitor to Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
The new riverboat America docks for the first time Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau riverfront on its way north to St. Paul, Minnesota. Owned by American Cruise Lines, the paddlewheeler's inaugural season began May 7. It is the company's largest cruise ship, with a capacity of 185 guests...
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Southeast Speakers Series features Olympian, astronaut and a debate
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
The Southeast Missouri State University 2016-2017 Speakers Series was announced Tuesday and is set to include a host of thought-provoking and inspirational speakers, such as a gold medal-winning Olympic gymnast, a NASA astronaut and a former White House adviser, among others...
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Local lawmakers voice concerns over Hillcrest utility rate increase
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
Two local lawmakers have voiced concerns about the Missouri Public Service Commission's recent decision to grant a steep rate increase for a small, private utility system that serves nearly 250 customers in the Hillcrest Manor subdivision in Cape Girardeau County...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Aug. 17, the 230th day of 2016. There are 136 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 17, 1807, Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat began heading up the Hudson River on its successful round trip between New York and Albany...
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Sole concern for Hillary is votes
(Column ~ 08/17/16)
The somewhat less-than-Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton this week unveiled her latest campaign tactic which involves enlisting young illegal immigrants to mount a voter drive on her behalf. The Clinton campaign is seeking thousands of young volunteers -- the undocumented Dreamers courted by the current President -- to get out the vote even though they themselves are prohibited from voting...
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SEMO recognized for revitalization efforts
(Editorial ~ 08/17/16)
It's hard not to get excited when you walk around downtown Cape Girardeau and see new businesses popping up and other establishments transforming and growing. For its part in the revitlization of downtown Cape, Southeast Missouri State University was honored at a statewide conference, the Southeast Missourian recently reported...
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Overstuffed jewelry box? Try a 'detox'
(Community ~ 08/17/16)
Debbie Roes of San Diego owns the largest jewelry box she could find, but it was still so full, she had difficulty seeing her belongings. So she decided to declutter it as part of an overall purging of her possessions, and the result made her happy...
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Sugar-scrub cubes exfoliate skin, take minutes to make
(Community ~ 08/17/16)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Summer is progressing quickly, but there's still time for another quick beach trip or two. And if you're showing some skin, keep it smooth and exfoliated with handmade sugar scrub cubes that take just minutes to whip up. Sure, combining sugar, oil and fragrance in a jar would be even easier, but taking a bit more time to mold the mixture into solid cubes or bars means the result is easier to use. ...
- Fishing break Tuesday at Cape County Park (Local News ~ 08/17/16)
- Boxing training begins Tuesday evening in Cape (Local News ~ 08/17/16)
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Navajo Nation sues feds over massive mine-waste spill
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
Leaders of one of the nation's largest American Indian tribes blasted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as their attorneys sued Tuesday, claiming negligence in the cleanup of a massive mine-waste spill that tainted rivers in three Western states...
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Clinton: Trump's foreign policy 'absolutely bewilders' her
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
PHILADELPHIA -- Hillary Clinton vowed Tuesday to conduct a national security and foreign policy Americans could be proud of, saying rival Donald Trump "just absolutely bewilders" her when he talks about his policies around the globe. Clinton embraced the U.S. Olympic team's success at a voter registration rally in Philadelphia, pointing to Team USA's gold as an example of an optimistic nation that runs counter to what she considers Trump's pessimism and negativity...
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New wildfire spreads at staggering pace in California
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
LOS ANGELES -- A new wildfire spread Tuesday at a staggering pace through drought-parched canyons east of Los Angeles, growing to 10 square miles in hours and forcing the evacuation of thousands of people in a mountain-resort town. The blaze in Cajon Pass caused serious problems for a swath of mountain communities that included Wrightwood, a town of 4,500 people...
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Pennsylvania attorney general resigns a day after conviction
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania's first elected female attorney general, announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state's top law-enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up...
