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CSi Weather…
TODAY…Cloudy. Widespread dense fog in the morning. A40 percent chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower30s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with snow likely in the evening, then
partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds
around 10 mph shifting to the west after midnight. Chance of snow
60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.
.SATURDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Northwest winds
around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 10 to 15.
.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
.CHRISTMAS DAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow.
Highs around 20.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
snow. Lows 10 to 15.
.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then
snow likely in the afternoon. Highs around 20. Chance of snow
60 percent.
Travel across the Midwest after Christmas Day could be impacted by
a potential winter storm. Much uncertainty remains in how the
storm may track. Stay tuned for updates.
Medina (NDHP) The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports a one vehicle crash Thursday injured a child and adult on Stutsman County Road 68, 15 mile north of Medina, at 5:30-p.m.
The car drifted off the edge of the road, slid sideways, struck an approach and rolled several times before landing on its wheels in the east ditch.
The report says Addison Hofmann was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.
The car was totaled.
The crash is under investigation by the patrol.
Also responding were the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and Medina Fire and Rescue.
Valley City (CSi) On Friday December 21, the Winter Solstice will be observed at 4:46-p.m., at Medicine Wheel Park in Valley City.
Curator, Joe Stickler says, the public is welcome to the festivities that start at 4:30-p.m., to officially welcome winter.
Then, the daylight starts to get longer each day thereafter.
Jamestown (JRVLS) The James River Valley Library System will be hosting a “Food for Fines” food and toiletry drive January 2nd – 31st.
Here’s how it works: Bring in a non-perishable food or toiletry item to any branch of the James River Valley Library System during the month of January, and we will forgive your overdue fines! It’s that easy!
*Please note that charges for lost or damaged items will not be forgiven, only overdue fines for materials that have been returned late will be forgiven.
All donations will be given to the local food pantries.
For more information, call the Alfred Dickey Library at (701)-252-2990.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cargill plans to sell its malt operations to a European business.
The Star Tribune reports that the Minnetonka-based agribusiness is seeking regulatory approvals to sell the business in the second half of 2019 to Boortmalt, a subsidiary of French-based cereal grains cooperative Axereal.
Cargill says in a statement it plans to focus on its other food and beverage ingredient groups.
Cargill’s malt business has 15 plants around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain and the United States. Boortmalt has numerous plants across Europe, including France, England, Scotland, Ireland, Croatia and Hungary.
Cargill announced last spring it was closing its malt plant near Jamestown, North Dakota, which is one of the company’s three U.S. plants. Cargill entered the malt business in 1979.
Jamestown (NDFU) – North Dakota Farmers Union President Mark Watne issued a statement Thursday after President Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, more commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill:
“We applaud our congressional delegation and the bipartisan work of the conference committee in getting a farm bill to the President before year’s end. This gives farmers some certainty moving forward in very uncertain economic times. We appreciate the strong crop insurance component in the bill and adjustments made to existing farm programs, including ARC, and FSA loan limits.
“Our country needs a strong farm bill to establish food security for our nation, and safety nets for farmers and the hungry among us who rely daily on SNAP benefits to eat. The richest country in the world can afford to feed its people.”
Valley City (CSi) The retirement Open House for Gary Retterath will be held on Friday, January 4 in the Valley City Fire Hall from 2-pm to 5-pm.
Gary retires after over 43 years of service to the Valley City Fire Department, and Valley City Rural Fire District and 16 years as Fire Chief.
Scott Magnuson becomes Fire Chief on January 1, 2019.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A bill named for a Fargo woman who was killed while her baby was cut from her womb looks like it won’t get a vote U.S. House.
The initiative sponsored by outgoing North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp passed the Senate earlier this month. Heitkamp tells KFGO radio that the bill is being blocked by Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte (GOOD’-latt), although it’s not clear why he’s standing in the way.
Goodlatte’s office did not respond to requests for interviews.
The measure is named for Savanna Greywind, who had ties to both the Spirit Lake and Turtle Mountain reservations in North Dakota. The bill aims to improve tribal access to federal crime information databases and create standardized protocols for responding to cases of missing and slain Native American women.
ROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The parent company of Caribou Coffee and Bruegger’s Bagels says hackers gained access to customer information at 265 of its stores, mostly in Minnesota.
The Minnesota-based company says the data breach occurred between Aug. 28 and Dec. 3. Caribou says it’s possible that customer name and credit card information may have been taken.
