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MESA Memo on Impact of US Supreme Court Decision on Travel Ban
[The following memo was issued on 27 June 2017 by the the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) regarding the Supreme Court`s limited stay in the case that MESA has joined as plaintiff against the Executive Order to Limit Entry of Middle Eastern Refugees and Immigrants]
On Monday, June 26, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued a limited stay in the case that MESA has joined as a plaintiff, IRAP v. Trump, partially reinstating the revised Executive Order (EO) from March 6, 2017 (for MESA's statement on EO 13780 see here). The Supreme Court's decision will allow the EO to go into effect except with respect to those individuals who have a "bona fide relationship" with a person or entity in the United States. The Supreme Court explained that a "bona fide relationship" includes anyone with family in the United States, or anyone who has a relationship with an entity in the United States. The Court also enumerated specific examples of who might qualify as having a relationship with an entity in the U.S., including a student who has been accepted at an American university, or someone who has accepted employment with an American company, or someone invited to give a lecture to an American audience.
For all others affected by the EO, the ban on entry will take effect in 72 hours after today's order (on Thursday, June 29). This includes nationals of six countries—Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen—and refugees who do not have a bona fide relationship with a U.S. person or entity. For nationals of the six countries the travel restriction will remain in place for 90 days; for refugees there will be a 120-day suspension of admission to the U.S.
The Supreme Court also announced that it will hear the full legal challenge to the exclusionary travel ban in the upcoming term that starts in October. MESA will continue to act as a plaintiff in that case represented by the ACLU. The exception to the travel ban announced by the Court today should protect current students (including those admitted to begin their studies in Fall 2017), those already employed by American universities and colleges, and those already invited to give academic lectures in the United States. The government will likely issue guidance in the coming days regarding how it will assess whether individuals have qualifying ties to the United States. The remaining restrictions on entry into the United States and the enhanced screening mechanisms that have already gone into effect threaten the academic community's ability to sustain critical engagement with colleagues from the affected countries. The countries singled out by the Executive Order are all within the Middle East as defined by MESA. Their citizens have suffered enormous violence and dispossession, and the Middle East Studies academic community has both a professional and an ethical responsibility to defend their rights.
MESA's Task Force on Civil and Human Rights was established by the MESA Board in November 2016 to supplement the work of the MESA Committee on Academic Freedom (CAF) by addressing threats to the civil rights, human rights and political freedoms of the Middle East Studies community broadly defined. We believe that the exclusions of people from six Muslim-majority countries is discriminatory and does damage to academic institutions in the United States. We continue to believe that the EO is at odds with fundamental principles upheld by MESA including the commitment to the free exchange of ideas. MESA will continue its role in the legal fight against the ban and the threat to academic freedom that it represents.
The Task Force is issuing this updated statement, which revises our earlier statements of January 29, 2017 and March 8, 2017 to alert the Middle East Studies community to the probable consequences of the Supreme Court's decision.
The current 90-day travel ban applies to foreign nationals from the designated countries who: do not have a "bona fide relationship" with a U.S. person or entity, are outside of the U.S. on June 29, 2017, did not have a valid visa at 5pm EST on January 27, 2017 and do not have a valid visa on June 29, 2017. The new EO also suspends all travel into the United States of refugees who do not have a "bona fide relationship" with a U.S. person or entity for 120 days beginning June 29, 2017.
The travel restrictions do not apply to green card holders (lawful permanent residents) or to dual nationals from one of the designated countries traveling on a passport from a non-designated country. The travel restrictions reinstated by the Supreme Court also do not apply to Iraqi nationals (the EO affecting Iraqi nationals was revoked on March 6, 2017).
The Supreme Court's stay authorizes a foreign national admitted to school for study or hired for work in the U.S. or invited to serve as a lecturer before an American audience to seek a visa based on their "credible claim" to have a ""bona fide relationship" with a U.S. person or entity. This carve-out should be applicable to many MESA members.
Beyond these exemptions, the Supreme Court's partial reinstatement of the Executive Order has the following effects, among others, that may have consequences for those in the field of Middle East Studies:
The restriction of entry to the United States for certain nationals of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen for 90 days. This restriction could bar students or scholars from these countries from travel to the U.S. for the next three months unless they hold an American passport or green card, are a dual national (with a second nationality from a non-designated country), have been admitted to study at a U.S. institution, hired to work for a U.S. institution or invited to lecture to an American audience, or otherwise have bona fide connections to a U.S. person or entity. Academic institutions should closely follow changes in the interpretation of the Order as legal challenges and agency interpretations begin to unfold.
Any nationals of the six listed countries (who are not also U.S. citizens, green card holders or dual nationals) currently present in the U.S. on valid visas should avoid foreign travel as they may face challenges to readmission to the United States. Because of the administrative uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the Executive Order, we recommend that nationals of these countries err on the side of caution. Academic institutions should prepare to support faculty, staff and students legally remaining in the United States until more is learned about the treatment of valid visa holders who seek readmission during the period of entry restriction.
Those nationals from the six listed countries (who are not also U.S. citizens, green card holders or dual nationals) currently present in the U.S. with valid visas may be affected by the Order when they seek to renew their visas. The Order refers to restriction of entry and travel of nationals from these countries (rather than suspension of visa processing) but there is no provision to suggest that nationals of these countries will be able to seek visa renewals during the period of restriction of entry. The Supreme Court's reinstatement of the EO does not directly address this issue. Because the language of the Order is ambiguous, academic institutions should prepare to support affected faculty, staff and students legally in the United States who may be left unable to renew their visas.
Applications for admission to American universities at the undergraduate and graduate level may be disrupted by the Executive Order. We advise academic institutions to avoid compromising their admissions standards in anticipation of new immigration policies and to continue to solicit and process applications from the affected countries. We also advise academic institutions to maintain their hiring standards and consider qualified scholars and researchers from the affected countries as candidates in competitive application processes for faculty hiring and selection of post-doctoral scholars.
The suspension of refugee admissions to the United States for 120 days (except for those refugees who can make a "credible claim" of a "bona fide relationship" with a U.S. person or entity) may undermine the ability of refugee students and refugee scholars to apply to American universities with which they do not already have a relationship during a period of four months (which may be further extended). This may also affect efforts by many academic institutions to assist scholars at risk through temporary academic appointments. We advise academic institutions to assist scholars and students fleeing dangerous conditions by continuing to admit refugee students and hire refugee scholars, anticipating that visa processing may be possible based on establishing these individuals' "bona fide relationship" with a U.S. person or entity.
The impact of these travel restrictions on campuses across the country can be somewhat mitigated by university administrators who adopt measures to support affected faculty, staff and students. We advise university administrators to maintain a firm commitment to the privacy of personal records, including immigration information, of students and personnel. Under federal law, the enforcement of immigration law rests with federal immigration authorities. Accordingly, campus police may be directed not to participate in immigration enforcement and we advise universities to adopt guidelines to this effect. Finally, the Order may limit the ability of affected individuals to comply with campus procedures and deadlines as they grapple with visa status and entry obstacles. We advise university administrators to interpret all relevant requirements flexibly to maximize the ability of affected individuals to continue their studies and/or employment despite the implementation of the Order.
The MESA Task Force on Civil and Human Rights will closely follow the interpretation and enforcement of the Supreme Court's decision of June 26th, 2017 partially reinstating Executive Order 13780 and provide updated information and guidance as they become available.


