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Movie Review CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
March 31, 2014
Captain America and company are back with what is undisputably the best script and most well told and constructed story of any super hero movie to date - CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER. With a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley and the film now helmed by newcomers to the Marvel world, Anthony and Joe Russo, the bar of excellence is elevated to astronomical levels that future writers and directors in not only the Marvel universe, but others, will be hard pressed to equal let alone surpass.
An exhilarating, adrenalin fueled thrill ride that leaves you not only breathless but craving more, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER is as close to perfect an action film as I have seen, achieving that perfect balance of action, VFX/ CGI, story, character, performance, messaging, pacing and satisfaction. An espionage and conspiracy thriller at its core, the script is not only intelligent, but timely and topical with a thematically refreshing political overlay, reflecting the world - and country - in which we now live, shifting Captain America's long established comic book focus of fighting for freedom and democracy to now fighting for truth and integrity in today's global dynamic. Dare I now ask: How long do I have to wait for the next chapter?
When we last saw Cap in "Captain America: First Avenger", he had been thawed out after his almost 60 year deep freeze and was acclimating to the changed world and ever changing times of the 21st Century and America's new views on freedom, democracy and world peace. Since thereafter coming to the aid of his fellow Avengers in New York and joining in the fray to save the world, Cap aka Steve Rogers has been living quietly in Washington, D.C. handling various active assignments from his enigmatic S.H.I.E.L.D. boss Nick Fury on an "as needed", "need to know" basis. For a man so grounded in his principles of truth, honesty, freedom and democracy, it's interesting to watch Cap's inner psychological battle grappling with working for what is essentially a clandestine C.I.A. spy agency extension. When called into duty, Cap is at his best, at his most comfortable, collaboratively working with ex-KGB Black Widow aka Natasha Romanoff and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and government agencies in hotbed special ops situations. But he still has problems coping with his WWII past and his unaging, super-soldier self of today. On one of his daily training runs, Cap runs into fellow former paramilitary trooper Sam Wilson (albeit from one of the Iraq wars) who works at the V.A. counseling soldiers suffering from PTSD and other war associated injuries. Wilson extends the hand of friendship should Cap ever have the need to talk or just be around other soldiers, themselves a bit different or feeling like a fish out of water.
Doesn't take long before Cap is thrown into a hotbed of activity involving the rescue of hostages on a ship. But this isn't a simple rescue as twists, turns and cover-ups abound from the moment Cap, Black Widow and the strike team hit the deck. On his return to Washington for debriefing, things take an even greater turn as a string of unknowns not only now threaten Cap's own coalescence with the world, but raise serious questions about Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. and above all, Alexander Pierce and the World Security Council. Who do you believe? Who do you trust? As the protective force of S.H.I.E.L.D. begins to unravel, and Cap becomes the target of what seems to be everyone, a new player enters the arena; another super soldier known as The Winter Soldier, and he's not on Cap's team.
Joining forces with Black Widow, it's up to Cap and Widow to find the truth of what's happening and what's at stake. But they're gonna need some help. And that help comes from Cap's new friend, Sam Wilson, who has a few secrets of his own, like being specially trained by the military in aerial combat wearing a specially designed wing pack, making him indispensable to Cap and Widow in his combat alter-ego, The Falcon.
Chris Evans slips back into the Captain America suit with a comfortable ease (although when it comes to the physical suit, Evans retorts, "It always feels like it gets tighter. . . They always make improvements on it and this type of thing, once you get a good sweat going, it loosens up quite a bit.) With Captain America taking emotional leaps and bounds not only in adjusting to the 21st Century, but with a crisis of conscience involving trust and loyalty and love of country, Evans keeps the character rooted with emotional conviction in the truth. Refreshingly honest and solid. And thanks to expanded story and character situations, Evans gets more screen time with Scarlet Johansson's Black Widow, giving us a chance to see the electricity and charismatic playfulness between the two giving each actor a chance to show off some slickly sarcastic comedic skills.
When it comes to Johansson, some of the greatest performance and character growth is seen with her. As the backstory of Widow's alter ego Natasha Romanoff weighs heavier with Widow - in a fashion similar to Cap, coming to grips with past merging with present, Johansson uses facial expressiveness to speak volumes as to the internal dilemma of the character's struggle. According to Johansson, "I have the good fortune of playing a character that's sort of evolving with each kind of installment that you see her in. . . I have to understand who this character is and where she comes from and have this sort of rich back story. I think the exciting thing is just scraping away at a little part of that each time to reveal kind of a small part of the bigger picture of her, and it's a very complex character."
Returning as Nick Fury, is Samuel L. Jackson (who else but!) who is hard core command as Nick Fury. When Jackson is on screen it feels as if time stands still. He commands the screen. He demands your attention.
New to the Marvel world is Anthony Mackie. A scene-stealer as Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, Mackie is a joy. A perfect wingman to Cap, Falcon is now as integral to not only this story but to the Marvel world as any Avenger. His chemistry with Evans resonates with honesty and comaraderie. Mackie is perfection providing grounding and tacit lessons in loyalty and friendship. Plus, he cuts a mean figure doing his own wire work, swooping 70 feet down on silver metallic wings.
But then bring on Robert Redford. With a gravitas all his own, Redford is stupendous. An oil-slick of a guy as Alexander Pierce, this is a Redford we have never seen. And I have to say, kudos to writers Markus and McFeeley who draft some dialogue for Redford that gives a little nod to his character as an investigative journalist in "Up Close and Personal" where Bogota, Columbia serves as a pivotal point in that story. Here, as Alexander Pierce, one of his key backstories involves Bogota, issues of trust and eventual disaster.
