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January2019 COVER STORY

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WEDDING OUTDOORS More and more, couples want to be

outdoors when they say their I dos. With favorable spring and summer temps and

awe-inspiring fall and winter landscapes,

Flagstaff offers the perfect setting for the betrothed to declare their love.

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DEPARTMENTS THE ARTS 24 A Flagstaff cake studio achieves recognition for stunning, colorful and tasty creations.

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OUTDOOR LIFE 34 Sedona hike delivers a glorious view at the golden hour.

MIND & BODY 36 One simple resolution can reduce stress, aid in weight loss and help us to be kinder, gentler people.

MATTERS OF TASTE 28 Neighborhood butchers offer prime cuts of meat from select sources and the know-how to prepare choice beef, pork and poultry. We take you inside the new DISTINCTIVE SPACES Proper Meats + Provisions and sample its 39 Tips on how to bring the color of the extensive sit-down and take-out options. year into your home.

BY THE BOTTLE 32 Our wine expert provides a New Year guide to choosing lesser-known varietals.

ALSO 6 EDITOR’S NOTES 7 ABOUT TOWN 41 PLAYING FAVORITES 42 SPOTLIGHT 4

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ON THE COVER Arizona Snowbowl is booking wedding dates for winter this year and for the first time will offer a ski-in, ski-out option for couples. This snowy wedding image was captured on the Peaks by Monica Saaty of Saaty Photography in Flagstaff. Find more of her photography inside this issue and at saatyphotography.com.

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EDITOR'S NOTES

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o you know someone who g ot e n g a g e d ov e r t he holidays? The chances are good. According to wedding industry studies, December remains the most popular month for marriage proposals. And just as we have in the last few years, our first issue of 2019 looks at nuptials in scenic northern Arizona.

In the past decade, more and more couples have chosen to wed outdoors. More than half of 2017 newlyweds recited their vows outside, feeling more connected to nature than a church or unfamiliar hall or hotel. So, with the growing popularity of outdoor weddings, we offer brides, grooms and their families and friends some details about local venues. Our picks have gorgeous mountain or forest backdrops and the experience to host the wedding you desire. After speaking with several wedding and event professionals—those who pay close attention to styles and trends—it seems that their top tip for engaged couples is to forget what others are doing and make your wedding your own, an expression of your love and who you are. After all, that is what the occasion is all about.

Speaking of mountains and forests, I sat down last month with ecologist and author Gwendolyn Waring, whose new book on the natural history of the San Francisco Peaks (page 42) is packed full of facts, fascinating data and anecdotes. After reading her book, I certainly will have new appreciation for the local wilds next time I’m up on the mountain.

Writer Janel States James also takes us into the forest with her Mind and Body column (page 36). She offers one simple resolution for a healthy 2019 that all can appreciate and hopefully accomplish.

Cheers to a healthy, happy New Year filled with love.

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ABOUT TOWN Favorites of the month from the area’s abundant offerings in art and entertainment

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‘Run for the High Country’

Orpheum Theater, 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. showings See the Flagstaff premier of the indie production Run for the High Country. Paul Winters and Aden Yazzie star in the film in which a U.S. Marshal and a Navajo boy form an unlikely friendship in the Arizona Territory of the Old West. The movie was shot in Monument Valley and the Tonto National Forest as well as other places out West. Tickets are $8-$11 and available at the Orpheum box office, Rainbow’s End and orpheumflagstaff.com.

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Meet Me Downtown

Heritage Square, 5:15-6:30 p.m.

Have you heard? This social walk-run happens every Wednesday, bringing adults and families together in a vibrant event that showcases downtown Flagstaff as a prime location for exercise. Meet Me Downtown Flagstaff is held rain or shine and starts at 5:15 pm in Heritage Square. Stay afterward for awards and a raffle of local gift certificates.

It’s all free and a win-win for everyone.

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10x10 Opening

Coconino Center for the Arts, 5-8 p.m.

This show and sale of art produced on 10-by-10 inch canvases is a curated exhibit of well-known and up-and-coming artists and a fundraiser for the Coconino Center for the Arts. Come explore these new, original pieces by your favorite local artists. The small size makes the purchase price fit most budgets. Members preview is from 5-6 p.m.

The public opening begins at 6 p.m. The exhibit will remain on display through Feb. 9. Visit flagartscouncil.org for more information.

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BrewHaHa

High Country Conference Center, 2-6 p.m.

This winter beer tasting event features dozens of local and regional brewers.

Try something new and keep up with your favorites while enjoying live music by Flagstaff’s Giant Steps Jazz.

The tasting is presented in partnership with the Flagstaff Ski Club, which will receive a portion of the proceeds. General admission is $45. VIP admission, $87.50. www.flagstaffbrewhaha.com

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Museum of Northern Arizona If you haven’t gone already, be sure not to miss the “Pivot: Skateboard Deck Art” exhibit. Adults and youth alike will enjoy this contemporary show with works by dozens of artists of several Native heritages. The 100 decks on display represent a pivotal moment in Native American art, as a young generation combines traditional imagery and techniques with modern interpretations on a familiar yet unique canvas. The resulting exhibition expresses both individuality and unity. Duane Koyawena (Hopi) and Landis Bahe (Navajo) served as guest curators for the exhibit, and Koyawena will lead a Pivot art project with kids Jan. 12 from 2-3 p.m. at the museum. Visit musnaz.org for details.

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Wedding Outdoors Top spots for mountainside & forest nuptials

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a st yea r, outdoor wedd i ng ceremonies eclipsed those held indoors w ith about 52 percent of couples holding their nuptials in the open air. According to The Knot wedding planning site, the betrothed in the U.S. continue to seek more unique and unconventional wedding spots.

