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From left, libby Johnson, student body president, Hannah Bolton, future student body vice president, Brandon Woodard, future student body president and Gabe Bliss, student body vice president, share a victorious moment after KUnited took its eighteenth victory of the past nineteen University student senate elections.
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vshanker@kansan.com Hannah Bolton and Brandon Woodard won nearly 85 percent of the student vote, running on the KUnited ticket. They received 1,814 of the total 2,147 votes cast Wednesday and Thursday. Opposing candidates Gus Bova and Claire Kerwin, from the SPQR coalition, took 266 votes, or 12.4 percent. Sixty-seven students wrote in their own candidates, including Bill Self and Twitter personalities KU Steam Whistle and Fake Jeff Withey. KUnited candidates received the most votes in every senate seat contest. The two SPQR candidates running for College of Liberal Arts & Sciences freshman/sophomore seats, Noah Campo and Wade Briscoe, came
last in voting on the ballot out of 14 candidates. But both will still be sworn in as senators because 14 seats are available. Results are not official until approved by the Student Senate elections commission.
The crowd of KUnited supporters broke into cheers and celebration when the winners were announced. They had gathered for a watch party at the Oread hotel, 1200 Oread Avenue, socializing over drinks as the results were projected over a large screen. The results were broadcast by KUJHTV, the campus television station and media affiliate of the Kansan. Also present at the watch party were KUnited candidates Hannah Bolton and Brandon Woodard. It was definitely a very emo-
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Toren Volkmann, author of From Binge to Blackout speaks to students in the Greek community about alcoholism Thursday night at Budig Hall. Volkmann was the guest speaker for the annual Jason Wren Initiative which was created to spread awareness about drinking and alcoholism after the death of Jason Wren in 2009.
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what: Tunes at Noon wheRe: Outside Plaza, Kansas Union wheN: Noon aBoUt: SUA hosts local band Genuine Imitation for an hour-long, free outdoor concert; the event may be cancelled because of weather. what: Relay for Life wheRe: Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center wheN: 7 p.m. aBoUt: Fight cancer with a night of walking, activities and games; checkin starts at 5 p.m. what: Genius of Women wheRe: Gridiron Ballroom, Burge Union wheN: 7:30 p.m. aBoUt: Enjoy a variety show featuring singing, poetry, dance, drama and more. Refreshments provided.
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what: 12th Annual Race Ipsa wheRe: Green Hall wheN: 9 a.m. aBoUt: A 5k run/walk sponsored by the KU School of Law; registration starts at 8 a.m. and all proceeds go to Douglas County Legal Aid. what: Peace Corps Coffee Chat wheRe: Henrys Coffee Shop, 11 E. Eight St. wheN: 2 p.m. aBoUt: Looking to join the Peace Corps? Join recruiters and alumni to learn about the application process and programs. what: 24th Annual Powwow wheRe: Robinson Center wheN: 5 p.m. aBoUt: Come learn more about Native American culture with free activities.
Sunday, April 15
what: Workshop: SMA Art Cart wheRe: Spencer Museum of Art wheN: 12 p.m. aBoUt: The Spencer Museum offers for people to create their own versions of Peruvian art. what: Carillon Recital wheRe: Memorial Campanile wheN: 5 p.m. aBoUt: Dr. Elizabeth Berghout performs on the bells of the campanile; bring a blanket and sit by Potter Lake. what: Faculty Virtuosi Series wheRe: Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall wheN: 7:30 p.m. aBoUt: The KU School of Music hosts a night of faculty performance.
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what: Last day to drop/withdraw wheRe: Registrars Office, Strong Hall wheN: All day aBoUt: Its the last day to drop classes or fully withdraw from the University; visit registrar.ku.edu for more information. what: Lecture: The Role of Writing in a Multimedia World wheRe: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas Union wheN: 4 p.m. aBoUt: Professor Doug Ward, who was awarded the Budig Teaching Professorship of Writing, speaks to students about the changing face of journalism. what: Lecture: Pariss Water Shortages, 1880-1914 wheRe: Parlors, Kansas Union wheN: 4 p.m. aBoUt: University of Oklahoma assistant professor Peter Soppelsa gives a lecture on negotiating urban nature and Pariss experience with water shortages.