This is the tiny Dumpster house trailer i built for my son, The trailer was originally my dads old tent trailer that was repurposed into a utility trailer and then into this.
The trailer was in bad shape so i reinforced it with new 2" x 3" rectangular tube and angle iron. I welded it all together and welded it to the base of the trailer.
I skinned the outside of the trailer in green aluminum and added some pickup fork points for the authentic dumpster look. I also added a outside access point for getting power into the unit.
Inside i built a fold down table\bed, side fold down tables and upper storage on one side of the trailer. As well i added a power source inside with a inverter and a solar panel that is removable. I have 3D printed some side lights and some other pc for the fold down table. I bought a mesh for the door to keep the bugs out.
I had an acquaintance that was a bit of a rebel and he was tired of working so much. He kidnapped a large dumpster, got it into the woods and turned it in such a way that the dumpster lids were now an awning. He cleaned it with great care. He got one of those canvas bucket showers and lived in that thing. He had about zero creature comforts but did well living in that dumpster.
Gotta love those Harbor Freight lights! Great idea, lots of nice details (storage even in the step!) and good sense of humor! All you need is a roll of toilet paper and a fan and you're all set!
I about fell on the floor laughing. Not at..... But for your creative idea to design the dumpster house. Absolutely great! Wish Ida thought of that! You cld say it's quite a DIVE! lol. I thanks for sharing this.
fyi to anyone who thinks this is criticism! It's KUDOS. I love this instructable!
I loved it, very creative.
LOL-what a hilarious idea for a build! I hope you don't have any other campers get frustrated trying to use it as a real dumpster and tear the windows out trying to shove broken tent-poles into it or anything! Looks very cozy and comfortable.
Great Instuctable! Especially the lift-up window.
This should definitely be in the "creative misuse" contest!!!
LOL! I remember that episode too...I thought this was a riff off of that, which would have been very cool.
check out the stabelizer jacks I made for the tear drop they may work for you. I didn't want to buy them or carry car jack's around.
Maybe in the future, you could also add windows to let fresh air and natural light in. Single pane windows could do if you don't plan to camp in winter. Instead of the contraption that you made with the mesh, I would have simply added a low profile wind extractor.


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Twenty-two years' experience registering trials in a low-middle income country: The Peruvian Clinical Trial Registry
Christoper A. Alarcon-Ruiz, Joel Sack Roque-Roque, Paula Heredia, Angie Roxana Gómez-Briceño, Antonio M. Quispe
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Aim: This study analyzes the quantitative and qualitative evolution of the Peruvian Clinical Trial Registry during the last 22 years. Methods: Following a cross-sectional design, we reviewed all clinical trials registered at the Peruvian Clinical Trial Registry during 1995-2017. We downloaded and extracted all registries on 31 March 2018. We summarized qualitative variables and quantitative variables. Also, we performed trends analysis of the records by year, clinical phase, institutional review board, and children's participation. Results: The Peruvian Clinical Trial Registry recorded 1748 clinical trials during 1995-2017. Considering World Health Organization 20-standard descriptors as the standard, the registry suitably recorded four of them in 1995 and 19 since 2013. There was a meaningful change in the trend of the registries, showing a significant upward registry trend until 2008 and a significant downward registry trend since then. This trend could be influenced by new regulation in clinical trials registry. Several trials had incomplete entries for different studied variables. Most of the clinical trials (82%) included male and female participants, and only 14% included children. Oncological disorders were the diseases most frequently investigated (20%). Most of clinical trials were registered by pharmaceutical companies. A few institutional review boards evaluated most of the clinical trials. Conclusion: The registration of clinical trials in Peru has improved quantitatively and qualitatively since it started, but its quantitative grow stopped in 2008. Since then, the number of registries has declined steadily. There is an influence of pharmaceutical companies in clinical trial registration.
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Alarcon-Ruiz, C. A., Roque-Roque, J. S., Heredia, P., Gómez-Briceño, A. R., & Quispe, A. M. (2019). Twenty-two years' experience registering trials in a low-middle income country: The Peruvian Clinical Trial Registry. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 12(3), 187-193. https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12354, https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12354
Alarcon-Ruiz, Christoper A. ; Roque-Roque, Joel Sack ; Heredia, Paula ; Gómez-Briceño, Angie Roxana ; Quispe, Antonio M. / Twenty-two years' experience registering trials in a low-middle income country : The Peruvian Clinical Trial Registry. En: Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 2019 ; Vol. 12, N.º 3. pp. 187-193.
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I think it's safe to say that we're ready for our Easter Brunch on Sunday!
So if I'm being real ... I will tell you that I hardly EVER make breakfast. Part of it, is that I don't usually eat breakfast, so it's hard for me to get up and eat anyways. Secondly, since going back to work, cereal has been our go-to during the week, and then on the weekends - we're usually at a game or sleeping in ... because we're EXHAUSTED!!!
If on the rare occasion we do make breakfast ... it's the hubs who provides. What can I say? I married a keeper. He also brings me breakfast in bed on these mornings ..... oh who am I kidding - that NEVER happens!!
Tuesday was such a long day, it was a draining day and really after work, I'll I wanted to do was crawl back in bed. It's hard juggling family/work life some days and this day, was REALLY hard. I pulled myself together and got the kids ready for the Tulip Farm like I had promised. I was so tired and drained and going and doing "one more thing" was not on the top of my list. However, when we got there, it was such a beautiful site. So many tulips, so many colors, and the site of being away from it all was quite stunning. We have to drive a good 45 minutes to get there, and really, there is nothing better than driving out to the country and seeing all Gods Glory. We went last year, you may remember, if not here is the post from 2015.
The kids were happy, everyone was having fun, choosing their favorite tuplip, and thankfully the weather cooperated. I am so thankful for these two. The loves of my life. Sometimes it's important to sit back and enjoy nature's beauty .. in ALL the glorious colors!


