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A couple of weeks ago, when writing an essay on the trajectories of the Arab revolts for a book chapter to appear in 2013, I wrote the following:
" [In Egypt] The level of broader education and civil society organization
is very weak, as the Mubarak regime suppressed civil society organization, the
main exception being the Muslim Brotherhood which operated semi-underground and
has now come to power. Thus it is unclear whether the secular elite,
concentrated in the cities, will have the strength to check the power of a Morsi
government whose Muslim Brotherhood has organizational centers throughout the
country. The struggle over the constitution, which is still ongoing, may not
produce a document that ensures the pluralism and checks on state authority.
Both Egypt's and Tunisia's new regimes have been promised technical support by
Europe and the U.S. and financial support from the Gulf nations. So they have
the external support to overcome short-term economic and organizational
difficulties. Nonetheless, the direction in which Egypt is headed seems to
promise either an overbearing semi-authoritarian rule under a Morsi government
backed by the Muslim Brotherhood as the most significant element in civil
society, and hence with no effective opposition or checks on its power, or a
fragmenting struggle between the Brotherhood and secular forces backed by the
military seeking to undermine Morsi's rule."
Things unfolded much faster than expected, as we are already seeing the results of a Morsi regime that is unchecked in its formal powers.
It is understandable that Morsi felt it necessary to intervene to assure that the courts did not dissolve the constituent assembly, as that would have further delayed the production of a new constitution, and Egypt has already been long without a charter for democratic governance.
Yet Morsi's over-reaching initial decree, giving himself dictatorial powers and nullifying the existing modest check that the courts had over government actions, has surely undermined the process he meant to save. A large number of members of the constituent assembly walked out in protest, and now will have to be lured back. But the Islamists in the assembly, no doubt reinforced in their concerns by the recent conflict in Gaza and the criticism of their leader Morsi, are likely to resist incentives to the secular and liberal members. The latter, meanwhile, will want stronger protections in the new constitution against executive power grabs of the kind that Morsi just enacted.
Morsi has now promised to scale back his initial power grab, agreeing to limits on its scope and timing. But what mechanism is there to enforce that promise? If the constituent assembly bogs down in recrimination and fails, will Morsi enact a new constitution on his own? Will he appoint a new assembly or appoint new members to the existing one? Will he call for new elections (the most democratic alternative?)
The problem in Egyptian politics is that no one knows the answer to these questions. What we do know is that Morsi is willing to exercise as much personal power has he thinks necessary to resolve political conflicts, and more importantly, that there is no institution in Egypt's government that can prevent him from doing so. Morsi has in this instance backed off a bit, in the face of popular and elite protests. But there is no guarantee that he will do so in the future, and indeed the wide support of the Brotherhood and its supporters for his actions argue that, if necessary, Morsi can not only seize power but defend such action.
Again we see the difficulty of establishing stable democracy in the face of factional conflicts (here between the Brotherhood and its Salafi and secular opponents). One has to hope that Morsi uses whatever prestige he gained from his role in the Gaza cease-fire and whatever space he has bought with his recent retreat to use his diplomatic and leadership skills at home to start to broker agreements among his supporters and opponents, especially in the constituent assembly. The sooner Egypt gains a new constitution with BOTH explicit constraints on executive power AND wide agreement among elites to abide by those rules, the better. The longer this process takes, the less likely Egypt is to gain a stable but limited government.


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The awards season is in full swing, and now we're entering the final stretch: the People's Choice Awards are tonight, the Critics' Choice Awards are the next, the Golden Globes are this coming weekend and—drum roll please—the Academy Award nominations will be announced bright and early tomorrow morning.
For those trying to decide whether to tune in to the announcement broadcast, here's one thing to consider: joining actress Emma Stone to read the list of names and movies will be Seth MacFarlane, the first Oscar host to make the announcement since 1972.
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And the announcers won't be the only excitement. With up to 10 movies nominated for the big Best Picture prize, there are sure to be at least a few surprises in the mix. Richard Corliss's comprehensive theory about the relationship between awards given by film critics and the Oscars predicts that earlier wins by Zero Dark Thirty (National Board of Review, New York critics, Boston critics) and Amour (National Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles critics) could be good signs for those movies, along with Argo, The Master, Lincoln, Silver Linings Playbook and Life of Pi—but that leaves open slots. Slots that may be destined for losers, if the theory holds, but slots nonetheless. (Check out the full metric for Corliss' predictions in the other categories.)
Another possible wrench in the works of Oscar predictability comes in the form of this year's new electronic voting system. The Academy introduced the option of online voting for its members just this year. When the initiative was announced a year ago, it sparked worries that such a high-visibility vote would be a prime target for hackers, according to Deadline, and, more recently, that the speed with which online votes can be tabulated would encourage the Academy to compress the awards season and shift the Oscars to January, a move that some Academy members believe would compromise the quality of their decision-making process but that, Variety points out, seems likely given the dearth of 2014 February Sundays that won't be dedicated to the Superbowl or the Winter Olympics.
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This year, however, the problems with e-voting stemmed not from hackers—so far, knock wood—but from the very strict security measures taken to prevent such interference. The complicated system of log-ins and pass codes proved glitchy even for computer-savvy Academy voters. The nominating process had to be extended, with the deadline moving from Jan. 3 to Jan. 4, after many complained that they were unable to vote in time. Provisional paper balloting at Academy locations was also allowed (which has always been the case, according to The Hollywood Reporter). A lengthy analysis of the e-voting process by The Hollywood Reporter found widespread discontent and a system that didn't recognize the passwords voters had set or reset. But, while the Academy skews older, the problems with the voting system were not confined to those members who would stereotypically have computer problems: "It's not like it's the first time I've ever logged on to a computer," documentarian Morgan Spurlock told THR after he encountered trouble trying to cast his ballot. Which means that even the unpredictability is unpredictable: if electronic voting does end up affecting the nominations—a result that would be extremely hard to measure in any case—it won't necessarily be to tilt favor toward "younger" movies.