Also new to the franchise is Sebastian Stan debuting as The Winter Soldier. Dark, mysterious and silent for 99% of his screen time, Stan approached the character very pragmatically, embracing the complexity of the role "because the Winter Soldier's truth is very direct and he follows on this very specific trajectory path which is pretty much automatic, receiving orders, carrying them out and you don't stop at anything until you achieve your goal." Given that there is a Winter Soldier history, Stan's goal each day was "trying to kind of walk away from it having left some type of mix of the new with some of the old aspects that you would sort of remember." He succeeds brilliantly.
Not to be missed are Frank Grillo and Emily Van Camp. As Brock Rumlow, Frank Grillo is the embodiment of a Navy SEAL, providing the muscle for missions and often working side-by-side with Cap. But it's the emotional temperament that gives the action-packed Grillo a chance to shine. Emily Van Camp flies into the Marvel universe as Agent 13, an undercover martial arts and weapons expert at S.H.I.E.L.D. charged with protecting Steve Rogers without him getting wind of being guarded by "a girl." Van Camp's character is pivotal in the storyline, allowing Van Camp to exhibit command and a defiant yet unyielding moral compass.
Loosely adapted by a 2005 storyline in the Captain America comics which showcased the Winter Soldier, it was always the dream of Marvel mastermind Kevin to bring the Winter Soldier to the big screen. Drawing on the source material, which Joss Whedon has referred to as "the Marvel Cinematic Universe", the result is not a direct interpretation of that but rather, a form of borrowing; "borrowing tone and it's borrowing characters and it's borrowing themes, but that was the strongest source material for this movie." Thanks to screenwwriters Markus and McFeeley, comic book history is essentially rewritten as they delve into the past to recreate a character that is essentially the antithesis of Steve Rogers/Captain America. It is this script, this story, that sets CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER apart, elevating it above all other Marvel movies. The story is superlative. A powerful tale of morality in the war of freedom and truth. As we so succinctly see, in large part due to Redford's character and his backstory and agenda, freedom doesn't necessarily equate to truth. And while Captain America has long been about fighting for freedom, the story is so well crafted as to encompass the global platform of the 21st century where the issue is not only about fighting for or preserving our freedom, but fighting for the truth.
The story is intelligent, well crafted and constructed, well posited to provide perspective and thought long after the movie house lights dim. New characters are distinctive, speaking to levels of morality and conscience, each an integral player to the house of cards. While the visuals engage one with rapt attention, you can't help but listen and absorb the moral issues in play. This should provide a wonderful influence on kids who see the film. I applaud Chris Markus and Stephen McFeeley on a script well done. But, not only is there great subtext and message of story, the twists and turns that feed into the moral compass of deception and trust draw you ever deeper into the unfolding intrigue. This is truly the most exemplary script of any of the Marvel films to date.
Also new to the Marvel world are directors and brothers, Anthony and Joe Russo. Believing in the use of practical stunts, practical effects and judicious use of CGI, they find the sweet spot of new order technology with old world values. Immersing the audience "in the moment", hand-held cameras capture every punch, every kick, every flinch and every tear. Key to the brothers was also wanting to stay true to the script and "make [the film] reflective of our real world condition and our real world stakes even though it's a fantasy expression of what that is."
Viewing CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER as a melded "political thriller" and "espionage film", the Russos were keenly aware that with Marvel and Captain America, there is "an incredible infrastructure, very talented, very intelligent people, who are there to help you get your vision across." Part of that vision here was finding the balance of character and action, with some comedic moments integrated throughout for balance as opposed to the full on comedic stylings the Russos are known for in television. "We always say comedy isn't very different from action. It requires choreography. So when you're doing like a good comedic bit, it's all about the choreography and the timing of it, which isn't very different than stunt work or, you know, a fight in a movie. It's all a dance."
Safe to say, Disney needs to start to Oscar campaigns for technical achievement nominations now. As exemplary as the story and the performances are, and as grounded in practical effects and stunts as the film is, the visual effects that are in play are absolutely in scope and story. And huge thanks and applause to the sound design team. So often with these explosive films, we lose hearing dialogue in favor of soaring scoring musical crescendos and explosions. In CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, not a word of dialogue is sacrificed to action or mood. I'd be pushing sound design for Oscar as well as VFX.
Editing is exemplary. Sharp, clean, fast and furious, fueling the adrenalin of the film and the audience, building tension, keeping you on the edge of your seat and never sacrificing story or character in favor of action. Here again, Oscar is calling. The entire film is a technical delight.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER - stronger, higher, faster. The best of the best. The best super hero movie ever.
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo
Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley
Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Robert Redford


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FARMINGTON — Farmington fifth graders helped to usher in a new era for WMUR Television's Kevin Skarupa recently. Over 17 years, the weatherman has visited more than 1,000 schools (around 90 a year) to talk to kids and educate them about weather science and all things television.
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Skarupa called the first "official Skype" of his career exciting, but noted he wasn't able to get to as many questions as he would have in person.
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FARMINGTON — Farmington fifth graders helped to usher in a new era for WMUR Television's Kevin Skarupa recently. Over 17 years, the weatherman has visited more than 1,000 schools (around 90 a year) to talk to kids and educate them about weather science and all things television.


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The iPhone isn't selling so well in Japan, as pointed out by the Wall Street Journal. Though initial sales were strong, selling about 200,000 in the first two months, demand has been falling rapidly. Analysts say demand has fallen to a third from that around launch, and though initial sales projections were around 1 million units, total sales may not even reach half that. Why is this, though? We decided to dig deeper into the issue to see if we could sort out what's holding back the Japanese public from embracing the iPhone.
"Among people who have high standards, good taste, I think that it's really popular," says Mike Dixon, a doctoral student in Japanese pedagogy at Indiana University and author of the Made in Japan column for Make. He told Ars, "The tech 'elite' in Japan, they love it like they should, but it hasn't reached the all-important school girl factor."