Count and I about two weeks after we took him in!
We won our first kissing contest that day!
Count and I in Vegas at the Bellagio Hotel!
Planning in the new grass for the first time!
Count and Posey. One of my all time favorite pictures!
a dog or animal for that matter like I had with Count!
There are no words and when you saw the way he looked and me there were no words needed he GOT IT TOO!
I could not continue to type through my tears!
October 2008 I had received a call from a woman who had heard a breeder was needing to "get rid" of some of her dogs. I called the woman and she proceeded to tell me about 5 to 6 dogs she no longer was breeding and with her "health issues" could not care for them anymore! I called her again the next day to confirm plans to make the trip to pick up some dogs and now she had 8 to 9 dogs that she would let go. RED FLAG AND ALL THE BELLS WENT OFF IN MY HEAD! We had only been rescuing for about 6 months but I knew this was going to be a whole lot worse then it sounded. This was a small puppy mill she was running I was certain!
On October 20th we made our first trip. I was horrified to show up and see at least 30 dogs running in a pen outside. They were dirty, all of them had long nails, three of them had obvious physical problems and several had obvious skin issues! Then I spotted Count. I had seen Chocolate Dapples before but he stole my heart. He had these big ears and eyes that melted my heart.
THEN he walked over to one of the dogs that was pooping and ate the poop. I thought wow remind me not to kiss that dog!
So the woman comes out and as we start talking she is loading dogs in the car so fast that it is hard for me to keep track of the dogs she was loading up. It was obvious she just wanted up out of there before we saw more than we needed to see!
That day we left with 13 dogs including Count.
On the way home one of the dogs kept crying. We stopped several times and let the dog who was crying (Count) out to see if he needed to pee etc. Nope he just did not want to be in that crate so I told Gregg just let him sit with you. I cant drive five hours listening to that. So Count got his way and ended up in Gregg's lap. Not one minute back on our way Gregg rolls down the window and starts to gag. I pulled over and he handed me Count and said Holy *HIT that dog smells dead, I cannot hold him! I said I will hold him and set him on my lap. I opened his mouth and his teeth were black. They were so compacted with poop and dirt that you could barely see his gums. He smelled really bad! I didn't care I just cleaned up what I could and rolled down the window! I knew from that second I was going to change Counts life and would be getting every dog from that woman!
We went back just four days later and took the other 15 dogs.
I could make a list of all the problems that each dog had but that would take up the whole page!
The day after Count arrived I made his appointment for his teeth to be cleaned and be neutered! $352.00 later Dr Aaron Schetcher came out and handed me this medicine bottle. I assumed it was medicine but it wasn't! It was his teeth. Every single tooth in his mouth had to be pulled out but three of his canines! I was mortified! How was he supposed to eat?
Oh the pain he must have been in. I was speechless and in tears!
TIME FOR A BREAK TOO MANY TEARS!
TODAY IS MARCH 12TH 2015, I PICKED UP A 2 YEAR OLD LITTLE BOY WHO IS RELATED TO COUNT!
IT WAS FIVE YEARS TO THE DAY OF HIS BIRTHDAY! ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE 5 YEAR DATE OF HIM DYING IN MY ARMS ON THE WAY TO THE VET!
Look closely he is standing in front of his name in the concrete around the dogs sand box!
A day of fun at the lake! He was in his prime then and was just as fast as the rest chasin the toy! .
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ome five centuries past, the races of mankind faced the consequences of ignoring the warnings of the Cardinal Church. Once more, as had happened time and again marking the end of many an age, mankind was laid low by the Foreigners from their great cities in the sky. Broken and desperate, the races of mankind turned to the Light of the Cardinal Church along with the Sister Goddesses and World God Icarus and again found prosperity.
Some two decades past the races of mankind began to fear the Light of Cardinal. The last nation on the Face of Icarus not disbanded by the Cardinal Church, Lucir, was at last laid low and in her dying breath cast forth a light that foretold the coming of the Foreigners' Dark God. But for fear of the Light that mankind was learning, the Light also saved those transformed by the Foreigners into monsters and was still a necessary part of life as it was known.
Yesterday, or perhaps longer ago, or even tomorrow, mankind at last learned to fear the Light. A great tree of Light appeared and the races of mankind collectively gave it the name of the Foreigners' Dark God, Lucifalz. The appearance of the Lucifalz upended the world order and the Cardinal Church became untrustworthy in the eyes of the races of mankind. Now, in an age of steam and magic lead industrial revolution and war, mankind seeks to prepare itself to face the Light, the Cardinal Church seeks to purify it, and those who seek adventure find it in all walks of life across every corner of the Face of Icarus.
Land of Past Present and Future, Athecia
Early Autumn ~ Late morning
scattered showers and warm
Rugged earth and jutting spires
Sparse vegetation and wary life
A harsh land untamed and barren
Those dwelling within as unwelcoming as the land
Danger a short step in all directions
Water. Ripples rushed across its surface and disturbed the fish within as well as the thumb sized humanoid blobs of light who danced upon it. The ripples came with the echoing of distant gunfire and sprinting horseshoes. It came with the pattering of rain upon its surface and the tumbling of dislodged pebbles. And with the ripples came light, and flashes of memories of a green-eyed blond boy and a blue-eyed harpy maid with pure white feathers and hair of crimson. Then there was a voice.
"I can't believe it; I've finally found you! …maybe…"
So self-named for the suit of chainmail that fit her as though it were her own skin from her jawline down, save from the hips down where it was more akin to a pair of footed tights, the Chainmail Maiden, the Chainmaid, Chain opened her massive, round, sea gem green eyes. Those orbs looked out from the face of a light and fair skinned maid of some fifteen springs from behind erratic bangs with messy on top straight, waist long brown hair. Staring at the cavern ceiling above her, her slender, long limbed body lay halfway in the water, her fine bosom rising and sinking with her peaceful breathing. Her figure left the impression that she was rather tall, but in truth she was most definitely not even though she was also not short. Regardless, she dwarfed the owner of the voice who she turned her eyes filled with childlike curiosity on. As she looked at the owner of the voice, the maid who appeared as her twin, though only double the length of her finger and possessed of a long fish tail matching the hue of her eyes instead of legs, presented her a question.