Luckily, all that wondering—at least about the nominees—will end soon. Check back here for a full report on the nominations from TIME's Richard Corliss, after the announcements are made at a 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time press conference. The Oscars will take place on Feb. 24.
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There are those who believe science fiction is a predominantly pessimistic genre, and certainly many of the futures that sf novels posit can hardly be called utopias. Of course, much of this depends upon your personal politics – a neoliberal fantasy, for instance, would likely appeal to a plutocrat, or to someone so deluded they think they actually stand a chance of becoming one. Yet such futures are common in science fiction, and often the protagonist – ie, the character with whom the reader is asked to identify – is a victim of this society, a person whose agency does not stretch much beyond what they can actually grasp with two hands. Frequently too they are fighting on two fronts: both against the enemy, and against those for whom they are ostensibly fighting.
Personally, I don't think such futures are either desirable or inevitable, nor do I think they're especially necessary for dramatic purposes. Perhaps it's a peculiarly US perspective, that general antipathy towards anything smacking of state or state apparatus, whereby, by definition, a protagonist must battle their own government as much as they fight the enemies of their nation.
Spin State by Chris Moriarty is a case in point. It was my August read for this year's reading challenge (see here), and, above caveats aside, I found it an intriguing blend of hard sf, cyberpunk, coal mining and quantum physics.
Catherine Li is a soldier for the UN; she is also a genetic construct. She has hidden the latter fact, claiming only descent from a genetic construct grandmother, otherwise she would not be able to serve in the UN military. After a raid on a secret Syndicates laboratory goes slightly wrong, Li is assigned to Compson's World to look into the death of genius physicist Hannah Sharifi. Shortly after her death, an encrypted file was sent by Sharifi to UNSec, the UN's military. Li's commanding officer wants her to find the private key to the file – Sharifi was working on a way to artificially culture Bose-Einstein condensate, and if she discovered a means of doing so it would have profound effects on the balance of power between the UN and the Syndicates.
In the future of Spin State, Earth has spread out to a number of exoplanets, mostly using STL transport. However, by the use of quantum entanglement, information can be sent FTL. As can some people – most typically UNSec soldiers. But this process requires Bose-Einstein condensate, a mineral with pre-entangled qubits. There is also a side effect to such FTL travel: decoherence. Memories must be backed up or they disappear. And for soldiers, those memories are often edited to remove sensitive or classified information.
There is one source of naturally-occurring condensate: Compson's World. Where Sharifi was running her experiment. And, incidentally, Li's home world. But more than that: like Li, Sharifi is a genetic construct – in fact, they are clones from the same template. On arrival at the station in orbit about Compson's world, Li immediately finds herself thrown into the middle of what appears to be a corrupt satrapy. The importance of the condensate means Compson's World is entirely corporate-owned, and its workers are treated like the meanest of slaves. Because harvesting the condensate is a dangerous and dirty job: it has to be dug out of coal seams in deep underground mines.
It was in a chamber in one of the mines that Sharifi had been performing her mysterious experiment. She also died nearby. Though her death has been ruled an accident, Li soon learns it was murder. But what exactly was the physicist doing in the chamber in the mine, why would that lead to her murder, and what is in the encrypted file sent to UNSec?
Spin State is an unholy mixture of cyberspace, military sf, murder-mystery and coal-mining. And I use the term "unholy" approvingly. That mix shouldn't work, but it does. Extremely well, in fact. Perhaps the big secret driving the mystery element of the plot is not difficult to guess, but Moriarty loads up her story with more than enough in the other areas. At one point, there is a covert infiltration by Li of Alba, UNSec's headquarters in orbit about Earth. There is the jockeying for power and control ofthe mines amongst the various factions on Compson's World. There's the Cold War between the UN and the Syndicates. There's Li's relationship with the AI, Cohen. And there's Li's own somewhat corrupted identity, built upon redacted and lost and rewritten memories. Also many of the population of Compson's World are ex-IRA and have fought in the (re-ignited?) Troubles.
There is as much going on in the universe of Spin State as there is in the story. The novel opens shortly after the UN defeated its enemies, the Syndicates. Li was instrumental in this victory during fighting on the Syndicate world of Gilead. But those memories have been redacted, so she's not entirely sure what she did to become a decorated hero. The Syndicates, worlds populated entirely by genetic constructs, each of whom are treated as little more than components in a vast system, sounds like a place worth exploring, but in
Spin State they are little more than ersatz Commies in the Cold War of the novel's universe.
Then there are the AIs, which are not just hugely-sophisticated and sentient computer programs but networks of AIs, some of which are only semi-sentient and some of which have been added in what were effectively hostile take-overs. These AIs live in the novel's version of cyberspace, streamspace (also referred to as the spinstream), an interstellar FTL network. I've never been convinced by cyberspace as a sf trope – it was built upon a computing metaphor, and the link between it and its operations and implementation has never struck me as especially plausible. In Spin State, Moriarty uses a full-on VR-style cyberspace and, Matrix-like, Li often "dives into the numbers" beneath the actual metaphor.
But these are minor quibbles. Spin State is a novel dense with ideas, dense with plot. Li is an engagingly cynical heroine, although perhaps a little too often she is blown hither and thither by the machinations of more powerful players. Not to mention she is sometimes a little too slow on the uptake. Compson's World is a nasty place, and the coal-mining aspect is handled extremely well (although the industry as described is surprisingly crude, given that the novel is set more than a century hence). I really liked the idea of the Syndicates, and thought they were worth exploring more. The AIs I found less convincing, and the concpet of "shunts", by which AIs "borrow" the bodies of humans, felt a little 1980s to me. I also was very much intrigued by the UNSec practice of redacting the memories of its soldiers. There is, I think, more than one novel there in that concept alone. It's certainly to Moriarty's credit that she's filled a single novel with several novels-worth of ideas.
