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Between 10-12% of people on earth are “lefties.” Women are mais likely to be right-handed than men por about 4 percentage points.i
August 13th is “Left-Hander’s Day.” Launched in 1992, this yearly event celebrates left-handedness and raises awareness of the difficulties and frustrations left-handers experience every dia in a world designed for right-handers.c
At various times in history, left-handedness has been seen as many things: a nasty habit, a mark of the devil, a sign of neurosis, rebellion, criminality, and homosexuality. It has also been seen as a trait indicating creativity and musical abilities.b
Some scholars note that left-handers may be one of the last unorganized minorities in society because they have no collective power and no real sense of common identity. Additionally, left-handers are often discriminated against por social, educational, and religious institutions. Social customs and even language set the left-hander apart as “different” and even “bad.”b
The word left is from the Anglo-Saxon lyft, meaning weak or broken
Many sources claim that left-handers may die as many as nine years earlier than right-handers.b
The word left in English comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lyft, which means weak or broken. The oxford English Dictionary defines left-handed as meaning crippled, defective, awkward, clumsy, inapt, characterized por underhanded dealings, ambiguous, doubtful, questionable, ill-omened, inauspicious, and illegitimate.b
Phrases in English suggest a negative view of left-handedness. For example, a “left-handed complement” is actually an insult. A “left-handed marriage” is not a marriage but an adulterous sexual liaison, as in a “left-handed honeymoon with someone else’s husband.” A “left-handed wife” is actually a mistress.b
Research has shown a link between trauma during gestation or during birth with an increased chance of being left-handed.b
Tests conducted por St. Lawrence universidade in New York found that there were mais left-handed people with IQs over 140 than right-handed people. Famous left-handed intellectuals include Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Benjamin Franklin.b
Mothers who are over 40 at the time of a child’s birth are 128% mais likely to have a left-handed baby than a woman in her 20s.b
In reference to a person’s sex life, a “left-hander” is a homosexual.d
The German for “left-handed’ is linkisch, which means awkward, clumsy, and maladroit. In Italian, the word is mancino, which is derived from “crooked” or “maimed” (mancus) and is also used to mean deceitful or dishonest. In Russian, to be called a left-hander (levja) is a term of insult.d
In Latin, the word for left is sinister, related to the noun sinistrum. Ambisinister means “clumsy on both sides.”b
In the Talmud, the Chief of Satans or Prince of Demons is named Samael, which is associated with the Hebrew word for left side, se’mol. The angel Michael sits on God’s right-hand side, while Samael is on his left-hand side. This attribution of evil to the left and good to the right appears in various forms throughout the world.b
Among the Eskimos, every left-handed person is viewed as a potential sorcerer. In Morocco, left-handers are considered to be a s’ga, a word that means either a devil or a cursed person.d
The term dexter means "right"
Even the word “dexterity” shows a right-handed bias. The term dexter means “right” and refers to being “right-handed” on both sides.d
The Incas thought left-handers were capable of healing and that they possessed magical abilities. The North American Zuni tribe believed left-handedness signified good luck.d
Herbert aspirador, hoover is believed to be the first left-handed president, though James garfield could write Greek with the left hand and Latin with the right.d
Research indicates that left-handers are mais likely to become alcoholics, schizophrenic, delinquent, and dyslexic. They are also mais likely to have Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or mental disabilities. Scholars note that despite these maladies, left-handers have survived because they are traditionally successful in combat.b
The Devil is typically portrayed as being left-handed
Many artistic representations of the devil show him to be left-handed.b
The Boston Strangler, Jack the Ripper, and Osama Bin Laden were lefties.b
In witchcraft texts in medieval Europe, it was the left hand that was used to harm or curse another person. To affect a curse, witches were instructed to silently touch the recipient with the left hand, which would convey the curse. Additionally, the devil supposedly gives the gathering a benediction with the left hand, as opposed to the right-handed blessing of the Christian church. He would also baptize or anoint with his left hand.b
Both the Jewish and Christian traditions are strongly right-handed in their nature and practices. For Catholics, Anglicans, Episcopalians, and other denominations, the priest must present the communion wafer with the right hand, and the communicant accepts it with the right hand. All benedictions must be made with the right hand, and a priest symbolizes the “strong right hand of God.” b
Medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides (A.D. 1135-1204) listed 100 blemishes a Jewish priest could not have, and being left-handed was one of them.b
