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I love the Buddha Machine, a little plastic ambient music generator that looks like a transitor radio -- put two or three in a room together and play them at the same time and you get something haunting, bent and hypnotic. Now there's a new version, with more loops, colors, and sound-tweaking options.
The Buddha Box 2 features nine new ambient sound loops. The new selection is noticeably more diverse than those of its predecessor--a welcome change. One of my biggest issues with the first incarnation of the box was its relatively limited aural palate. The selections on number 2 should fit a wider range of ambient-suitable scenarios. For further variation, the box also includes a wheel that bends the loops' pitch, to help you tailor the sound perfectly to its surroundings.
I love the Buddha Machine, a little plastic ambient music generator that looks like a transitor radio -- put two or three in a room together and play them at the same time and you get something haunting, bent and hypnotic. Now there's a new version, with more loops, colors, and sound-tweaking options. The Buddha Box 2 features nine new ambient sound loops. The new selection is noticeably more diverse than those of its predecessor--a welcome change. One of my biggest issues with the first incarnation of the box was its relatively limited aural palate. The selections on number 2 should fit a wider range of ambient-suitable scenarios. For further variation, the box also includes a wheel that bends the loops' pitch, to help you tailor the sound perfectly to its surroundings. Hands On: Buddha Machine 2 (Thanks, Crosshatch!) See also: Buddha Machine: spiritual, generative transistor radio...br style="clear: both;"/
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IFComp 2008, The 14th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition and keeper of the old-school text-game torch, recently declared its winners. Bronze went to my game, Everybody Dies, silver went to Eric Eve's Nightfall, and the gold went to Jeremy Freese's Violet.
Everybody Dies puts you in the shoes of a chubby metalhead who has smoked his last smoke, with illustrations by Michael Cho; Nightfall drops you into a mysterious city where everyone's fled before the approaching Enemy; and in Violet your struggle to write your dissertation is aided by the most charming voice-in-your-head character in history.
Writer/game designer/film-maker Jim Munroe sez, IFComp 2008, The 14th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition and keeper of the old-school text-game torch, recently declared its winners. Bronze went to my game, Everybody Dies, silver went to Eric Eve's Nightfall, and the gold went to Jeremy Freese's Violet. Everybody Dies puts you in the shoes of a chubby metalhead who has smoked his last smoke, with illustrations by Michael Cho; Nightfall drops you into a mysterious city where everyone's fled before the approaching Enemy; and in Violet your struggle to write your dissertation is aided by the most charming voice-in-your-head character in history. All 35 of the comp entries, playable with interpreters, are available at ifcomp.org, but Violet and Everybody Dies can be played online Congrats, Jim! Everybody Dies Takes Bronze at IFComp, Everybody Dies review at Play This Thing! (Thanks, Jim!)...br style="clear: both;"/
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Africa’s first all-electric locally engineered car has been presented at the Paris Motor Show. Known as Joule, its creators say it uses about 20% of the energy needed by a conventional car and produces no damaging environmental emissions.
The six-seat multi-purpose vehicle’s interior and exterior was styled by Keith Helfet, the South Africa-born designer who became [...]
The Wired Campus reports today that “Boston College Will Stop Offering New Students E-Mail Accounts.” All the incoming students may not have cloud-like email such as gmail, but that may be a major factor in this trend:
Many students don’t even want a college e-mail address these days because they already have well-established digital identities [...]
Many students don’t even want a college e-mail address these days because they already have well-established digital identities before they arrive on campus. That’s the conclusion that officials at Boston College came to in a recent review of their online services. So the college recently decided to stop offering full e-mail accounts to incoming students starting next fall.
Instead of a standard college e-mail account, next year’s freshmen will be offered an e-mail-forwarding service that will pass along messages to whatever personal e-mail account a student specifies . . .
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These are the economic times that try men's souls, and women's too. In the past few months, a lot of people have seen their net worth fall substantially, and I'm sure more than a few have contemplated what would happen if they lost everything.
So we asked a group of people - Nick Mills, [...]