And speaking of Moriarty… There are no clues to the writer's gender anywhere on the Bantam trade paperback I read. Even the "About the Author" at the end is careful not to use any pronouns in reference to the writer. But was disguising the author's gender enough? The main character in the novel is female, and there are anecdotes a-plenty about editors telling writers that female protagonists do not sell (the classic example being Stephen Donaldson's Mordant's Need). Certainly Spin State was never published in the UK, and yet the recent success of Gavin Smith's Veteran proves there is a market in this country for this particular type of science fiction. True, this is now, and Spin State was originally published in 2003, when things might very well have been different. And, of course, there are those references in the book to the IRA…
While Spin State is a type of science fiction I find it hard to truly enjoy, it's plainly a skilfully put-together novel. I'm tempted to have a go at the sequels, Spin Control (2006) or Ghost Spin (due next year), and I'm very much surprised these books are not better-known.


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Meth charges against Hudson man
A 20-year-old Hudson man charged with a Dec. 4 home invasion and robbery in Morenci was arraigned Thursday on charges of running a methamphetamine laboratory in Hudson. Timothy Allen Kier was arraigned in Lenawee County District Court by video from jail, where he is held in lieu of a $300,000 bond in the robbery case and $225,000 in the drug case.
Officers from the Region of the Irish Hills Narcotics Office reported finding a meth lab operation at Kier's Hudson home on Dec. 4, as well as hazardous waste and a rifle.
A Feb. 3 hearing was set on charges of manufacturing and possessing meth, operating a lab in or near a residence and while possessing a firearm. He is also charged with maintaining a drug house, possessing a firearm during commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a felon. The drug lab charges carry up to a 25-year prison term.
A Jan. 29 hearing is scheduled for Kier on charges stemming from the Morenci home invasion and robbery.


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Yesterday over on my personal blog I posted a photo of a beautiful old hand-painted wooden tray that came from my mom's side of the family. I also commented on how I love to be surrounded by "stuff," meaning things passed down from both sides of my family, or my husbands family. These things bring a smile to my face and I have good memories of them.
I also mentioned that there are times I am bothered by the clutter around me. Not the clutter of things from the past, but the clutter of projects that I am in the middle of or hoping finish soon, even dishes that need to be done.
Yesterday came and I had a bit of motivation in me, instead of working on a presentation I have coming up in January, I tackled an armoire in our bedroom. Ok, part of an armoire. I have more clothes than I could even need or use and it was time to chip away and decrease the piles. About 2 weeks ago, I took several boxes of clothes and other things over to a thrift store and it felt really really good. Today I managed to fill one trash bag full of clothes.
These clothes have a lot of life left in them and I need to let them get on with it. Live their life. Move on.
I know when I am met by a bit of motivation, I need to run with it. I get absolutely not where when I am not in the mood and I also know that I need to tackle things like this in small steps or it becomes too overwhelming and frustrating and then nothing gets done at all. So, I was in the mood, had a bit energy and got a lot done.
A laughed a bit, because as I went through the clothes, ever single piece was something that was handed down to me, things I didn't spend a penny on and I don't think I wore any of them. I hope someone else can get some better use out of them. They certainly aren't doing anybody any good folded up in my armoire.
I still have way too many clothes, but it fells good to go through some of it and move it out. This journey continues.
What do you find is the best way for you to clean out a bit of stuff?
Sincerely, Emily
You can see what else I am up to over at Sincerely, Emily. The topics are varied, as I jump around from gardening to sewing to making bread or lotion and many things in between.


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Since returning from my pre-Christmas visit in Prague I have worked on the twister quilt. Now I have all 12 blocks finished and they are ready to quilt, one by one. Yes, once more a quilt as you go termination. This is my WIP for the end of 2014 and January 2015. Maybe I can squeeze in some work on my Horizon quilt.
I had a wonderful time in Prague with my mum and other family members. The weather was mild for the time of year, but one frosty morning.
Shopping was also on my agenda. Not only I visited some malls but also the Christmas market on the Old Town Square in the heart of the city.
Herewith I would like to wish all my friends and followers a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2015. Thanks for all your comments and support.
See you soon, Barbora


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Manchester City turned on the style Saturday and kept a clean sheet for the first time in their Premier League title defence, easing to a 3-0 victory over Sunderland.
Aleksandar Kolarov scored from a free kick after five minutes at the Etihad Stadium, and Sergio Aguero and James Milner added goals in the second half to secure a convincing win that reflected City's dominance.
By ending Sunderland's unbeaten start, City maintained their own and won consecutive league matches for the first time this season.
"We played very well and took no risks," City manager Roberto Mancini told Sky Sports television. "To score three goals I am happy for us today ... we are disappointed defensively this season but we are happy with the clean sheet."
The defensive solidity was rediscovered without backline linchpin and captain Vincent Kompany, who was ruled out with a calf injury.
Micah Richards made a surprise return from an ankle injury in his place while Joleon Lescott was also restored to the defense.
Yaya Toure took over as captain, playing alongside Gareth Barry in midfield, while Carlos Tevez and Mario Balotelli started up front.
Sunderland had former City winger Adam Johnson in their side hoping to make a point, but the England international was unable to make an impression.
City took the lead after Tevez was brought down by Carlos Cuellar on the first attack.
The Argentina striker had broken clear but was felled by a late tackle on the edge of the box and referee Lee Probert brandished the yellow card.
The City supporters felt it should have been red but they did not complain for long as Kolarov stepped up to curl a superb free kick past Simon Mignolet at the near post.
Not for the first time this season, Mario Balotelli was earmarked for some testing treatment by defenders.
The Italy striker held off a challenge to shoot over but was later clumsily brought down by Craig Gardner and was unlucky not to get a free kick.
City went close to a second as a Tevez shot was deflected into Pablo Zabaleta's path but Mignolet saved at point-blank range.
Tevez drove the ball back across goal after it found its way back to him but Zabaleta was unable to turn it in.
Balotelli then did win a free kick on the edge of the box after being caught in the face by Gardner's boot.
Kolarov took aim once again but his effort was deflected behind for a corner, perhaps with a hint of handball, by Sebastian Larsson.
City started the second half well with Toure cutting inside and forcing Mignolet to palm over.
A chance fell to Richards from the resulting corner and his shot at the second attempt was cleared off the line by Danny Rose.