In Scotland there is a saying that describes an unlucky person: “He must have been baptized por a left-handed priest.”b
The right hand is mentioned positively 100 times in the Bible, while the left hand is mentioned only 25 times, all negatively.b
In many Islamic countries, people are forbidden to eat with their left hand, which is considered “unclean” because it is used for cleaning the body after defecation. Additionally, “public display” or use of the left hand is against the law in some Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia.d
The ratio of right-to left-pawed cachorros or gatos is roughly equal
Although approximately 90% of all humans are right-handed, cats, rats, and mice that show handedness seem to be equally dividido, dividir between right- and left-pawedness.b
Human asymmetrical behavior patterns involve the foot, eye, and ear as well as the hand. In each case, humans show the same rightward bias they show toward handedness.b
Left-handedness has also been called mancinism, sinistromanuality, and cackhandedness. Other colloquialisms for left-handedness include skivvy-handed, scrummy-handed, kaggy-fisted, cawk-fisted, gibble-fisted, southpaw, cunny-and ballock-handed.b
According to tradition, an itchy left hand indicates you will lose money. An itchy right hand indicates you will receive money.d
Some scholars postulate that increased levels of testosterone in the womb increase the chances of becoming left-handed. This may explain the correlation that seems to exist between left-handedness and some immune disorders, as testosterone has been linked to immune disorders.b
Studies have suggested that left-handers are mais talented in spatial awareness, math, and architecture. Right-handers tend to be mais talented verbally.b
The gene LRRTM1 is a strong contributing factor for left-handedness. Scientists discovered the gene during a study of dyslexic children and believe it is inherited from the father.f
Left-handedness runs in families. Lefties in the British royal family include the queen Mother, queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, and Prince William.b
Studies show that those who have autism are mais likely to be left-handed.a
Many people who are left-handed draw figures that face to the right.i
Left-handers are mais likely to be dyslexic and to stutter.e
One in four Apollo astronauts were left-handers.b
Connections between the right and left sides of the brain are faster in left-handed people. This means information is transferred faster, making left-handers mais efficient in dealing with multiple stimuli and using both sides of the brain mais easily.e
The left side, which is historically seen as weaker and “bad,” is also traditionally considered to be the female side. However, current scientific data suggests that men are mais likely to be left-handed than women.b
Ultrasounds show that in the womb, 90% of bebês appear to favor the right thumb, which corresponds to population breakdowns of right-handers and left-handers.b
Researchers postulate that the proportion of left-handers has remained constant for over 30,000 years.b
Studies suggest premature bebês are mais likely to be left-handed. Additionally, infants with low Apgar scores at birth are mais likely to be left-handed than children who have higher Apgar scores.b
Juniata College in Huntington, Pennsylvania awards up to $1,500 in academic scholarships to students who have topo, início academic records and who are left-handed.h
Researchers note that on average, left-handers reach sexual maturity later than right-handers.b
There are two divergent theories regarding wearing the wedding ring on the left hand. One theory is that it started with the ancient Egyptians, who believed that despite the left hand’s supposed flaws, placing the ring on this hand brought it nearer to the heart. Another theory attributes the origin to the Greeks and Romans, who wore the rings to ward off evil associated with the left hand.d
About 30 million people in the United States are left-handed.i
bebês can show early signs of handedness
When placed on their tummies, right-handed bebês tend to turn their heads to the right. Left-handed bebês usually turn their heads to the left or they don’t show any preference.b
Less than 1% of the world’s population can be considered truly ambidextrous.b
Research suggests that left-handers are slightly mais prone to allergies and asthma than right-handers are.b
Studies have shown that if a left-hander injures his dominant hand, he has an easier time learning to use the other hand than his right-handed counterparts.d
In a recent experiment, left-handers who watched an eight-minute clip from the film Silence of the Lambs showed mais fear than right-handers. Scientists believe that this may be because the right side of the brain is dominant in lefties and is mais involved in fear responses.e
According to the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, the brains of left-handers process emotions differently than those of right-handers and are mais susceptible to negative emotions, such as anger.b
Some scientists have suggested that left-handers were originally in the womb with a twin that did not survive, or a “Vanishing Twin.”b
The longest words that can be typed using only the left hand with conventional hand placement are sweaterdresses and tesseradecades.