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Blog reader Nick Turner sent along this photo of a Body Shop ad in San Francisco:
Photo: Nick Turner
He was surprised that the ad guarantees fair-labor conditions for workers in Italy:
I thought fair-trade protections were for third-world workers. I
wonder how the Italians feel about this designation.
The ad didn't outright call Italy third-world; but if it had, [...]
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Eric Oliver is a colleague of mine at the University of Chicago. He is the author of the absolutely fantastic book Fat Politics: The Real Story Behind America's Obesity Epidemic.
He has some new and interesting insights on the "Bigot Belt," which he has generously written up for the Freakonomics blog.
The Bigot Belt
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Skoggins is a directory site that allows bands to list for free, and lets people search for live performers for events in their area. It seems a fairly straightforward idea.
Your thoughts? Is this a solution for events bookings? Something to add to your arsenal? Worth the bother of registering? Had a booking through them? Let [...]
Skoggins is a directory site that allows bands to list for free, and lets people search for live performers for events in their area. It seems a fairly straightforward idea.
Your thoughts? Is this a solution for events bookings? Something to add to your arsenal? Worth the bother of registering? Had a booking through them? Let us know in the comments.
Yesterday, Palm released a cabinet file update for the Treo Pro that fixes a bug with the Pro’s Bluetooth stack.
You should apply this update if “you are in an active call using bluetooth car kit or bluetooth headset and you receive a second incoming call and you let it ring or you ignore the incoming [...]
Treo Pro Update
Yesterday, Palm released a cabinet file update for the Treo Pro that fixes a bug with the Pro’s Bluetooth stack.
You should apply this update if “you are in an active call using bluetooth car kit or bluetooth headset and you receive a second incoming call and you let it ring or you ignore the incoming call, the call will be diverted to Voicemail. The first call remains active but you can no longer hear the caller (the caller can still hear you). The audio has been lost. If you answer the call and swap between calls or reject the call, the issue is not seen.”
Devices with a software version of T850UNA-1.01-XXX or lower should apply this patch. If your software version is higher than 1.01, this update is not necessary.
The update is a software update (not a firmware upgrade), so if a hard reset is performed, the update needs to be reinstalled. It can be installed in three ways - transferred using ActiveSync, downloaded over-the-air (OTA), or launched from a microSD card. To install OTA visit www.palm.com/850u-bluetooth-ota from your Palm Treo Pro device.
Unfortunately, due to issues with our FTP server, we are unable to host the CAB file in our downloads section at this moment.
Former Cadwalader chairman Bob Link is being left off of the firm's 2009 management committee. The news was told to the partnership during a meeting today. Link himself confirmed the news to AmLaw Daily:
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft's former chairman and current managing partner Robert Link Jr. was not included on a recommended slate of candidates for the firm's management committee given to partners today, a source at Cadwalader says.
The slate, recommended by the management committee, will not be acted on for another few weeks, the source says. Link, reached by phone, confirmed his name was not on the list.
"It really is part of our normal succession," Link says. "It's not something I've been part of planning for."
Charlotte managing partner Jim Carroll is also out of the 2009 management loop.
The Lawyer, which first broke the news of Link's ouster on Monday, reports that Cadwalader's future is still very much up in the air:
But Link's removal from power is far from the end of the story. Cadwalader has been reeling for months. Collapsed core markets, major lawyer layoffs and now a palace revolt, 2008 will go down as arguably the worst in Cadwalader's 216-year history.
Inevitably, questions have been raised about the long-term future of the firm. How things play out later this week may offer some clues as to its shape, whatever that may be.
But one parting shot from CWT to the associates they laid off, after the jump.
The economy is in the toilet and law firms are scrambling to adjust. Usually this means "firing associates," but DLA Piper has done something really interesting and brought changes to the partnership instead of firing associates:
Some 275 "income" partners who don't have an ownership stake will be invited to join the ranks of 300 equity partners, provided each makes a capital contribution that could range up to $150,000, according to legal industry sources.