With cooler spring and summer temps as well as colorful fall and winter wedding possibilities, northern Arizona has plenty of options for the newly engaged to consider.

Known far and wide for its natural beauty and widespread culture of outdoor adventuring, Flagstaff continues to attract the betrothed to its forests, meadows and mountainsides.

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Residents Ju l ie Ken kel a nd Scot t Krankkala sought the outdoors for their S e pte mb e r 2 018 w e d d i n g a nd c ho s e Arizona Nordic Village for their ceremony and reception. “ We w a n t e d a p l a c e t h a t represented our love of the outdoors,” said Kenkel. “It was a perfect fall day for both my husband and me; the experience far exceeded our expectations.”

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Mountain Magic ARIZONA SNOWBOWL

From May through early November, the patio outside Snowbowl’s 4,488 square-foot Hart Prairie Lodge can accommodate an outdoor wedding ceremony for up to 200 guests. With its own built-in wedding arch, the terrace offers a backdrop of picturesque pines, mountain meadows and distant peaks dotting the horizon. Snowbowl’s elopement packages create even more immersive outdoor experiences, like a

ceremony amid the aspens or a rolling sea of grass. These packages can include a combination of ceremony setup, appetizers and dinner plus extras such as f lower bouquets, boutonnieres and bar service. With the Majestic Mountain Top option, a couple can have a standing-room-only ceremony and a champagne toast at the top of Agassiz lift.

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Ski-In, Ski-Out ARIZONA SNOWBOWL

The Fine Print: Snowbowl is a full-service wedding venue. Catering and alcohol must be provided by Snowbowl. Other outside vendors are permitted. The lodge rental fee includes set up and break down, basic linen, cake table, cake cutting, dance floor, ceremony chairs, wedding arch, projector and mic, changing room for the groom and a bridal suite.

Availability: Year-round Capacity: 250 Rental Fee: $3,000-$4,500 Location: 9300 N. Snowbowl Road.

Online: www.snowbowl.ski/weddings Contact: weddings@snowbowl.ski or (928) 214-4035

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Historically, winter weddings at Snowbowl were not an option, as Hart Prairie Lodge once again becomes the central hub for skiers and snowboarders. But the 2019 debut of Snowbowl’s Fremont Restaurant and Bar brings accommodations for weddings year-round and an exciting new way for skiers and snowboarders to tie the knot. Located just above the Sunset lift terminal, Fremont’s 4,500-square-foot interior has a wrap-around bar and can accommodate dinner service for up to 150 guests and a cocktail reception for up to 200. The interior opens up to an outdoor patio and stunning views of the San Francisco Peaks. And, thanks to Fremont’s forthcoming outdoor ceremony space, adventurous brides and grooms can choose to ski their way down the “aisle” and exchange vows slope-side.

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Pro Tip Be prepared for wind, especially in Flagstaff. If you don’t have your event tent properly staked or you didn’t hire a professional company to setup that tent correctly, your tent is going to blow away. I’ve seen a tent come unstaked, and it is really scary.

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— Kim Duncan, event designer, Kim Duncan Design

ARIZONA NORDIC VILLAGE An off-grid getaway north of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona Nordic Village is nestled among ponderosa pine and aspen trees. The village aims to host memorable outdoor events with minimal environmental impact.

Despite the site’s proximity to the main road, guests find themselves immersed in nature and surrounded by wildlife. It’s an ideal destination for couples that prefer a more r ustic, back-to-basics wedding experience, without completely roughing it. T here a re t wo ceremony a rches to choose from: Aspen Arch and Mariposa

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Meadow Arch (the later is only accessible by foot or bike). Depending on group size, receptions take place in a large pavilion tent or a smaller yurt. The village’s Front Country Overnight Wedding package is worth exploring. Depending on the size of your wedding, your entire guest list could theoretically attend your wedding and spend the night given this option’s access to yurts, cabins and a 20-site campground.

The Fine Print: No vendor restrictions.

No on-site kitchen facilities. Bedding for

overnights stays not included. Electricity during the ceremony is not included, but there is a generator on-site that can be used for a fee. Power is turned off at 10 p.m. to minimize environmental impact.

Availability: Year-round Capacity: 290 Single Day Wedding Fee: $1,150-$5,750 Overnight Wedding Fee: $3,725-$5,995 Location: 16848 Highway 180 Online: www.arizonanordicvillage.com Contact: (928) 220-0550

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Outdoor Elegance FOREST HIGHLANDS

Pro Tip Get married on a three-day holiday weekend because Sunday night essentially functions as a Saturday night and typically costs less than a Friday or Saturday. — Lauren Bruni, events coordinator, Arizona Snowbowl

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Weddings at Forest Highlands combine all the luxury and amenities of a country club with breathtaking views of the San Francisco Peaks. Couples can choose from three stunning ceremony spaces, each with their own unique charm. The Canyon Driving Range is a manicured event lawn with views of the peaks; the Meadow Lawn is surrounded by pine trees for those interested in a forest feel; and the Covered Br idge Pa rk overlooks the golf course and has the added features of a lake, trees and wildflowers.

Receptions are held in one of two on-site clubhouses, which can accommodate smaller wedding parties to up to 160 guests.

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Availability: Year-round Peak Season: June-September Capacity: 160 Ceremony Fee: $1,500 Reception Fee: $2,000 Location: 2425 William Palmer Online: fhgc.com/weddings Contact: kharting@fhgc.com

Pro Tip

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The Fine Print: No outside food or beverage.