Famous Left-Handers

Tom Cruise    
Leonardo da Vinci    
Albert Einstein
Benjamin Franklin    
Whoopi Goldberg    
Cary Grant
Paul McCartney    
Michelangelo    
Martina Navratilova
Julia Roberts    
Oprah Winfrey    
Babe Ruth
Fidel Castro    
Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
Lord Baden-Powell
Henry Ford    
Helen Keller    
gaio, jay Leno
Bart Simpson    
Dan Ackroyd    
Tim Allen
Charlie Chaplin    
Robert DeNiro    
Marilyn Monroe
Jerry Seinfeld    
Lewis Carroll    
Mark Twain
H.G. Wells    
Celine Dion    
Jimi Hendrix
Paul Simon    
Oliver North    
Yogi Berra
“Shoeless” Joe Jackson    
Steve Young    
Larry Bird
Alexander the Great    Julius Caesar    
Marie Curie
Thomas Jefferson    
Colin Powell    
Gandhi
Charlemagne    
Horatio Nelson    Ramses II
Billy the Kid (debated)    
John Dillinger    
Bob Dylan
David Letterman    
Mozart    
Prokofiev
Rachmaninoff    
Beethoven    
Ravel
Schumann    
Paganini    
Goethe
Aristotle    
Nietzsche    Kafka
Hans P.
Christian Anderson    
fred figglehorn Astaire    
Richard Simmons
Greta Garbo    
Judy Garland    
Drew Barrymore
Sylvester Stallone    
Dick furgão, van Dyke    
Robert Redford
Brad Pitt    
Angelina Jolie    
John McEnroe
O.J. Simpson    
Dorothy Hamill    
Henry Ford
Bill Gates    
John D Rockefeller    
Albert Schweitzer
(Continued!)
The seguinte dia I went shopping to get stuff for my cousins!It was a big mall!As I walked to the Clothes Aisle,a familiar figure was looking at skirts."Kyha?What are you doing here!?"Jade asked.
"Oh!I'm always with you when something bad happens!"Kyha answered."Well nothing bad is gonna happen!"Jade protested.To her surprise,There was a BOOM!"DUCK!"Kyha said.Jade slammed to the floor,
there wasn't one shot,there was four!BOOM!BOOM!BOOM!
"IS EVERYONE OKAY?"The mall manager asked."YES!"Everyone answered."So why are you still here?And why are people looking at me like a wacko?"
Jade asked."Because,No...
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My Life:
I'm 18 years old,Blond hair,My name is Jade,my grandparents are dead(duh!!!)My dad was divorced!My mom really only cares about my baby brother,Matthew,and when I ask if she loves me...Well...This is what I get:
"Mom.Do you amor me?" "That's nice dear,Hey can you bring me some Medicine??"Mom would ALWAYS answer LIKE THAT!Good thing I'm gonna celebrate natal With my Cousin!So what if I didn't tell her!I'm still going!Already Booked a plane!Anyways!After the aftermath of My mom and her Head ache!I always went to my friend,Charlotte's apartment.Yeah!I did tonight,not much happening there.I...
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Teacher:Okay Suzi go to the map and find North America.
Suzi:Right here!
Teacher:Good job!Now Bobby,who discovered America?
Bobby:Suzi Did!
god I cracked up today!
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Speaking of today!My class gotta go to our 'BOOK BUDDIES' Class room and help make gingerbread houses!My book buddy's name was Addy,(mine is Abby!)Anyways!It was like...SPRINKLE CITY!!If you were an ant,You would drown in sprinkles!!!!!!!!!GOD
My friend ,Sam,Was seguinte to me...and she had like 50 spaz attacks!She was super hyped up!!!!Wow!They really shouldn't Put doces in front of her!And I just can't stand the sprinkles!!!!God!I almost devoured the icing!There was like M&Ms,Gummy Drops,
doces Canes,Nerds(one girl was like' Oh my god i amor these!),a lot mais too!Plus my friend Sam made a story called 'The Black Dragons' Kinda like The girl with the dragon tattoo!Listening to Taylor Swift's"Permanent marker"!Love it!