Sunderland finally began to apply some pressure but a powerful header by Steven Fletcher, which brought a fine save from Joe Hart, was ruled offside.
Kolarov then produced a fine tackle to deny Johnson a clear run on goal. That served to shake City back into life and a sliding Balotelli was inches away from diverting a Kolarov cross toward goal.
Richards then brought a good diving save out of Mignolet with a powerful header from a Milner cross.
The second goal finally came as Aguero — on moments earlier for Balotelli, much to the Italian's disappointment — raced to the near post to turn in a vicious Kolarov ball from six yards.
That effectively signaled the end for Sunderland but City wanted more for their dominance.
Silva played in Tevez, who drove narrowly wide, and then roles were reversed as Tevez rounded Mignolet to set up his teammate, whose sublime chip hit the bar.
Barry tried his luck but Gardner headed away before Richards again saw a chance blocked on the line in a crowded penalty area.
Richards was wild with an attempted overhead kick moments later and Toure was narrowly off-target with a long-range effort.
The third goal came when Milner whipped in a free kick from the left of the box that took a slight deflection off the head of Gardner to evade Mignolet's grasp.


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I have a confession -I've been drinking Eggnog lattes from home for a few weeks now. But being that today is Black Friday, the Christmas Holiday season has officially begun! Now I can share my favorite drink with you without shame. I love eggnog lattes but they can be quite expensive at Starbucks and elsewhere. Instead I prefer to make mine at home for a fraction of the cost. Although technically you need shots of espresso for the drink to be considered a "latte", you can still make a faux latte by using super concentrated coffee (or instant coffee packs like Starbucks VIA).
Enjoy this classic holiday drink at home and keep all those extra dollars you'll be saving for celebrating Christmas. Enjoy!
- 2 shots espresso OR ½ cup of double/triple concentrated coffee
- ⅔ cup eggnog
- ⅓ cup milk
- sugar
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- Variation: If you want to make this as an evening cocktail, add a shot of rum.
- Pour espresso/concentrated coffee into a mug and add steamed eggnog/milk mixture.
- If you prefer your eggnog latte sweeter, add a little sugar.
- Top off with whipped cream and a pinch of nutmeg.
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There are matters that are too important to ignore or leave to chance. These are salient moments.
I have never been quite certain what the purpose is for a disclaimer. If you're going to disavow a claim, why make it in the first place? Yet since I have the tendency to pursue hypocrisy, I shall make the following disclaimer:
I am fully aware that the toys I am about to mention are archaic, old-fashioned and certainly not in the lexicon of anyone under the age of thirty-five. Yet attempting to substitute modern toys would remove much of the charm, and still make me irrelevant within five years.
So let me say that when Eddie came to my house for a play date, I was fully expecting him to show up with marbles.
(Marbles are little circular glass toys of all sorts of colors. You pinched them with your fingers, rolling them across the floor and striking your friend's marble, and in so doing, you won control of his prize. It was very popular back when you were able to play outside because the dinosaurs had gone to their watering hole.)
But when Eddie arrived, he did not have his marble sack. Instead he was carrying four brand new cans of Play-Doh. For those unacquainted with Play-Doh, it is best explained as a molding clay in various colors with which you could use to form objects and declare yourself artistic.
Eddie's parents had just purchased the Play-Doh and he was obsessed with the stuff. I was offended because he had not warned me, and I was prepared to play marbles.
We struck a bargain: he would work with his Play-Doh and I would pursue marbles. This lasted half an hour.
We were miserable.
I kept looking over at his Play-Doh and he kept peering at my marbles, each of us insisting that we were happy–while secretly aggravated because we weren't playing with each other.
Finally I interrupted the process and suggested we take the Play-Doh, roll it into tiny circles resembling marbles and mingle the games, instituting a new format called "Play-Doh Marbles."
It seemed ingenious, but the Play-Doh would not roll, so we tried throwing the little clay circles at the actual marbles, and it came off as stupid.
It was a play day from hell–so frustrating that we cut it short, growled at each other a bit and separated to our households of security.
Now, as I rose and listened to the news this morning, I realized that we have much the same situation in our world.
Everybody is showing up with their favorite toys. Because we insist that nothing matches, nothing is the same, nothing is culturally equivalent, we are playing side-by-side with our own rendition of fun, privately pissed off.
No one seems to have the sense to look for common toys, mutual ground or general excitement. We have become convinced that "marble people" are better than "Play-Doh people," and because of that "Play-Dough people" should not be allowed near "marble people." We even make up rumors about "Play-Doh people" and diminish their character. Sometimes we even say that "Play-Doh people" smell. Or is it the "marble people?"
Earth does not work unless we agree on the toys. I can think of three right away:
- Kindness.
- Respect
- Passion
Without this trio, the Trinity look like three bums who came into town to hold a revival and nobody showed up.
It is time for your salient moment:
If you can play with your dough, you won't mind losing your marbles.
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Classic Rock, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, Music, Progressive Rock, Rock&Roll, Self-Taught, The Flute
The hey-day for Jethro Tull would have to be the 1970s, though I always thought they got a lot more airplay after the classic rock stations began to form in the late 80s. They sort of peaked as an active band, and then peaked again with a trace of nostalgia a few years on down the road, not that they've ever stopped touring. It just seems that their biggest hits really took off a little after the fact.
Back in the early 80s when I was in high school, most of my classmates had no idea who these guys were. The only people that did know about Tull seemed to be the metal-heads, which was a little odd, because Jethro Tull was hardly a metal band. They had one album that could be called hard rock, and that was Aqualung, but the rest was hard to classify. Today folks tend to call it 'prog rock'. In any event, for those that do know about them, Jethro Tull has always been known for one thing, the way that front man, Ian Anderson, played the flute. The flute is more than a little unusual for a rock band of any sub-genre. Oh sure, folks may add it to a tune here and there, but to have a band incorporate it as a standard instrument throughout their entire body of work. Well that was weird. The instrument absolutely defined the band. In any event, I've been a well-hooked fan ever since first hearing my older sister's 8-track of Songs from the Wood.