Rental equipment is available through the club. Outside equipment is subject to a handling fee. There is an outdoor reception option for a higher fee. Food and beverage minimum applied during peak season.

Forest Highlands offers an on-site shuttle service for a fee. $500 discount applied for booking both ceremony and reception at Forest Highlands. No sparklers, confetti, birdseed or rice permitted.

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Mormon Lake Lodge is nestled amidst the largest grove of ponderosa pines in Northern Arizona and just 30 minutes southeast of Flagstaff on the scenic Lake Mary Highway.

Mormon Lake Lodge is the perfect location for your luncheons, weddings, and corporate retreats. Our tradition of dedicated service, coupled with our western hospitality and charm allows for the successful combination for any event, small or large. Our professional staff will coordinate every detail and ensure a spectacular event. We invite you to come out and visit us! We would love to show and share with you our facility and all that Mormon Lake Lodge can offer you for your special day.

Photos by Julia Romano Photography and Andrea Cleghorn Photography

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THE ARBORETUM AT FLAGSTAFF Located on 200-acres within the Coconino National Forest, the Arboretum at Flagstaff ’s mission is to increase the understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants and plant communities native to the Colorado Plateau. Home to more than 750 plant species throughout the property’s greenhouses, gardens, and natural habitats, the Arboretum’s main draw is the view. Beyond the handsome stone ceremony site, lies a spectacularly unobstructed view of the San Francisco Peaks and the pine canopy stretched out before it.

The Fine Print: The Arboretum requires couples to use its wedding coordinator, Alexis Holle, as their day-of coordinator. The property permits outside vendors. However, caterers should be advised that there is no kitchen on-site.

Availability: Late April-October Capacity: 250 Ceremony Fee: $800 Reception Fee: $1,800 Location: 4001 S. Woody Mountain Road Online: www.thearb.org Contact: alexis.holle@thearb.org

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THE GARDENS AT VIOLA’S Located a half-mile south of Fort Tuthill County Park, The Gardens at Viola’s is one of the area’s newest wedding venues.

An expansion of Viola's Flower Garden nursery, the location is surrounded by tranquil forest views. The large outdoor patio overlooks the nursery adding views of blooms and greenery depending on the season. It’s very much a blank canvas that can be shaped and molded to fit any design style. Available year-round, booking here includes access to both the patio and a 6,000 square-foot banquet room, which means inclement weather won’t threaten the festivities.

The Fine Print: Choose your own vendors. Amenities include a bridal suite, tables and chairs, and on-site parking.

Availability: Year-round Peak Season: April-December Off-Peak Season: January-March Capacity: 150 Rental Fee: $1,900-$3,400 Location: 610 S. Route 89A Online: flagstaffweddingvenue.com Contact: planner@flagstaffweddingvenue.com Viola's, Saaty Photography

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Beloved Favorite LITTLE AMERICA HOTEL

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Flagstaff ’s most beloved hotel is an excellent option for small or large weddings with a capacity for up to 400 guests. Little America is set in 500 acres of private forest and is accessible directly off of Interstate 40. Couples can opt for a ceremony on the hotel’s immaculate East Lawn with a backdrop of ponderosa and aspen trees. The property offers indoor and outdoor reception options and customized wedding packages. “The event staff and chefs at Little America are dedicated to providing a customized experience for couples,” said Mariel Pomeroy, the hotel’s spokesperson. If the weather turns sour, an outdoor ceremony can easily be relocated inside. The hotel’s Grand Ballroom at nearly 6,000 square feet is spacious and contemporary, and its large windows provide plenty of outdoor views. Just last year, the hotel unveiled a complete interior renovation featuring modern Western styling with luxury custom features and furnishings. The hotel is close to downtown Flagstaff and also the only venue with guest accommodations ranging from suites to standard rooms.

The Fine Print: Plenty of on-site parking. Spacious ballrooms and facilities. Hotel staff is personable and able to handle a multitude of requests. Food and beverage must be provided by the hotel. Receptions must end by midnight.

Availability: Year-round Capacity: 400 Fee: Varies with customized packages Location: 2515 E. Butler Ave. Online: f lagstaff.littleamerica.com Contact: bnaughton@f lagstaff.littleamerica.com or (928) 779-7935

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Surrounded by woods in the charming and serene Equestrian Estates, Thornager’s has been a site for weddings and events for 30 years. The venue has a tented outdoor ceremony spot and a warm reception hall with wood floors that invite plenty of dancing. Also, the grounds offer excellent forested photo opportunities and the possibility for a ceremony under the pines. One of the best things about Thornager’s is the exceptional group of people who take care of you throughout your wedding day. General manager Karen Sorensen said they’ve had an increasing number of couples calling for a winter wedding, and Thornager’s can accommodate them. Don’t be afraid to call and inquire about last-minute availability. Their experienced staff can step up to the challenge as long as the day is not already booked.

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The Fine Print: Tables, chairs and linens are included in the rental fee. Thornager’s has full catering and bar service as well as wedding planning services. All-inclusive wedding packages start at around $4,000 for 100 guests. Brides and grooms can leave day-of worries to Thornager’s complimentary coordination service. Cost-saving packages available weekdays and Sundays.

Availability: Year-round Capacity: 200 (100 indoors) Rental Fee: $2,000 for full day Location: 2640 W. Kiltie Lane Online: www.thornagers.com/weddings Contact: karen@thornagers.com or (928) 774-8583

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WEDDING & RECEPTION

Pro Tip It’s important for couples to have a day-of coordinator. Even if you DIY every element up to that point, do yourself a favor and hire a day-of coordinator to keep up with all the moving pieces. You want your enjoyment to be the lasting memory, not what a disaster it was to get the kegs up the side of the mountain.