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know my words on CNN last night were poorly chosen. In response to Mitt Romney on the campaign trail referring to his wife as a better person to answer questions about women than he is, I was discussing his poor record on the plight of womens financial struggles, Rosen said. First lady Michelle Obama, a working mother of two, even jumped into the fray with this tweet: Every mother works hard, and every woman deserves to be respected. - mo. Tweets tagged mo are said to be from the first lady. The series of exchanges brought the Mommy Wars to the presidential campaign trail as both parties court women voters critical to their prospects in the November election. President Barack Obamas high command had demanded that Rosen apologize, while the Democratic National Committee disavowed her comments. Associated Press
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Information based on the Douglas county Sheriffs office booking recap
A male University student was arrested Wednesday at 12:27 a.m. on the 1700 block of Tennessee Street on suspicion of reckless driving and driving while intoxicated. Bond was set $500. A 29-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 8:31 p.m. on the 1200 block of Tennessee Street on suspicion of theft of property valued
A 36-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday at 8:11 p.m. on the 100 block of East 11th Street on suspicion of criminal restraint, domestic battery and rape. He is being held without bond. A 27-year-old transient woman was arrested Tuesday at 6:47 p.m. on the 3200 block of Iowa Street on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and theft valued at $100. Bond was set at $200. A 20-year-old Burlingame woman
turned herself in and was arrested Tuesday at 3:50 p.m. on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Bond was set at $250.
A 45-year-old transient man was arrested Tuesday at 11:20 a.m. on the 200 block of West 10th Street on suspicion of assault. No bond was set. A 27-year-old transient man turned himself in and was arrested Tuesday at 6 a.m. on suspicion of second degree murder. Bond was set at $75,000.
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together for the first time since the early 1990s. This decision is personal, Rose said in his letter. This letter is to help clarify things from my and my camps perspective. Neither is meant to offend, attack or condemn. Though unfortunately Im sure there will be those who take offense (God knows how long Ill have to contend with the fallout), I certainly dont intend to disappoint anyone, especially the fans, with this decision. Since the announcement of the nomination weve actively sought out a solution to what, with all things considered, appears to be a no win, at least for me, damned if I do, damned if I dont scenario all the way around. Just which Guns N Roses members will accept the award remains a mystery. A spokeswoman for Slash, who declined to comment on Roses letter, said the guitarist as of Wednesday morning was planning to attend. McKagan, meanwhile, will be celebrating the release of his book Its So Easy (and Other Lies) the night before the induction ceremony at Clevelands House of Blues. A spokeswoman for the Hall of Fame has not responded to calls or e-mails seeking comment. Since February, Rose had remained mum on his plans, even as Slash had spoken out in favor of a Rock Hall reunion while also acknowledging Roses antipathy.
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To the guy playing with the puppy in the fountain by the sorority houses: well played sir, well played. To the people who sit next to and in front of me: your Pinterest and Facebook habits are disturbing but intriguing. Youre seriously eating celery in the middle of class? oh no, thats not distracting at all. Why doesnt anyone vote for Student Senate, you ask? The biggest issue is where they can and cant chalk. Last time someone cared about that was in kindergarten. There are not nearly enough letters in the Greek alphabet for all my engineering courses. Im a lefty when I write, but a righty when I vote! Therere nothing more comforting on a cold, rainy day than a warm toilet seat in Watson. Its that time of year again. The cops are out on Segways. Im trying really hard not to laugh. I had a dream that Jeff Withey told me he loved me, and I turned him down. What is wrong with my subconscious? That frustrating moment when you check every stall and find a present in each one. Ice cream truck on daisy Hill?! My life is complete. I love how it was totally necessary for my biology homework to zoom in on a guys crouch to explain meiosis. Click on someones most recent picture on Facebook. Press the left arrow. Begin lol-ling. Youre not alone, theres a secret society of us folk who hate dan. We meet on Thursdays at 8. Hipster pirates would wear nonprescription eye patches and make philosophically sophisticatedsounding complaints about the futility of sea life. I wonder how much time I lose waiting on the bus. Everybody write in T-Rob for Student Senate! Then he will have to stay. I saw a girl wearing nude-colored skinny jeans and thought she was naked. They are frying bacon on the first floor of Murphy Hall. The smell just torture-punched me in the stomach. What does a nosy pepper do? Gets jalapeno business! Afraid of the campaigners? Lets use the KU Buddy System! I woke up with someone elses socks on, a handful of sand in my pocket, and I had someones bike seat. The awkward moment when you ride the same bus as T-Rob, and you are trying to suppress your inner girl from squealing.