Look, for all we know associate layoffs could be right around the corner at DLA or any other Biglaw firm. But almost doubling the number of equity partners means that profits per partner will be squarely in the hands of each individual partner to generate business.
Legal industry recruiter John Cashman of Major Lindsey & Africa LLC says DLA's move is unprecedented and likely to turn up the heat on attorneys to bring in clients -- a crucial factor in partner compensation.
"It's very clear to their (junior-level lawyers) it's either up or out: We want business generators or worker bees. They want to send that message," Mr. Cashman says.
Just a few months after letting loose their 128GB SSD, Samsung is joining Micron and Toshiba in the exclusive Quartergig Solid club in South _____shire (that’s for all the Austen fans). The new drive boasts read speeds up to 220MB/s and writes up to 200MB/s, which makes it half-faster than the Microns and way faster [...]
Just a few months after letting loose their 128GB SSD, Samsung is joining Micron and Toshiba in the exclusive Quartergig Solid club in South _____shire (that’s for all the Austen fans). The new drive boasts read speeds up to 220MB/s and writes up to 200MB/s, which makes it half-faster than the Microns and way faster than the Toshibas.
If the river were lager and I were a duck, I’d buy a Trufill concept device designed for stadiums that can fill ten pints of beer in ten seconds and drink it all up. This amazing new concept uses magic and space technology to fill up glasses from the bottom up. How? I don’t know. [...]
If the river were lager and I were a duck, I’d buy a Trufill concept device designed for stadiums that can fill ten pints of beer in ten seconds and drink it all up. This amazing new concept uses magic and space technology to fill up glasses from the bottom up. How? I don’t know. No one knows. All we know is that we have to go visit FoodBev next week and if this amazing system is true my drink will be on so hard that it will be difficult for me to post from Monday to Friday anymore.
The big game in Washington these days consists of running around dealing with the problems of the Detroit Three automakers, formerly the Big Three.img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/magazines_fortune/~4/457162868" height="1" width="1"/
As you pile the family into the car and head home for Thanksgiving, you may want to give a little thought to how your home state is weathering the economic crisis.img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/magazines_fortune/~4/458209296" height="1" width="1"/
What do you get if you mix the Retro/Hipster sound of The Cool Kids, the futurist OutKast/Organized Noize-isms of Brittany Bosco and her Hollyweerd peeps and the revolutionary art-student-goes-around-the-world Club Rap of M.I.A., and then sprinkle it with a pinch Def Jux-yness for flavor? You get visual artist, rapper and stylista Corinne Stevie and her debut EP/album 'The Oddity,' that's what!
The Georgia/Florida-based Stevie teamed up with Art Nouveau to distribute the EP. Bridging the gap between Hipster-Hop, Art-Rap, Backpack/Space Rap, Dirty South/Crunk, Future-Soul, traditional Boom-Bap and cutting-edge Club music, she hopes her music "encourage(s) people" to "just be everything, just express yourself and be who you are and not be afraid to see your different sides."
'Jammin' On the One' is more absolutely free Baltimore Club madness courtesy of DJ/producer/vocalist DLake and his man Symbol, known collectively as Claire Hux It's a fifteen track mixtape mixed by Scottie B. intended to whet appetites for their forthcoming official debut on Baltimore, MD's Unruly Records.
They clown club-going breakdancers (which is hilarious but bound to piss off Hip-Hop purists), catch the "holy ghost in the club," and sample 'The Cosby Show.' Download it, so you can start "ja-ja-ja-jammin' on the one" like your boy Malcolm Jamal Warner back in the day...Just make sure you rock your bootleg Gordon Gartrell.
So a week ago I log onto Boston.com and staring me in the face is an article about this phenomena called "Sleeveface" and the book that was just released.
My initial reaction?
"MUTHAFUCKA!"
I was a bit salty to find out that something I had been doing since at least 2005 (according to the date on an early "Sleeveface" of mine that's on Myspace) was about to allow some dudes (who began doing it themselves last year) to get caked up through a book deal. I recall AIM conversations with Keter, Element and other music/art geeks about making it something bigger, involving groups of people, using it for a music video, etc. etc. but I never ran with it.
