Matson Lines South Seas Fantasies

Advertising Posters Lured Travelers to Adventure

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Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

Now that people are thinking about winter getaways to exotic sunny locales, we’re reminded that there are adventures awaiting and a world to explore. For decades the legendary Matson Shipping Lines turned people’s travel dreams into reality.

 

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1963 Matson Lines Ocean Liner Cruise Ship Pacific

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From the early to mid-1900s, long before we lived in a 24/7 global, connected world, the Matson Shipping Lines sailed to exotic places that most people only dreamed about.

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Its world-class luxury liners provided the fastest, finest and most elegant service available to the Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia, New Zealand and Australia.

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Offering the promise of South Seas adventures and tropical paradises, the cruise line commissioned top artists and photographers to create advertising posters that would lure travelers to book passage on its ships traversing the Pacific Ocean.

 

Artists Frank Macintosh, John Kelly, Eldridge Logan, Louis Macouillaird, Richard Moore and Eugene Savage all painted iconic island scenes for Matson.

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Even famed photographers Edward Steichen and Anton Breuhl got on board to celebrate the Matson dream.

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Steichen photo ad in VogueThe advertising posters were showcased in adventure and travel magazines ranging from National Geographic to Holiday and in glossy fashion magazines like Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.

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That era of glamorous adventures on the high seas may have come to an end, but the posters and the sun-filled dreams live on.

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Bees Still In Danger

What’s Our Plan Bee?

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Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

People talk about the need for a Plan B during a crisis. But, what about a Plan Bee? To protect the world’s honey bees.

In San Diego, CA., September 20, 2023, when beekeepers checked on their 64 hives, they found most of the bees were dead. Some 3 million honey bees…killed by an unknown contagion.

This is happening around the world. Beekeepers are losing 30% or more of their bee colonies each year. This is critical since bees are one of the key pollinators responsible for pollinating plants that produce the world’s food supply.

SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel wrote about the threats to bees in 2016 when the United Nations issued its groundbreaking Pollinator Report on the importance of bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and other pollinators to the environment. The information in that report is even more vital today:

United Nations Issues Warning

Bees, Birds, Butterflies Under Siege

A recent report from the United Nations warns that pollinator species worldwide – the bees, butterflies, birds and bats that pollinate plants – are in danger of extinction. At risk are 40% of the bees and butterflies and 16% of birds and bats.

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This decline in pollinators of all kinds is critical to our food supply since 75% of food crops are at least partially dependent on pollination.

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“Pollinators are important contributors to world food production and nutritional security,” said Dr. Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca, who co-chaired the study. The health of the pollinators “is directly linked to our own well-being.”

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There are many reasons – both man-made and natural – that pollinators are declining: habitat loss due to farming and urban development, pesticide usage, parasites, disease, and global warming.

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The increasing trend of agribusinesses to plant giant areas of farmland devoted to single crops is eliminating the grasslands and wildflowers that the pollinators seek. The pollinators need the wildflowers, which, in turn, need the pollinators to reproduce.

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SurfWriter Girls learned that more than 20,000 species of wild bees help to pollinate plants.

Plus, many species of butterflies, flies, moths, wasps, beetles, birds, bats and other animals do, as well.

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Crops that depend on these pollinators include fruit, vegetables, seeds, nuts and oils – many of which provide essential vitamins and minerals to our diets.

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Others, such as coffee and cocoa, not only provide welcome indulgences, but needed income to developing nations.

The report, which was the work of researchers from 124 countries, highlighted the interdependence between animals, plants and man. It also noted that a number of steps can be taken to bring back the pollinators.

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U. N. Pollinator Report – 2016

These steps include:

Planting patches of wild flowers in agricultural areas could attract pollinators to crop fields.

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Cutting back on pesticide use in favor of organic farming methods is another way to protect and attract pollinators.

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Something as simple as planting flowers in our yards and putting out window boxes of flowers on ledges could make a difference, too.

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SurfWriter Girls are reminded of the classic folk song Where have all the flowers gone?

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For the sake of the pollinators, the answer is more important than ever now.