The company didn’t say how many people may have been affected. But it says about 200 of the affected stores are in Minnesota, while the rest are in Wisconsin, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa, North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, Georgia and Kansas.
The company says payments made through Caribou Coffee Perks accounts or other loyalty accounts weren’t affected, nor were orders placed online with associated bagel shops.
Caribou says it believes the breach has been contained but advises customers to monitor their credit card statements and credit reports.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum won’t stand in the way of an attempt to bring legal sports betting to North Dakota but he won’t advocate for it either, a spokesman said.
North Dakota is one of many states attempting to capitalize on the U.S. Supreme Court’s lifting of a federal ban on sports gambling. Two Republican lawmakers, Reps. Jason Dockter of Bismarck and Thomas Beadle of Fargo, are crafting separate legislation that would allow sports betting, hoping to generate revenue for the charitable gambling industry and the state.
Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki said the first-term GOP governor has not reviewed the draft legislation but he “is open to looking at ways to potentially capitalize on the national change.”
North Dakota voters and lawmakers, once hostile to expanding gambling, have done an about-face in recent years, adding more games of chance that have helped grow it to a quarter-billion-dollar annual industry.
Legislatures in Nevada, New Jersey, Delaware, West Virginia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island already have legalized sports betting. And several states already have sports betting bills set for consideration in early 2019, including Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.
Legislation by Dockter and Beadle had not been filed as of Thursday, but they say it will be ready when the Legislature convenes on Jan. 3. Dockter’s bill would permit gambling on college and professional sports, while Beadle’s would allow only the latter.
In sports…
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL=
Central Cass 63, Oak Grove Lutheran 47
Dakota Prairie 81, Griggs County Central 56
East Grand Forks, Minn. 79, Grand Forks Central 74, OT
Enderlin 72, Sargent Central 50
Grafton/St. Thomas 62, Midway-Minto 39
Hankinson 40, Lisbon 37
Herreid/Selby Area, S.D. 69, South Border 45
Hillsboro/Central Valley 70, May Port CG 47
Kindred 64, Tri-State, S.D. 39
Langdon 50, Park River 35
Maple Valley 58, Northern Cass 55
St. John 87, Westhope-Newburg 27
Thompson 49, Carrington 42
Trenton 88, Trinity Christian 69
GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL=
Center-Stanton 62, Richardton-Taylor 32
Devils Lake 73, West Fargo 46
Enderlin 63, Sargent Central 40
Eureka/Bowdle, S.D. 57, Strasburg-Zeeland 56, OT
Grafton/St. Thomas 53, Midway-Minto 42
Heart River 46, Beulah 43
Kenmare 47, Bottineau 35
Kidder County 59, Ellendale 25
May Port CG 38, Hillsboro/Central Valley 32
North Border 54, Larimore 41
Trenton 80, Trinity Christian 43
Wilton-Wing 49, Garrison 41
Valley City – (Mark Potts, VCSU) – The bracket for the 102nd annual Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament has been set.
Eight teams will converge on Valley City State University for the annual tournament in early January. The quarterfinals of the tournament will be played on Tuesday, Jan. 8. The semifinals are on Thursday, Jan. 10, and the tournament concludes with the championship and placing games on Saturday, Jan. 12.
All 12 games will be played at Valley City State University’s W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. Tournament history, records and past results can be found at www.vcsuvikings.com/bct
Enderlin High School has been named the top seed for this year’s tournament and will open with the 3 p.m. game against Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page on Jan. 8. Griggs County Central is the No. 4 seed and faces defending tournament champion Maple Valley at 4:30 p.m. in the opening round.
On the other half of the bracket, LaMoure/Litchville-Marion is the No. 2 seed and takes on No. 7 Sargent Central at 6 p.m. Milnor/North Sargent is seeded No. 3 and plays No. 6 Barnes County North at 7:30 p.m.
Games on Jan. 10 begin at 3 p.m., and Saturday’s games will start at noon. Maple Valley defeated LaMoure/Litchville-Marion in last year’s championship game, 57-41.
The Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament began in 1917 and has been played each year continuously since 1920.
2019 BARNES COUNTY BOYS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Game 1 – 3 p.m.: #1 Enderlin vs. #8 Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page
Game 2 – 4:30 p.m.: #4 Griggs County Central vs. #5 Maple Valley
Game 3 – 6 p.m.: #2 Lamoure-LM vs. #7 Sargent Central
Game 4 – 7:30 p.m.: #3 Milnor-North Sargent vs. #6 Barnes County North
Thursday, Jan. 10
Consolation Semifinals
Game 5 – 3:00 p.m.: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Game 6 – 4:30 p.m.: Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Championship Semifinals
Game 7 – 6:00 p.m.: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
Game 8 – 7:30 p.m.: Winner game 3 vs Winner Game 4
Saturday, Jan. 12
7th place game – 12:00 p.m.
