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• Downtown Seattle stabbing victim discharged from hospital; suspect charged with felony assault

  12-07-2019 23:09
  Three men were stabbed in a random, unprovoked attack earlier this week in downtown Seattle. The most seriously injured was a 75-year-old Nordstrom valet, who suffered a knife wound to the neck.
  
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• Lots of New International Restaurants to Try and More Seattle Food News You Can Use: July 12, 2019 Edition

  12-07-2019 23:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffThe new Taiwanese restaurant 19 GOLD brings dishes like duck wings and dan dan noodles to Fremont. 19 Gold
  The most recent influx of restaurant openings in the Seattle area brings fare from Taiwan, Korea, Fiji, Peru, France, and more. Read on to see where you can find international specialties like malatang, budae jigae, soup dumplings, sauerkraut fish, Chinese crepes, and bingsoo. Plus, stay in the know with food scene developments, like upcoming locations of Casco
  
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• Stuber Is an Ugly, Violent, and Occasionally Funny Buddy Comedy

  12-07-2019 22:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Ned Lannamann Karen Ballard
  I didn’t expect much from Stuber, but it did make me laugh. By that measure, the new Kumail Nanjiani/Dave Bautista buddy comedy is a success, even if by all other measures it’s ugly, sloppy, and dumb.
  Los Angeles cop Victor (Bautista) has just gotten a tip as to where he might find the guy who killed his partner. Trouble is, he just had Lasik surgery and can’t see anything, so he hires an Uber—driven by Stu (Nanjiani)—to take him to th
  
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• Body found in Washington canal after police find empty boat

  12-07-2019 22:20
  TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say they have recovered a man’s body from a canal in Washington state. The Tacoma News Tribune reported Thursday that the Kitsap County coroner has identified the man as 77-year-old Douglas William Gant of Tacoma. The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office says deputies started looking for Gant after a caller reported […]
  
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• Last-Minute Plans: 110 Free, Cheap & Easy Things To Do in Seattle This Weekend: July 12-14, 2019

  12-07-2019 22:15 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffWest Seattle Summer Fest will last all through the weekend with live local music, beer gardens, and more summery activities.PATRICK ROBINSON
  Panicking because you don’t know what to do this weekend and you're short on cash? Don't worry—below, find all of your options for last-minute entertainment that won't cost more than $10, ranging from a Ballard SeafoodFest to the Stranger Things-themed Hawkins Snow Ball '84: The Season Three Edition, and from Fantag
  
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• Senate leaders sending $3,500 invoices over walkout

  12-07-2019 22:11
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Senate leaders say they are preparing to invoice 11 Republican senators for fines associated with a June walkout, after determining a plan to dock their pay wasn’t legal. The invoices would total $3,500 for each senator. The total includes $500 per day for seven of the days Republicans refused to show […]
  
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• Oregon Senate leaders sending $3,500 invoices over GOP walkout

  12-07-2019 22:11
  SALEM, Oregon — Senate leaders say they are preparing to invoice 11 Republican senators for fines associated with a June walkout, after determining a plan to dock their pay wasn’t legal. The invoices would total $3,500 for each senator. The total includes $500 per day for seven of the days Republicans refused to show up […]
  
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• We Could All Do Better and Not Every Woman Who Closes Her Eyes Is Thinking About Someone Else!

  12-07-2019 21:31 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Day: Reader Advice Roundupby Dan SavageThis week's Savage Love Letters of the Day: Her boyfriend isn't using condoms with other men and she's not okay with that. His wife needs clitoral stimulation in order to come and he's not okay with that. He already came out as a trans gay man and now he wants to physically transition to male but his husband isn't okay with that. His girlfriend told him she'd so totally fuck a particular (and particularly problematic) porn star and
  
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• Alaska Legislature ends efforts to overturn budget vetoes

  12-07-2019 21:30
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Faint hopes of overturning Alaska budget cuts ended Friday when the state Senate and House adjourned until Wednesday. State lawmakers began a special session Monday and had five days to override more than $400 million in line-item vetoes by first-term Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican from Wasilla. But lawmakers for the fifth […]
  
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• An Unlovable Tree in the Heart of Seattle

  12-07-2019 21:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Jasmyne KeimigLead Pencil Studio designed this 110 foot tall "tree," Transforest.JASMYNE KEIMIGThere is a shadeless tree in Cascade. I first saw it on a walk from Capitol Hill to Cinerama in Belltown. It was a hot morning, the kind with no clouds and only bright, blue sky. My pits were sweaty, my forehead damp. Right there, looming above the Denny Substation (itself looking like an alien spaceship nestled into the street), this structure stood rootless above me. Providing no shade.This "tree"
  
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• 9 more women file lawsuits against UCLA gynecologist