verything outside has turned green. Spring break offered a nice break from the usual schedule. March Madness has come to a bittersweet end. Meanwhile, weve hit that groove in the semester where homework and class seem like an inconvenience. Lets face it, procrastination is setting in and wed much rather sit outside than go to class and focus on the remaining month of classes before finals. Theres still time to motivate yourself and prepare for finals. It sounds like a daunting task, but its easier than you may think. This is obvious, right? Its typical advice that everyones heard before. But things happen. You dont
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how youre going to study. In some cases, dividing the work up and creating study guides may work best, but in other cases reviewing each section as a group may work better. The only way to find groups like this is to talk to people. Network. Get the word out there and find people who are interested in helping. This semester will soon be over. I know were all aware of that. But as summer inches closer, so do finals. Finish out the semester strong. Work hard in class and create ways to insure your success. You can do it; it just takes a little motivation. angela Hawkins for the kansan editorial board
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c-fos molecular marker. A high-fat diet changed the brain circuitry in controlling hunger as well as the addition of many neurons. The researchers found the new neurons were descendants of glial cells called tanycytes. They were found on the median eminence which is located on the inferior boundary on the hypothalamus. To test if the tanycytes were correlated to a high fat diet, the researchers targeted the newborn neurons for elimination by a beam of radiation to the hypothalamus. This is similar to using radiation therapy to kill cancer cells that are rapidly dividing. The radiation
cleaves the DNA of the cell while they are in the process of dividing, thus other neurons in the hypothalamus that are not dividing were secured while the tanycytes were obliterated. As a result, the adult mice gained less weight as well as had increased energy levels compared to the fat rich diet mice that did not have their neurons irradiated. There is no evidence that an increased fat diet increases tanycyte production in humans or other animals, but this study shows insight of how the brain can remodel in the presence of more fat. Obesity is a serious health problem in America that will not go away anytime soon. A study like this offers possible new therapies to target fat in places other than the digestive system and stomach by targeting fat in the organ that controls our hunger. saha is a junior in neurobiology from overland Park.
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dont know anything about Mr. Corrigans family history, but judging from his picture, he looks like a white man. Im guessing hes never been followed around a department store, or watched parents cross the street to avoid him, or stood by as his new neighbors built a fence within six weeks of his moving in. He can express his opinion freely without readers blowing it off as playing the race card. But these are all things that have happened to me, a black woman, and frankly, I consider myself lucky. These people found me suspicious, but at least I wasnt shot. Its true, we dont know exactly what happened with Trayvon Martin. But Mr. Corrigan left out some convenient facts. Like how 911 correspondents told Zimmerman not to pursue Martin, but he did anyway. Or how Martin was unarmed and Zimmerman had a gun. Or how Zimmerman has a criminal record of domestic violence and battery. If the races were reversed (and I know Zimmerman is Latino, but with his pale complexion and German name, he no doubt passed for white at the scene of the crime), Zimmerman would have been arrested or
shot, and to deny that is to deny a pattern of discrimination that has existed in this country for centuries. I find it sad that Mr. Corrigan would turn this tragedy into a question of politics. This is an issue of race. Because believe me, if prominent conservative leaders like Herman Cain or Clarence Thomas were wearing hoodies, they wouldnt be able to pick up a cab. Sharpton and Jackson are taking a stand against a criminal justice system that has, too often and for too long, wrongly condemned people of color. If Republicans want to improve their image, they need to start by helping them. Charlotte davis is a junior in secondary english education from overland Park.
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SPQR coalition members were at Henrys on Eighth, 11 E. Eighth St., when the election results were announced. Their collective reaction was congratulations to all. Campaign manager Brian Sultana said that, despite the loss to KUnited, he thought SPQR accomplished its goal: to provoke discussion about student government. The coalition will have two senators in Student Senate next year. Wade Briscoe, one of the coalitions CLAS senators, said SPQR plans to be active. This next year, I hope to not allow pointless wastes of students money to be used on useless things, such as cell phone chatting kiosks, Briscoe said. I would rather see sidewalk repair and better meal plans that are not $9.50 a meal. Elise Reuter contributed reporting to this story. Edited by Ian Cummings
Andy Carvin, Senior Strategist for NPR, is interviewed on the Arab Spring demonstrations and the use of social media as a form of revolutionary activism Tuesday evening at the Dole Institute of Politics background in journalism, his coverage of Arab Spring was revealing to many. Being a journalist is a profession, but journalism is an act, Carvin said.
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tor Gavin Young. It is important for first year students to learn the expectations at a four-year university. The book will be discussed at orientation, as well as Hawk Week and convocation on August 19. Other book-centered events include book discussion groups and bringing in Bliss as a guest speaker. Some classes will incorporate material from the book, including COMS 130 and PRE 101. While the program is directed at incoming students, all members of the University community are able to participate. Elise Reuter
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shes such a talented pitcher. shell come out this weekend and hopefully have a better outing.