So yeah. I suck.
So I fired off an email to Boston.com along with some pics for the Sleeveface contest they had, knowing that my OG Sleevefaces would win...and they did. Well one did. Cosby.
I'm a little less salty, and feel a bit of vindication. Perhaps I can get some of my pics published in the next Sleeveface book. We shall see. If anything this has made me want to take some more pics (I've gotten a bit lazy) and also to follow through with some of ridiculous ideas I have in my brain.
Oh and BIG UP El Keter for being the photographer/producer behind the winning shot.
November 18, 2008
On behalf of
Mark Cuban
RE: SEC Civil Action in the United States District
for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division
The SEC knows their case centers on one telephone conversation between two individuals- 4 years ago. The SEC claims there was an agreement between these parties to the conversation to keep certain information confidential. We interviewed Guy Faure, the [...]
November 18, 2008
On behalf of
Mark Cuban
RE: SEC Civil Action in the United States District
for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division
The SEC knows their case centers on one telephone conversation between two individuals- 4 years ago. The SEC claims there was an agreement between these parties to the conversation to keep certain information confidential. We interviewed Guy Faure, the former CEO of Mamma.com Inc., with whom the SEC claims Mr. Cuban made an agreement. We had a court reporter transcribe the interview. There was no agreement to keep information confidential. Here is a relevant excerpt from the interview with Mr. Faure:
CHRISTOPHER CLARK :
1) Q- We spoke earlier about you were telling Mr. Cuban in words or substance : “I have confidential information for you”.
A- Right.
2) Q- Do you recall anything Mr. Cuban said in response or reply to that statement by you ?
A- No, I do not.
The SEC knows this-they have the transcript, yet they brought the case anyway. Why? Do they have a different statement from Mr. Faure ?
Why did the SEC end their multi-year investigation of Mamma.com Inc. for alleged securities laws violations days before interviewing present and former Mamma.com Inc. executives about this matter? Was the timing a coincidence? We think not.
Any inquiries respecting this release should be directed to Stephen Best at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (202) 346-8735.
I’ve had a rather long and trying week that has left me more than a little tired and cranky. As a result, I don’t really feel equal to the task of writing something meaningful about what happened on Tuesday. I will say, however, that for the first time in a very long time I actually [...]
I’ve had a rather long and trying week that has left me more than a little tired and cranky. As a result, I don’t really feel equal to the task of writing something meaningful about what happened on Tuesday. I will say, however, that for the first time in a very long time I actually feel proud to live in this country. And quite pleased to share my birthday with Inauguration Day.
Children’s imagination, realised through adults eyes…
Illustrator Dave Devrie asks “What would a kids drawing look like if it was painted realistically?” in Monster Engine…
In his series Wonderland, photographer Yeondoo Jung recreates scenes from fairy tale drawings…
Children’s imagination, realised through adults eyes…
Illustrator Dave Devrie asks “What would a kids drawing look like if it was painted realistically?” in Monster Engine…
In his series Wonderland, photographer Yeondoo Jung recreates scenes from fairy tale drawings…
The ondotzero adventures in motion festival is nearly upon us : 14th - 16th November. Read full programme, watch festival trailer.
If you are into moving image, film and animation there is tonnes to see. Other highlights (as well as This happened) include…
A commissioned installation by Troika creating a “live multi-sensory identity representing onedotzero adventures [...]
If you are into moving image, film and animation there is tonnes to see. Other highlights (as well as This happened) include…
A commissioned installation by Troika creating a “live multi-sensory identity representing onedotzero adventures in motion, and the theme citystates”.
“it will draw on the layers that form a city, playing with typography and abstract poetry. this hybrid art / communications / design project will take the form of a modern digital zoetrope: a cylindrical tower displaying a multitude of audio-visual outputs to stunning effect, with audio by autobam”
An installation by Jason Bruges Studio on the BFI Southbank: “ʻAeolian Towerʼ is a 15 meter high steel truss tower clad in a glowing red skin of 1,200 miniature wind-powered turbines that illuminate the sky. The towering beacon will both harness the power of and visualise the movement of the wind swirling about it. It will be in place throughout the festival from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 November”.