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San Juan Capistrano’s Old World Charm

Beach Town is Magical Part of California’s History

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

If you’re looking to find old world charm, visit San Juan Capistrano. In this quaint SoCal beach town North of San Diego you’ll see a world-renowned mission that dates to the dawn of America.

Founded on November 1, 1776, by Spanish Catholic Franciscan missionaries, Mission San Juan Capistrano is at the heart of the town and is one of the jewels of the historic El Camino Real 600-mile route (marked by mission bells) that connects 21 California missions from San Diego to Sonoma.

San Juan Capistrano is one of SurfWriter Girls Sunny and Patti’s favorite places to explore, visit the mission, or to have lunch or dinner. The city prides itself on having the oldest neighborhood in California, the Los Rios Historic District, with adobe buildings still standing that housed workers who constructed the mission.

Described by locals as “a community that’s still evolving,” SJC gives off a magical aura that comes from the natural landscape that surrounds it and the Spanish architecture and open courtyards.

History buffs will want to visit the Serra Chapel, just down the street from the mission. It’s the only chapel still standing where St. Junipero Serra, known as the “Apostle of California” and founder of California’s missions, celebrated mass.

For dining and shopping there are numerous options…all within a short walk, on either side of the train tracks that run through the town. If you hear people talking or strange noises and no one’s there, don’t be surprised. For the past 200 years many have said that Los Rios Street is haunted and there’s even a ghost tour you can go on.

For a taste of the town, you might try any of the following.

Built in 1881, the Ramos House Cafe offers outdoor seating on a shaded patio and is known for its leisurely brunches, lunches and Bloody Mary cocktails.

For tea lovers the perfect place for “a cuppa” and more is The Tea House on Los Rios, an elegant 1911 cottage with a wrap-around veranda, that provides tea service from a lovely Garden Tea to The Royal Tea, complete with a glass of Champagne. Flaky scones, tea sandwiches, delicate pastries, salads and savory dishes are available.

To find Trevor’s at the Tracks restaurant, just listen for a train whistle. Right in the middle of the historic district, Trevor’s is located inside the 1894 train depot and serves contemporary California dishes, with an emphasis on sourcing from local providers.

Or if you’re in the mood for Italian cuisine, Ciao Pasta offers gourmet Italian dishes with an authentic taste of Southern Italy.

While dining and savoring Italian wines you can gaze out at the mission across the street…and, depending on the season, maybe even see SJC’s renowned cliff swallows that nest in the mission’s eaves.

San Juan Capistrano is a bird sanctuary. Every year the cliff swallows leave in a swirling mass near the Day of San Juan on October 23rd and migrate to their vacation spot in Goya, Corrientes, Argentina, located 6,000 miles south.

The swallows faithfully return every spring to San Juan Capistrano around March 19th, St. Joseph’s Day.

It’s always magical to see the birds in flight. Their comings and goings attract over 300,000 visitors each year.

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Coral Reefs Alive With Color

More Fall Colors to Sea

 Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

With autumn’s red and gold leaves taking center stage now, it’s easy to overlook the dazzling colors hidden from sight below the sea in the ocean’s coral reefs.

Exotic and mysterious, coral reefs around the world, from Hawaii and the Caribbean to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef exist in an endless variety of color.

More than just objects of beauty, coral reefs are underwater living ecosystems that provide food and shelter to more than 25% of the ocean’s sea life. Coral reefs have been called the “rainforests of the sea.”

And like trees protecting the land from the elements, coral reefs protect the world’s shorelines from storms and erosion and help to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.

The different colors of the reefs – red, orange, yellow, blue, pink, and more – come from the mix of algae in their tissues and varying light conditions and water temperatures. The brighter and bolder the colors, the healthier the reefs.

Marine scientists are working to keep the vivid colors in the reefs – no easy task given the threats from climate change, pollution, habitat destruction and overfishing.

In her children’s book The Great Barrier Thief author Dr. Sue Pillans (AKA “Suzie Starfish”), a marine scientist and visual artist, tackles the problem of “coral bleaching” and the reasons that many coral reefs are losing their colors.

With the help of her protagonist, a pink fish named Anthia, Pillans hopes to ensure that the Great Barrier Reef doesn’t lose its dazzling colors.