…which is why I found this story to be so damned interesting. You see, in this interview (and a few others), Ian Anderson explains how he learned the proper fingering technique for playing the flute.
…in 1991.
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Hi everyone, I hope you are all enjoying 2014 so far. I'm back with my first makeup look for 2014!
I wanted to quickly talk about healthy expectations. With the pressure so many of us put on ourselves for New Years Resolutions, let's each begin with a few important small steps. Changing over just one mainstream makeup item for a new clean product. Drinking an extra glass of water. Having a healthy vitamin packed green smoothie for breakfast to start our day right. Making an honest effort to keep our thinking positive. Smiling and laughing more. Just begin now. You'll be amazed at what you will have accomplished within just one week.
Now onto the makeup… 🙂
1. I prepped my face with Vapour Organic Beauty Stratus Instant Skin Perfector and then applied the new Kjaer Weis Foundation in the color "Like Porcelain". I started out using the Kjaer Weis Foundation Blush to apply to smaller areas on my face like around my nose and my eyes. I then blended everything out with a damp Beauty Blender.
2. Instead of adding a blush I decided to mix together my RMS Beauty Buruti Bronzer and Living Luminizer which created a very subtle warm glow to the cheeks, cheekbones and temples.
3. For the eyes I used the Bdellium Tools Green Bambu Smoky Eye Brush Kit to apply two colors from the Jane Iredale Glamour Eye & Lip Palette and Kjaer Weis Wisdom Eyeshadow. I started with RMS Beauty Living Luminizer as an eyelid primer and base all over the lid using my fingers. I then applied Wisdom (a metallic taupe shimmer) with the 777B Shadow Brush and lightly applied Merlot (a matte eggplant color) to the crease of my eyes with the 781B Crease Brush and blended really well. I then used a 760B Liner Brush to apply the Zuzu Luxe Raven Liquid Liner. Using a liner brush can help to give you a more sturdy line. To make my eyes pop I added Hush (a sheer shimmer pink color) to the inner corners of my eyes using the 716 Smoky Eyeliner Brush. I curled my lashes, applied one coat of Kjaer Weis Mascara and applied EcoTools Eyelashes
4. For my brows I used the Jane Iredale Bitty Brow Kit in the color "Brunette".
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I feel sorry for European Union Envoy Kristian Schmidt who are now sounding like a National Resistance Movement (NRM) apologist, instead of an independent spirit and understanding of the short-falls of the NRM Regime. He seems to been misunderstanding what happen during the General Election 2016. Surely, he wants the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) and Dr. Kizza Besigye, to say it just water under bridge and let it go. Since the Supreme Court followed the orders of the 31 Years and counting President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. First introduce some of the beautiful words of Ofwono Opondo, before the Kristian Schmidt's foolish interview with Daily Monitor, before enlightening fellow European of his ignorance or forgetting the blatant impunity towards Besigye and FDC in and around the General Election 2016. Since he has forgotten while drinking Nile Brew in the Embassy and going on Safaries with his dignitaries. Surely, Schmidt must feel good about himself!
""In this election, Besigye gained 1.5 million votes compared to two million votes he got in 2011 while Museveni's gain was a paltry 500,000. To the NRM strategists, this is the most shocking, indeed worrying trend, and having located the cause as being our messaging, strategy, campaign style, internal laxity, occasioned fraud and widespread bickering. We shall not blame anybody else except ourselves. Actually, to be frank, we were almost swept away by our collective failure to robustly respond to the Opposition demagoguery on issues of youth unemployment, despair among the urban population, poor and yet expensive public service delivery and bad public relations, especially to distribution of soft campaign cash that often got stolen along the way among other issues. This, to the Besigye camp, should give hope that with better strategic organisation, not only falsehoods, they can in the future topple NRM through the ballot instead of being bad losers" (…) ""The claims of rigging, especially at the last minute through alleged intimidation of candidates' agents, ballot stuffing, falsification or alteration of results on tally and declaration sheets and at announcements are perturbing and incredibly unbelievable. These could pass as truth if the peddlers could at least adduce some verifiable evidence from eyewitnesses and documents in their possession that differ from those of the EC, which ought to be available from the multiple sources, including the media that observed these elections" (Opondo, 2016).
So when a NRM spokesperson and Uganda Media Centre director had to come in defense of his master. In the aftermath and with the current illegitimate government. Who has no problems in misusing the government funds and had no problem rigging the election in their favor. As the FDC had massive scores of leaders behind bars, had people with Declarations Forms from Polling Stations at Gun-Point, had their Headquarter barricaded and sealed off, Besigye was under house-arrest and the story goes on. Not an adventure, but a true theft a nation. Still Schmidt says this to the FDC and former Presidential Candidate:
"He added: "That is of course an issue that is dividing but I think it would have been good to come together and discuss. It has not happened and election reforms seem to be not going forward." (…) "The law of Uganda is what it is: the conditions of petitions are what they are, and for a petition to be successful you have to do a lot of homework. Under your Constitution I believe you have little time, 10 days. I know one of the recommendations of the Supreme Court is to extend that time which I believe makes sense." (…) " He said "I think if Dr Besigye was convinced before elections that he would not be happy with the outcomes and the process, he should have been the one to petition. He should have prepared for that but he decided before that he was not going to and under the rule of law." (Musisi, 2017).
EU Envoy to Uganda Kristian Schmidt, I know you visited him while on undetermined house-arrest. Since the Police Force had been stationed in Kasangati, Wakiso for so long days before the election and until May 2016. When he was able to escape and have his own swearing-in ceremony, before air-lifted to Moroto, where the state charged him with Treason charges. Which he still carries today, he is an arch-criminal and seen as an enemy of the state. Than after all of this, you talk about rule of law, justice and courts. Like Dr. Kizza Besigye haven't had his time in court, haven't been detained on more occasions than ordinary thief, even more than average murderers in the Republic.