"Our song is disharmonious right now so I'm not for certain which of us I'm speaking with right now. Are you perhaps the craftsman's daughter or instead the Sa·B·er?"
Pushing off the ground with her left hand, Chain sat up and let her right hand slide down the leather strap it held, pulling up the sheathed, cruciform sword that she had been laying on. Having managed to sit up she scratched at the side of her nose with her left hand and looked off thoughtfully for a moment. When she finally managed to gather up her thoughts her words to her mermaid twin left their jaw agape.
"Sorry, but I know you, right?"
"Eh~⁈ How could you ask that⁈ We share the same face and voice and are one in our song and the song of the Children of Ocia! I finally found you and you don't even recognize a part of yourself⁈"
"Hm~… I figured that might be the case but…"
Looking down at her reflection in the water, Chain confirmed for herself the first claim of the mermaid. Staring at her own face reflected at her in the water's surface, Chain let her mermaid double pound on her harmlessly with her tiny fists as she donned a thoughtful look. Pouting as she could not seem to put her thoughts in order she placed her left hand between her and her arm flailing double.
"…Yeah, that's about it. The memories are there but they're kind of scattered everywhere. Some are familiar some are not and it's giving me a headache trying to put it together."
"I guess that makes sense. We were fractured as it was, but then the Darkness came and the Lucifalz appeared fracturing us even more."
"The Lucifalz…?"
Responding to Chain's question and accompanying head tilt, her mermaid double pointed behind her. Turning her head to follow to where that tiny finger led, Chain stopped as she set her eyes upon a tree of pure light growing out of the water covered rock. It possessed no leaves and only stood about two meters tall, but Chain could hardly focus on it. Her vision flashed with memories of a dragon of Darkness and a giant mechanized crimson warrior armed with a sword of light flying upon feathered wings of darkness. The sight of a massive mechanized ovoid city that hung in the air filled her vision and a hatred for all mankind flooded through her. Then there were the voices, incessant in their alien yet familiar rambling.
"Well, that's kind of weird…"
Rising to her feet, Chain continued to watch the Lucifalz. Slowly she began to approach it and reach out for it.
"It's weird, like the light is coursing through me and connecting all of me back to myself…"
"Don't touch that!"
A boyish child's voice suddenly called out to Chain and her mind was brought back into the flooded chamber she occupied. Turning to find the origin of the voice her eyes landed upon a child of some ten springs garbed in baggy shorts, tights, and a button up shirt, gasping for breath. Looking up as they felt Chain's eyes upon them, the child glared at her with clear blue eyes from under short crimson hair.
"You idiot! Don't you know how dangerous a Lucifalz is⁈"
"Um… No. I just woke up and don't really know what's going on."
"Just what we were hoping to hear. Tracking these foolish girls has paid off big time."
Though the child donned a look of panic, Chain remained ignorantly calm and turned around to pinpoint the new voice. As she turned, she noticed that she was less in a cavern and more so under a low shelf of rock which is what had allowed her to be flanked by the two opposing parties. Well, at least the band of rough men comprised of a plethora of unique men, some sporting features of various animals, were a party as they numbered easily around two dozen. A particularly disheveled man with a scarred-up face and mohawk dressed in tanned leathers seemed to be the owner of the voice and leader as he stepped forward to continue speaking. As he did, he spun a revolver on his finger before pointing it at the child behind Chain.
"I bet you honestly thought we were after the two of you even though you of all people know that sometimes people show up with a Lucifalz. They're kind of a rare treasure though and worth far more than a scrawny brat like you."
"You take that back! I'm still a kid and she looks as scrawny as I do! Maybe more actually…"
"Oh, this one of us has a temper."
Her mermaid double couldn't help but comment as Chain pouted irritably. Clutching at her left temple Chain offered a warning to go with her irritation.
"I've hurt friends for talking about my figure."
As if she needed to take out her built up anger on someone Chain studied the two opposing parties as they talked about an absent centaur. The leather clad group of ruffians were all cheering on their apparent leader as they exchanged insults with the child who seemed quite confident in the ability of their absent centaur companion. Eyeing the revolver still waiting in the child's shoulder holster Chain made up her mind. Thrusting out her left finger at the child she reminded everyone that she was there.
"Wha–⁈"
"You should be careful what you say about people. I'm not all here, but I know I don't like people talking about my figure."
"Why are you talking about that at a time like this?"
The child stared in disbelief at where Chain's focus lay, but the bright and energetic maid didn't seem to notice and continued talking.
"You see, I have a short temper when it comes to my figure and now I'm really upset. So, tell me, they are the bad guys, right?"
"You even have to ask⁈ They're pointing a gun at a kid like me and are talking about selling you like some object."
"Treasure of the Lucifalz that one is. Pretty enough too."
"You really weren't listening…"
Though Chain's tone of voice stayed sweet enough she was beyond irritated as the leader of the ruffians also commented on her looks. The ruffian leader seemed less impressed by Chain than she did herself and turned their gun onto her face as she looked back over her shoulder at him.
"I think you're the one not listening or paying attention. You're out numbered and out gunned. There isn't anything you can do but beg us not to sell you as a broken heap. Heh!"
The ruffian's threat earned laughter and shouting applause from the men who followed him. Pouting, Chain groaned and tried not to feel sorry for them.
"You're not very bright at all, are you?"
"That doesn't sound like the begging we want to hear."
"Why are you egging them on anyway?"