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Cleanup, search for bodies begin in flooded Louisiana
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Authorities went door to door and car to car to check for bodies Tuesday, and homeowners began the task of gathering up soaked family photos and mucking out houses dank with bayou mud as the floodwaters began to recede across parts of southern Louisiana...
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In a first, Russia uses Iran base to bomb targets in Syria
(International News ~ 08/17/16)
BEIRUT -- Iran allowed Russian warplanes to take off from its territory to bomb targets in Syria on Tuesday, an unprecedented move that underscores the deepening cooperation between two powerhouses heavily invested in the Syrian civil war. The Iranian deployment increases Russia's foothold in the Middle East and widens Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria, bolstering President Bashar Assad's government before a new round of peace talks the United Nations hopes to convene in coming weeks...
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Out of the past: Aug. 17
(Out of the Past ~ 08/17/16)
Sister Raynald Blomer, who was principal of Notre Dame High School from 1970 to 1978, will be back at Notre Dame when classes resume Aug. 22; Blomer returned to teaching last year and this year will teach algebra and geometry part time at the Cape Girardeau Catholic school...
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Willis Miller
(Obituary ~ 08/17/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Willis R. Miller, 75, of Perryville died Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at his home. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis...
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Jeff Mecey
(Obituary ~ 08/17/16)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Jeff Lynn Mecey, 52, of Perryville died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Perryville. A memorial service will be at a later date. Young and Sons Funeral Home Inc. in Perryville provided the arrangements.
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John Mack
(Obituary ~ 08/17/16)
BENTON, Mo. -- John L. Mack, 77, of Benton died Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 29, 1939, in Benton to Chester Sylvester and Pauline Hefflin Mack. He worked for Mack's Printing and the Southeast Missourian and was a laborer for Laborers Union Local 1104. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps...
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Bradley Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 08/17/16)
ORAN, Mo. -- Bradley Bollinger, 64, of Oran passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2016. He was born in Cape Girardeau to the late A. "Buck" and Winifred Gray Bollinger. He married Teresa Brock on June 26, 2006, and she survives of the home. Bradley was a driver for FedEx in Sikeston, Missouri. He was of the Baptist faith...
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Jackson fire report 8/17/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/16)
The Jackson Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Emergency medical service on Elwanda Drive. n Emergency medical service on Kimbel Lane. n A carbon-monoxide alarm on Morton Street. n Emergency medical service on Andrew Street...
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Cape Girardeau fire report 8/17/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/16)
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Monday: n Medical assists were made at 2:19 a.m. on North Street; 2:42 a.m. on South Sprigg Street; 7:44 a.m. on Cape Meadows Circle; 11:34 a.m. on Woodland Drive; 5:56 p.m. on Valley Forge Lane; 8:24 p.m. on North Spring Avenue; and 11:14 p.m. on Price Street...
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Cape Girardeau police report 8/17/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/17/16)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests n James W.R. Bates, 55, 610 S. Henderson Ave., was arrested at 620 S. Henderson Ave. on a Cape Girardeau County warrant for dangerous drugs...
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Births 8/17/16
(Births ~ 08/17/16)
Daughter to Joseph Wayne Blake Miner and Samantha Lee Beene of Tamms, Illinois, Saint Francis Medical Center, 9:51 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Name, Pais'Lee Jo. Weight, 4 pounds, 7 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Beene is the former Samantha Arnhart, daughter of Leonard and Alicia Arnhart of Tamms. She is employed by Capaha Bank at Tamms. Miner is the son of Stacy Rodgers of West Frankfort, Illinois, and Randy Rodgers of Tamms. He is self-employed...
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Missouri grad assistants worry about social media monitoring
(State News ~ 08/17/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Graduate assistants at the University of Missouri suspect the university is monitoring their private social-media conversations as the students attempt to organize. Among hundreds of pages of university emails related to campus unrest last fall, including the resignations of president Tim Wolfe and chancellor R. ...