A screening of Advanced Beauty, followed by a Q&A with matt pyke (universal everything) and karen schmidt (postspectacular).
Company: J. Fuego Line: Triple Seven (777) Vitola: Corona 5.5 X 46 Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Flavor: Medium Strength: Medium Price: $80 (Box of [...]
Company: J. Fuego Line: Triple Seven (777) Vitola: Corona 5.5 X 46 Origin: Honduras Wrapper: Nicaragua Binder: Nicaragua Filler: Nicaragua Flavor: Medium Strength: Medium Price: $80 (Box of 21)
As I mentioned the other day I recently picked up a box of J. Fuego 777 Coronas and thought I bet get around to reviewing them before I find that I’ve smoked my way through them.
Well constructed cigar with a maduro Criollo wrapper and a mix of Criollo and Corojo in the filler. They burn well, but I did have one that was a bit tight. I think a few days stored at a lower RH will help that out though.
I tried the larger sizes at first, while they were enjoyable the corona is by far my favorite of the line. The base is a creamy smooth dark chocolate with just a touch of sweetness to it. The reason I prefer the coronas is the spiciness comes across a bit stronger to balance out the mellow chocolate and earthy notes.
Verdict: Not nearly as intense as the Delirium or Gran Reserva, but a very enjoyable smoke. I’ve bought a box and plan to buy another shortly.
What a surprise! Group 2HD pred this week’s “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” this fast. The Competition has already come down to TOP 8. The winner will be here soon.
Links: HomePage, TV.com
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Im sure everybody knows who Mythbusters are and what they do, so heres the latest episode just released by SYS.
Viewer Special Threequel
The guys tackle four challenges which have been sent in from the viewers.
Links: IMDB - TVRage
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Im sure everybody knows who Mythbusters are and what they do, so heres the latest episode just released by SYS.
Viewer Special Threequel
The guys tackle four challenges which have been sent in from the viewers.
David Alan Grier hosts this urban-leaning parody of magazine shows. ‘News’ correspondents are the sketch comedians. I just started to watch this new show from COMEDY CENTRAL network, and it’s pretty interesting. Give it a try.
Links: HOMEPAGE - TV.com
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ah, yes. i'm back in black.br /br /now that senator obama is the president elect and the emotional high of watching the election results rise in his favor has worn off slightly, it's time to stop reveling in the euphoria of it all and think this situation through, as clearly and as intelligently as we can. this newsletter -- written by a brother named paul ifayomi grant in nottingham, england primarily for other africans of the diaspora -- was emailed to me from at least two sources. although i examined it with one eye initially, i thought it was interesting and somewhat encouraging to hear critical thought from a black source -- no matter how flawed the argument may be.br /br /frankly, there were quite a few points that gave me reason to pause.br /br /it is with all of this in mind that i've included the entire newsletter in this post. whether you agree with him or not, it's time for all of us to get past all the rhetoric and the feel good sentiments to understand what's actually going on. only then can we instigate real change.br /br /-------------------------------------------------------------------br /br /strongAfter the Party/strongbr /emThe likely implications and impact of an Obama Presidencybr //embr /Sadly for some of you, the words, Hope, Change and Inspiration will be in short supply in this newsletter. Instead I have chosen the unfashionable path of focusing on the policy positions espoused by Barack Obama and his closest advisors, which are all one can use to judge a prospective or new, as opposed to well established President.br /br /Well the votes have been cast and counted and in some cases double counted or not counted at all. The tears have been shed and the celebratory alcohol consumed and Barack Obama has been duly elected as President of the United States. The mainstream media has duly dubbed this a landmark, historic election which marks a crucial turning point in US history. Well, they would wouldn’t they, however what is the evidence that, skin pigmentation aside, Obama represents anything significantly new. Even if you are overjoyed at Obama’s election victory I would ask you to think about what I have to say and see if any of it makes sense.br /br /strongCan we talk Policies?