5th place game – 1:30 p.m.
3rd place game – 3:00 p.m.
Championship – 4:30 p.m.
(uj.edu) The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team defeated Dakota State (S.D.) University 99-78 Thursday evening, their first win in Madison since February 4. 2015.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 99, Dakota State 78
LOCATION: DSU Fieldhouse, Madison, SD
RECORDS: Jamestown 15-3, Dakota State 4-11
HOW IT HAPPENED
*Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) scored 17 points and Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) added nine as the Jimmies took a 48-40 halftime lead.
*The Jimmies shot 15 of 30 (50%) in the first half, including 7 of 15 from three-point range.
*Dakota State led 4-3 at the 17:48 mark, but UJ went on a 6-0 run to take a 9-4 advantage.
*Terrell Alfred (JR/Orlando, FL) gave Jamestown its first double-digit lead after his basket at the 1:40 mark.
*Oberweiser and Purintun paced the Jimmie offense in the second half as well, scoring 13 and 10, respectively.
*DSU got within two points at 52-50 with 17:42 to play, but the Jimmies scored 19 of the next 28 points to build a 12-point edge.
*The Trojans were able to chip away at UJ’s lead, getting as close as five points with 11:06 to play.
*A 17-0 run by Jamestown over the next 6:38 put the game away.
FOR UJ
*Oberweiser finished with a game-high 30 points, including six three-pointers. He also grabbed eight rebounds.
*Purintun added 19 points and was one assist shy of a double-double.
*Alfred knocked down five three-pointers on his way to 17 points, and Brock Schrom (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) posted a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds.
*Jamestown shot just two free throws in the second half after attempting 14 in the first.
*UJ was 16 of 37 from beyond the arc for the game.
FOR DSU
*Brady Van Holland led the Trojans with 25 points in 23 minutes off the bench.
*Josh McGreal added 19 and seven rebounds, while Justin Folkers was also in double digits with 15.
*Cody Muilenberg dished out a team-high five assists.
*Dakota State was 8-for-8 from the free throw line, with Van Holland attempting (and making) all eight.
*DSU shot 39.5 percent (15 of 38) overall in the second half.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown returns to Great Plains Athletic Conference action on January 2, 2019, at Hastings (Neb.), with tipoff set for 8:00 p.m.
NFL…
Steelers knock off Pats to end skid
UNDATED (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers rediscovered their running game Sunday, but James Connor wasn’t the one racking up the yardage.
Rookie Jaylen Samuels ran for a career-high 142 yards and made a critical third-down reception in the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ 17-10 victory over the New England Patriots. Samuels set up Ben Roethlisberger’s (RAHTH’-lihs-bur-gurz) two touchdown passes in the first half to help Pittsburgh end a three-game losing streak. His late reception led to a field goal that capped the scoring late in the game.
Samuels got the majority of the carries while Connor missed his second straight game with a sprained left ankle.
Thursday’s other top-25 matchup had Armoni Brooks scoring all of his 15 points in the second half of No. 21 Houston’s 60-50 comeback over Utah State. The 11-0 Cougars came back from a 10-point halftime deficit for their 24th consecutive home win.
NFL-NEWS
Gordon punished again
UNDATED (AP) — Josh Gordon’s on-again, off-again NFL career is on hold once again.
The NFL says the New England Patriots receiver has been returned to the reserve/commissioner suspended list indefinitely for violating the terms of his conditional reinstatement under the league’s substance abuse policy.
He missed the entire 2015 and 2016 seasons for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He was reinstated by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in 2017 and at the time revealed in an interview with GQ magazine that he drank or used marijuana before games.
Gordon said earlier Thursday that he was stepping away from football to focus on his mental health, but vowed to work his way back into the sport.
He was traded by the Browns in September and played in 10 games for the Pats, catching 40 passes for 720 yards and three touchdowns.
In other NFL news:
— Eric Reid says he is “not surprised” he has been drug tested by the NFL six times in the past 11 weeks. But his Panthers teammates and coaches are growing increasingly annoyed at the frequency of the league’s “random” drug testing policy. Reid says it all stems from his pending collusion case against the NFL that alleges owners conspired to keep him out of the league for kneeling during the national anthem to protest social and racial injustice.