— Alexis Holle, wedding coordinator, The Arboretum at Flagstaff

Pine for Ponderosas ABINEAU LODGE

Situated among the ponderosa pines just 6 miles south of Flagstaff in mellow Mountainaire, Abineau Lodge is a full-ser vice wedding venue that’s a go-to for nature-loving couples who want to have an intimate woodsy wedding. There is a lovely meadow above the lodge for ceremonies, plus a 960-square-foot tented patio that seats 85 to 100 comfortably.

Plus, the lodge has 1,200 square feet of outdoor decks and lawn space on all sides for games, activities or extra tents. With a sweeping expanse of the Coconino National Forest as its border—just six feet from the

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Flagstaff has four, beautiful seasons, and weddings are celebrated in each one at Forest Highlands! Our unique setting allows us to offer you panoramic mountain views, towering pine trees, a colorful landscape, and truly exceptional venues. Our venues include experienced, professional service staff, personalized reception menus, and a friendly, flexible CateringTeam to assist you and guide you through a perfect day. Forest Highlands is truly a venue for all seasons! To book a tour of the venues, please contact Karen Harting, Catering Sales Director. kharting@fhgc.com.

back door—this venue offers tons of privacy and guarantees to book only one wedding per day.

The Fine Print: Food and beverage must be handled by the venue. No base reception fee. All fees include staff gratuity and sales tax and are customized based on menu and number of guests. Lower prices available for weekday bookings and for the use of compostable serving materials.

Availability: Year-round Peak Season: May-October Off-Peak Season: January-December Capacity: 150 Ceremony Fee: $250 plus $15 per person Reception Fee: Customized Location: 1080 Mountainaire Road Online: abineaulodge.com Contact: info@abineaulodge.com

Love Lov seasons for all

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ART of CAKE Creations by Jacqueline Rose

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plump green succulent boasts natural beauty with variegated color, symmetrical form and thick fleshy leaves. It bounces slightly with a touch, but it’s not what it seems. It’s a confection created in a Flagstaff cake studio.

“It’s made of sugar,” admits Jacqueline Rose Caughey, a Le Cordon Bleu pastry chef who’s been baking sweet treats since she was a youngster.

“The only difference between our art and other art is it only lasts until you eat it,” says the chef. “I love the creativity and art behind making cakes.”

Caughey began Jacqueline Rose Cakery in 2014, and her showpiece cakes, including one she made for the 2017 wedding of Meghan McCain, have earned her a following. Her creations have been featured in bridal magazines and online wedding portals, and her skills will be showcased on the Food Network in March.

Jacqueline Rose cakes run a gamut of styles—gilded fondant, sugar florals, geometrics, figures, icing that resembles aspen tree bark, a cake formed to look like a broken geode, cakes with bold color, even black themes. The possibilities seem endless.

And they are, says Caughey. Her many clients provide the inspirations.

“I pull ideas from their style, their wedding location, their background, their likes, their theme, their heritage. I want to complement their vibe.”

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The hunter and forest themed cake made for McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain, was one of the most complex Caughey’s studio has undertaken. It was a towering masterpiece with six tiers and lots of sugar décor—antlers, leaves and pine cones.

Yet, when asked what the most difficult part of custom cake making is, Jacqueline doesn’t hesitate with an answer.

“The most challenging part is the drive to the venue with the cake,” she says. “I’ve been making cakes now for six years and [the drive] never gets easy. It’s always stressful.”

So, besides being very adept at design and decorating, she must also be an architect and engineer, making sure that tiered cakes are structurally sound. In other words, the inside matters as much as design and flavor.

“Ultimately, if a cake doesn’t taste good, no matter how beautiful it is, it’s not worth the money you paid for it.”

Some of her popular cake profiles include chocolate with chocolate fudge ganache and

raspberries, red velvet, lemon with raspberry filling, and toasted almond. There is also Mexican chocolate with a hint of spice and cherry with chunks of real cherries.

When asked about trends, Jacqueline says she doesn’t pay too much attention to those.

Each cake she makes is as individual as her clients. “I never want to put out the same cake twice, ever.”

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She’s happy that the popularity of cupSuch décor is made with powdered sugar, cakes at weddings has all but disappeared gelatin and a binding agent. “It’s like sugar and that more brides and grooms are ask- porcelain,” says the cakemaker. These creing for sophisticated showpiece cakes. And, ations are more expensive than fresh flowers, she gets excited when a customer asks for but they last. The decorative pieces can be color. preserved.

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MATTERSOFTASTE

Bona fide Butchery

By Gail G. Collins

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Proper Meats + Provisions

he Shambles is the oldest street in York. Its name descends from an archaic word meaning slaughterhouse.

The market of butcher stalls is mentioned in The Domesday Book of William the Conqueror, an 11th-century grand survey of England. Soon after, the Butchers Guild, a professional organization, which held sway over matters of hygiene, weights and measures and so on, formed to oversee the trade.

Fast forward in history to 1865, when Chicago’s meatpacking industry utilized a vast network of railways, and few decades later, the advent of reliable refrigeration generated potential. In the 1950s, neighborhood butchers promoted their offerings with recipe booklets, such as A Medley of Meat Recipes. In those days, a shopper popped into the green grocer for fresh produce and the fish monger for today’s catch, but the butcher often suggested supper. Cleaver in hand, he would point out specialty cuts and how to prepare them.

This golden period—captured in ambience and action—still

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exists at Proper Meats + Provisions, newly relocated on Route 66 downtown. Chunky, custom, butcher block tables meet leather benches with backs fastened by leather pulls against rough paneled wainscoting.