So, the FDC was unable to counter with a petition, Amama Mbabazi was the only one able to fill in a form or petition. Because FDC has done so after General Election 2011. So it is like the EU Envoy for Uganda Schmidt is not in concern anymore of all the breaches that happen to Besigye. Like the whole House-Arrest period, the whole part of the general assault on the rule of law considering the elections and polls. The self sufficient pre-ticket ballots and Badru Kiggundu's own special math-class. The statistics and the vicious attempt of forging the whole election in favor of President Museveni.
It like he wants the one on Treason Charges since May 2016, since the coup d'etat in February 20th 2016, when the Electoral Commission announced the result. That as the whole NRM and state organization was behind the whole ordeal. Even the European Election Observation Mission and the Commonwealth Election Observation Mission was explaining the massive flaws of the General Election. Still, the EU Envoy want Besigye just to let it go.
Let's take his first reasoning, since it is shows his true passion, the Danish dignitary: "Now if this was in any other democracy, like in some European countries, it would be unacceptable that the Opposition party does not then recognise the winner of the elections" (Musisi, 2017). If this was an election in Europe, all of these ploys of the NRM wouldn't have happen. Not normally, that the army is used to intimidate, that local leaders are paid-off with new cars, that ballot are pre-ticket ballots and all powers to be to silence the FDC. Together with the obvious rigging and mismatch of acts in favor of Museveni. If this would not have happen in a European elections and EU Envoy to Uganda knows this. That why it is remarkable that he says about Besigye.
Besigye knows better and the Ugandan people knows so. They are not fools, even if Schmidt is sounding like Ofwono Opondo and has taken lectures from Andrew Mwenda. He surely has hanged in the same bars in Kampala as these two. To sound so blatant ignorant and so forgetful. Peace.
Opondo, Ofwono – 'The media shouldn't parrot Opposition false claims' (28.03.2016) link: http://www.monitor.co.ug/OpEd/Commentary/Media-parrot-Opposition-false-claims/-/689364/3135890/-/2m2g7v/-/index.html
Musisi, Fredric – 'Besigye refusal to recognise government not helpful – EU envoy' (09.07.2017) link: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Besigye-refusal-recognise-government-not-helpful-EU-envoy/688334-4006606-er8gyr/index.html


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AP source: Stanford's Harbaugh headed to 49ers
Jim Harbaugh is headed to the NFL without leaving the Bay Area.
The successful Stanford coach has been hired to coach the San Francisco 49ers, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team had yet to announce the hire.
Harbaugh, a longtime NFL quarterback, will replace fired coach Mike Singletary. ESPN reported that Harbaugh's expected to sign a five-year deal worth $25 million.
The 49ers scheduled an afternoon news conference in San Francisco but did not disclose why.
Harbaugh decided to make the jump to the pros even though San Francisco has missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons and Orange Bowl MVP quarterback Andrew Luck decided to remain at Stanford for another season.
Harbaugh long admired the late Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, one of his mentors, and how Walsh made the successful leap from Stanford to the 49ers.
Now, he must turn around a once-proud franchise that is desperate to become a contender again right away. The 49ers were picked to win the NFC West this season, then began 0-5 for their worst start since losing seven straight to begin a 2-14 season in 1979 — Walsh's first year as coach.
The 49ers are set to play the Ravens next season, meaning Harbaugh will coach against Baltimore coach and big brother John Harbaugh.
Niners team president and CEO Jed York said when Singletary was fired that money would be no object in finding the team's next coach. He promoted vice president of player personnel Trent Baalke to general manager earlier this week, then they worked together to make their push for Harbaugh, who also was in talks with the Miami Dolphins and Stanford.
The 47-year-old Harbaugh went 58-27 overall as a college coach and 29-21 in four seasons at Stanford. He took over a 1-11 team when he was hired in December 2006 and quickly turned the program back into a winner and bowl contender.
The Cardinal went 4-8 in his first season, 5-7 the next, then improved to 8-5 and earned a Sun Bowl berth in 2009 — the school's first bowl appearance since 2001.
When Stanford arrived back on campus Tuesday, one man hollered "Stay in the Bay Area!" when Harbaugh hopped off the bus carrying his 2-year-old daughter, Addison. He also has a newborn baby girl.
Harbaugh was the Oakland Raiders' quarterbacks coach from 2002-03 before spending three seasons as head coach at the University of San Diego.
Harbaugh, a college star at Michigan where there also is a coaching vacancy after the firing of Rich Rodriguez, played 15 seasons in the NFL for the Bears, Colts, Ravens, Chargers and Panthers. A first-round draft pick taken 26th overall by Chicago in 1987, Harbaugh completed 2,305 of 3,918 passes for 26,288 career yards and 129 touchdowns in the NFL. He also ran for 18 TDs.


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NASA applying space technology to help farmers diagnose fields
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to help farmers diagnose fields
These and dozens of other questions nibble at farmers as they go about the business of raising crops. What could be a simple decision for a single plant cannot be done thousands or hundreds of thousands of times to meet the needs of each plant on the farm.
Right: Click to see a 500 KB QuickTime movie that illustrates the remote sensing process. Figure credit: NASA/Marshall, GHCC; Animation credit: Digital Radiance
Of necessity, farmers often wind up with "one size fits all" solutions: an entire field gets the same treatment.
Yet nature is viciously random. What we see on a map or from afar as a homogenous field actually has a complex anatomy.
"That's the way the real world is put together," said Dr. Doug Rickman, a NASA remote sensing scientist at the Global Hydrology and Climate Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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"This exciting project brings together NASA scientists and farmers," said Dr. J.M. Wersinger of Auburn University, "soil and plant researchers and Extension specialists - who make sure the technology gets to other farmers so they can use it."
Wersinger is a NASA Space Grant Fellow who is administering and coordinating the program that is funded by the Alabama Space Grant Consortium, the Georgia Space Grant Consortium, Auburn University and the University of Georgia. The current effort grew out of a desire at NASA Headquarters to put remote sensing technology to work helping farmers and others in partnership with Extension people.