From the tallest trees to the deepest coral treasures SurfWriter Girls are excited about the world of fall colors to sea.

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Summertime Fun for Feet!

Flip Flops Keep Us Movin’ and Groovin’

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Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

“Blew out my flip flop, stepped on a pop top.

Cut my heel, had to cruise on back home.”

– Jimmy Buffett, Wasting Away in Margaritaville

Flip flops are an essential part of summer…from the 99-cent bargain specials grabbed on the run at convenience stores to high-end fashion statements and eco-sport Tevas that can hold their own on any terrain.

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Dating back to 1500 BC and the ancient Egyptians, flip flops got a toehold in the U.S. after WWII when returning GIs brought Japanese-style zori sandals home with them.

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Flip flops, thongs, shower clogs, go-aheads – by any name these rubber-soled sandals take us wherever we want to go.

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Flip flops moving us

on a carefree day of sun

and balmy breezes.

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– SurfWriter Girls, Huntington Beach Haiku

 Colorful, flexible and fun… no sox or laces needed.

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Just wiggle your toes in and you’re ready to cross hot, sandy beaches, wade into the surf, climb over slick rocks or dance the night away.

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Keeping your feet ventilated and your stride syncopated, flip flops keep on flipping along.

Row of colorful flip flops on beach against sunny sky

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Beach Bags are Bright and Breezy!

Summer Totes are Essential

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel 

A classic summer beach bag or tote is essential when you’re out and about, making a run to the store, spending a day at the beach, or traveling on an adventure.

When we’re on the go SurfWriter Girls Sunny and Patti love all the styles there are to keep our supplies, purchases, and finds close at hand.

Whether it’s a simple canvas or straw carryall, a reusable bag from the grocery store…

or a fashionista tote. Something big enough for a beach towel or with lots of pockets.

It can be colorful and fun, support a cause, or make a statement.

Using a Surfrider Foundation bag helps protect our beaches.

Proceeds from FEED Projects bags feed hungry children.

Whatever you’re up to, there’s a bag that’s just right for you – to stash your stuff, store a camera, travel guides and souvenirs, carry groceries or even a French baguette.

For a day in the sun or errands to run,

when you head to the beach keep a tote bag in reach!

It can be fun and kitschy or glam and ritzy.

Bright and breezy, it makes things easy.

Perfect for snacks and fruit, sunglasses and loot.

Seashells you find on the shore, things you buy at the store.

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Mary Higgins Clark – The Queen of Suspense

A Lasting Legacy of Stories

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

Legendary mystery author Mary Higgins Clark, The Queen of Suspense, brought her career full circle with her just-released book (published posthumously) Where Are the Children Now?

Co-authored with Alafair Burke (her co-author on several books), this is a sequel to her first mystery novel, published forty-eight years ago, Where Are the Children?

A breakthrough novel for its psychological approach to suspense and record sales in the millions, Higgins Clark’s first mystery is in its 75th printing.

With 56 bestsellers and loyal readers around the world, more than 100 million copies of her books are currently in print in the U.S. alone.

Incorporating many of her experiences and Irish heritage into her stories, Higgins Clark often chose settings for her books on the coastlines of her native New York, Massachusetts, and California.

Prior to launching her writing career, she worked as a secretary, copy editor and stewardess for Pan American Airlines.

A believer in hard work, she had experienced difficult times firsthand when her father died and her mother took in boarders to make ends meet, which Higgins Clark wrote about in her book Kitchen Privileges: A Memoir. Later when her first husband died, Higgins Clark was left with five children to support.

“Nothing came easy,” she said. It took six years and 40 rejections before her first short story, “Stowaway,” about a Czechoslovakian stowaway on an airplane, was accepted by Extension magazine.

Later, her first book, Aspire to the Heavens, a novel about George and Martha Washington, was published, but was less successful than she had hoped.

When Higgins Clark decided to write a different type of book – a suspense novel about missing children – her career took off. Where Are the Children? published by Simon & Schuster in 1975, was a blockbuster and introduced the world to the woman who would soon be known as The Queen of Suspense.

SurfWriter Girl Patti was fortunate to meet Higgins Clark at a mystery writers conference and remembers talking to the author about the ending of one of her short stories, saying that the twist in the plot gave her chills. Higgins Clark laughed and said that it gave her chills, too.