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average is top in the conference. Smith said Kansas pitchers must stay composed in order to limit Texas lineups. The Jayhawks will need sharp outings from each pitcher, especially from junior Morgan Druhan. Druhan is the the teams second starter and she struggled to find the strike zone Wednesday
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cmihelic@kansan.com After a ten-day break from competition, the Kansas womens tennis team hopes to rebound from four straight losses in todays Border Showdown against Missouri. The girls know that this is a huge W if we can get it this weekend, coach Amy Hall-Holt said. Its right there with the way the girls have been playing and their intensity level. I think having last weekend off has built their enthusiasm and their drive a little more. The Jayhawks travel to Columbia, Mo., this morning for their match versus their longtime rival. As of April 10, the Tigers were No. 45 in the ITA Womens National rankings, sitting at 8-8 on the season. Missouri comes into the match on a four-match winning streak, although none of those victories came against Big 12 teams. The Tigers are currently 1-4 in conference play, with the only win coming over unranked Iowa State last Friday, 6-1. None of Missouris roster is ranked individually in singles or doubles play. Theyre still Missouri. It doesnt matter what sport it is, just the name Missourithats the rivalry already, junior Victoria Khanevskaya said. In basketball, football, or just tennis, we still want to beat them really bad. After playing in Columbia, Kansas travels to Ames, Iowa to take on Iowa State for a battle between two of the Big 12s three unranked teams. At 3-15, the Cyclones are also winless in conference play, and will play Kansas State on Friday. The Jayhawks match against Iowa State is set to begin Sunday at noon, but if it rains the match will be moved indoors. The last
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NEW YORK Marian Gaborik and Brian Boyle scored minutes apart in the second period to break open a tight game, and the topseeded New York Rangers opened their first-round Eastern Conference series with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. The Rangers, the No. 1 seed in the East for the first time since they won the Stanley Cup in 1994, shook off their 1-2-1 regular-season mark against the Senators and easily dispatched them in Game 1. Ryan Callahan scored in the first ASSOCIAtED PRESS period, Gaborik and Boyle pushed new York Rangers Brian Boyle reacts after scoring a goal during the second period the lead to 3-0, and Brad Richards added a goal in the third for the of Game one of a first-round nHL hockey playoff series against the Ottawa senators, Rangers. New York will host the No. Thursday in new York. 8 Senators again on Saturday night before the best-of-seven series shifts Alfredsson wrecked his shutout bid game into a virtual runaway. Ottawa kept up constant pressure at 10:05, and Erik Condra made it to Ottawa for Games 3 and 4. Henrik Lundqvist was sharp 4-2 with 2:19 left. Lundqvist finished in the New York end. It just didnt produce any results. The Senators early, stopping Jason Spezza on a with 30 saves. Craig Anderson stopped 27 hemmed in the Rangers several partial breakaway and then turning aside Jim OBrien, who weaved his shots, but it wasnt enough for him times and forced a handful of icing way through the New York defense to maintain his perfect mark at calls. It got so bad in the middle of the second that New York coach before getting off an in-close drive Madison Square Garden. The Senators dominated play John Tortorella was forced to use his that was knocked away. Lundqvists only blemishes throughout the second period, but lone timeout just to give his guys a came in the third period. Daniel a couple of late lapses turned a tight breather after back-to-back icings.
Junior Victoria Khanevskaya jumps up for her serve against her Bradley opponent, saturday afternoon at the Jayhawk Tennis Center. match of the regular season for Kansas will be at Kansas State on April 15 before the Big 12 Championships begin April 26 in College Station, Texas. The teams weve played have been so tough, sophomore Claire Dreyer said. Our conference is tough, but were right there with
every single one of them. Weve just got to keep fighting. I know its discouraging looking at that, but we just seriously need to starting getting at it. Were capable of doing this, we just have to believe for real. Edited by Anna Allen
It was a grueling, grueling day, Weis said of the interview process as he was introduced as Kansas coach. Soon after Weis got settled in, conference play began for basketball. Both times Kansas played Missouri, Zenger and company had to answer questions about if Kansas would ever play Missouri again. The answer, for the time being, is no, a decision Zenger said was made at his desk. And then came the Sweet Sixteen run for the womens basketball team, and the Final Four run for the mens basketball team. Zenger said the experience was a shot of confidence in the arm of Kansas Athletics.