Wersinger arranged for Dr. Paul Mask, an Extension specialist and agronomist at Auburn University, and Dr. David Kissel a soil scientist at the University of Georgia to line up farmers who had the right instruments on their harvesting combines, and asked Rickman to develop the remote-sensing end of the project.
"It's higher than almost anything else I've ever seen in land-based remote sensing," he continued. "There's some interesting physics going on that no one was aware of." Nor does anyone fully understand it yet, but that might not be necessary as far as farmers are concerned. What matters is if it works.
Left: False-color imagery taken by the ATLAS instrument aboard the NASA LearJet 23. Credit: NASA/Marshall, GHCC.
"I don't think we'll understand all of the physics involved in this any time soon," Rickman explained. But in this case, "understanding the science is tertiary. Our end objective is to make an economic difference to the individual farmer."
The individual farmer is starting to benefit from what Rickman calls a "confluence of multiple technologies that are wildly dissimilar in their origins."
Remote sensing is the field of taking images from a distance and making detailed interpretations about what is there. Weather satellites and space probe images of planets are examples of remote sensing. Since the 1970s, though, the term has generally been applied to satellites looking back at Earth and observing the environment.
It's based in the fact that light does more than paint stunning pictures of the world. It also carries information about the object that reflected or emitted the light. The trick is in understanding how to manipulate the light to extract the right messages.
The GHCC's application of thermal remote sensing to precision farming has its foundation in ecological thermodynamics which states that ecosystems develop to maximize energy throughput and maintain the lowest possible surface temperature. In agriculture systems this translates to greater leaf area and greater rates of water evaporating from leaves, which is directly correlated to yield.Precision Agriculture Conference Planned
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"This brings together universities, NASA, and commercial companies, as well as Extension services, our link to the people," Wersinger said.
Among the presentations will be an invited talk by Rickman who will describe his project in detail.
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Satellite navigation expands the potential value of high-altitude imagery.
"I could do that as early as the '70s," Rickman said of the image that predicted crop yield. "But it wouldn't mean anything because you couldn't match it against ground data."
"Basically you couldn't do anything on a subfield basis," Rickman said.
Left: A black enclosure houses sophisticated optics and sensors that make up the ATLAS instrument. Credit: GHCC.
At the same time that satellite navigation became available to the consumer, advanced, low-cost electronics made it possible to add sensors that would sample field conditions as farm combines moved through the field. Coupling the sensors with GPS, farmers now could take dozens or hundreds of soil measurements while planting, fertilizing, and harvesting, and then return days and weeks later to repeat the measurement in the same location.
Still, measuring an entire field is a daunting task, so Rickman, Luvall, and others are testing imagery taken from aboard NASA's Lear 23 jet equipped with the Advanced Thermal and Land Applications Sensor (ATLAS). This is the same system used in the highly successful Urban Heat Island experiments.
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A crucial element in ATLAS is the ability to recalibrate itself to ensure that the readings are always accurate and don't drift with time.
Calibration is a key requirement for successful remote sensing. Another is geometric correction so the data taken by the sensor match correctly with elements on the ground. It makes no sense to predict a good harvest from a rock outcrop.
Rickman said that ATLAS meets these and other needs, making it an outstanding selection to meet the requirements for helping precision agriculture.
Working with Auburn University and the
Left: Flight lines flown during the 1998 campaign. Credit: NASA/Marshall and GHCC.
The geographic variety was needed because, "Just as an individual field varies, you also get significant variations from region to region and area to area," Rickman added.
One of the discoveries from overflights in 1998 and 1999 was that the image, taken two months before harvest, had an 87 percent correlation with the actual harvest yield. Normally in the science community a new correlation is studied in detail until it is fully understood before a paper is written explaining it from start to finish. But the vagaries of climate and farming -- witness this year's drought and its impact on families and the economy -- give Rickman and his colleagues a different perspective.
"We have observed a correlation of a single band of data with a yield that is very high," he said. "We don't understand why it happens, but it happens, and that is enough for us to go forward and tell people that it exists." Especially since it happened more than once.
Wersinger is reluctant to speculate on what it might eventually mean in improved agricultural economics.
"We are in a phase where we are just trying to find out what it can do for people," he explained. "Precision agriculture means different things because fields vary from region to region. The economics are going to depend on the area, on the type of farm, and on what they mean by precision agriculture. However, tailoring the application of chemicals to real needs in the field will certainly benefit the environment, reducing water pollution."
Left: Yield (left) compared to remote sensing image two months earlier (right). Red corresponds to higher yields, blues and greens to lower yields. Links to
"If you didn't match the markers from one image to another," Rickman said, pointing at roads and other fixed elements, "you'd swear that you were looking at different fields." But the images are all the same field, and each has radical differences in thermal and near-infrared reflections.
"I'm quite confident that it has to be a wind-related phenomenon," Rickman explained. Indeed, an airport just 16 km (10 mi) away recorded winds shifting from dead calm to 9 km/h and then 18 km/h (5, 10 knots).
Above: Thermal infrared images of a field show streaking patterns that change in a few minutes. Credit: NASA/Marshall and GHCC.
The details of why the image changed so radically still have to be worked out, but could lie in the elasticity of the plant stalks, interactions between the plant and cooler air, or just the change in the angle between plant and sunlight.
Whatever the cause, "it puts an upper boundary on what you can say about remote sensing images," Rickman said, because winds are unpredictable.
Wersinger agreed that the results are puzzling and said he and students at Auburn are working on a computer model that will try to simulate the crops and try to reproduce the effect.
In addition to measuring crops, remote sensing and precision agriculture can measure the content of organic carbon, minerals, moisture, and other factors in the surface of the soil.
"You can fly over an area and tell a lot about things that are extremely important to the farmer," Rickman said. "You're talking about the field of an individual farmer, and not some nebulous concept of helping farming in general. It makes a difference. It makes it real."