Chalkboards advertise the menu choices.

Iron shelving contains practical goods for dining plus items for sale—olive oils, fresh pasta, cutting boards and cast iron pans.

Kim Duncan Design fashioned the vintage air.

Behind a long glass case f illed with sausages, steaks and unique offerings, Joe Fiandach stands ready to provide advice on locally-sourced animals with a sure pedigree.

“The goal is to buy meat, like wine,

Lef t: The Proper charcuterie board.

Right: Meats are displayed in a case up front.

from single farms,” said owner Paul Moir.

“We have three sources in the case today: Arizona Legacy from Humboldt, Pierre’s Prime from Rimrock and Creektone Farms out of Kansas.”

Award-winning restaurateurs Paul and Laura Moir also founded Brix Restaurant & Wine Bar and Criollo Latin Kitchen in Flagstaff, and originally opened Proper Meats in Southside in 2014. Now occupying the former Grand Canyon Café space, the new location expanded the shop in multiple ways. “[The move] gave us opportunities to spread out the kitchen space for production and preparation, include a new seafood case and wider selections,” said Paul. “It also

provided more room for retail and expanded hours.” Meal options, like a bucket of fried chicken, homemade stock or Bolognese, sausages or charcuterie and more, are prepackaged and in a case for easy access.

Even Fido can benefit from Proper’s homemade dog food.

Proper Meats drives to Perkinsville to pick up animals each week. (“There is no place that delivers whole animals to your door,” said Paul.) Butchering the whole animal from nose to tail yields by-products, such as lard, tallow, soup bones and organ meat. Nothing is wasted at Proper. Still, a pig only has two bellies, which doesn’t near the numbers needed for the Saturday sales of bacon. Two briskets won’t fulfill a day’s January19 namlm.com

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Proper's house - made pastrami bet ween bread.

order of sandwiches either, so certain cuts pers, onions and provolone on a hoagie. The are supplemented. pastrami is the best-seller for a reason. It’s There is an educational component an eight-day process of brining, smoking to shopping a neighborhood butcher like and steaming the higher fat, f lavorful brisProper Meats. Pierre’s Prime Beef is dry- kets. A peppery stack of meat with Swiss on aged for 25-30 days. The grass-fed and grilled bread makes for a melty meld with grain finished meat is darker with a gamier, fries and a pickle spear. concentrated f lavor. Arizona Legacy Beef ’s The charcuterie board varies; this day Criollo cattle are lean. Paul advises basting with prosciutto, fennel salami, house capithe ribeye with butter before cooking it in cola—a Corsican cold cut—three cheeses, cast iron. “It’s about keeping expectations including Barely Buzzed coffee-rubbed in line with new products and techniques,” cheese, sourdough toasts, pickled peppers he said. Sausages blister on the grill and and onions, honeyed apricots and figs plus f lame, so poach them f irst, then f inish wholegrain beer mustard. Toss back a local them off. beer or sip an Arizona wine for the perfect “The sandwiches are ridiculously big,” indulgence. said Paul, “because that’s what I want to “Keep an open mind—try new cuts eat.” The fried chicken po’boy is piled high and take the butcher’s advice on how to with house-made smoked andouille, slaw cook an imaginative recipe with specialty and spicy remoulade made with guajillo cuts,” said Paul. Benefit from higher quality chili, and is served alongside chips. It’s meats or learn about value cuts that aren’t as good as it gets outside of New Orleans. available in supermarkets. Either way, a Sweet and spicy wings on mizuna greens better dinner is served with choices from go Asian dressed with roasted garlic and Proper Meats + Provisions. toasted sesame. The PMP cheesesteak is Proper Meat + Provisions, 110 E. Route shaved, tender roast beef with triple pep- 66, is open daily 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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BYtheBOTTLE

VARYING VARIETALS

in the New Year

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By John Vankat

ost people purchase only popular wine grapes such as Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and few others. They thereby miss one of the joys of wine: its wonderful diversity.

This is an ideal time to change by making a simple New Year’s resolution to try an unfamiliar grape each month during 2019. Examples of such grapes are below, each with a recommended bottle to broaden anyone’s appreciation, understanding and love of wine.

White Wine Grapes Arneis: nicely crisp, often refined and food friendly. For an attractive example, the Vietti 2017 “Roero Arneis, Italy” ($23) pleases the eye, nose and palate with a personality that includes impressive crispness, engaging complexity and an extended, forward finish.

ality are expressed through a longlingering finish.

Torrontes: medium-bodied, crisp and aromatic. A fine example is the Zuccardi 2017 Torrontes “Serie A, Salta, Argentina” ($15), which has strength on nose and palate, pleasing body, strong fruit plus very good balance, complexity, personality and length for the price.

Colombard: formerly mostly used in inexpensive blends, but the Verdicchio: well balanced and Mont Gravet 2017 “Côtes de Gas- food-friendly. The Umani Ronchi cogne, France” ($9) is a 100 per- 2017 “Verdicchio dei Casal di Sercent Colombard that is strong on ra, Castelli di Jesi Classico Supethe palate with well-balanced fruit, riore, Italy” ($19) is attractive on enjoyable complexity, pleasing per- the palate thanks to fine pairing of sonality and a prolonged finish. fruit and acidity and an expressive personality with lingering length.

Pinot Blanc: aromatic, full-bodied and food-friendly. The very attrac- Red Wine Grapes tive J. Wilkes 2016 Pinot Blanc “Santa Maria Valley” ($18) has Bonarda: broadly appealing with generous body and beautiful acid- rich, forward, deeply hued fruit. ity. Excellent crispness and person- A worthy example is the Enrique 32 Northern Arizona's Mountain Living Magazine

Foster 2017 Bonarda “IQUE, Mendoza, Argentina” ($14) with impressive color hue and depth, complex nose, thick body, strong fruit and rounded tannins.