Kansas coach Bill Self had high praise for Zenger, as Self complemented him at the Basketball Awards Ceremony on Monday night. Were on a serious uptick in our Athletic Department, Self said. And Sheahon and his staff deserve a lot of credit. Zenger, the man in charge of Kansas Athletics, started his career off on the high dive, dealing with experiences and pressures that he had never faced before. You just had to jump in and swim, Zenger said. And hopefully in the right direction. Edited by Max Rothman
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The FIFA World Cup doesnt incite large crowds and intense rivalries for us. To us, the word cricket means a pesky bug rather than a national sport. By this point of the year, Super Bowl Sunday and March Madness are over, and there is a minor lull in sports. I recommend taking the opportunity to
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brush up on your Olympic knowledge. This years Summer Olympics will have 26 sports, ranging from wrestling to equestrian jumping. On July 27, the opening ceremonies will start with introductions of the host country followed by introductions of all the athletes and their countries. The official kick off to the games is when the Olympic flame is lit. It remains lit until the end of the Olympics. Although the Olympics may not hold the same thrill for us compared to other nations, it doesnt mean we havent excelled in the games. For the past 12 years, the U.S. has won exactly 36 gold medals in each of the three summer Olympics. Following the summer Olympics are the Paralympics, which will begin
on Aug. 29 in London as well. The Paralympics consist of 20 sports and were created for competitors with physical disabilities. The Paralympics were started in 1948 after a number of competitors returned from World War II with injuries. Edited by Anna Allen
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athletic director. Zenger came at a time when the ticket scandal was something he didnt have to deal with much. In fact, the scandal is something Zenger doesnt talk about, even with his own employees in the Athletics Department. However, conference realignment directly affected Zenger. As the Big 12 began to teeter, Zenger moved to the basement in his house. He didnt want to bother his family and he had to have his iPhone, iPad and blackberry charged, or charging at all times. His first phone call would come in around 6:30 a.m., and they wouldnt stop until around midnight every day. I never thought the Big 12 was going to go away, Zenger said. In my heart of hearts I believed that the Big 12 would stand, and it did. Once conference realignment came to its conclusion, football season did the same. And once again, the workload never stopped for Zenger. On Nov. 27, 2011, Zenger fired football coach Turner Gill. Three days later, Zenger took to the air, as he flew across the country for two weeks, looking to find the next football coach for Kansas. I did sleep from two to six every night and that was literally it, Zenger said. When youre in that moment, youre willing to sacrifice whatever. Thats what you get paid to do.
he following proclamation is sure to cause a lot of scoffing and eye-rolling; but after two years of covering Kansas sports, this is a statement I feel very comfortable making. Women, not men, occupy the most entertaining, fastest-paced sport in all of Kansas athletics, and it isnt even close. For those of you who end most of your jokes with punchlines like WNBA or Title IX, that statement will likely come across as ludicrous. At a school that features Naismith Drive and Phog Allen Fieldhouse, it may even be sacrilegeous. And a few short months ago, I would have joined in on that line of thinking. But, after covering the Kansas volleyball team for a year, I can come to no other conclusion. Faster than the baseball team and more harder-hitting than the football teams defense, coach Ray Bechards squad made me a fan of the sport very quickly. Unfortunately, I probably wouldnt have given volleyball a chance, if I hadnt unexpectedly been assigned to the volleyball beat last fall. This seems to be the sad reality of Kansas womens sports. Outside of a dedicated group of hardcore fans, the sports dont seem to get too much traction with students. The attendance gap is more surprising, because when it comes to the primary objective of sports winning the womens teams have the mens teams outclassed; and this academic year is only magnifying that fact. Despite very poor on-field results, football and baseball still tend to occupy the two primary spots in Jayhawk fandom behind mens basketball, of course. Need an indication on how well those sports are going? Former football coach Turner Gill was canned following a miserable 2-10 season. Baseball coach Rich Price could be next if his team doesnt recover from a downward spiral that has left them at 12-21. Losing is one thing, but most of these defeats are not even competitive. The football team lost its games by 27.8 points on average. Since conference play began on March 23, the baseball team has lost its games by an average of 4.45 runs. Meanwhile, on the womens side, softball just recently railed off a school-record 20-game winning streak. Womens basketball defied the odds and made the Sweet 16, after losing star junior Carolyn Davis. Volleyball stumbled down the stretch, but recorded a win over the highest-ranking opponent in program history, No. 6 Minnesota, on Sept. 10. And the womens track team, which is perhaps the best-kept secret on campus, boasts several individual champions and an overall second-place finish at the NCAA indoor championship last month. Yes, mens basketball is clearly king, and deservedly so. But this season has shown that when it comes to winning, the often-ignored womens programs could teach the mens programs a thing or two. Kansas City-area sports fans deal with enough losing from their professional teams already. So, go see some winning teams a few times this spring, right here in Lawrence.
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Dr. sheahon Zenger, kansas athletic director, sits down for a conversation with the kansan in his office. Zenger has been busy with the conference realignment and a run to the national championship.
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