  12-07-2019 20:46
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nine more women have alleged in two lawsuits they were sexually assaulted by a former gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles. The lawsuits state the women were assaulted by Dr. James Heaps during examinations between 1989 and 2017. The women allege the inappropriate touching sometimes without gloves […]
  
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• Oklahoma judge upholds law banning common abortion procedure

  12-07-2019 20:43
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has upheld a ban on a common second-trimester abortion procedure in what abortion rights proponents decried as a “rogue” decision that will threaten the reproductive rights of women across the state. Oklahoma County District Judge Cindy Truong ruled from the bench Friday following arguments over the ban approved […]
  
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• The Royal Room Continues Its Great Records of 1969 Series Tonight with Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left

  12-07-2019 20:35 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave Segal
  The Royal Room’s ambitious Great Records of 1969 series attains a peak with this night dedicated to British folk-rock genius Nick Drake’s debut LP, Five Leaves Left.Essentially, Drake was a soul man and a love poet of utmost understatement. The album’s 10 songs amble into earshot, mollycoddle your tenderest feelings, and ice your brain with gentlest melodic beauty and hushed vocal delicacy. For this show, Darren Loucas will lead a band through Five Leaves’ s
  
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• 21 Plates of Fries to Try in Seattle for National French Fry Day

  12-07-2019 20:10 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffFormer Stranger food critic Tobias Coughlin-Bogue once wrote a review titled "No Food Means More to Me Than the Frites at Cafe Presse." MICHELLE CONNER
  TGIF(ry Day)! Although you could very reasonably celebrate National French Fry Day tomorrow, July 13, by inhaling any plate of crispy, salty potato strips in the city (and we're not saying you shouldn't), we've taken this moment to compile some of the best and most unique options, ranging from Skillet's gravy-covered
  
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• Tacoma's Upcoming Thrift-Con Features the Best of Northwest Vintage

  12-07-2019 19:50 via thestranger.com
  Here’s a tour of Tacoma's thriving year-round vintage scene, featuring several vendors who will be exhibiting at the show.by Jordan Michelman View this post on InstagramA post shared by All Star Vintage (@allstarvintagetacoma) on Jun 26, 2019 at 12:42pm PDT
  On Sunday, July 21, the city of Tacoma will play host to Northwest Thrift-Con, a vintage and streetwear clothing expo in the downtown’s historic Court House Square. Sporting over 40 vendors and featuring designers, educators, food
  
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• Locomotives, several train cars derail in southern Idaho

  12-07-2019 19:30
  POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Two Union Pacific locomotives and seven rail cars derailed early Thursday morning in southern Idaho, and officials say there were no injuries and no major spills from the crash. The Idaho State Journal reports the derailment happened around 1 a.m. at the Pocatello rail yard. Union Pacific officials said nothing spilled […]
  
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• Where to Go for National French Fry Day

  12-07-2019 19:13 via thestranger.com
  21 plates of fries to try in Seattle for National French Fry Day.by Stranger Things To Do StaffTGIF(ry Day)! Although you could very reasonably celebrate National French Fry Day on July 13 by inhaling any plate of crispy, salty potato strips in the city (and we're not saying you shouldn't), we've taken this moment to compile some of the best and most unique options, ranging from Skillet's gravy-covered poutine to Mamnoon's harra frites, and from the chowder fries at White Swan Public House to th
  
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• 28 Idaho lawmakers oppose Boise State diversity programs

  12-07-2019 19:13
  IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A group of 28 Idaho Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Boise State University criticizing the school’s efforts to address gender-based violence, aid underrepresented minority students and to avoid bias in hiring decisions because the lawmakers say those and other programs increase tuition costs and go against the “Idaho […]
  
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• 36 Festivals to Check Out in Seattle This Weekend: July 11-14, 2019

  12-07-2019 19:04 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffGet your double IPAs, your barleywines, your pilsners, and your pale ales at the three-day Seattle International Beerfest at Seattle Center.
  Festival season is at its peak, and this weekend is practically bubbling over with options for families, music and arts lovers, foodies, and people-watching enthusiasts. We've compiled all the big ways to fill the next few sunny days ahead, from Timber! Outdoor Music Festival to Ballard SeafoodFest, and from the West Seattle Su
  
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• Troopers: Man shot by officer after Togiak fatal shooting

  12-07-2019 18:08
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a man was shot by a trooper after he refused to drop his weapon following a fatal shooting in Togiak. Troopers Director Col. Barry Wilson says the Togiak-based trooper responded to the sound of shots fired in a nearby residential area Thursday afternoon. Wilson says the trooper […]
  
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• Man killed in southwest village; trooper ‘engages’ suspect

  12-07-2019 18:08
  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska State Troopers say a man was killed in a shooting in Togiak. The agency says a Togiak-based trooper witnessed the shooting and “engaged the shooter.” The male suspect was flown out of the southwest Alaska village for medical treatment. The trooper was not injured. Togiak is a village of 876 […]
  