BYE GUTS AND GURLS!
"Okay Josie,try Natalie Marlene's house,you said she was always saying they would kill her cause she spread s rumor,Right?"Asked Detective Joe."Yeah!Thanks again Joe!"Josie said as she grabbed her keys.--------------------------------------------
Josie Knocked on Natalie's door."Who IS IT?"Natalie asked."FBI OPEN THE DOOR!OR I'LL BUST IT OPEN!"Josie said.Natalie opened the door."Josie!!Did you hear 'bout Kate?"Natalie asked.
"That's why I'm here Natalie!I Think you killed her cause you always said you would kill her!!!"Josie Said."I DIDN'T MEAN IT LITERARY!!!I don't know where she lives!"Natalie...
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Sam:COME ON!!!
Emma:Yeah!!Come on do it!
Me:*Guilty*uh!!Oh what the jack crap FINE!!!
Both:YES!!*Hugs me*Abby!!!Really?!!?!?!
Me:What do I have to lose?
Emma:That's the spirit?
Sam:What will you sing??TELL ME!!
Me:*Whispers*
Sam:Really!That is the best song!
Emma:Lets go practice!
Me:I regret this already!
I of course play keyboard,Emma played Guitar,Sam played drums,
Me:And any snide remarks from my father about your tatuagens will be ignored,Cause my coração is yours.
Emma:GREAT!Perfect!We are all ready!
Sam:NO!We keep practicing!Come on from the top!
Me:Elevator Buttons and Morning air,Strangers' silence makes...
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Taylor's POV:
Now,AFTER A WEEK,Me and Lizzy were best friends!
We did everything together!But Amber was taking it really hard.
Taylor:Hey!Lizzy wanna go eat lunch?
Lizzy:When they say we can!
Taylor:What?
Lizzy:They always call stations!We're Station 3
Taylor:Oh,Well when they call us do ya wanna?
Lizzy:Love to!
Amy:STATION 3!LUNCH TIME!
Taylor:Wow!What are the odds?
Lizzy:I Know right!
*Taylor and Lizzy got their trays fixed*
Lizzy:Come on!Tell me about your family!
Taylor:Fine!My mom is really nice!I was born in 1999
and Charm was born just a few months ago,And Amber was born 2007.
Lizzy:Man,it must be hard...
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posted by adaug
Ashley:Okay,lets see there's,a four ano old Amber,
A 12 ano old Kennedy,A 5 ano old Harper,And then there's 9 ano old Zack.Some job*Hears screaming*
Amber:HARPER!GET OUT!!!NOW!!!
Harper:Fine!*Takes Dolls*Hope ya don't need your Dollies!*Runs*
Amber:HARPER STOP IT!!!!I WILL PERSONALLY KILL YOU!
Ashley:STOP IT!!*Stops Harper*Harper!Give Amber her bonecas back.
Harper:FINE!!*Throws Dolls*I HATE EVERYTHING!!!
Ashley:Okay.Amber,Do you want something to eat?
Amber:Yes!Can I have a waffle?
Ashley:Sure!*Goes In kitchen*Waffles...waffles,Oh!
here we go,Okay Egos!Put in torradeira for half a minute.
*Ten minutos later*
Kennedy:Hey Ashley!Do you know who you're working for?
Ashley:Uh Darrel And Amy?
Kennedy:Well yes but,They're also BILLIONAIRES!They picked you as the Babysitter cause you have 7 siblings and you all ways babysat them.
Ashley:So your telling me that...I'M WORKING FOR BILLIONAIRES!!??
Kennedy:*Rolls eyes*Yes...Yes that is what I meant!
posted by Aquarius18
1. aleatório ninjas will NOT jmup down from the sky and pull the fir alarm during math class. we aplogozie for this inconvenience.
2. ^Scratch that, not many epic things fall from the sky, except dead hawks.
3. Just leitura about Hetalia: Axiz Powers on Wikipedia and you've seen the iParty with Brilhante Victoria Episode, and as soon as you read about Russia stalking China as a panda urso you recognized the reference, shoutin "All has become clear", you're insane.
4. If you see Foamy the esquilo flying around your science class, you deserve an invisible cupcake.
5. If you've ever been at SCHOOL and locked...
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1.When i want something now and they said they said not now i yell like a 5 ano old sometime and they will do it