— The Titans have placed running back David Fluellen on injured reserve and filled his roster spot by promoting linebacker Nigel Harris from the practice squad.
— The Panthers have placed outside linebacker Shaq Thompson on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. The team signed undrafted rookie quarterback Kyle Allen to the active roster from the practice squad on Thursday.
— Browns offensive line coach Bob Wylie broke an ankle during Thursday’s practice. The team provided no information on how the popular assistant was injured.
— Jets players, coaches and ownership have teamed up to commit to donating $800,000 to social justice causes. The team announced that funds will be given to five nonprofit organizations that focus on combating social inequality and reducing barriers to opportunities for people.
NHL…
UNDATED (AP) — Bryan Rust has eight goals in his last six games after netting two more in the Penguins’ fourth win in five games, 2-1 against the Wild. Casey DeSmith turned back 40 shots and blanked Minnesota after Jordan Greenway’s goal 7:13 into the game.
The Philadelphia Flyers had originally planned to give goaltending prospect Carter Hart a full season in the minors to prepare himself for the NHL. Hart’s learning curve appears to be shorter than they thought after winning back-to-back starts since his promotion earlier this week.
Hart followed Tuesday’s 3-2 win over Detroit by stopping 31 shots in the Flyers’ 2-1 victory against Nashville. The 20-year-old Hart made two big saves to help kill off the Predators’ lengthy 5-on-3 power play late in the second period.
Claude Giroux (jah-ROO’) and Jakub Voracek scored for the Flyers, who are 2-0 since interim coach Scott Gordon replaced the fired Dave Hakstol (HAK’-stahl) on Monday.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Jets made it six wins in their last seven games as Nikolaj Ehlers (NIH’-koh-ly EE’-lurz) recorded his fourth career hat trick and Mason Appleton got his first career goal to lead a 5-3 victory at San Jose. Connor Hellebuyck (HEH’-leh-buhk) made 41 saves as Winnipeg moved two points ahead of the Central Division-leading Predators.
— The league-leading Lightning pulled out a 5-4 win at Calgary on J.T. Miller’s goal in the seventh round of a shootout. Louis Domingue (doh-MIHNG’) made seven of his 34 saves in overtime as Tampa Bay improved to 27-7-2 overall, and 10-0-1 in its last 11.
— The Maple Leafs rolled to a 6-1 rout of the Panthers behind two goals apiece from Auston Matthews and John Tavares. Matthews finished with four points, Morgan Rielly had four assists and Mitch Marner added a goal and two helpers as Toronto avenged Saturday’s overtime loss at Florida.
— The Blue Jackets earned a 2-1 win over the Devils as Cam Atkinson scored on a penalty shot and Sergei Bobrovsky (boh-BRAHF’-skee) stopped 30 shots. Nick Foligno (foh-LEE’-noh) also scored as Columbus finished 3-2-1 on its six-game homestand.
— David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists as the Bruins beat the Ducks for the first time in their last 10 meetings, 3-1. Torey Krug (kroog) had a goal and an assist to support Jaroslav Halak (YAH’-roh-slahv hah-LAHK’), who stopped 24 shots in Boston’s fifth win in seven games.
— Carey Price stopped 36 shots in his 300th career victory to lead the Canadiens past the Coyotes, 2-1. Paul Byron and Shea Weber scored as Montreal won the second game of a back-to-back for the first time in four tries this season.
— The Golden Knights trailed 2-1 until William Karlsson and Paul Stastny (STAS’-nee) scored 63 seconds apart in the third period of a 4-2 verdict over the Islanders. Nate Schmidt furnished an empty-net goal and two assists as Vegas ended New York’s three-game winning streak.
— The Blackhawks have their first winning streak since October after Patrick Kane delivered two goals and an assist in a 5-2 decision over the Stars. Alex DeBrincat had a goal and two assists for last-place Chicago.
— Bo Horvat (HOHR’-vat) and Jake Virtanen (vur-TAN’-ehn) each had a goal and an assist as the Canucks whipped the Blues, 5-1 to climb back to .500. Adam Gaudette, Josh Leivo and Loui Eriksson also scored in Vancouver’s sixth win in eight games since a 1-10-2 slide.
— Niklas Kronwall scored a power-play goal and set up Frans Nielsen’s game-winner to help the Red Wings knock off the Hurricanes, 4-1 to end a four-game losing streak. Jonathan Bernier made 38 saves and was perfect following Andrei Svechnikov’s (SVEHCH’-nih-kahvz) goal 90 seconds into the second period.