"I think that the input system for Japanese is excellent, way better than anything else I have used for a cellular. But when I showed my iPhone to a Japanese co-worker here [at IU], she didn't marvel at it's technological awesomeness. She asked, 'Where's the thing for the strap?' There's no place to hang cute trinkets."
"The iPhone needs a killer app for [Japanese school girls] in order to take a real market share, because their phones already do a lot of wild stuff," Dixon told Ars. "A native Mixi app that added value to the service, for instance, Mixi being the Facebook of Japan. Or something to play Nico-Nico Douga, which is like YouTube, but has user-submitted captions running with it. And that is really huge."
The iPhone lacks some other features common to the Japanese mobile phone market, like "emoji" (sort of like turbo-boosted emoticons) and digital television. Though these or similar features could be added via software upgrades or separate apps, others, like the FeliCa wireless payment system, would require hardware upgrades.
"All of the true nerds got [iPhones], then that's it," said Dixon. "I think that explains why it went well at the beginning then tapered off in Japan. There are so many more options for the average, vanilla consumer there."
The dichotomy is further explained by Masayuki Akamatsu, a renowned musician and media artist from Japan. "The cell phones in Japan have a lot of features, but there's so much unnecessary and wasteful hardware packed into them, and the software is like a labyrinth nightmare. The GUIs are purely decorative, there's no meaningfulness or unity, and nobody can really use them," he told Make in an interview earlier this year. "The appeal of the iPhone to me is that it presents a unified global view, there is no "waste" (the elimination of "waste" or muda is a national obsession in Japan) in its hardware design, and that its applications are sophisticated."
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Erotic representations of the divine occupy a pivotal place in religious myths, poetry, liturgy, and theology. Reading eros as a category of religious love highlights its ubiquitous presence in sacred literary sources; moreover, it renders the nexus of erotic love and the divine critical to comprehending religiosity as an immanent and embodied phenomenon, rather than as an abstract idea. As an embodied phenomenon, religious love is subject to an investigation of topics such as gender and sexuality, and its multiple cultural meanings and contexts. Western philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, (Pseudo-)Dionysius, and the Neoplatonist renaissance thinker Leone Ebreo, delineate a hierarchy or a "ladder of love" differentiating lesser and higher subjects and objects of love from love of the particular, to the universal, cosmic, and divine. An interrelated distinction is ascertained between "desire" as a state of lack often seen as a lower state, and "love" as the higher state, in which fulfillment and joy of the union with the object of one's love is achieved. Love and desire as marked yet interrelated emotions are contextualized in religious phenomena cross-culturally, most obviously in theistic frameworks in which a personal and intimate relationship with the divine is an ideal. Poetry and autobiography are the most common genre of depicting the intimate and passionate encounter of human and divine. Despite the prominence of male voices in the sources, the contributions of medieval Christian and Muslim women mystics to this literature are significant. Key base-texts from which mystics and philosophers are inspired and draw upon to elucidate their own personal experience of yearning for the divine, include the biblical Song of Songs, Bhagavata Purana (Book 10), and the Gitagovinda. Although the yearning for the divine, associated with an emotional, embodied state and therefore seen as problematic from a rational perspective, this yearning is also a cherished state, even for rationalists such as the medieval Jewish thinker Moses Maimonides. The significance of erotic love for the divine is confirmed, not only by Sufi and Hindu bhakti poets such as Rumi and Jayadeva, but also by philosophers such as Ibn Arabi and Rupa-Goswami. The idiom of erotic desire and love for God is particularly poignant and integral not only in poetry but also in theology, as exemplified in Hindu bhakti and Christian theology. Exploring the meanings of erotic love in religious poetry, theology, liturgy, and the history of religion more broadly offers a rich scholarly and personal medium for contemplating the reality of human and divine nature.
Keywords: divine love, desire, eros, allegory, poetry, Song of Songs, Gitagovinda, embodiment, bhakti, Rumi, St. Theresa of Avila
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The live performances in particular feature an energized sheen sometimes missing from Perry's music videos featuring the very same songs.
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Does Part of Me plumb the depths of her soul? Hardly. As billed, it's a part of Perry she's willing to share.
Part of Me works hard to prove it's more than a glorified infomercial, and one reason it is more is that Perry has a startling story to tell.
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OK for kids 10+
Entertaining concert film follows pop singer's highs, lows.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Katy Perry: Part of Me is a 3-D concert film that follows international pop star Katy Perry during her year-long California Dreams world tour. As she's criss-crossing the globe, Perry deals with her marriage to British comedian Russell Brand, which ultimately falls apart. Although most of the concert footage is tame enough for older kids, some of Perry's song lyrics deal with mature themes -- like the consequences of partying and the dissolution of a relationship. But through the triumphs and tragedies, Perry helps teach and inspire her fans that it's OK to be different, that you should never give up on your dreams, and that everyone deserves a fairy tale kind of love.
Messages: Although some of Perry's lyrics are questionable -- like the behavior referenced in "Last Friday Night" -- others have inspirational, empowering messages, like "Firework." Perry's many young fans tell the audience in recorded messages how much her music has meant to them or helped them overcome a sadness or difficulty. Perry has a loving, supportive family -- from her sister Angela to her very religious parents, who accept Perry despite the secular nature of her lyrics -- and a group of close, loyal assistants and support staff.
Role models: Perry promotes the idea that everyone should embrace what makes them unique -- that "weirdness" is what distinguishes each of us from others. Perry is generous and goes above and beyond to meet and greet her many fans. Pretty much everyone in the film, with the notable exception of Russell Brand, is fiercely loyal, encouraging, and kind.
Violence: A couple of emotional scenes when Perry is crying or upset. In one scene, Perry talks to a little boy from the Make-A-Wish Foundation whose wish was to meet her.
Sex: Perry and Brand kiss (briefly) in a couple of scenes. Perry wears tight/revealing outfits (like Wonder Woman-style costumes, and low-plunging necklines). The song "I Kissed a Girl" explores a fluid sense of sexuality (the singer has a boyfriend but got so trashed that she ended up kissing a girl).