The child's commentary of Chain's actions fell on deaf ears as they had all but been forgotten. They could have left at any time if they so desired by that point but was as focused on Chain as the ruffians. With everyone's attention on her, Chain continued unconcerned by their opinions.
"If I'm not wrong we're out in the middle of the wilderness where monsters roam unchecked. Considering most monsters have powerful magical shielding due to their Ambrosial Gates constantly drawing in Nectar that fuels magic, guns are kind of the worst weapons you can use. The power of magic you can generate with Nectar is dependent on the size of the vessel you pour it into. Bullets are so tiny they're pretty worthless and can't even hurt most larger monsters."
"Seems to me like you think you're some kind of mage spouting all that mumbo jumbo. But the thing you seem to forget is humans, especially little icaran girls like you can't survive the Nectar flow of a monster and guns work just fine on you as a result."
"You think so? Want to try?"
"Don't tempt me girl."
"Please don't tempt him. If they shoot you, they might turn on me next."
The continued commentary of the child went unnoticed allowing them the time to leave and avoid the situation they were fearful of unfolding. Still they stayed, however foolish it was to do so, while Chain simply smiled with bright eyed enthusiasm.
"Well I'm already tempted and still needing to work off my bad mood. So go ahead and try your worst and see how you fare against the Chainmaid."
"Tch. Arrogant welp. Don't say I didn't warn you."
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It is winter 1944 and the snow has brought a special quiet to the English countryside in the late evening twilight. The war seems a world away until the tranquility is shattered by the unmistakable roar of Merlin engines, bringing about a harsh reminder of the realities of war-torn Europe. As dusk gathers and just feet above the gently waving reeds of the East Anglian fens, P-51 Mustangs sprint for home bearing the scars of the day's battle; soon the tensions of aerial combat will be forgotten for a few hours, melting into an evening of camaraderie. Tomorrow will be a new day.
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New restoration "Playbook" calls for political, economic, and social change
Nov 8, 2021 / Mongabay / Story by lizkimbrough
Leading forest and climate experts have come up with a "playbook" for ecosystem restoration that accounts for climate change and forest loss as not just biophysical and environmental problems, but also deeply political, economic and social issues.
It defines 10 principles for effective, equitable, and transformative landscapes that its authors say could be game-changing if followed.
The playbook discusses the importance of ending fossil fuel subsidies and shifting those resources toward ecosystem restoration, renewable energy, and supporting the land rights of local and Indigenous communities that are protecting forests.
The authors invite IUCN members and leaders at COP26 in Glasgow to consider adopting the Playbook to guide biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation in forests and, more broadly, call for structural changes from local to international scale.
International forest and climate experts have released a "playbook" for ecosystem restoration with a set of 10 principles that they say, if followed, could be a game-changer.
The Political Ecology Playbook, published in the journal Global Environmental Change, recognizes that issues such as climate change and forest loss are not just biophysical and environmental problems, but are also deeply political, economic and social.
The playbook was written to support the U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030). Many of the ideas in it are already embedded in the U.N.'s language and framework, such as integrating Indigenous knowledge and practices into ecosystem restoration initiatives. However, according to the authors, this is the first time all of these principles have been laid out in a published playbook format, calling for action.
Drone image of intact rainforest and newly deforested area in Bolivia. These denuded tropical soils have greatly reduced carbon storage capacity. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.
"Restoration is often seen as a quick fix to repair ecosystems after making mistakes," said Robin Chazdon, a professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, and one of the article's nine authors (who happen to all identify as women). "But it is even more important to recognize these mistakes and avoid repeating them, as they also perpetuate social inequities."
The playbook emphasizes equity and calls for mandatory financial commitments from countries of the global north, as well as from institutions that have historically promoted environmentally disruptive development. Debt relief must also play a role, particularly to relieve countries in the global south.
"Debt is the reason why many governments from the global south are extracting resources from highly biodiverse ecosystems in the first place," Tracey Osborne, associate professor and presidential chair of the department of management of complex systems at the University of California, Merced, and first author of the playbook told Mongabay.
Ten principles for effective, equitable, and transformative landscapes (Osborne et al., 2021)
Privilege local knowledge and practices.
Ensure participation of the most impacted groups.
Ensure social/environmental equity and justice.
Align restoration practices with local needs and aspirations.
Align state policies to support restoration.
Empower representative local decision-making authority.
Promote regenerative interventions.
Prioritize social and ecological benefits over financial returns.
Ensure fair funding.
Collaborate across country borders.
"By consistently failing to address long-standing, unequal political and economic relations, even the best-intentioned restoration efforts can fail or end up causing harm to people and planet," co-author Victoria Gutierrez, head of global policy at Commonland, a restoration NGO in the Netherlands, said in a press release. "There are winners and losers in environmental change, and political ecology is committed to goals that have social justice outcomes."
Many current restoration strategies focus on tree planting, particularly on large plantations of non-native trees, which can cause more harm than good. Tree planting is considered a low-cost solution but it can have negative impacts on biodiversity, water tables, and local communities, restricting their access to land if done incorrectly. Instead, the playbook promotes solutions that address the root drivers of deforestation, grounded in equity.