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Trial for Missouri clergy who protested in Capitol begins
(State News ~ 08/17/16)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 20 clergy members dressed in religious garb and bearing crosses packed in a crowded Missouri courtroom Tuesday as their trial opened on charges stemming from a peaceful protest in the state Capitol. In May 2014, a few hundred clergy members and other activists demonstrated in the public gallery of the state Senate in support of expanded eligibility for Medicaid health care in the state. That's been a nonstarter for years in the Republican-controlled Legislature...
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Cape school district scores well in state cyber audit; some improvements recommended
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
While the Cape Girardeau School District has done well in ensuring confidential student data are protected, the state auditor’s office has identified ways it can improve. “Our team found that, although the school district has put important controls in place, more can be done to ensure sensitive information doesn’t fall into the wrong hands,” state Auditor Nicole Galloway said in a news release Tuesday, in tandem with the release of a cybersecurity audit conducted in the spring...
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Oran man killed in crash near Morley
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
An Oran, Missouri, man was killed in a single-vehicle crash about 6:45 p.m. Monday two miles south of Morley, Missouri, according to a crash report. Bradley A. Bollinger, 64, of Oran was taken from the scene by Scott County Coroner Scott Amick, according to a report from Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper Taremba Kariazmimba...
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St. Louis man leads police on one-hour chase in region
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
A St. Louis-area man led law-enforcement agencies from Ste. Genevieve and Perry counties on a car chase that lasted more than an hour Monday, police said. Ste. Genevieve County sheriff’s deputies arrested Joseph Michael Boyle, 29, of St. Louis on a probation and parole warrant Monday after abandoning his vehicle near a Taco Bell along Interstate 55 in Perryville. Boyle was on supervised probation for theft of a credit card from Dec. 30 in Sullivan, Missouri...
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Weather slows Jackson roundabout, Center Junction projects; both remain on-schedule
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
An unusually wet August has delayed construction at the Jackson roundabout and Center Junction, but representatives from the Missouri Department of Transportation say it won’t affect completion times. “It has been unusually wet — very much so,” said Brittany Peterson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky. “August is typically the driest month of the year we have.”...
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Police: Suspect told victim he'd 'have her head' if she testified
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
A Jackson man told his mother on a Cape Girardeau County Jail phone if the victim in his case testified, he would “have her head,” deputies said. The Cape Girardeau County prosecuting attorney’s office charged Will Justin Shoemaker, 37, of Jackson, and Carolyn Sue Shoemaker, 64, of Advance, Missouri, with attempted victim tampering, a felony...
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Family, pets rescued from flood-surrounded campground
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
A couple and their two pets were rescued from rising waters Monday afternoon when the swelling Castor River threatened their safety.
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Logan's Roadhouse in Cape not closing; Ruby Tuesday fate still unknown
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
Two national restaurant chains with locations in Southeast Missouri, Logan’s Roadhouse and Ruby Tuesday, announced last week they would close dozens of locations throughout the country. At the time, the parent companies did not provide a list of locations targeted for closing, and still no official list has been made public. But the managers of the Cape Girardeau restaurants have expressed confidence their stores will remain open...
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Cape Girardeau County receives grant for food, shelter programs
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
Cape Girardeau County was selected by a national board to receive a $32,333 grant for emergency food and shelter programs, according to a news release by the United Way of Southeast Missouri. The board, led by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, consists of representatives from many religious organizations and the United Way...
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Parma farmer gets 2 years for crop insurance fraud of more than $200,000
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
Federal Judge Stephen Limbaugh sentenced a Parma, Missouri, man to two years in prison for crop insurance fraud, theft of government property and wire fraud Tuesday in Cape Girardeau. Bobby David Lowrey, 48, pleaded guilty May 17 to two felony counts of making false statements about crop-insurance benefits, one felony count of theft of government property and one felony count of wire fraud...
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Gypsy Sun Caravan making a stop Saturday in Jackson
(Local News ~ 08/17/16)
Artists, crafters, vendors and street performers will converge Saturday on Jackson City Park as a part of the Gypsy Sun Caravan traveling event before packing up and heading out to the next stop. The Gypsy Sun Caravan was dreamed up by Jessica Bauwens of De Soto, Missouri. Unable to work because of dissociative identity disorder, she makes her living through Be. Designs. Through her business, she creates a variety of home-decor items...