Language: Infrequent use of words including "damn," "hell," "ass," and "oh my God." "S--t" is bleeped. Lyrics include a couple of suggestive words -- including many references to someone's "peacock," and the word "bee-yotch."
Consumerism: Not many product placements, but the film obviously encourages you to support Perry and buy her songs/album.
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Protesters in Nigeria are not only angry at their government's New Year's Day decision to eliminate a fuel subsidy -- they are also upset about news media coverage of the citizens' movement, dubbed "Occupy Nigeria," and have taken their protests to local media outlets.
According to news reports, on Thursday, protesters descended on the studios of at least two prominent broadcasters, the state-run national public broadcaster Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the private Africa Independent Television (AIT), to demand more balanced coverage. Protesters managed to enter NTA studios in the commercial capital of Lagos and persuade the journalists to record and broadcast live images of the protests, the reports said. Historically, the government has maintained close relationships to even the private broadcasters in Nigeria, leaving the print media with the most independent voice.
The actions followed expressions of anger over the press coverage on social media, particularly Twitter, where the hash tag #OccupyNigeria has become a global trend since January 3, according to Trendistic.
"NTA fools showing us how to swim when thr are better things to know!" read a tweet by @I_Am_Shattay. "Massive media campaign to promote subsidy removal, misleading, and further waste of money #occupynigeria #shameonGEJ" tweeted Louis Monye, blasting President Goodluck Jonathan. Jonathan opened a public Facebook page in 2010, and the transcript of a January 7 national address about the fuel subsidy posted there drew more than 15,000 comments of support and mostly opposition to the policy change.
Some suggested the media should take the side of the protesters. "It's only the truth that will set us free in dis country! The media sud cooperate wiv the masses and stop being biased!!!!" tweeted @topinpin.
Eventually, there were calls to action on twitter. "Its Time We #OccupyNTA ... they Aint carrying the News..." said @Full_depth on January 5. Aliyu Bappa went further :"#OccupyNTA till they broadcast #occupynaija live to the #world." Aminu Tama called on protesters to "Occupy NTA anywhere in Nigeria, they must show the protest."
Opinions were mixed about coverage on independent Channels TV. Paid agent. [...] Channels is working with govt to use media propaganda to confuse..." tweeted @ogbagogo. "Gd analysis 4rm sum of d contributors on #channelstv #OccupyNigeria," tweeted Louis Monye on January 11. "Amongst the many broadcast stations TVC stood out. Showin Live uninteruptd broadcast encouragd people who came out to support," tweeted @iykecedamaestro on January 9.
For @nature_gurl, "If you support subsidy removal, watch NTA; If you are against it, watch Channels TV; If you are confused, watch AIT," she tweeted on January 12.
International media also came under fire for what was perceived as too little coverage. "Know it's not a famine, but could we have some coverage please from the Western media," tweeted writer and author Aminata Forna on Thursday. "I think the lack of news on the whole #occupyNigeria movement is because western media thinks it's just about gas prices/oil subsidy," tweeted @mmmchocolatey.
For some, new media was the order of the day. "NTA is old media. SHUT THEM DOWN," tweeted @boycottPDP. "If traditional local media won't work for #OccupyNigeria, invade socialmedia without limits until the whole world hears," said Collins Olua. "Take pictures. Record videos. Share via twitter, facebook, youtube, etc. They'll encourage others to join us, and tell the world our story!" tweeted Gbenga Sesan.
In the race for relevancy, big players in the print media used Twitter to invite citizen reporters to contribute reporting. "As Labour strike begins... report protest in your area!" tweeted Vanguard newspaper on January 10.
"The beauty of social media is that I control d information I want people to hear. I won't let people listen to lies from govt," said @ekekeee. One professional journalist, however, tried to temper this romantic vision of citizen reporting with a word of advice. "Please use Social Media responsibly and only broadcast what you have confirmed," tweeted broadcast presenter Aderonke Adebanjo.


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Economic woes expected to worsen early this year
WASHINGTON — The economy will get worse before it gets better this year as housing prices continue to fall, unemployment rates rise and the gross domestic product contracts.
That's what economists across the political spectrum are forecasting as Americans start the new year amid the worst economic crisis in at least two decades.
The only question left is what, if anything, a stimulus package promised by President-elect Barack Obama will accomplish. He's pledged upward of $800 billion in public works projects, aid to state and local governments and middle-class tax cuts.
"The whole question is whether can we stop the bleeding in 2009," said Robert E. Scott, senior international economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a nonprofit research center focused on economic issues that affect low- and middle-income people.
"It'll be a down year, and the question is whether that will bleed into 2010," Scott said.
For the average U.S. household wondering how to survive the turmoil, the economic choir sang in unison: Don't take on debt, don't make risky stock investments and play it safe — at least until next year.
Many are predicting that the country's 6.7 percent unemployment rate could reach as high as 10 percent this year and that housing prices have fallen by only about 60 percent of their eventual decline.
Economists also estimate that the U.S. economy contracted by an annual rate of 5 percent in the last quarter of 2008 and could shrink by the same amount this quarter. Official growth numbers for the last quarter of 2008 will be released next week.
The grim news continued Friday, with the trade group the Institute for Supply Management finding that U.S. manufacturing activity fell last month to its lowest level in nearly three decades. Global manufacturing also dropped, according to other measures.
"I doubt there'll be any significant (economic) growth in any quarter," said Barry Bosworth, an economist at the Brookings Institution, a Washington research center. "The unemployment increase will be shocking to most people; 2009 will just be really bad, and it'll be global."
Economists said that the problems that were hitting the U.S. economy were systemic, meaning that there won't be quick fixes.