Mourvèdre: fruit and pleasing structure, often with core tannins.

The Hewitson 2014 Mourvèdre “Baby Bush, Barossa Valley, Australia” ($20) has impressive strength and complexity on the Carmenère: cha racteristics nose. Rich fruit initially dominates intermediate between Caber- the palate, but tannins enter and net Sauvignon and Merlot. An produce an appealing finish. exceptional bargain is the 1865 (by San Pedro) Carmenère Nebbiolo: can be a bit tannic and 2015 “Single Vineyard, Valle acidic when young, but develops del Maule, Chile” ($17) with into one of the world’s great wines. forward fruit, thick body, fine A fine example to sip and savor is balance, medium-soft tannins Massolino 2014 “Barolo, Italy” and an extended finish. ($55), which is expressive on the eye, nose and palate with beautiDolcet to: de e ply colore d , ful fruit, excellent balance and an fruity and fragrant. For exam- engaging finish. ple, the Massolino 2016 “Dolcetto d’Alba, Italy” ($22) is Recommended wines can be ordered very strong on the palate with from your favorite Arizona wine store. focused, somewhat lean fruit, as Write to John Vankat at azpinewine@ well as central tannins, highly yahoo.com. attractive complexity and prolonged length.

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OUTDOORLIFE

Golden

Opportunity

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By Larry Hendricks

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Broken Arrow to Chicken Point

n the “golden hour” before sunset and after sunrise, the light becomes soft, colors deepen and saturate. The world takes on a fuzzy, dream-like shine.

The volcanic and sedimentary rocks of northern Arizona are particularly susceptible to the golden hour, and residents and visitors regularly witness dazzling exhibits of red, orange, pink, yellow and purple.

Sedona during the winter months is a personal favorite. The temperature is near perfect, and the crowds are usually smaller. The sandstone buttes and cliff walls prove to be a superior medium for Mother Nature’s creativity as the sun either begins or ends another journey through our neck of the woods.

I had never hiked the Broken Arrow Trail, which is a from-the-front-door hike for many residents in Sedona. My friend Kiril Kirkov suggested that some of the best shots of the Sedona area for photographers could be had there. We decided to make a Sunday afternoon of it.

The views, even from the trailhead parking lot, heavily promote slack-jawed, wideeyed faces and the occasional “Wow!” The hike to Chicken Point is relatively easy, with minimal elevation gain (although some ups and downs will wind and warm you).

Cairns mark the trail’s passage over the larger slabs of weathered, scuffed sandstone.

Worth mentioning: If you’re looking for solitude and quiet, this trail will not be your first choice. Hikers and mountain bikers galore enjoy this trail. Additionally, Jeep tours full of people make a pretty serious racket on an adjacent road, and the drivers unload their passengers to take in the scenery at Chicken Point.

The golden hour was fast approaching, maybe 45 minutes away.

Hikers meander through junipers and cacti on their way to Chicken Point. The trail is well marked with signage and maps. About three-quarters of a mile in, hikers pass by the Devil’s Dining Room Sink Hole. According to information from the Arizona Geological Survey, the sinkhole is one of several that surround Sedona. Sinkholes in the area happen when water eats away at sedimentary rock below the surface to the point that the rock above shifts into the area eaten away by the water.

The Devil’s Dining Room area is cordoned off.

From vantage points all along the trail, hikers get eye-candy treats. It’s a smorgasbord. Because Kiril and I would stop and gawk, stop and gawk, every few hundred yards, the hike took a bit longer than a typical head-down trudge. Be sure to be careful to watch where you’re going.

As the sun descended to the horizon, the colors deepened. We had to hurry. Golden hour was near. No time for photos on the way to Chicken Point.

Breath found cadence. Sweat beaded on the forehead. The rumble of Jeeps and happy humans mixed with the caws of crows in f light. We pushed up one last rise.

Chicken Point came into view. The light was getting softer.

A couple wrapped in a blanket had set up for the show. Visitors with cameras ignored the words from the Jeep guide who talked about how Chicken Point got its name—drivers without the nerve to drive around the center rock structure at the point. The sun crept downward. I nearly forgot to pull my camera out of the bag.

But then, I remembered and got busy.

If you time your arrival at Chicken Point just right, the views will remind you just how genius Mother Nature can be at creating images that fill the heart to nearly bursting with beauty.

 IF YOU GO...

What: Broken Arrow Trail Length: 3 miles round trip Difficulty: Easy, with only about 300 feet in elevation gain Directions: From Flagstaff, take Highway 89A south to Sedona, turn left onto Highway 179 and travel approximately 1.5 miles to Morgan Road.

Make a left and follow Morgan Road until it ends at a dirt road. The trailhead parking lot is a short distance down this very bumpy road.

Info: Don’t forget your Red Rock Pass, which can be purchased in Sedona for $5 a day, $15 a week, and $20 for the year. For more information about Broken Arrow Trail, visit the Coconino National Forest website.

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MINDandBODY

Back to Nature Feel good this year with forest therapy

By Janel States James

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aking New Year’s resolutions is an old tradition, originating in the time of Caesar, and every year approximately 44 percent of Americans make one. For some of us, it may be hard to pick which goal to pursue from the laundry list of personal improvements we think would be beneficial to our personal growth or health, but there is one simple activity that could meet several goals at once, from stress reduction to weight loss to becoming a kinder, gentler people.