NBA-NEWS
Bulls lose Portis
UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago Bulls continue to lose players as they try to climb from the bottom of the NBA standings.
The team expects forward Bobby Portis to miss two to four weeks because of a sprained right ankle suffered in the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s loss to Brooklyn. The team said an MRI on Thursday showed no structural damage.
Portis appeared in five games after returning from a sprained knee ligament. He is averaging 11.9 points and eight rebounds in nine games this season.
Leading scorer Zach LaVine is expected to miss a total of two to four weeks after spraining his left ankle against Orlando in Mexico City on Dec. 13.
The Bulls are a league-worst 7-25.
In other NBA news:
— Celtics center Aron Baynes has had surgery on a broken left finger and will be out four to six weeks. Baynes left early in Wednesday’s loss to the Suns after deflecting a pass with his left hand.
— The NBA will play its first games in India next year. The league says the Pacers and Kings will play two exhibition games Oct. 4-5 at the NSCI Dome in Mumbai.
MLB-NEWS
Rockies get 2B Murphy
UNDATED (AP) — Second baseman Daniel Murphy has found a landing spot.
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the three-time All-Star has agreed to a two-year, $24 million contract with the Colorado Rockies.
The 33-year-old Murphy batted .299 with 12 home runs and 42 RBIs in 91 games for the Nationals and Cubs last season, missing the start of the year following knee surgery. He’s a lifetime .299 hitter with 122 home runs, 333 doubles, 641 RBIs and a .458 slugging average.
In other MLB news:
— Astros reliever Joe Smith will be out six to eight months after undergoing surgery on Tuesday to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon. The Astros said the right-hander was injured while working out last week. The 34-year-old right-hander was 5-1 with a 3.74 ERA in 56 appearances for Houston last season.
— Ian Kinsler has signed his two-year, $8 million contract with the Padres, who cleared space on the 40-man roster by designating veteran left-hander Clayton Richard for assignment. Kinsler is expected to play second base.
— The Angels have added to their pitching staff by agreeing to a one-year, $9 million package Trevor Cahill. He can earn up to $1.5 million in performance bonuses based on innings, up to a maximum of 170 frames.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-GASPARILLA Bowl
Marshall whips USF
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Green, Keon Davis and Brenden Knox led Marshall’s bowl game victory on Thursday.
Green ran for a touchdown and was 17 of 25 for 221 yards as the Thundering Herd knocked off South Florida 38-20 in the Gasparilla Bowl. Davis ran for 94 yards and two touchdowns, while Knox accumulated all 93 of his rushing yards in the first half.
Marshall finishes 9-4, while USF ends a 7-6 season with six straight losses, including a bowl game on their home field.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS
Higdon not Peachy
UNDATED (AP) — Michigan running back Karan (kah-RAHN’) Higdon will skip the Peach Bowl, saying on Instagram that it is in his best interests to miss the game to prepare to pursue an NFL career. Higdon is one of the Wolverines’ top offensive threats, rushing for 1,178 yards as a senior this season. Michigan will also play the Dec. 29 bowl game against Florida without defensive end Rashan Gary, who is skipping his senior season and entering the NFL draft.
Also in college football:
— An affidavit alleges University of Kansas running back Pooka Williams punched a woman in the stomach and grabbed her by the throat during a Dec. 5 incident. The Lawrence Journal-World reported the 18-year-old woman showed the officer text messages from Williams admitting to punching her in the arms. Coach Les Miles says a suspension has been given to Williams, who received several national and Big 12 honors this season.
PITINO-GREEK CLUB
Pitino eyes Greek job
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek team official says former Louisville coach Rick Pitino is in talks with the basketball club Panathinaikos about its coaching vacancy.
The official says “contacts have been made” and it is “probable” the Hall of Fame coach and Panathinaikos, the reigning Greek champion, will reach an agreement.
The 66-year-old Pitino was fired by Louisville a year ago after the school was implicated in a U.S. federal corruption investigation of college basketball.
SOCCER-US ROSTER
Rosters surprises for US team
CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. captain Michael Bradley is being called for the team’s first training camp under coach Gregg Berhalter. But goalkeeper Brad Guzan and Jozy Altidore have been omitted from a 27-man roster picked exclusively from players in Major League Soccer.
Berhalter chose 12 players with no national team experience for the training camp, which opens Jan. 6. His first matches are exhibitions against Panama on Jan. 27 at Glendale, Arizona, and against Costa Rica on Feb. 2 at San Jose, California.
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