Plummeting home prices and stock values have squeezed consumer spending, which powers about 70 percent of the country's economic activity. As a result, whole industries — such as the auto and steel sectors — are in peril and unemployment rates have risen.
Even worse, economists don't expect home or stock values to bounce back this year, which means that the nation's main economic engine won't have much fuel to keep it running.
One solution would be stimulating the country's sputtering export sector so that it makes up for lost consumer spending, Bosworth said. However, U.S. exporters are struggling against foreign competition and, since September, the strengthening dollar, which makes U.S. products more expensive overseas.
Pumping up U.S. exports so that they'd replace 3 percent of consumer spending's share of U.S. gross domestic product would take three to five years, Bosworth said.
"Americans were on a consumption binge for the last decade, with huge gains in household wealth through the stock market and home prices," Bosworth said. "That's come to an end, and consumer spending will stay low for several years."
The Obama administration seems to agree, since its proposed stimulus package goes heavy on public works projects, which traditionally take months to go into effect. That suggests the administration thinks that this recession will be drawn out, a view that many economists share.
J.D. Foster, a senior fellow at the conservative research institute the Heritage Foundation, predicted that Obama's stimulus plan won't have any effect. He added that the slowing global economy also could threaten a quick U.S. recovery.
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"The government will be the main driver of the economy for the next year or two, and then the rest of the world will recover and the dollar will fall," Weisbrot said. "The economy does revert back to normal over time."
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The Senate has failed to end the Republican filibuster of the National Defense Authorization Act, which contains an amendment to begin the process to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Democrats needed 60 votes to advance the NDAA for debate on the floor. The vote failed 57-40.
Republican Senators who recently expressed public support for repeal but expressed procedural concerns—such as Sens. Scott Brown, Lisa Murkowski, Dick Lugar and Olympia Snowe—voted no. After a heated exchange with Majority Leader Harry Reid on procedure and amendments, Maine Republican Susan Collins voted yes. Collins was the only Republican to support cloture.
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Pakistan's President, Asif Ali Zardari, would have expected that his interactions with American leaders in New York City this week could bring trouble at home. After all, relations between the two countries are as tense as they've ever been, erupting into an exchange of fire between U.S. and Pakistani forces along the Afghan border on Thursday. But the meeting that appears to have gotten the Pakistani leader into more trouble than any other was a brief encounter with Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Zardari met Palin on Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, where Zardari was making his debut on the world stage and Palin was meeting with visiting heads of state in the hopes of improving her much-derided foreign policy credentials. The resulting exchange turned Palin into a household name in Pakistan but saw Zardari pilloried at home as a source of national embarrassment, as he was accused of sexism and impropriety. (See photos of Sarah Palin here.)
In footage now being endlessly replayed on local cable channels and on YouTube, Palin is seen rising to introduce herself as Zardari, dressed in one of his signature flashy tailored suits, enters. As custom demands, the two grip each other's hands and shake them animatedly before the cameras. But it is the remarks that follow that got Zardari into hot water back home.
Meetings between Pakistani and American leaders are traditionally staid and predictable, although some Pakistanis are fond of recalling an apocryphal 1963 exchange between John F. Kennedy and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto father of slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, to whom Zardari was married. Impressed by the then Foreign Minister, who would become Prime Minister before being deposed by a U.S.-backed military dictator in 1977 and later executed, Kennedy is alleged to have said, "If you were an American, you would be in my Cabinet." Bhutto is alleged to have answered, "Be careful, Mr. President. If I were an American, you would be in my Cabinet."
What Zardari said after shaking Palin's hand will likely prove a great deal less memorable. "You are more gorgeous than you are on [television]," he told Palin after she declared that she was honored to meet him. "Now I know why the whole of America is crazy about you," Zardari added, flashing his trademark teeth-baring smile.
At that point, the two were urged to shake hands again, presumably for the benefit of the cameras. "I'm supposed to pose again," Palin said quietly. Pointing toward the aide that prompted them, Zardari said, "If he's insisting, I might hug."
Pakistani newspapers ran prominent accounts of the "embarrassing" incident, while news anchors smirked after airing the footage. On Geo TV, a popular Urdu-language network, Zardari's words were delicately termed a "light and open exchange of remarks" before the short clip ran with blow-by-blow commentary. A subsequent version ran with an Urdu ballad playing in the background.
It being Pakistan, attention inevitably turned to how the event was being covered in neighboring India. Times Now television introduced the clip with the words "Pakistani President Asif Zardari seems to be a big fan of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, but his first meeting with her has critics saying that he was completely a bit out of line." Strap lines across the top of the screen blared "Pak President Out of Line with Palin," "Zardari Shocks with Sexist Remark" and "Zardari Ignores Diplomatic Propriety."
The criticism was echoed by leading Pakistani feminists. "I feel it's absolutely shameful and a disgrace," says Tahira Abdullah, a prominent women's rights activist. "It is against diplomatic protocol. And he is supposed to be mourning the loss of his illustrious and so-called beloved wife. Instead, he's flirting with [Palin] in public. He should apologize to her and to Pakistanis."
"President Zardari's charm offensive on Ms. Palin was, well, offensive," wrote political analyst Mosharraf Zaidi in an op-ed for The News. "What excuse does the husband of a global feminist icon have for his faux pas?" he asked in a reference to the late Benazir Bhutto's status as the Muslim world's first female Prime Minister.
While many reactions have been hostile, some Pakistanis have laughed off the exchange as nothing more than a source of inconsequential merriment. But the country's religious conservatives are unlikely to be so forgiving. A previous inappropriate encounter between a leading Pakistani male politician and an American female politician was seized on by political opponents in Parliament: Condoleezza Rice biographer Marcus Mabry described in pitiless detail an abortive charm offensive by former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on the U.S. Secretary of State, after Aziz had allegedly told diplomats that "he could conquer any woman in two minutes."