Called shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, it is a practice that has been popular in Japan for decades, although it is rooted in ancient Buddhist and Shinto traditions. The general idea is that spending time in nature has enormous health benefits, and there is a growing body of research to back this up, perhaps coming at a critical time.

Worldwide, more people now live in urban areas than rural ones. It is no secret that living in an urban area can be stressful, compounded by the demands and distractions of our technological age: social media, email, and smartphones, to name a few. Recent studies put our screen use close to 11 hours a day; in some cases, even that is a conservative estimate. With screen use comes information overload; over half of our workdays are spent managing the information we receive rather than putting it to use, according to some estimates.

We just do not have, or do not allow ourselves, the downtime for our brains that we once did, with some rather detrimental effects, including anxiety, depression, and heart disease. One contributor to these effects is cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone. In our

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increasingly demanding, technologicallydriven world, our cortisol levels are rising.

Cortisol is responsible for our fight-flightfreeze response, and while it is crucial to our survival, it can be detrimental if it remains at too high a level in the body over a sustained period. In addition to its role in heart disease and depression, it can contribute to a host of other conditions—even increased calorie consumption and an inclination to eat sweets.

But new research shows that cor tisol, along with blood pressure and nervous system reactions, can be positively impacted by merely hanging out in the forest.

According to recent studies conducted

by Japanese scientist Yoshifumi Miyazaki, the human body responds in an amazingly positive way to spending time in nature. In tests of more than 600 subjects over four

Even as our environment has changed, our brains have not. Our natural rhythms still hum along to the beat of an ancient drum.

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years, participants’ cortisol levels decreased by 12.4 percent and blood pressure dropped 1.4 percent. The average decrease in heart rate was 5.8 percent.

Research out of the Finnish Forest Research Institute also backs this up qualitatively.

In that study, test subjects felt better after sitting in a park or forest for just 15 minutes. If they walked in the park or forest, the feelings of psychological restoration increased, with those who walked in the forest showing the most significant improvements.

Researchers at Stanford also studied walking in nature to assess its positive effects, although with a slightly different focus, looking specif ically at what they called rumination, “a maladaptive pattern of selfreferential thought that is associated with heightened risk for depression and other mental illnesses.” In other words, it’s what happens when you think about

something that bothers you or makes you sad, and you just can’t let it go.

In their test, subjects who walked in nature, through grasslands and among hills, exhibited a significant decrease in rumination as measured by the brain activity in their prefrontal cortices.

Conversely, their counterparts who took a walk in an urban setting showed no reduction.

And while walking briskly is excellent for the cardiovascular system, leisure time in nature, including leisurely walking, may be more important for stress reduction. According to the American Heart Association, adding a little nature to your routine can do you a world of good if you’re feeling fatigued, uninspired, antisocial, disconnected, stressed or anxious. Exposure to nature may actually increase our feelings of being connected to the world at large, engendering positive emotions

and empathy and improving our has changed, our brains have not. ability to reflect on and find so- Our natural rhythms still hum lutions to problems. Research- along to the beat of an ancient ers Rachel and Stephen Kaplan drum. But don’t stress it. Affrom the University of Michigan ter all, there are more than one relate this to the concept of “soft million acres in the Coconino fascination,” the wonderment National Forest, and over 50 and awe we can experience when miles of urban trail in Flagstaff, watching birds, the trickle of a not to mention our city parks. stream or a flight of ladybugs.

Adding a little time in our great While it’s not clear why we outdoors may be just the right have this reaction to nature, it resolution this year, and in Flagmay have to do with human evo- staff, that’s not so hard. See you lution. Even as our environment on the trail.

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DISTINCTIVESPACES

BRINGING THE

color of the year

HOME

By Cathy Hobbs

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antone’s 2019 color of the year is Living Coral. Orange? Not

really. Living Coral is updated and fresh, not orange, not peach, but instead, according to the celebrated Pantone Institute, the color of a vibrant sunset.

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In announcing the color of the year, Pantone said Living Coral symbolizes “our innate need for optimism and joyful pursuits” and that it “embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment.”

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Coral accent wall. as charcoal gray, white, taupe and even brown. 5. Use accents and accessories from toss pil- Cathy Hobbs is an Emmy Award-winning 3. Introduce Living lows to throws and rugs television host and a nationally known interior Coral through art- as an affordable way to design and home staging expert with offices in work, a great way to introduce the color.

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And what about today?

It’s about 7,000 now. In the heyday, we were printing 18,000 papers for the Sunday edition, and our daily was around 14,000.

When was the heyday for the Daily Sun? The heyday was 2004, thereabouts. There was steady build up [in the number of copies printed] from about 1984 until 2004.

Do you read the newspaper every day?

I look at it, sure, usually fresh off the press. I scan through it until something strikes me.

What’s your profession?

I’m a printer. I’m the operations manager at the Arizona Daily S u n . I ’m i n c h a r g e of t he building, all the workings of the building, the pressroom and the packaging department.

Tell us a bit about yourself.

I was bor n in Connect icut, but I grew up in Maine. My family moved there in 1954 from Delaware. My dad had ow ne d t he D e l a w a r e St ate News in Dover and before that other newspapers all over New England. In Maine, I met a gal, and we got married in 1973 and moved out here to Arizona w it h ever y t h ing we ow ned, including a brand new Chevy Nova hatchback. We came to Flagstaff and have been here ever since.

What made you move here?

I couldn’t make any money as a journeyman printer in Maine at two dollars and 50 cents an hour. I started working at Northland Press out on Fort Valley and ran a twocolor Heidelberg press. We printed artists’ reproductions and books.