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• PBJam Fest 2019 Is Gonna Make Ya Shake What Your Mama Gave Ya

  12-07-2019 17:50 via thestranger.com
  
  by Leilani Polk
  I slept on PBJam Fest 2019, y'all, but it's totally a music festival worth your time, money, and excitement.
  Nectar's inaugural event features 16 Seattle and PNW-area funk, jazz, improvisational rock, and bluegrass acts spread over two stages (a main stage and a "tweener" stage) and two days—today and tomorrow—plus "festival style" lights and visual production (i.e., vibrant, dazzling, wondrous), food vendors (Kaosamai Thai, Andrea's Grilled Sammies, and Jamaican Isla
  
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• Man gets 20 years for DUI crash that killed 2

  12-07-2019 17:49
  PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) — A Prineville, Oregon, man has been sentenced to 20 years for a drunken driving crash that killed two people and had his driving privileges revoked for life. Justin Dewey Bittick was sentenced Thursday in Crook County Circuit Court. The October 2017 crash killed Caleb Austin Williams, 23, and Stephan Mitchell Leader-Bowles, […]
  
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• Wrangell pilot dies in crash on Ketchikan’s Gravina Island

  12-07-2019 17:36
  KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A 68-year-old southeast Alaska pilot died in an airplane crash. Alaska State Troopers say the crash Thursday afternoon killed Michael Nash of Wrangell. The airplane with was found crashed at the 400-foot (122-meter) level of Judy Hill on Gravina Island near Ketchikan. The city’s airport is also on Gravina Island. Ketchikan […]
  
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• Is print dead? Well, it is at Starbucks, which will quit selling newspapers in U.S. stores

  12-07-2019 17:21
  Starbucks will quit selling The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Gannett papers like USA Today in more than 8,600 U.S. stores in September, citing "changing customer behavior."
  
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• 8 Idaho police officers placed on leave following shooting

  12-07-2019 17:19
  COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Police say eight officers involved in the shooting of an 18-year-old man that followed an Idaho Fourth of July fireworks display have been placed on paid leave. The Coeur d’Alene Press reported Friday that officers shot Tyler Rambo more than 10 times in a Coeur d’Alene park after police say […]
  
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• Slog AM: A 4.6 Earthquake in Seattle, Acosta Resigns, R. Kelly Gets Charged

  12-07-2019 17:00 via thestranger.com
  
  by Nathalie GrahamShake, rattle, and roll, baby! PETROVICH9/GETTY IMAGES
  While you were sleeping: A 4.6 earthquake hit. The epicenter was in Three Lakes in Snohomish County. It was relatively small with no damage reported. An aftershock registered at a 3.5 magnitude in Monroe a few minutes after. All of this was before 3 a.m. I was out like a light. Also, I blame my boyfriend, Harry, for this (and so should you!) because he said last night, "We'll never have a natural disaster in Seattle." Harry
  
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• Governor pushes back at feds on protection for rare whales

  12-07-2019 16:54
  PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills says a federal directive aimed at protecting endangered right whales represents an “absurd federal overreach.” She says she’s telling the state to come up with its own proposal with a lesser impact on lobster fishermen. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants Maine to present a plan […]
  
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• The moon landing was a giant leap for movies, too

  12-07-2019 16:44
  NEW YORK (AP) — In 1964, Stanley Kubrick, on the recommendation of the science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke, bought a telescope. “He got this Questar and he attached one of his cameras to it,” remembers Katharina Kubrick, the filmmaker’s stepdaughter. “On a night where there was a lunar eclipse, he dragged us all out onto […]
  
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• Magnitude 4.9 aftershock of California quakes felt widely

  12-07-2019 15:42
  RIDGECREST, Calif. (AP) — A magnitude 4.9 aftershock of last week’s Southern California earthquakes has been felt widely in the region. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred at 6:11 a.m. Friday and was centered about 5 miles (8 kilometers) northeast of the Mojave Desert city of Ridgecrest. The quake was felt very lightly […]
  
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• A Capitol offense? Cannabis found in Statehouse flower beds

  12-07-2019 15:42
  MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Almost three dozen cannabis plants have been found growing in the flower beds in front of the Vermont Statehouse. Police say a visitor alerted them to the 34 plants this week among the cultivated flowers that line the walkway in front of the building in Montpelier. Capitol Police Chief Matthew Romei […]
  
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• West Seattle’s Solstice Park offers a quiet, contemplative spot for gazing at the moon

  12-07-2019 15:00
  The hidden viewpoint at Solstice Park in West Seattle offers great views of Puget Sound, a perfect place to stare into the heavens and observe the moon.
  