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Pham, Gyorko power Cards to third straight win
(Professional Sports ~ 08/17/16)
HOUSTON -- Tommy Pham and Jedd Gyorko each homered to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 8-5 on Tuesday night. The Cardinals roughed up ace Dallas Keuchel (7-12) to overcome a rocky outing from starter Jaime Garcia (10-8). Garcia gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings, including three home runs...
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Southeast Missouri State football team receives a timely reminder about ball security
(College Sports ~ 08/17/16)
In the moment, Southeast Missouri State football coach Tom Matukewicz was less-than-thrilled. As his team's 12th practice of fall camp wound down Tuesday he put them through a live third-down scrimmage. Twice during that scrimmage the offense fumbled the ball, which elicited a refresher course from Matukewicz on the importance of securing the ball during the Redhawks' post-practice huddle...
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Entertainment briefs 8/17/16
(Entertainment ~ 08/17/16)
ST. LOUIS -- Nelly will be performing back in his hometown of St. Louis next year, but the venue is unique. The rapper and the St. Louis Symphony announced Tuesday they will perform together Feb. 3 at Powell Symphony Hall. The program will feature "symphonic twists" on Nelly's hits such as "Hot in Herre," "Just a Dream" and "Country Grammar." Nelly has received two Grammy awards and is among the best-selling rap artists ever. ...
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John McLaughlin, host of confrontational TV show, dead at 89
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
NEW YORK -- John McLaughlin, the conservative political commentator and host of the namesake long-running television show that pioneered hollering-heads discussions of Washington politics, has died. He was 89. McLaughlin died Tuesday morning, according to an announcement on the Facebook page of "The McLaughlin Group" series. No cause of death was mentioned, but an ailing McLaughlin had missed the taping for last weekend's show -- his first absence in the series' 34 years...
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Farm creates 'Super Mario Bros.' corn maze
(National News ~ 08/17/16)
NEWARK VALLEY, N.Y. -- The images of Mario, Luigi and friends are carved into the fields of a farm as part of a corn maze based on Nintendo's "Super Mario Bros." game series. It's the latest installment of an annual themed maze at the Stoughton Farm in Newark Valley. Owner Tom Stoughton said the mazes attract about 10,000 visitors annually. An aerial photo of the 8-acre maze shows Mario, Luigi and fellow Mario Bros. characters Princess Peach, Toad and Yoshi carved into the field...
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Prayer 8/17/16
(Prayer ~ 08/17/16)
O Lord Jesus, may we show grace and forgiveness to others as you do. Amen.
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Missouri looks to beef up anemic rush attack
(College Sports ~ 08/17/16)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Highlighted by Leonard Fournette of LSU and Alabama's Derrick Henry, the eventual Heisman trophy winner, the Southeastern Conference boasted some of the nation's top rushing attacks in 2015. Missouri's was not one of them. In the wake of back-to-back division championships, the Tigers' struggles in 2015 were historic. ...
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Martinez dominates over 7 innings, Cardinals beat Astros 8-2
(Professional Sports ~ 08/17/16)
HOUSTON -- Cardinals right-hander Carlos Martinez ended a tough stretch in emphatic fashion Wednesday. Martinez took a no-hitter into the sixth, Jeremy Hazelbaker and Brandon Moss hit home runs and St. Louis beat the Houston Astros 8-2. Martinez (11-7) pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, allowing a run while striking out seven. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters before giving up a leadoff double to Teoscar Hernandez in the sixth...
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Stephen Gettings
(Obituary ~ 08/17/16)
OSCEOLA, Mo. — Stephen Lynn Peal Gettings was born March 5, 1945, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to Charles Stephen and Ella Haw Peal. She left this earth Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, to join her family members preceding her in death: her father and mother; sister Jane Ellen; husband Bill Gettings; and son Richard Gettings...
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