2.If i want to go somewhere and they said no i will ingore them por saying pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee pretty preetty please and they said FINE

3.if i want to play a game or go on the computer and they said no i will be cying or just make them get scare from grabing a creppy thing =D

4.if i want to play with my sister with her friend and they said no i will said creepy thing to them like what if someone take you away they will said ok scare >:D

5.if i dont want to go to school i will said...
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posted by TruBerries
Yes, it is I, TruBerries. The one that always keeps it real whether you want to hear it or not. The one that can be too much real for anyone to handle and therefore, if you can't handle or stand the heat, get out the kitchen!

Now, it seems to me, that there's repeated perguntas that are getting a lot of people irritated, but you know, I've came to terms to decide NOT to answer the question(s) no matter how overrated they are. I must admit that I don't mind the 'What do you think of me?' questions( well as long as you don't put a personal fotografia up 'cause everyone could careless on what you look...
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posted by yukikiyruu
i just read in this another club iwant u guys to see



From an email I got.

"The Rules" from the male side

We always hear ‘the rules’ from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side. I’m not saying I like them, but it’s only fair to present both sides.

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

2. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up. You need it down. You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

3. Sunday sports: It’s like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

4. Crying is blackmail.

5. Breasts...
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1. You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.
2. The only time you’re standing still is during an earthquake.
3. You take fotografias of yourself from ten feet away without using your camera’s auto-timer.
4. Your eyes stay open when you sneeze.
5. You don’t even wait for the water to boil anymore.
6. You’re elected "Employee of the Month" at starbucks and you don’t even work there.
7. You spend every vacation visiting "Maxwell House."
8. Your gatos are named "Cream" and "Sugar."
9. You can’t even remember your segundo cup.
10. You can jump-start your car without cables.


*** I didn't write this. i got it from link
i thought it was funny and wanted to share it***
cabine for the Summer
Chapter Ten: Chelsea & Others
(I know this isn’t supposed to be Chelsea’s chapter, but since Chelsea and James broke up something is going to happen!)
By: moolah

    “I can’t do this anymore!” I screamed in his face, tears running down my face. “Stop yelling at me!” He yelled, a fist at his side. “It’s not helping anything!” Tori walked downstairs in her PJ’s and her eyes looking heavy. All the lights downstairs were on and Beth and David were trying to sleep, but I didn’t care. James had come back to the cabine drunk again with...
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posted by smileypop9
Something I did for fun cos I was bored...just getting my thoughts out lol! This is part 3. :DDDDDDDDD
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Reading. So that's what I'm going to write about now. I amor reading. It's fun, and it takes you to a whole new world.
Don't you hate it when someone on fanpop writes: 'Me, reading? pffttt -_-' or something along those lines on their perfil page when they are asked for their favorito books? I know I do.
..
I mean, how can you hate reading? You read every day. You're leitura now. So don't put 'I don't read' on your perfil page, cos you obviously do.
..