The playbook asserts that technological and market-based solutions alone are insufficient for meeting restoration and climate goals. It was technologically feasible to meet the goals of the Paris agreement, Osborne said, but was and remains politically unlikely both because of the levels of climate denial in some of the countries that are most responsible for climate change, like the US, but also due to the interests of those in power, particularly corporate interests.
"And of course, they benefit from the current system because they helped shape those rules to benefit their own interests," Osborne said.
Illegal mining activity within the Munduruku Indigenous Reserve in Pará state of the Brazilian Amazon. Image courtesy of Marizilda Cruppe, Amazônia Real/ Amazon Watch.
Market-based solutions, such as carbon offsets in tropical forests, have addressed the symptoms as opposed to the root causes of deforestation and climate change, Osborne said. "We've tried to make these sorts of changes from within the system for decades and it really has not worked…I'm not against markets, but I think that markets need to really serve and support the needs of society and systems change, as opposed the other way around."
In the Amazon, for example, in many cases, the carbon market price is too low to incentivize people away from the main drivers of deforestation, including large-scale soy production, cattle ranching, timber production, mining, and the extraction of oil and gas.
For decades, world leaders have been making global commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change. Yet subsidies for fossil fuels and industrial agriculture that drive climate change and deforestation continue. According to a 2019 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report, global fossil fuel subsidies are approximately $500 billion annually which is ten times the amount spent on biodiversity conservation and sustainable land use activities. And this is a conservative estimate.
"These incentives make no sense, are contradictory, and perpetuate the exact same extractive economic system that led us to this problem," Osborne told Mongabay. "We need significant amounts of funding that are equal and commensurate with the scale of the problem."
"First graph: Finance needed to fulfill the Bonn Challenge compared to a single year (2017) of fossil fuel subsidies. Second graph: Grey finance, defined as funding that contributes to environmental damage and climate change, compared to green finance." Adapted from Coady et al. (2019), NYDF Assessment Partners (2019). Image from Osborne et al. (2021).
The authors invite IUCN members and leaders at COP26 in Glasgow to consider adopting the Playbook to guide biodiversity conservation, and climate change mitigation in forests and, more broadly, call for structural changes from local to international scales.
"We need a level of systems change that we, to date, have not yet seen," Osborne said. "This is not just the ethical thing to do, it's our best hope for ensuring a habitable planet for current and future generations."
Osborne, T., Brock, S., Chazdon, R., Chomba, S., Garen, E., Gutierrez, V., … Sundberg, J. (2021). The political ecology playbook for ecosystem restoration: Principles for effective, equitable, and transformative landscapes. Global Environmental Change, 70, 102320. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2021.102320
Banner image of a toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.
Liz Kimbrough is a staff writer for Mongabay. Find her on Twitter @lizkimbrough_
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Insurance hubs
Grant Thornton report underlines London's pre-eminence as an insurance and reinsurance centre
Grant Thornton, the global accounting organisation, released its 2015 Insurance Hubs Report today. The Report, prepared in partnership with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), examines the relative merits of leading insurance hubs and compares the position with the last report in 2009.
The 2015 report, based on discussions with company leaders across the sector, suggests that London's pre-eminence as an insurance and reinsurance centre has rarely been stronger.
Key findings of the Report include:
Changing hubs is less fashionable than it was: fewer insurers and reinsurers are considering relocating their headquarters jurisdiction compared with 2009
A credible regulatory regime remains a key reason for selecting a jurisdiction
Major strengths for London include English as the language of business, a plentiful pool of talent and easy access to markets
Industry leaders expect the tax environment to continue to be a competitive strength of London's position
However, London is unlikely to become a centre for housing insurance linked securities
Peter Allen, Global Head of Insurance for Grant Thornton, said: "Five years ago, we undertook research to investigate what was driving the debate on where insurers looked to domicile their businesses. Since then the market has undergone significant change in a number of key areas, so we felt it was time to revisit the topic.
"The first and most obvious conclusion from our research – which is supported by external sources – is that much of the heat has gone out of the debate. Ultimately, we believe that when trading circumstances are as tough as they are today, the question of domicile becomes of marginal importance. What will effectively determine the level of success for any organisation is the quality of its leadership, the underwriting talent and the overall financial strength of the company".
Alexander Milne, Insurance Sector Specialist at UKTI, added: "This report is an important contributor to the debate on what the UK and London Market can do to ensure its continued competitiveness. As the increasing localisation of business in the worlds developing markets continues the UK must build on its historic strengths, ensure that the regulatory environment for transacting business in the UK and London Market is optimal, and make sure we continue to attract new capital and people from developing and developed markets alike.
"As a key contributor to UK exports and a significant and sometimes overlooked strength of the UK economy, here at UKTI we are committed to working with the industry and the rest of government in ensuring that the sector is able to retain its internationally competitive edge."
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                <select name="parent_sport_id" id="parent_sport_id" class="form-control">
                  <option value="">Select Parent Sport</option>
                  @foreach ($parent_sports as $key=>$value)
                  <option value="{{$value->id}}" <?php if($value->id == $sport_details['parent_sport_id']) echo "selected = 'selected'"; ?> >{{$value->sport_name}}</option>
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package scheduler