Mabry's account of the Rice-Aziz encounter spawned a minor media storm in Pakistan, but like it, the furor over the Zardari-Palin meeting will likely soon be forgotten. With an economy in free fall and militancy on the rise, Pakistanis have little time to concern themselves for too long over how their President comports himself.
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Barley and White Bean Salad with Parsley, Lemon, and Capers
Parsley is one of those herbs I nearly always have in my fridge, and in the summer I grow both types of parsley in my herb garden. According to The World's Healthiest Foods, parsley is the world's most popular herb, and the herb does have two components that provide health benefits. Although many cooks prefer flat-leaf parsley, personally I think the two types can be used pretty interchangeably, and for some dishes I actually prefer curly parsley. Parsley is one of those herbs I've written about many, many times for Weekend Herb Blogging, which is hosted this week by Astrid from Paulchen's Food Blog. If you're blogging about a dish that features herbs, plants, vegetables, or flowers, check the rules for Weekend Herb Blogging and where to send your entry if you'd like to participate, then visit Astrid after the weekend to see what everyone was cooking this week.
Barley and White Bean Salad with Parsley, Lemon, and Capers
(Makes 4 main dish servings, recipe adapted slightly from A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen by Jack Bishop.)
1 1/2 cups pearl barley
2 cans white beans, rinsed and drained well (I used Cannelini beans)
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Dressing Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups parsley leaves, packed (I used curly parsley, but you can use either type. You can use the thinner parts of the stems, but break off the thick ends.)
2 T capers
1 tsp. minced garlic
6 T olive oil
3 T lemon juice
Wash parsley and spin dry or blot dry with paper towels. Put parsley, capers, and garlic in food processor and process until all ingredients are finely chopped. Add oil and lemon juice and process about 30 seconds more. Put dressing into small bowl and taste for seasoning, adding salt if needed.
When barley is done, drain well and transfer to large bowl. Add the beans and gently combine. Stir in parsley dressing, tossing so salad ingredients are all coated with dressing. (You may not need all the dressing, depending on how wet you prefer your salads.) Taste salad and season as desired with salt and fresh ground black pepper. Let come to room temperature and serve over lettuce and/or sliced tomatoes if desired.
Salad can be store in the refrigerator for a day or two, but let come to room temperature again before serving.
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This is a perfect side dish or vegetarian main dish for phase two or three of the South Beach Diet, or any Low-Glycemic eating plan.
More Salads from Kalyn with Parsley:
Kalyn's Tabbouleh with Almonds
White Bean Salad with Tuna and Parsley
Carrot and Parsley Salad
Middle Eastern Tomato Salad
Chopped Middle Eastern Salad with Purslane
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The Freezing Spell (Glacius) is a charm that conjures ice from the tip of the wand, which in turn can extinguish fires, create ice blocks and cool off salamanders. The spell is capable of freezing several inches of water solid within seconds, making it durable enough for a thirteen-year old to walk across without falling through or injuring themselves.
The charm also has the unfortunate side-effect of making the breath of anyone nearby turn into thick white mist due to the extreme frigidity caused by the spell's casting.
Professor Remus Lupin taught this spell to his third year class by hiding a spellbook somewhere behind a secret passageway in the classroom and having students find and read it. Later on that year, Professor Filius Flitwick included it in the third year exams for charms class.
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- This charm can be bought at Wiseacre's Wizarding Equipment in Diagon Alley in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.
- During the lessons in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 if the player irritates the Professor he/she will cast Glacius at the player and put him/her into a block of ice.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) (GBA version only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Nintendo DS only)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, if the player disturbs any of the teachers, they will cast Glacius at them.
- ↑ See this translation on Google Translate
|Professors: Filius Flitwick
|Textbooks: The Standard Book of Spells · Achievements in Charming · Quintessence: A Quest
|Charmbook writers and charm developers: Miranda Goshawk · Scarpin · Felix Summerbee · Randolph Keitch · Basil Horton · Mnemone Radford · Elliot Smethwyck · Jarleth Hobart
|Charms studied at Hogwarts: Levitation Charm · Fire-Making Charm · Softening Charm · Cleaning Charm · Cheering Charm · Glacius · Summoning Charm · Banishing Charm · Silencing Charm · Mending Charm · Reductor Curse · Colour Change Charm · Growth Charm · Water-Making Spell · Aresto Momentum · Locomotion Charm


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A 102-year-old woman accused of killing her 100-year-old roommate in a nursing home nearly five years ago is facing a second-degree murder charge.
Laura Lundquist - the oldest murder defendant in Massachusetts history - was 98 when she was charged in 2009 on allegations that she strangled Elizabeth Barrow, who was found with a plastic bag tied around her head in her bed at the Brandon Woods nursing home in Dartmouth.
Lundquist had a longstanding diagnosis of dementia and was ruled incompetent to stand trial. Since her indictment, she has been held at a state psychiatric hospital.
Barrow's son, Scott, said he realises Lundquist will likely never stand trial in his mother's death.
"It would be like prosecuting a two-year-old," he said. "It's just an awful thing that happened. How could she be held accountable for this when she's not in her right mind?"
After Lundquist was indicted in 2009, Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter said prosecutors pursued a second-degree murder charge because they didn't believe Lundquist had the cognitive ability to form premeditation, which must be proven in a first-degree murder case.
Mr Sutter's spokesman, Gregg Miliote, said the case remains open.
Scott Barrow is hoping a lawsuit he filed against the nursing home, its owners and operators will eventually be heard by a jury. In 2012, an arbitrator ruled in favor of the nursing home and found no negligence.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court heard arguments in the case in April and is expected to rule soon on whether the case can go to trial.
After Lundquist was indicted, Sutter said she suffered from paranoia and thought Barrow "was taking over the room" they shared at the nursing home. Sutter also said Lundquist had told Barrow she would soon get her bed by the window because she would outlive her.