At the conference Higgins Clark spoke about the craft of writing and how she got ideas, advising us to “add a little romance into the story.” Suspense and romance were the mix that kept her readers coming back.

The fact that she was a master of plotting and misdirection made for one bestseller after another. Like another grande dame of mysteries, Agatha Christie, Higgins Clark kept finding stories to keep us turning the pages late at night to see whodunnit.

True to her Irish roots, down-to-earth, gutsy, and enormously talented, Mary Higgins Clark (1927-2020) never gave up on her writing dream…and because of that has left us a legacy of stories to entertain us and generations to come.

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Arroz Caldo Chicken and Rice

Filipino Porridge Is Comfort Food

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

SurfWriter Girl Sunny’s ultimate comfort food is Arroz Caldo – a Filipino porridge also known as “Lugaw” (porridge or congee). Sunny remembers her mother Pat used to make it for her when she was a child.

So, when Sunny’s longtime friend Cynthia Mejia-Giudici gave her this Filipino-American cookbook, she couldn’t wait to try this arroz caldo recipe.

 

Sunny’s mom Patricia Alorro Magdaug grew up on Panay, an island in the central Philippines, and made arroz caldo for family gatherings. When she came to America as a young bride, the recipe came with her as a memory of home.

This classic Filipino rice dish, which was brought to the Philippines by Chinese immigrants – bringing memories of their own – is like a Chinese congee, but is thicker. It also includes chicken and uses more garlic and ginger.

Arroz Caldo (Lugaw) Recipe:

Ingredients:

2 lbs. skinless chicken bone-in thighs or legs, 1 oz. ginger peeled and thinly sliced, 2 sliced green onions (scallions), 2 cloves garlic, minced, 2 T. soy sauce, 8 c. chicken stock, 1 c. long grain rice (uncooked), salt and pepper to taste.

Directions:

  1. Place the chicken, ginger, green onions, garlic, and soy sauce into a large (4-5 quart) pot.
  2. Pour the chicken stock into the pot and bring the soup to a boil.
  3. Reduce the heat to low-medium and simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Add the rice to the soup and simmer for another 30 minutes, stirring the rice so that it won’t stick to the bottom of the pan.

The dish is ready when it has a thick, porridge consistency and the rice is tender. When it’s done, season with salt and pepper. Ladle the porridge into bowls and top with chopped green onions (scallions).

Serves 6 and is sure to make lasting memories.

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Channeling the Magic of California’s Islands

Natural Wonders of Channel Islands

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

California has eight Channel Islands off the coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego that are magical. Called “California’s Galapagos Islands” because of their ecological diversity, they have over 2,000 animal and plant species, 145 that are unique. With cute, tiny island foxes and screechy Scrub-Jays, many are rare or endangered.

Since 1980 the Northern five islands have been designated as Channel Islands National Park. These include San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara Island.

San Miguel. One-day trips, multi-day boat trips and overnight camping are all possible. The farthest West of the eight islands, it takes a 4-hour, 70-mile boat ride to reach it. The trip is worth it! Point Bennett, at the tip of the island, is a breeding ground for some 30,000 seals. You can also see numerous species of seabirds, dolphins, porpoises and whales, and island foxes that are smaller than a typical house cat.

Santa Rosa, the second largest of the islands, with two mountains and rolling hills, has 500 plant species, including pre-Ice age Torrey Pines that are only found in one other place in the world – San Diego. You can camp on the island and go on hikes surrounded by unique native bunchgrass and island bush monkeyflowers. There are over 100 bird species, mammals and amphibians and colonies of seabirds, seals and sea lions.

Santa Cruz is only an hour away and perfect for one-day trips or overnights, with the best weather and the most recreation activities. There are minimal services, though. There is a variety of seabirds to see, especially around Scorpion Rock.  Birdwatchers generally go to see the island Scrub-Jay, which is only found on Santa Cruz. The island also has some of the world’s largest sea caves that kayakers can explore.