import (
	"fmt"
	"math/rand"
	"strconv"
	"testing"

	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
)

func falsePredicate(pod api.Pod, existingPods []api.Pod, node string) (bool, error) {
	return false, nil
}

func truePredicate(pod api.Pod, existingPods []api.Pod, node string) (bool, error) {
	return true, nil
}

func matchesPredicate(pod api.Pod, existingPods []api.Pod, node string) (bool, error) {
	return pod.Name == node, nil
}

func numericPriority(pod api.Pod, podLister PodLister, minionLister MinionLister) (HostPriorityList, error) {
	nodes, err := minionLister.List()
	result := []HostPriority{}

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Errorf("failed to list nodes: %v", err)
		return nil, err
	}
	for _, minion := range nodes.Items {
		score, err := strconv.Atoi(minion.Name)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		result = append(result, HostPriority{
			host:  minion.Name,
			score: score,
		})
	}
	return result, nil
}

func makeMinionList(nodeNames []string) api.MinionList {
	result := api.MinionList{
		Items: make([]api.Minion, len(nodeNames)),
	}
	for ix := range nodeNames {
		result.Items[ix].Name = nodeNames[ix]
	}
	return result
}

func TestSelectHost(t *testing.T) {
	scheduler := genericScheduler{random: rand.New(rand.NewSource(0))}
	tests := []struct {
		list          HostPriorityList
		possibleHosts util.StringSet
		expectsErr    bool
	}{
		{
			list: []HostPriority{
				{host: "machine1.1", score: 1},
				{host: "machine2.1", score: 2},
			},
			possibleHosts: util.NewStringSet("machine1.1"),
			expectsErr:    false,
		},
		// equal scores
		{
			list: []HostPriority{
				{host: "machine1.1", score: 1},
				{host: "machine1.2", score: 1},
				{host: "machine1.3", score: 1},
				{host: "machine2.1", score: 2},
			},
			possibleHosts: util.NewStringSet("machine1.1", "machine1.2", "machine1.3"),
			expectsErr:    false,
		},
		// out of order scores
		{
			list: []HostPriority{
				{host: "machine1.1", score: 1},
				{host: "machine1.2", score: 1},
				{host: "machine2.1", score: 2},
				{host: "machine3.1", score: 3},
				{host: "machine1.3", score: 1},
			},
			possibleHosts: util.NewStringSet("machine1.1", "machine1.2", "machine1.3"),
			expectsErr:    false,
		},
		// empty priorityList
		{
			list:          []HostPriority{},
			possibleHosts: util.NewStringSet(),
			expectsErr:    true,
		},
	}

	for _, test := range tests {
		// increase the randomness
		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
			got, err := scheduler.selectHost(test.list)
			if test.expectsErr {
				if err == nil {
					t.Error("Unexpected non-error")
				}
			} else {
				if err != nil {
					t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
				}
				if !test.possibleHosts.Has(got) {
					t.Errorf("got %s is not in the possible map %v", got, test.possibleHosts)
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

func TestGenericScheduler(t *testing.T) {
	tests := []struct {
		predicates   []FitPredicate
		prioritizer  PriorityFunction
		nodes        []string
		pod          api.Pod
		expectedHost string
		expectsErr   bool
	}{
		{
			predicates:  []FitPredicate{falsePredicate},
			prioritizer: EqualPriority,
			nodes:       []string{"machine1", "machine2"},
			expectsErr:  true,
		},
		{
			predicates:  []FitPredicate{truePredicate},
			prioritizer: EqualPriority,
			nodes:       []string{"machine1", "machine2"},
			// Random choice between both, the rand seeded above with zero, chooses "machine2"
			expectedHost: "machine2",
		},
		{
			// Fits on a machine where the pod ID matches the machine name
			predicates:   []FitPredicate{matchesPredicate},
			prioritizer:  EqualPriority,
			nodes:        []string{"machine1", "machine2"},
			pod:          api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "machine2"}},
			expectedHost: "machine2",
		},
		{
			predicates:   []FitPredicate{truePredicate},
			prioritizer:  numericPriority,
			nodes:        []string{"3", "2", "1"},
			expectedHost: "1",
		},
		{
			predicates:   []FitPredicate{matchesPredicate},
			prioritizer:  numericPriority,
			nodes:        []string{"3", "2", "1"},
			pod:          api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "2"}},
			expectedHost: "2",
		},
		{
			predicates:  []FitPredicate{truePredicate, falsePredicate},
			prioritizer: numericPriority,
			nodes:       []string{"3", "2", "1"},
			expectsErr:  true,
		},
	}

	for _, test := range tests {
		random := rand.New(rand.NewSource(0))
		scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(test.predicates, test.prioritizer, FakePodLister([]api.Pod{}), random)
		machine, err := scheduler.Schedule(test.pod, FakeMinionLister(makeMinionList(test.nodes)))
		if test.expectsErr {
			if err == nil {
				t.Error("Unexpected non-error")
			}
		} else {
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How to re-wire our mindset for Flow – In order to find Flow frequently, we must first fundamentally change the way in which we think to be aligned with an autotelic personality.
How to prepare mind and body for Flow – In preparation for a specific event, the management of mind and body is key to finding Flow. Our perspective, emotions and thoughts all play a determining role in our ability to thrive in the moment.
How to find Flow during the event – In the moment, we have the power to either limit our ability, through endeavouring to consciously control the experience, or to maximise our ability, by trusting our innate capabilities and reaching a total immersion in the act.