Scott Barrow said he had asked nursing home staff to separate his mother and Lundquist, but they assured him the two were getting along. He said his mother did not want to leave the room because she and her husband had lived in the room together before he died in 2007.
Lundquist's lawyer, Carl Levin, declined to comment on Lundquist or her health, citing the ongoing criminal case and health care privacy laws.
After Lundquist was charged, Scott Picone, then the nursing home's chief of operations, said the two women had been offered room changes twice in the months before Barrow's death in September 2009 but both declined. He said the two women were friendly toward one another and often told each other "goodnight" and "I love you."
Picone did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday. Peter Knight, a lawyer representing Picone and other nursing home officials in Barrow's lawsuit, also did not immediately return a call.


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The first step to becoming an eligible candidate is to have an appropriate educational background. The most common route is to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in a biological science such zoology, biology, or ecology. It is also possible to obtain a B.S. degree in another major with a biology-related minor or emphasis, but this degree will need to be more heavily supplemented with animal-related experience. Another less common route that is gaining popularity is attending a vocational school or similar facility for an Associate degree. While these types of programs are great for saving time and money, they are highly specialized and may hinder your applicability for other positions in the future.
A degree alone isn't enough to set you apart from other applicants though, your resumé must also be bolstered with ample skills and experience. Employment, extracurricular activities, and internships are all beneficial opportunities for building a strong resumé. Having a background in animal caretaking is also important; even things like owning pets or pet sitting, volunteering at your local shelter, cleaning kennels and stables, or working as a farmhand can offer you the experience you need to be comfortable in zoo settings. While animal-related experiences are the most directly related, it is also important to not discount seemingly unrelated jobs. It is imperative that you are adaptive, observant, have the ability to tolerate high levels of both physical and mental stress, and have good time management and interpersonal skills. Balancing a part-time job or extracurricular activities with your coursework can aid in the development of these skillsets necessary for such a strenuous and demanding career.
Once you have gotten a degree and started building your resumé, it is important to continuously develop your skills and begin networking. Don't shy away from entry-level jobs or volunteering - These will get your foot in the door and show potential employers that you are capable and willing to do what needs to be done. Attending conferences and symposiums are a great way to keep up-to-date with the most recent findings in topics such as animal welfare and conservation while establishing professional contacts. Do your own research and pursue certifications to expand your knowledge and hands-on experience. Even long after you've secured a job, you'll continue gaining experience to further your career.
While zoo keeping is a highly competitive career, it is possible to get a job with the proper qualifications. The first step towards securing a keeping position is to lay the groundwork with a college degree. Enhancing your degree and resumé with ample hands-on experiences and skills is the best way to set yourself apart from other applicants. While you are acquiring experience, do not disregard entry-level positions or jobs that seem unrelated or are less than ideal, these can often be the first step to jumpstarting your career.
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How to Add Elements to Your Web Page with iWeb
Snow Leopard's iWeb application lets you design full-featured Web sites. In addition to text and images, iWeb lets you add sounds, movies, links, buttons, and more. The list of extras you can add to your Web pages with iWeb includes:
Audio: You can add a song (complete with volume control, Play/Pause button, and progress slider) to your page! Either drag an audio file from a Finder window to your page, or click the Audio button in the Media Browser to select a song from your iTunes collection. You can drag any image to the player that appears.
Photos: To add a new image box to your page, drag a photo from a Finder window to the iWeb layout section. Click the Photos button in the Media Browser to choose an image from your iPhoto library, or throw caution to the wind and drag an entire Event or album to your new page! iWeb takes care of all the details.
Movies: You can drag a movie clip from a Finder window to your page, or click the Movies button in the Media Browser to choose a movie from iMovie or your Movies folder.
Text: Choose Insert→Text or click the Text button in the toolbar.
Shapes: Click the Shape button in the toolbar to display the pop-up menu and then click the desired shape. (Don't forget to resize it as you desire with the box handles.)
Widgets: Click this button in the Media Browser to insert a widget (a Web applet) to your page. For example, HTML Snippet allows you to type HTML code directly into place on the page, or paste HTML code that you've copied from another Web site. You can also insert interactive Google AdSense advertisements or a Google Map. Hundreds of other widgets are also available.
You can move a widget anywhere on a page by dragging it, and it can be resized just as a text box can.
Links: If you're editing text and you want to insert a Web link, choose Insert→Hyperlink. You can link to another Web page or insert a link that automatically sends an e-mail message to the e-mail address you provide. You can also offer a file for downloading.
iWeb can automatically detect e-mail and Web addresses that you type in a text box, so you don't have to use the Links menu. To enable this feature, choose iWeb→Preferences and click the Automatically Detect Email and Web Addresses check box to select it.
Button: Your Web page can include buttons that allow your visitors to e-mail you or display the number of hits (visits) your page has received. Choose Insert→Button and click an option to add or remove a specific button. (If the menu option is selected, the button appears on your page.) Blog and podcast pages can also offer RSS feeds (for automated retrieval of new entries within a Web browser), subscriptions to your podcasts, and slideshows.
With these tools, you can use the Blank page template to create your own new pages.
Most Web designers strongly recommend that you use a common theme for all the pages on a site. Of course, you can also stick your tongue out at those very Web designers and select a different theme for every page! To select a different theme for a page, open the page in iWeb and click the Theme button in the toolbar; then click the desired thumbnail from the pop-up menu. Nothing's lost but the old look of the page, so experiment to your heart's content.


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Sal Yvars, a reserve catcher for the New York Giants who took part in, and ultimately revealed, an elaborate sign-stealing scheme that might have helped propel the Giants to their storied 1951 National League pennant victory, died Wednesday in the Bronx. Yvars, who lived in Valhalla, N.Y., was 84.
The cause was amyloidosis, an accumulation of abnormal proteins in the organs, his son David said.