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• West Seattle’s Solstice Park offers a quiet, contemplative spot for gazing at the heavens

  12-07-2019 15:00
  The hidden viewpoint at Solstice Park in West Seattle offers great views of Puget Sound, a perfect place to stare into the heavens and observe the moon.
  
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• Traffic alert: I-5 express-lane closures, festivals may add congestion this weekend

  12-07-2019 15:00
  Planned lane closures and community events will complicate traffic for travelers this weekend. The Interstate 5 express lanes will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday to Sunday morning. Crews will inspect the express-lane gate at the south entrance near Seneca Street and the Ship Canal Bridge as part of federal requirements. Express lanes will reopen […]
  
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• ‘This is a lot of what’s wrong with high-school sports’: The best comments on seattletimes.com this week

  12-07-2019 15:00
  'Seattle is sadly growing into a place I do not recognize.' 'Everybody wants it fast-tracked, until it's coming through their neighborhood.' 'This lawsuit is completely a misuse of taxpayers' money.' Seattle Times readers sounded off on a wide variety of news stories and opinion pieces this week. Here are some comments that caught our eyes.
  
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• Seattle-area immigrants seeking citizenship redirected to offices in Portland, Yakima

  12-07-2019 15:00
  Immigrants living near Seattle will soon face new obstacles to citizenship as a federal policy directs them hours away, to Portland or Yakima, for their naturalization interviews.
  
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• In the Sammamish Valley, an ongoing debate on a proposal allowing rural tasting rooms

  12-07-2019 15:00
  King County is working to address the winery tasting rooms that have popped up outside city limits, especially near Woodinville. A proposed ordinance would allow the tasting rooms to continue in certain areas, but farmers and some in the Woodinville tourism district aren't happy.
  
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• Reminder: Here’s a guide to earthquake preparedness

  12-07-2019 14:10
  Research suggests that the Pacific Northwest may get slammed by a giant, coastal earthquake of magnitude 8 to 9 every 250 years on average; and it's been 313 years since the last one. Quakes may be unpredictable but they are also inevitable. Here are some tips to help you get ready before the next one hits.
  
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• Q&A: Manuela Slye, ‘cultural broker’ and the first Latina president of Seattle’s citywide parent-teacher council

  12-07-2019 14:00
  Slye, who was born and raised in Mexico, follows the first Native and black women elected to the role. She says it's about time for PTA dynamics to change.
  
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• P&R: Manuela Slye, «agente cultural» y primera presidenta latina del consejo de padres y docentes de la ciudad de Seattle

  12-07-2019 14:00
  Read in English | Leer en ingles | Leer más de Education Lab en español Las asociaciones de padres y docentes son los agentes de poder no oficiales de casi todos los distritos escolares. Y ahora, por primera vez, una mujer latina preside la organización que representa a más de 80 de estos agentes en […]
  
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• Magnitude 4.4 earthquake shakes Seattle overnight

  12-07-2019 12:32
  The magnitude 4.4 earthquake began shaking about 9 miles east of Everett from a depth of about 6 miles, according to the United States Geological Service.
  
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• 4.6 earthquake shakes Seattle region overnight

  12-07-2019 12:32
  The magnitude 4.6 earthquake began shaking about 9 miles east of Everett, according to the United States Geological Survey.
  
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• Klobuchar’s plan would help Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers

  12-07-2019 12:00
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (KLOH’-buh-shar) has a new plan to help seniors that includes more support for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. It’s an issue that’s personal for the Minnesota senator, whose 91-year-old father is in a memory care facility. The plan includes new funding for Alzheimer’s research and […]
  
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• Tropical Storm Barry threatens a long, slow drenching

  12-07-2019 07:12
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Building toward hurricane strength, Tropical Storm Barry began hitting Louisiana with wind and rain Friday as it closed in for what forecasters said will be a long, slow — and epic — drenching that could trigger flooding in and around New Orleans. With the storm expected to blow ashore by early […]
  
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• Utah farmers and entrepreneurs compete to grow medical pot

  12-07-2019 07:03
  NEHPI, Utah (AP) — The wide metal barn on the Utah alfalfa farm owned by Russell and Diane Jones will host their youngest son’s wedding next month. By September, they hope the structure will be full of marijuana plants. The Joneses are fourth-generation farmers, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and […]
  
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• R. Kelly arrested again in Chicago on federal sex charges

  12-07-2019 07:03
  CHICAGO (AP) — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office spokesman Joseph Fitzpatrick said the R&B singer was out walking his dog when he was taken into […]
  
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• Feds bring new sex crime charges against singer R. Kelly

  12-07-2019 07:03
  CHICAGO (AP) — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago on sweeping federal indictments that accuse him and members of his entourage of recruiting women and girls to engage in illegal sexual activity with the performer and later paying victims and witnesses to cover up his […]
  
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