But I wanted another part-time job at night, and the newspaper needed a pressman. I came to the newspaper—it was in 1974—and worked two nights, and the main pressman quit, so they asked me if I wanted to work fulltime here.

How much did you make then?

I made four dollars and 50 cents an hour. I was rich!

Do you reca ll how many newspapers you were printing each day?

In 1974, it was 7,000.

W hat is most cha llenging about printing a newspaper?

Back in the old days, there were probably six ladies that worked in the composing room, and they pasted up the paper. They would give us the flat, and we would shoot a negative of it in the darkroom and then make the [printing] plates and then get them on the press. And it was beaten into your head: Make deadline. Deadline! Deadline!

Today, our pages go to Madison, Wisconsin, to be composed and then back here. That’s still the challenge, making the deadline.

Tell us about the press that prints the Daily Sun. The press is a mix of a little bit of everything. The original six units came from the University of North Carolina. They printed the Tar Heel paper on it until a Coke machine in the pressroom shorted out and burned out the whole press. Scripps bought that press, had it rebuilt from the frame up. Four more units came from a paper in California, and then we bought two more units that came from France.

So. it’s a mongrel of everything, but it runs well. The pressmen here keep it well-maintained.

Between myself and my crew, we can repair just about anything on this press, unless we need a machine shop or an electrician.

How would you feel if printed newspapers became obsolete?

Sad. Very sad. It’s quite an institution. You hate to see what is happening with the internet and such, but there are still a few people of an older generation that always read a copy of the newspaper. There’s still a few that enjoy holding on to a newspaper.

Is it difficult to hire a press person with experience?

It’s very hard to get a pressman because they’re not sure of the future of this business. Back in the old days, it was a good secure job for a young man or woman— there were opportunities for a trained press person to move on to bigger newspapers. Very few folks today know how to operate a press. We have to train them.

What time do the presses run?

The pressmen come in at about 5:30, 6 o’clock at night, and they work an 8-hour shift.

Besides the Daily Sun, we print a lot of other papers throughout Arizona. We print the papers for Sedona and Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Page, Holbrook, the NAU Lumberjack, Flag Live! and more.

Do you have ink under your fingernails?

I do! Yep! There’s a little here and a little there.

What’s the best part of your job?

Believe it, or not, I like working with the people. I’ve got a good group of folks in the press room and in the packaging department. I think there’s a close camaraderie across the whole plant.

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For Peaks’ sake, read this!

The Natural History of the San Francisco Peaks: A Sky Island of the American Southwest by Gwendolyn Waring

By Nancy Wiechec

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ith its charts, graphs and scientific data, Gwendolyn Waring’s new book seems rather academic at first look. But delve deeper, and it reveals itself as part love story.

“I have tasted the magic of the Peaks,” Waring writes in the introduction to The Natural History of the San Francisco Peaks: A Sky Island of the American Southwest, a book about the making of Flagstaff’s massive volcanic feature and its flora and fauna.

“Its whole story is incredible,” Waring said

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sitting down at Late for the Train near the mountain on a wet December morning. “There are wonderful mysteries up there,” she says. “My hope is people see how much I love the Peaks, and that they enjoy the book and it inspires them.”

She begins the book with geological history and ends it considering the “dry days ahead.”

She says the book is essential at this time. With warming trends continuing, the Peaks ecosystem will face new sets of challenges.

“It became more and more apparent that

Waring in front of her beloved moun tain. Photo cour tesy of the author.

there was a need to understand this mountain lion] had a range that encompassed the entire better, to consider how it has changed and is mountain!” she wrote in the section on animals. changing,” she said. “A greater understanding The self-published compendium brings of the mountain leads to greater protection of it.” together a wealth of research and supplements The Natural History of the San Francis- parts with anecdotal evidence from those who co Peaks packs lots of figures and fascinating spend time on the mountain. In the appendices, information in 200 pages, and the details are are lists of all plants, fungi, birds and mammals thought provoking. found in the Peaks.

It’s the only mountain in Arizona with This is Waring’s second book. Her first plants above tree line, “making for a very rare natural history book, published in 2011, covecosystem,” writes Waring. There are 33 plant ered a broader area—the Intermountain West. species on the Peaks that exist nowhere else in She said the Peaks book was rooted in that earArizona, and at least one—the San Francisco lier work. ragwort—is found nowhere else in the world.

At the conclusion of The Natural History In the book, Waring writes that grizzly of the San Francisco Peaks, Waring notes that bears were present in northern Arizona until drier times ahead “will mean that we all need the early 1900s, that the Inner Basin was once to approach the place a lot more gently.” She covered in glaciers and that the Alberta arctic implores us to leave the mountain as we find it. butterfly is abundant on the Peaks along with “No more garbage, please, only love.” other species that appear only in tundra-like conditions.

Arctic? Tundra? How did such life come to be on Arizona’s highest mountain? That is among the unsolved mysteries of the Peaks, says Waring.

“What intrigues me is how these tundra species survive and how they got to the Peaks. They have an utterly improbable life up there.”

A longtime Flagstaff resident, an artist and explorer, Waring first savored northern Arizona as an undergrad studying biology at Texas A&M University.

“I went to the North Rim to learn about field biology, and I never left.”

She finished her degree at Northern Arizona University, went to Tucson to earn a master’s degree and came back to NAU for doctoral studies that centered on the creosote bush. An article request became a “game-changing experience” for her.

The request came from Robert Breunig, then director of the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix and later director and CEO of the Museum of Northern Arizona. He had asked Waring for a piece for Desert Botanical’s magazine, and she began to write about science in a way that might appeal to non-scientists, or as she puts it, the lay public.

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