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awaiting the moment of my final demise.
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and knowing again I stand as a God upon my throne.
tha spanking han' that tae my arse would fall.
keep what fa them tis bettered Named.
and the perfumed air of Heather and thyme.
and drifted those valleys of my Soul.
fading visions of the Ancient race.
filling my bones with vigor and strength.
that essence of Place and creed.
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If but one secret, you'd give to me."
the secrets of Oak and Rowan trees.
knowing to well the Grails Holy guest.
and all the Earth would shake wishing to know.
Is Merlin but a Mortal,or a God upon the land?"
arises the Heavenly Mother to her full bloom.
and give Honor to Honor,Holy to Holy.
upon the breath of the Dragon,in the sky.
and there meet the mighty man and priest.
Love them equally and do not sag.
that by which all is cast and eventually is done.
something one can never learn, while their mind plays in youth.
Invigorating the Earth,making all once again mine.
We are the keepers of the Soul's of Arianrod and Heaven's great flame.
Then behold the cauldron of rebirth awaits you.
To teach our secrets, their tone, Their pitch.
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A-League matches in Ballarat continue to be a success with Saturday's friendly between Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers growing on previous matches in the region.
The game at Morshead Park ended in a 1-1 draw in front of nearly 2500 spectators. Senior representative from Ballarat Football Andrew Burgess said it was an "outstanding result" as it eyes bringing an A-League match for premiership point to Ballarat.
"It's an outstanding result for the game and obviously for Ballarat," Burgess told The Courier.
"Absolutely rapt by those numbers and the support of the Ballarat community.
"We've established a really strong connection with Melbourne Victory.
Melbourne Victory star James Troisi's early strike was cancelled out by Roly Bonevacia's finish with 11 minutes remaining.
The A-League champions had the better of a picture-perfect day but couldn't make it count on the scoreboard.


A planned and intensive course designed for police officers that have frequent interactions with those suffering from mental illness.
All sessions are based on evidence based practices. Organizations may choose to utilize a current program at this stage, such as Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training.
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The final interview from NYC! Today I converse with Danny Goldberg. Danny has worked with some of the biggest music acts who have drastically changed culture through their art including Led Zeppelin, Stevie Nicks, Nirvana, Peaches and others. We discuss the material stuff: art, working with artists, business... as well as a deeper conversation about spirituality and the power of prayer.


Woodbridge was the representative for Vermont's 1st congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1865 to 1869.
He was previously the representative for Vermont's 1st congressional district as a Republican from 1863 to 1865.
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You are currently on the website GovTrack.us, which has no affiliation with Woodbridge and is not a government website. Choose from the options above to find the right way to contact Woodbridge.
From Dec 1863 to Mar 1869, Woodbridge missed 759 of 1,930 roll call votes, which is 39.3%. This is much worse than the median of 26.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1869. The chart below reports missed votes over time.


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Deltagere for Holland ved sommer-OL 2016
Deltagere for Holland ved sommer-OL 2020
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Scorpions enter affiliation deal with Columbian pro league
By Kevin Reichard on May 21, 2009 in Independent Baseball, News
Here's one way to fill a roster: players from the Columbian Professional Baseball League will take the field this season for the Yuma Scorpions.The Yuma Scorpions (independent; Golden Baseball League) have signed a two year affiliation agreement with the Colombian Professional Baseball League to develop players, umpires, trainers, and other clubhouse personnel. This agreement starts immediately as the Colombian players arrived last night in Yuma and will be in action as Scorpions at the home opener this Friday versus the St. George Roadrunners.
"This is an important step for the development of the sport of baseball in Colombia," said Colombian Professional Baseball League President Edinson Renteria. "The chance to display our best players and to bring back knowledge from the U.S. is a wonderful opportunity for us. The facilities in Yuma, Arizona are first class, at the former San Diego Padres spring training complex, and the tough and competitive Golden Baseball League will be a perfect challenge for our players."
Similar to affiliation agreements between major league teams and minor league operators in the United States, the ownership, brand, front office staff, and all aspects other than the on-field personnel of the Yuma Scorpions remain the same. The Colombians will be providing players for the 22-man roster, manager, and coaches (including former major leaguer Jackie Gutierez). In addition, the Colombian League will be sending trainers, clubbies, ground crewsmen, and even two umpires, using this as a learning experience to improvie their skills to take back to Colombia.
"This is the first standard affiliation agreement that a professional independent baseball team has entered into in the United States and establishes a new economic model to provide stability and financial success for independent teams," said GBL Commissioner Kevin Outcalt. "In addition, it will draw even more attention to the GBL games from major league organizations which is good for all of the players in our league."
With the summer being the off-season for professional baseball in their home country, the Colombian players have been drawn from all the professional teams in that country and include many of their most accomplished players and rising stars. Not only will they be able to improve, but also be showcased to major-league organizations that sign out of the Golden Baseball League and already purchase approximately 25 players per year from the GBL.
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The original investors were gathered from a wide range of fields from within the recording and broadcasting industries, with a view toward obtaining people whose experience - both artistic as well as technical - would ensure the success of the organization.
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Workers hanging from the side of a building place a banner welcoming the opening of the new Guatemalan embassy, in the complex hosting the new embassy in Yerushalayim, Tuesday. (Reuters/Ronen Zvulun)
Guatemala opened an embassy in Yerushalayim on Wednesday, two days after the United States inaugurated its new site in the city.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu attended the embassy's opening on Wednesday in an office complex in west Yerushalayim.
"It's not a coincidence that Guatemala is opening its embassy in Jerusalem right among the first. You were always among the first. You were the second country to recognise Israel," Netanyahu said at the ceremony, referring to its founding in 1948.
Guatemala was one of only a few nations that backed Trump's decision in December to recognize Yerushalayim as Israel's capital and it is only the second country to move its embassy to the city. Paraguay has said it will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Yerushalayim by the end of May.
Trump's move reversed decades of U.S. policy, upsetting the Arab world and Western allies.
Palestinian leaders said by relocating the embassy to Yerushalayim the United States had created incitement and instability in the region and abrogated its role as a peace mediator.
Prior to 1980, Guatemala and a dozen other countries maintained embassies in Yerushalayim. Israel's passage in June 1980 of a law proclaiming Yerushalayim its "indivisible and eternal capital" led to a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on Guatemala and several other countries to move their embassies to Tel Aviv.
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Trump to Announce Recognition of Yerushalayim as Israel's Capital, Years-Long Process of Moving Embassy
U.S. Weighs Designating Embassy in Jerusalem as Early as 2019
Israel Fast-Tracks Wall, Escape Route for New U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
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