/strongbr /br /Let’s look at what Barack Obama has actually said he will do and the things he has said he won‘t do. You can judge for yourself the extent to which you agree or disagree with his policy positions.br /1. Despite all the hype Obama has moved rapidly from his former (2004) clear cut position on the Iraq invasion. He now opposes the withdrawal of US troops in Iraq in favour of what is euphemistically called "redeployment; the relocation of US troops from combat zones to training and logistical positions, contingent on the military capability of the Iraqi Army to defeat the resistance. Obama opposes a clearly defined deadline to withdraw US forces from Iraq because US troops in Iraq are essential to pursuing his overall policies in the Middle East, which include military confrontations with Iran, Syria and Southern Lebanon." (Petras 30 October 2008 a href="http://www.countercurrents.org/"http://www.countercurrents.org//a)br /br /2. What you will gain in Iraqi military de-escalation on the one hand you will lose with large scale Afghan military escalation on the other. Obama is mad keen on pursuing this 19th century style colonial war. He pledges to pour in more US troops into a country that has broken the resolve of numerous imperial powers.br /br /3. In pursuing the Afghan war Obama promises to carry out military attacks in Pakistan without the permission of the government of that country. Do you remember all that old fashioned nonsense about respecting the borders and sovereignty of other nations? Wasn’t that the pretext for the first US war on Iraq after the invasion of Kuwait?br /br /4. I have written previously about Obama and his unconditional support for the Zionist Lobby. Like all US Presidents of the past 40 years if you show him a Zionist butt he gets down on his knees and kisses it. He has given Israel a military blank cheque, offering support whatever they do and to whomever they do it. His speech at the annual AIPAC conference in Washington 2008 the day after defeating Hilary Clinton was cringe worthy for anyone who knows the history of Israeli colonialism and militarism and who possesses an ounce of integrity. He supports the continued expansion of Jewish settlements and the expulsion of Palestinians in what is no more or less than ethnic cleansing. Look at his pro-Zionist advisers and you know the score.br /br /5. Obama has promised to attack Iran if it continues to process uranium for its nuclear programmes despite the fact that this is not in breach of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (which is a farce anyway and which the US supported Israel in breaching). Obama’s running mate Joseph Biden stated in a closed door speech in Seattle just weeks before the election that within the first six months of an Obama presidency an international crisis will be "generated" in order to give the new President an opportunity to prove himself. This crisis is likely to be manufactured in one of the various ‘points of conflict’ (including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia and North Korea) that Biden identified. "Obama’s senior Middle East advisers include leading Zionists like Dennis Ross, closely linked to the ‘Bipartisan Policy Center’, which published a report serving as a blueprint for war with Iran. Obama’s proposed offer to negotiate with Iran is little more than a pretext for issuing an ultimatum to Iran to surrender its sovereignty or face massive military assault." (Petras 30 October 2008 a href="http://www.countercurrents.org/"http://www.countercurrents.org//a)br /br /6. Obama has identified at least 100 countries as sources of terrorism. With the US having military bases in over 130 countries around the world anyone who thinks an Obama Presidency will yield a significant decrease in US militarism is deluding themself. As part of his support for ‘the war on terror’ he supported the FISA bill that allows unrestricted wire tapping and eavesdropping on US citizens.br /br /7. Obama has offered precious little in support of Afrika. He has not, to my knowledge, denounced the US proxy imperial war being waged by Ethiopia and the puppet regime in Somalia; on behalf of the US and against the Somalian people and in particular the Islamic Courts movement which had brought stability and order to that beleaguered country for the
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The Buddha Box 2 features nine new ambient sound loops. The new selection is noticeably more diverse than those of its predecessor--a welcome change. One of my biggest issues with the first incarnation of the box was its relatively limited aural palate. The selections on number 2 should fit a wider range of ambient-suitable scenarios. For further variation, the box also includes a wheel that bends the loops' pitch, to help you tailor the sound perfectly to its surroundings.
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