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So today is Easter and it was amazing going back to my church to celebrate. I had such a great time seeing everyone and celebrating such a wonderful day:)
After church I started to feel a bit sick to my stomach and stayed in bed most of the rest of the day. My mind started taking me into tomorrow and my 2 doctors appts I have. The first is with a Gyn to get an annual exam (big fun;) and the second with my surgeon to check the lump I found. I know my gyn will give me a breast exam as well and maybe can shed some light on what the lump is and why it's hurting. Overall tomorrow will be a shitty day I'll just want over with .
As I sat in church today I began to cry and wasn't sure why. Not sure if I'm just broke down from all this… or it's just taking a toll on my mind and spirit as well as my body. This is so much to absorb all at once. Wed. will be the halfway mark of my chemo. It is #4 of #8. 2 months down, and 2 months to go. It seems like an eternity…. and that's not quite fair:( I feel everyday like I have given enough, and I should just be able to be done… but that 's just not so.
One day (hopefully this summer:) I will be sitting on the beach of Hawaii blogging and saying that this journey is behind me and I am only looking forward. But for now, that seems like an eternity away.
This is by far the hardest thing I ever been through in my entire life. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy, and feel a bit jaded sometimes that it's been laid on my door step at the age of 32. Not just for me to endure…but my husband…my kids… my parents… and so on.
My mother alone has given up so much. She has to be here every single week to help with the kids and my appointments. We would have had to hire a full time nurse/nanny to do everything she is doing. 4 months of her life devoted to taking care of me and my family….how can I ever say thank you enough? The answer… I can't. I don't know a single person on the planet that would have given up everything to help like she has. I hope to one day have the resources to pay my parents back in some way…. because they deserve it. Maybe it'll give me a reason to start a fundraiser and send them somewhere nice.
Know one knows more than her the hell I live everyday. That's gotta be worth something right?? I believe it does.
Here are some pictures before church today:)


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It's All In The Game… Are Roo Ready?
If you have been following this blog, you know that I love preparing different types cultural cuisine and experimenting with game meats. I have prepared more than a few dishes consisting of game that were made available to me from my good friends at Fossil Farms.
They specialize in farm raised game & all natural meats and I often take the hour and fifteen minute drive from NYC to purchased their products. Since I discovered this place I have been able to purchase meats such as elk, antelope, ostrich, wild birds, alligator, yak and quite a few more interesting proteins. I am an adventurous food person and not scared to try game. I either dislike it and will never eat it again, or I love it, and it becomes part of my game menu rotation. I really enjoy taking classic recipes, and turning it them into a wild game experience. But I also have my limits of where I draw the line on which foods I wish to try, or at least I thought.
I have been on an interesting culinary adventure over the last 3 weeks. It all started at a Korean restaurant named Sik Gaek in Queens, NY which specializes in seafood. This is where I crossed my own culinary line for the first time. I noticed that on the menu there was abalone (which I've always wanted to try) and " live" octopus, WHAT?! I have watched people eat it on TV and it always made me say "I would never eat that"! First the waiters bought out this really good drink called Watermelon Soju; which was a whole watermelon cut 3/4 of the way and filled with some type of alcohol mixed with the watermelon flesh. The live octopus actually started to sound really interesting after I had a few cups of this drink. Amazingly, it was not bad at all! It had a sort of texture like raw clams but a little more slippery. They gave us these cool chili sauces that made it taste really good, I would do this again!
The fun continued at home, since I just made a recent trip to Fossil Farms and picked up some goodies. In addition to the game meats I usually purchase, I also grabbed some venison Osso Buco, wild boar Osso Buco, pheasant, and Iberico tenderloin. I don't eat pork, but hey, this will be my year to try and being more adventurous and experimental with food. The acorn fed black Iberian pig is a premium pork product and is indigenous to the Mediterranean area. I simply stuffed the tenderloin with a homemade apple and chestnut stuffing, yum! But the most interesting meat I picked up this time was ground kangaroo. One day about a year ago my girlfriend Emily and I had a conversation about different types foods that we have no desire to try. Kangaroo just happened to be amongst our undesirable foods we swore we would not try, wrong again.
After doing some reading about how this meat is becoming a really popular and how it is an up and coming protein used by chefs all over the world, I figured I'd give it a try. It is a lean and healthy like most game, and the taste was not bad at all. I decided to use the kangaroo meat in a gourmet Shepard's pie, since it was a day before St.Patrick's Day when I prepared it. I infused the potatoes with Vasterbottensost cheese from Sweden and added some corn to the meat stuffing to give it a sort of Australian/Irish/Swedish/U.K./Americas connection. The dish was simple and delicious and I must say that kangaroo meat is definitely something I would try again. Maybe this time I can grab some steaks! I have now decided that I will never say never when it comes to food and cooking.
Because It's all in the game…
I have added some of the photos of a few of my game dishes over the last few weeks, enjoy! If you are in the tri-state area, get on over to Fossil Farms at 81 Fulton street in Boonton NJ and see how adventurous you are when it comes to food and cooking. Bon Appetit!
Posted on March 21, 2013, in Foodie Road Trips & Other Fun Things, Wild Game and tagged alligator meat, Andouille sausage, cajun, creole, elk meat, etoufee, Fossil Farms, Iberico pork, Kangaroo meat, lingonberry sauce, pheasant, shepard's pie, wild game. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
Thank you for trying this fabulously tasting lean and healthy meat! I wish you had begun with just a plain kanga fillet grilled rare + minimal accompaniments. Perhaps a red wine jus . . . I am an ardent greenie . . . kangaroos are not raised in cruel circumstances: they live their lives to the full and get one accurately placed shot in the head whilst happily hopping with huge herds which have to be culled! Wonderful protein with heaps of taste! Thanks as always!!!!!!
One day I may venture outside my comfort zone. Wild game is an acquired taste that I haven't quite acquired yet lol…However, your posts and recipes look so enticing. One day I may reconsidered and experiment. Thank you for sharing your culinary skills and passion for food 🙂
I have my fair share of "never" foods, (we have a pet bunny, so noooo way in heck am I going to eat rabbit). This past summer I finally tried raw oysters, delightful! I give you credit for stepping out if your comfort zone! Love the pics. 🙂
Very nice Justice.
Move over Andrew Zimmerman!


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