In his eight seasons in the major leagues, Yvars (pronounced E-vars) was mostly a backup for the outstanding defensive catcher Wes Westrum. His closest brush with baseball fame came against the Yankees in Game 6 of the 1951 World Series when his pinch-hit line drive to right field seemed certain to tie the score with two outs in the ninth inning. But Hank Bauer's diving catch ended the game and the Series.
Long after Yvars's playing days, a different kind of contribution he made to the Giants' fortunes became known. It involved coded signals that he conveyed within full view of the Polo Grounds crowds but that went unnoticed by opposing players and the fans.
During the last 10 weeks of the 1951 season, the Giants' batters were tipped off to the kinds of pitches they could expect during their home games. The details of the baseball espionage were ultimately revealed by Yvars and several teammates.
As the story was told, Giants Manager Leo Durocher stationed Hank Schenz, a substitute infielder, and later Herman Franks, a coach, behind an opening in the Giants' clubhouse above center field, almost 500 feet from home plate, and they peered through a telescope to spy on the opposing catchers' signs, made with their fingers. An electrician working for the Giants sat alongside them.Continue reading the main story
When the electrician was told by Schenz or Franks what type of pitch was coming, he activated a buzzer in the Giants' bullpen, in right-center field. One buzz meant a fastball was coming, two meant a curveball. Yvars, seated in the bullpen, listened for the buzzes, and before each pitch the Giants' batters could glance at him for a signal.
In his book "Pennant Races" (Doubleday, 1994), Dave Anderson recounted the sign-stealing operation and quoted Yvars as having told Giants batters: "Watch me in the bullpen. I'll have a baseball in my hand. If I hold on to the ball, it's a fastball. If I toss the ball in the air, it's a breaking ball."
Detailed accounts of the scheme were related by Joshua Prager in The Wall Street Journal in 2001 and in his book "The Echoing Green" (Pantheon, 2006), based on his interviews with Yvars and many of his former teammates.
The Giants, far behind the Brooklyn Dodgers in mid-August '51, came back to tie them for first place and won the pennant in Game 3 of a playoff on Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round the World off Ralph Branca. That three-run homer at the Polo Grounds with one out in the ninth inning was perhaps the most dramatic moment in baseball history.
When Branca delivered his fateful pitch, a high inside fastball, did Thomson know what was coming? "I gave him the sign," Yvars told The New York Times in 2001. But Thomson told Prager that he had been concentrating so heavily that he had not looked toward Yvars.
A Manhattan native and a baseball star at White Plains High School, Yvars made his Giants debut in 1947. He concluded his playing days with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954 and had a career batting average of .244. He was later an investment adviser.
In addition to his son, of Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., Yvars is survived by his wife, Antoinette; his daughters Diane Yvars and Donna Saldi, both of Valhalla, and Deborah DiLorenzo, of Hawthorne, N.Y.; a brother, Jack, of Valhalla; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Sign-stealing by mechanical means was outlawed by baseball in 1961. As for that episode a decade earlier, "I didn't feel guilty about anything," Yvars told Prager. "I was just doing my job."Continue reading the main story


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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists at Oregon State University are hunting for substitute chemicals for a toxic dioxin to fight diseases that are triggered by haywire immune systems attacking the body.
The dioxin, known as TCDD, has been shown to suppress the immune system in animals and prevent type 1 diabetes in mice. OSU researchers hypothesize that it could do the same in people. But they aren't considering it as a treatment because it has produced bad side effects in animals and can cause chloracne, a disfiguring skin disease in humans.
Instead, they're looking for safer alternatives that would function like TCDD, which is perhaps best-known for its presence in the jungle-decimating Agent Orange herbicide used during the Vietnam War.
If successful, the chemicals might be able to prevent and treat autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis and type 1 diabetes.
"Immunosuppressive drugs are already used to treat these diseases, but they can create their own problems," said Nancy Kerkvliet, an OSU immunotoxicologist who is helping conduct the research. "Consequently, the new way of thinking is to use a mixture of drugs at lower doses to reduce the side effects caused by higher dosages of individual drugs. Through our research, we're hoping to discover new drugs that will expand the choices of drugs that can be used."
To help with that effort, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided Kerkvliet and her team with $1.8 million.
Kerkvliet has been studying dioxins for three decades. She published a paper last year in the journal Immunotherapy that showed that in mice TCDD can prevent type 1 diabetes, which occurs when the immune system attacks the pancreas and kills the cells that produce insulin. The mice used in the study develop type 1 diabetes spontaneously because of genetic defects in their immune system. However, of the 12 mice that were treated with TCDD, none developed the disease. Eight of the 11 mice that weren't treated with it developed diabetes by 28 weeks of age.
Kerkvliet said that TCDD's effect on the immune system of mice works like this: First, it binds to a protein called the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) found inside a cell. The united TCDD and AhR then pass into the nucleus, latch onto DNA and turn certain genes on or off. Kerkvliet's research suggests that this process produces regulatory T cells, which then shut down the immune system's response. This then suppresses the development of diabetes, she said.
To help her find alternatives for TCDD, cancer biologist Siva Kolluri and his crew are screening 50,000 chemical compounds in search of ones that will bind to AhR and induce regulatory T cells. So far, they've tested about 5,000 in cell-based assays for their ability to activate AhR, Kolluri said.
"There have been some promising hits," he said. "We need to make sure that they work only through this receptor. We also have to make sure they're not toxic. We don't want them to have any of the bad effects that TCDD has."
Later, Kerkvliet and her team will test the compounds in mice to see if they prevent type 1 diabetes. If they do, Kerkvliet believes that it would be likely that they would also fight other autoimmune diseases because most of these diseases are also controlled by regulatory T cells. Of course, any chemicals that are successful in treating laboratory animals would eventually have to be studied in humans to see if the effects are the same.


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