Anacapa, also an hour away, is good for one-day or overnight camping trips. Its name comes from the Chumash Native Indian word Anypakh, which means mirage. Ancient shell sites show where the Chumash people lived thousands of years ago. The island’s a breeding ground for thousands of birds and California sea lions and harbor seals. A kelp forest and tide pools make it popular for kayaking, snorkeling, and diving. But, with little shade and no drinkable water, you need to bring your own provisions.

Santa Barbara, the smallest island, has impressive cliffs and one of the world’s largest colonies of rare Scripps’s Murrelets seabirds. There is an elephant seals rookery, blooming yellow flowers, and magnificent coastal views. The Horned Lark, Orange-crowned Warbler, and House Finch birds are only found on the island. One day trips and overnight camping are available, but Island Packers offers trips only from April through October.

The National Park islands are kept mostly in their natural states to preserve their ecosystems. So, it’s important to plan your visit – supplies, transportation, and lodging – because amenities vary and can be minimal. Companies providing access and tours include Island Packers, Channel Islands Expeditions, and Channel Islands Adventure Company.

Farther South are San Nicolas and San Clemente Islands (which are both used by the U.S. Navy and don’t allow visitors) and the most well-known of the islands Santa Catalina – of song and celebrity fame.

Santa Catalina Island is known for its two resort towns Avalon and Two Harbors, accessible by Catalina Express and Catalina Flyer boat service. You can also reach it by private boat, plane, or helicopter. Its charming coastal towns are perfect for relaxing getaways and the Art Deco casino in Avalon Harbor is a true showstopper, visible for miles. Nearby there’s wildlife, scuba diving, and Mt. Orizaba, the island’s highest peak.

Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr. (here on Catalina with his wife Ada) bought the island in 1919 and the Wrigley family still owns and preserves it. Home to nine endemic plant species and a thriving population of island foxes, it also has a herd of buffaloes descended from buffaloes left by a movie crew in the 1920s.

SurfWriter Girl Sunny knows Santa Catalina Island well because she’s visited it many times. She even had a job with the Santa Catalina Island Company selling tickets for island attractions on the Catalina Express boats. “The bus trips around the island and the glass bottom boat rides were really popular,” says Sunny.

Whichever islands you visit, your trip is sure to be a magical experience and a step back in time.

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Georgia O’Keeffe – Strokes of Creative Genius

Art Blooms in the Desert

Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel

With wildflowers in bloom, now is the perfect time to remember famed artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), known for her colorful images of larger-than-life flowers. Called the “Mother of American modernism,” O’Keeffe found inspiration in the desert vistas outside her New Mexico home.

A child of the Midwest, she grew up in Wisconsin and attended the Art Institute of Chicago and Art Students League college in New York where she met her mentor and future husband photographer, avant-garde art promoter Alfred Stieglitz (who took this photograph).

Stieglitz introduced O’Keeffe to the works of Henri Matisse, Paul Cezanne, Auguste Rodin, Pablo Picasso and other leading impressionist and abstract artists, encouraging her to push the boundaries of her classical art training to find her own creative voice.

Taking his advice, O’Keeffe “decided to start anew – to strip away what I had been taught – to accept as true my own thinking.” Saying, “I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me” she set out to put them on paper and canvas, creating charcoal drawings and vivid watercolors of both geometric and organic forms.

Later, working in oils, she developed a naturalistic style that amplified nature and created stylized images of familiar objects and scenes. Looking at flowers in a way that others hadn’t, O’Keeffe highlighted their curves and depicted their innermost structures.

Some of her works were influenced by music, in which she gave form to the sounds she heard, such as in her “Music – Pink and Blue” series.

Though known for her flowers and landscapes, O’Keeffe also did a striking series of cityscapes, characterized by straight lines, sharp angles and soaring skyscrapers that provide a totally different view of Manhattan. In executing the paintings, she particularly wanted to capture the light that filtered through the skyline and reflected off the windows.

In addition to the natural settings around her, O’Keeffe found an affinity with Chinese art and its emphasis on harmony and simplicity, incorporating some of these principles into her own work.

Complex and open to new ways of seeing, Georgia O’Keeffe was one of those legendary artists whose works are instantly recognizable, but never predictable. Like the scenes she painted and nature itself, she was always changing…and forever changed the way her viewers saw the world.

 

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