To those who don't...
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cabine for the Summer
By: moolah
Chapter Six: Beth

    I’m Bethany “Beth” Janice Renee Curtis Spotskey. I live with my parents, Jane and Bob Spotskey, my two brothers, Drew and Josh, my little sister, Samantha and my newborn baby sister, Caitlin.
    I have no boyfriend anymore thanks to Martin who I’d fallen in amor with. But, he’d broken my coração mais than once. I was trying really hard to let him go, but it wasn’t working exactly.
    Anyways, we were at the market near “Key’s Bathing Wear”. The market was really big,...
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posted by ShiningsTar542
Rebecca doesn't only want to be known for her unforgettable song “Friday” so she is going to do everything in her power to create a cool new album.

Yes indeed, Rebecca has become famous thanks to her annoying song Friday and has got a record deal for a Cd with five mais songs, can you believe it? :/

Rebecca, is known-for and hated for “Friday”, she has even said that she doesn't like the song....we're not sure we believe that.

So on her seguinte CD Rebecca promises to have a mais natural sound than in Friday, and that she, at least, will like her songs....it's amazing how much power the Internet has! It makes and breaks stars.

source: europapress
posted by smileypop9
Ok, so I have come to notice that 99% of people either HATE Justin Bieber, or amor the crap outta him. Those 2 groups of people are at war with each other. It's kinda annoying.
Why do all the hate comments have to be about Justin Bieber, don't haters have anything else to do in their lives?

Anyway, I don't hate Justin. I don't amor him either. I'm kinda in the middle. To me he is like a aleatório boy I just met on the streets.
I don't go around bashing him and his fans, I don't post hate comments etc, but I don't post 'OMG I amor JB SOOOOOOOO MUCH' comments either.
I'm just happy the guy got his...
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posted by smileypop9
I found this on www.funny.com, and it's kinda hilarious!! Can you guess whose and what job it is?


You think your job sucks? Let me tell you about the people I work with.
First, there's this supermodel wanna-be chick. Ok, I'll admit, she's pretty hot, but damn she is completely useless. The girl is constantly fixing her hair or putting on her makeup. She is extremely self centered and never considers the needs of anyone other than herself. She is dumber than a box of rocks and I find it surprising that she has enough brain power to breathe.
The seguinte chick is exactly the opposite- she might even...
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cabine for the Summer
By: moolah
Chapter Two: Ella
    I’m totally convinced I have the best boyfriend in the entire world. He’s so sweet he bought me and all my friends a cabine for the summer. “Zack, you really didn’t need to do this!” I kept saying over and over again. It was no use, he was being all too sweet about it. “I know babe, but they ARE my friends too.” He kissed my forehead then picked my bag up. He grinned and then threw the bag into the car we were taking. “Thanks, baby.” I said, and hopped into the passenger seat.
    When...
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cabine for the summer
By: moolah
Chapter One: Tori
Hi, I’m Tori Evans. I live with my parents-even though I just graduated from my High School-Saint Peters. I have a boyfriend named Laken whom I amor loads.
    I was at home, after graduation whenever my laranja amora, blackberry started to chirp, “You’re the reason why” a song that I put for my boyfriend. I answered, “Hey.” “Hi, Tori, guess what?” He asked. He sounded really excited. “What?” I asked giggling at his excitement. “Zack booked the cabin, for the 11 of us-ALL SUMMER!” He screamed into the phone....
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